We have spent decades optimising our waking hours, but what about the precious hours after we doze off (or try to)? The Magic of Sleep tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about sleep but were too tired to ask.As the most active time for our brains and the most important element to a calmer, happier life, sleep has become the topic of our times. Drawing on the success of Calm, the #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation, Michael Acton Smith ...

This e-book is a shorter version of the paperback, with the same beautifully designed content excluding the practical exercise pages - perfect to dip in and out, and choose which bits work best for you.Join the Calm revolution.Modern life is hectic and relentless: trains delayed, endless emails filling the inbox, kids squabbling before bedtime... There has never been a more important time to rediscover your pause button. Calm is th...

La vie moderne est épuisante : rejoignez la révolution Calme.Des trains retardés, des emails à ne plus savoir qu’en faire, il est grand temps de faire une pause.Rechargez les batteries et vivez l’instant présent.Ce livre a trois objectifs : revenir à la paix intérieure, se réapproprier son espace, et prendre le temps.Grâce à un mélange d’activités créatives et de textes d’inspiration, Calme vous ouvrira au plaisir et à la richesse de votre vie quotidienne.• Savourez un chocolat.• Perdez-vo...

Based on the popular iPhone app, a visually exciting, practical, and playful interactive guide to twenty-first century meditation that provides simple tools, tricks, and habits to find tranquility and focus, improve creativity and productivity, achieve better mental and physical health, and ultimately transform your life.Achieving mindfulness doesn’t require a huge lifestyle shift or special training. It’s about mastering simple habits that work with the demands of your busy life. ...

Le sommeil est le pilier central d’une vie calme et heureuse. C’est le moment où notre cerveau est le plus actif. Tandis que nous optimisons toujours plus le temps durant lequel nous sommes éveillés, qu’en est-il de celui où nous dormons ? La Magie du sommeil vous explique tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur le sommeil alors que vous étiez trop fatigué pour le demander. Illustré et rempli d’anecdotes et de faits fascinants, ce livre est la solution idéale pour améliorer ses nui...

* Hemos pasado décadas optimizando nuestras horas de vigilia, pero ¿qué ocurre con las preciosas horas que vivimos cuando dormimos (o lo intentamos)? * Este libro le explica todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sueño, aunque se haya sentido demasiado cansado como para preguntarlo. * Debido a que se trata de la franja de tiempo más activa para nuestro cerebro, así como del elemento más importante para vivir una vida más tranquila y feliz, el sueño se ha convertido en el tópico de n...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Calm by Michael Acton Smith, read by Maria Teresa Creasey**.**Trains delayed, kids squabbling before bedtime, endless emails filling the inbox: everyone needs more calm in their life.The evidence in favour of calmness is huge. Practices like meditation and mindfulness improve life expectancy, productivity at work, health and even personal happiness. And you can reach Calm any way you like: ...

We have spent decades optimizing our waking hours, but what about the precious hours after we doze off (or try to)?As the most active time for our brains and the most important element to a calmer, happier life, sleep has become the topic of our times. Drawing on the success of Calm, the #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation, Michael Acton Smith writes the ultimate handbook for healthy sleeping.Packed with fascinating facts and anecdotes, these life-c...

This short book is for anyone who runs or markets an app – or other startup, scaleup or challenger brand – and wants to generate a ton of buzz, coverage and attention but without having a ton of money to do so.With over 1.5 million new apps launched every year – over 4,000 a day – it’s never been harder to win attention by standing out in a noisy world; and never been more crucial to do so.This book is at least two things: part case study and part how-to guide.It’s ...

In nearly two decades since Samuel P. Huntington proposed his influential and troubling 'clash of civilizations' thesis, nationalism has only continued to puzzle and frustrate commentators, policy analysts and political theorists. No consensus exists concerning its identity, genesis or future. Are we reverting to the petty nationalisms of the nineteenth century or evolving into a globalized, supranational world? Has the nation-state outlived its usefulness and exhausted its progressive and...