{"product_id":"9780241873465","title":"Go Quiet on the Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when you actually choose the quiet you've been craving? \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jedidiah Jenkins finds out in this meditation on the power of sabbatical and return.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the edge of burnout and frustrated with life's brain-rotting demands, Jedidiah Jenkins did what so many dream of but few actually do: he disappeared. There is never a good time to vanish, but he did it anyway. He left his new boyfriend and his smartphone in Los Angeles, bought a paper roadmap, and moved into a one-hundred-square-foot shed in a remote Colorado town - no internet, phone service, or plumbing, and only a woodstove for heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver sixty days and nights - long enough to be meaningful but short enough that many of us could try it ourselves - what begins as a digital detox quickly becomes a confrontation with something deeper: the pace of twenty-first-century life has covered up truths he's never allowed himself space to process. Why can't I focus for ten seconds? Why do I keep crying for no reason out here? Why do all my relationships end in disaster?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, he immerses himself in the weird, wonderful things you notice when you push back against the noise. He bathes in the ice-cold river and writes letters to the boyfriend he fears will ultimately leave him. And as he grows quiet and listens to his heart, it leads him to a decision that will change his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about hating technology. It's about the beautiful, dangerous act of living on the other side of stimulation. It's a case that without deliberate rest, we rob ourselves of crucial revelations that can only come from quiet contemplation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever fantasised about throwing your phone into a pond or wondered what modern life is doing to your brain, \u003ci\u003eGo Quiet on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e is your invitation to step away, listen, and discover for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jenkins, Jedidiah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56981350449538,"sku":"9780241873465","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9780241873465.jpg?v=1792065153","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780241873465","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}