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THE PRACTICE OF NOT THINKING (PENGUIN, £9.99) IS A MUST-READ FOR OVERTHINKERS EVERYWHERE. WRITTEN BY BUDDHIST MONK RYUNOSUKE KOIKE, IT SOLD MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES IN JAPAN AND HAS NOW BEEN TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH. KOIKE SAYS IT IS EASY TO SPIRAL INTO UNHEALTHY NEGATIVE THOUGHTS. INSTEAD, HE EXPLAINS HOW WE CAN RETRAIN OUR BRAINS FOR A CALMER – YET MORE PRODUCTIVE – WAY OF LIVING.