A defining feature of being human is our ability to think. We refer to ourselves after all as
homo sapiens. But in a world where experiencing and achieving as much as possible is the number
one preoccupation there is little room for reflection. Technology is also making everything
easier eroding the need for us to think at all. Of course deep critical thinking can be
difficult sometimes painful and it demands time. But it is fundamental to our well-being. In
this new book bestselling philosopher and psychologist Svend Brinkmann argues for a return to
the thoughtful life where we learn to think well to think deeply to lose ourselves in
reverie and tune in to our inner voice. By spending time in our thoughts and letting them
wander freely we will discover that thinking is one of the most enriching things we can do in
life - and one of the most human too.
