4 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American neuropsychologist and author whose Hardwiring Happiness presents the practice of taking in the good — deliberately dwelling on positive experiences to shift the brain's negativity bias through neuroplasticity.
German-Canadian spiritual teacher — author of The Power of Now and A New Earth — who teaches presence and ego dissolution — whose books have sold 10M+ copies and became the most commercially successful spiritual texts since the 1990s.
Jennifer Taitz's 2024 guide to managing stress — providing 52 evidence-based micro-practices derived from DBT and cognitive behavioral therapy for resetting stress in the moment.
Eckhart Tolle's 1997 guide to living in the present moment — arguing that most human suffering comes from identification with compulsive thinking and that liberation comes through presence — the most commercially successful secular spirituality book.