The Magic of Mindful Self-Awareness

How to Stop Overthinking, Clear Your Mind, and Be Happy (Almost) All the Time

De: Matt Tenney

Narrado por: Matt Tenney

In The Magic of Mindful Self-Awareness, best-selling author Matt Tenney shares the most important lessons learned while on his journey from prisoner to monk to social entrepreneur.

Here’s just some of what you’ll learn in this book:

• How to stop overthinking with a simple, effortless life hack
• How to clear your mind of unwanted thoughts
• How to improve your creativity and clarity of thought
• How to be happy during any moment that isn’t painful, and be at peace during even the most painful moments of life
• How to stop anxiety attacks and panic attacks more quickly
• How to transform unpleasant emotions like sadness and anger into compassion and joy
• How to experience the ultimate vacation, whenever you want to, without going anywhere or spending any money
• How to discover your true self—the part of you that is always at peace—and cultivate the wisdom that sets you free from suffering
• How to live a meaningful life that makes a significant, positive impact on others
• How to form lasting, life-changing habits that positively impact every aspect of your life

Since 2002, Matt has helped thousands of people—including children in hospitals, prison inmates, underprivileged youth, busy professionals, and leaders in numerous Fortune 500 companies—to apply mindfulness, meditation, and mindful self-awareness to be happier, less stressed, and more effective.

In The Magic of Mindful Self-Awareness, Matt distills wisdom developed over 20 years of years of teaching mindful self-awareness into an inspiring, easy-to-listen-to audiobook that offers a simple, logical path for realizing true happiness without adding anything to your schedule.

Caution: This audiobook will probably hook you from the opening, and applying what you learn may profoundly change your life.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2025 Matt Tenney (P)2025 Matt Tenney

Informative highly recommended

It is very informative and easy to understand. Good information to navigate self awareness. I highly recommend.

Well that was unexpected!

I'm transitioning from a working life (what do I do for a living) to a retired life (what is my purpose) and have loaded my Audible library with a stack of books to help me explore and, dare I say it, master this life change. I had no expectations for the magic of this audio book and tucked it into my library on a whim. Holy smokes! What a difference this book made not just for my approach to retirement but also as the compass by which I'm navigating the other tools I've added to my arsenal.

I started by listening to one chapter a day as I completed my daily step goal on a walk around my neighborhood. The chapters are short so I thought, let's just listen to each chapter twice. What an unexpected surprise that delivered! I have a running color commentary going through my head and so each time Matt mentioned an approach, concept, idea....my brain kicked in and began talking to me about how I'd tweak his idea to fit my preferences. Then I'd notice that I missed a bunch of content. On my second listen, I heard things I totally missed the first time. And this matters. Because it actively proved that my ego was screaming and I could control how I chose to engage with it. Today, I finished Matt's book (it's been just over a week since I started) and I had the most profound illumination. The aha moment was totally unexpected ~ thank you wise old bearded man ~ and has clicked my other retirement tools into place. It's as if I had a loose part on my chain and it finally connected. I am so grateful.

One other thing I'll mention if you're considering this audio book. I have tinnitus. It's super loud and with me 24x7. Except I don't notice it when I sit in silence now. It's still there but I just don't focus on it. Instead I'm gently calming down before sleep. When I started this book I was coming off of some powerful sleep meds by going cold turkey. So I was up until 2, 3 and even 4. Last night, I fell asleep at 12 and slept soundly for 8 hours. I feel brand new. Is it the quiet self-awareness time before bed? Is it leaving my devices far away from my bedside table? Is it letting go of the narrative my brain wants to yell at me? Is it all of these things? I'll tell you want it isn't. It isn't that I haven't tried all of these ideas before. I think it's because I found the self-awareness to accept and commit to this life practice.

Thank you Matt for your patient tone of voice that let me truly hear you. Thank you for the way in which you outlined your approach and told your stories as I find them so easy to apply to my own life. Thank you for your counsel of the risks I'd face as I tried to force fit self-awareness into my ego's skepticism. I laughed out loud many times when you warned me about short cuts and overthinking. And it brought me back to trusting the process. I'm so glad I did. Because for the first time ever (I"m 65) I can answer "tell me about yourself" without saying a job title. And that was truly an unexpected blessing from your book.

Nicely done sir. Nicely done.

A few nice take away lessons easy to implement

I especially liked chapter 9 four steps that can be implemented easily and taught to youngsters or any others interested. Also, nice reminders throughout book as hidden gems, such as “you are constantly evolving” and “the most important time is the present moment. It is the only time in which you have some control”

A book for a life time

I quickly realized that this book was going to be one that I would go back to for the rest of my life. Mr. Tenney's honestly early brings credibility to the rest of this short read. I was able to relate to so many observations and it made me understand myself so much better. I now believe I have a blueprint for becoming a better version of myself.

Simple. Clear. Useful.

I have read many books on mindfulness and this one would be very high on my list. Written in simple and relatable language in a very well structured set of topics. The proposed practices are easy to do and highly effective. I highly recommend this book and Matt’s YouTube channel.

Great Read & Takeways

I really enjoyed listening to The Magic of Mindful Self-Awareness book. I enjoyed the personal stories and touches that Matt brought into the book. I felt it was very relatable and had aha moments throughout. It is a quick read, which was great, and because I enjoyed the topic and learning more on this, I looked forward to listening to it on my drives. Highly recommend.

Practical techniques offered with a great story. It’s a must listen for anyone struggling with intrusive thoughts

Loved it all- every chapter kept me present.
It’s a must listen for anyone struggling with intrusive thoughts.

Practical advice to get started with mindfulness

How effortlessly we can achieve mindful self awareness.
Thank you for this amazing work. I really loved the way we can train ourselves to be more mindful.

Great book for anyone wanting to improve themselves

This was a very sincere and genuine book by Matt. I don't know the guy, but I could feel his sincerity come through in the book. If you have no experience with mindfulness, this is an incredible starter book. If you do have experience, this will be the perfect refresher to help you get back on track.

Simple yet complex

Loved this book! Simple concepts but the inner work is complex. Matt has a great writing style that keeps you engaged and turning the page. He easily explains the process and why. Good read!