Synopses & Reviews
From Online to Om
Reuters recently reported that Americans are willing to go longer without friends and sex than the Internet. We spend more time on our computers, BlackBerrys, cell phones, and iPods than we do with each other or with ourselves. Using these technologies becomes a compulsive action rather than a creative process, and instead of increasing our productivity, the multitasking is stressing us out!
In Wisdom 2.0, Soren Gordhamer offers sound guidance to the millions of people trying to find the right balance between using technology and staying human. Humorous and fun, Wisdom 2.0 provides effective, time-tested tools for reducing stress and nurturing creativity in a technology-saturated universe.
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Author, Web entrepreneur and stress-reduction consultant Gordhamer ‘s presentation is succinct and cannily geared toward those proud to be plugged-in, but seeking to restore balance to their lives. Publishers Weekly
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This may well be the first book of its kind. A book of rapid development and the rewriting of long conditioned programs. This is liberation by wrapped attention to the mind-screen and the comings and goines there-on.” Stephen Levine, author of Turning Toward the Mystery
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This is the instruction manual that should come with our iPhones and Blackberries... teaching us how to put them down. Chris Sacca, Former Google Head of Special Initiatives
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Wisdom 2.0 is a pragmatic, creative, and fun guide to applying ancient insights to our everyday technology-rich lives. This book reveals how to utilize ordinary circumstance for real transformation. Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of HappinessSharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of HappinessSharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of HappinessSharon Salzberg, a
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Utterly buried in the world of Twitter, blogging, email, online social networks, cell phones, text messages? Wisdom 2.0 offer readers a ray of light, a breath of fresh air and tranquility for the constantly connected and eternally wired. Mark Grimes, founder of Ned.com and Better World Media Network
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Soren Gordhamers brave and smart book on how to stay connected (ie,mindful) while being electronically connected is a must for thosewhose lives tend to be on the virtual side. Hes advocating an inward step to a newrelationship with technology that is creative and liberating. Joan Halifax, abbot, Upaya Zen Center
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This is good stuff for the busy modern life: practical, simple and wise. Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
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“Soren is a connector extraordinaire. In this book, he connects wisdom to business, thereby exploring the next wave of engagement, creativity, and mindfulness in business and life. Read this book, and Soren may connect you to your inner wisdom.” Chade-Meng Tan, < i=""> New York Times <> Bestselling author of < i=""> Search Inside Yourself <>
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“This is a wonderful and important read for everyone in business who wants to acquire deeper insight and practice living a balanced life. Soren brings a wealth of experience to the reader in an accessible and compelling way.” Stuart Crabb, Head of Learning & Development, Facebook
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“Our relationship to technology, and to life, is what we make of it. In a world where information constantly flows at us from every direction Soren has provided us with a wonderful guide that through observation and practice will help us stay connected to our intentions and our loved ones.” Arturo Bejar, Director of Engineering, Facebook
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“With the pace of our work and our lives increasing at lightning speed, we are not only losing our effectiveness, but ourselves. Wisdom 2.0 guides us gently back to our path--the one that prioritizes our well-being, and in turn, those few things that are truly important.” Melissa Daimler, Head of Organizational Effectiveness & Learning, Twitter
Synopsis
Technology is not the answer. It is also not the problem. What matters instead? Awareness, Engagement, and Wisdom.
Wisdom 2.0 addresses the challenge of our age:to not only live connected to one another through technology,but to do so in ways that are beneficial, effective, and useful.
About the Author
Soren Gordhamer is a consultant, teacher, and the author of the meditation book Just Say Om! He has taught stress reduction programs everywhere from New York City juvenile halls, and Buddhist centers, to non-governmental organizations in Africa and Google's corporate headquarters. He was a project director for Richard Gere's public charity Healing the Divide, where he organized the Healing through Great Difficulty Conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.