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Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity
New York: Broadway Books (2014)
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Exploring the power of spontaneity, an ancient Chinese virtue, this book, based on new research in psychology and neuroscience, reveals why it is essential to individual and societal well-being.
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