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| Writer | Cal Newport |
| Category | Self Development |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
| Publish Date | 2016 |
| Pages | 190 |
| File Size | 2 MB |
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In the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, near the northern banks of Lake Zurich, is a village named Bollingen. In 1922, the psychiatrist Carl Jung chose this spot to begin building a retreat. He started with a basic two-story stone house, which he called the Tower.
After returning from a trip to India, where he observed the practice of adding meditation rooms to homes, he expanded the complex to include a private office. “In my retiring room, I am by myself,” Jung said of the space. “I keep the key with me all the time; no one else is allowed in there except with my permission.”
Though it’s tempting to think of Bollingen Tower as a vacation home, if we put it into the context of Jung’s career at this point, it’s clear that the lakeside retreat was not built as an escape from work. In 1922, when Jung bought the property, he could not afford to take a vacation. In 1922, when Jung bought the property, he could not afford to take a vacation.
Only one year earlier, in 1921, he had published Psychological Types, a seminal book that solidified many differences that had long been developing between Jung’s thinking and the ideas of his onetime friend and mentor, Sigmund Freud. To back up his book, Jung needed to stay sharp and produce a stream of smart articles and books further supporting and establishing analytical psychology, the eventual name for his new school of thought.
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