Mind Rooms
Why we first have to Excentrate in order to Concentrate
50 pages. A picture book for daily life. Read in one sitting. Start using the rooms today.
What's in the book
Mind Rooms is a short, dense book. It doesn't fill pages to feel substantial. Every page is a room.
The book introduces the concept of Excentration, explains why the garage metaphor is the right one, and walks through each room in the apartment. It's a picture book in the sense that the illustrations and diagrams carry as much meaning as the text. You don't need to read it linearly — you can open it at any room and start there.
The rooms covered
- Attention Center
- Waiting Room
- Workroom
- Rumple Chamber
- Provocation Room
- Balcony
- Recyclables Room
- Gallery
- Museum
- Ballroom
- Bathroom
- Surprise Room
- Fuse Box
- Mental Hallway
- Room for Retreat
Who it's for
The book was written for anyone whose mind is frequently too full. People with ADHD often describe it as the first organizational tool that matched how they actually think. People with intrusive thoughts often find the Rumple Chamber the room they've needed without knowing it. People who ruminate find the Waiting Room surprisingly effective for breaking the loop.
It's also for people who don't have a diagnosable condition — who simply have a lot happening at once and want a practical, non-meditative way to work with that.