Gelassen bleiben – vor allem, wenn der Druck zunimmt

The book understands serenity – especially in combination with prudence – as a holistic practice of freedom based on a modern concept of virtue. If serenity is understood in the sense of a virtue, it is more than a mere feelgood category and is not reduced to a primarily success-oriented strategy. Instead, this volume aims to create a culture of mindfulness in which the pursuit of honest self-reflection and self-regulation leads to changed relationships with the world and new ways of interacting with people. In the course of acknowledging passive and receptive potentials, perspectives for a fundamental re-evaluation of our actions emerge. With reference to antiquity, a critical assessment is made of stoic concepts that are once again in vogue today.