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- Winifred Gallagher


Winifred Gallagher
Author, behavioral science writer.
Winifred Gallagher is a behavioral science writer. Her books include
New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change, Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, House Thinking, Just the Way You Are
(a
New York Times
Notable Book),
Working on God
, and
The Power of Place
. She has written for numerous publications, such as
Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone
, and
The New York Times
.
Philosopher's Notes on Winifred Gallagher's Books

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Philosopher's Notes
Rapt
Attention. If you want to optimize your life, this is the place to start. Winifred Gallagher gives us a beautiful target: rapt attention that leads us to live the focused life. Gallagher is a behavioral science writer who, five years before writing this book, received a cancer diagnosis that dramatically shifted the way she saw the world. That experience inspired her to understand the neuroscientific underpinnings of how attention works—which led to this book. Big Ideas we explore include: Attention 101, how to get it, the paradox of choice, grit + focus, focusing on virtue, how to be happier and waking up!