Living with the Monks
by Jesse Itzler
Itzler's follow-up to Living with a SEAL: fifteen days in a Russian Orthodox monastery in upstate New York, learning to slow down, be present and endure boredom. Funny and lightweight with a few real insights about stillness.
Read it if…
you liked Living with a SEAL and want the opposite experiment.
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you want a serious book on contemplative practice.
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Three things you will actually use
- Stillness is a skill.
- Boredom reveals what you avoid.
- Service without recognition recalibrates ego.
Do this first
Spend one hour this week doing one simple task with full attention and no phone.
Our verdict
Light and occasionally wise.
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