From 'one of the most influential thinkers of our time' (Sunday Times) how to respond to today's demands on our attention In this brilliant follow-up to The Case for Working with Your Hands Matthew Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind With ever-increasing demands on our attention & with capitalism increasingly invading every space how do we focus on what's really important in our lives? Exploring the intense focus of ice-hockey players the flow of a cook in their element & the inherited craft of building pipe organs Crawford argues that in order to flourish we need to return to lives where we establish meaningful connections with objects & the people around us