Tracking Wonder: Reclaiming a Life of Meaning and Possibility in a World Obsessed with Productivity (2021) is an inspiring and practical exploration of wonder. Through reclaiming that childlike state of amazement with the world, Davis shows how we can become happier, healthier, and more creative. Who is it for? Dreamers Those experiencing burnout Anyone fed …
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Do your senses and emotions often distract you? Does it seem like other people are oblivious to the things that drive you crazy? Have you always felt a bit different? You may be a highly sensitive person, meaning it takes less stimulation for you to become overwhelmed. In this book review of The Highly Sensitive …
In “She Comes First,” clinical sexologist and avid cunnilingus practitioner Ian Kerner shares his methodology, filling our culture’s sexual-information-for-men void with a tour of the finer points of pleasuring a woman. This book summary explains sexual activity through the framework of foreplay, coreplay, and moreplay; introduces the 10 pleasure hot spots in a woman’s clitoral …
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1948) is a seminal work of comparative mythology. It reveals that foundational myths from around the world share similar structures and themes, which trace back to some of our earliest stories and continue to hold a strong power over us today. Introduction: Discover the psychological power of the classic …
Cues (2022) is about the signals we send unconsciously and how they affect the way others perceive us. The book is geared toward improving your professional life by managing the cues you send and responding appropriately to the ones you receive. Introduction: Change the trajectory of your career simply by being in tune with charismatic …
The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control is about understanding your perfectionist traits and making them work for you, not against you. It details different types of perfectionists and explains how all of them can adapt to their perfectionism. Introduction: Harnessing the power of your perfectionism. Some books will advise you to murder your perfectionism. You …
Depression is like a black cloud over your life, making every day feel hopeless and unbearable. It is one of the worst kinds of suffering, largely because of the guilt and shame associated with it. In this book summary of Feeling Good, you’ll learn about cognitive behavioral therapy, a treatment plan that has proven to …
In this book summary, you’ll learn how to enter a creative state and create work that stands out. “To create is to bring something into existence that wasn’t there before.” – Rick Rubin Introduction Work that stands out and stands the test of time comes from working in a creative state. Seeking a creative state …
In a Different Key (2016) takes you on a journey through the history of autism, from the first diagnosis to the different and often conflicting opinions about how it should be treated. This summary also show us that those with autism have a powerful and important voice and that, despite numerous complexities and many unsolved …
Scattered Minds (1999) takes aim at a well-established myth: that attention deficit disorder, or ADD for short, is an inherited illness. It doesn’t deny the biological foundations of the disorder – genes also play a role. But it urges us to widen our perspective and pay closer attention to psychological and social factors that may …