Evolve Your Brain (2007) dives deep into the human brain and its structures. It demonstrates the power of neuroplasticity to change thinking, behavior, and biology. Introduction: Discover the incredible power of your brain, and use it to change your life. For most of medical history, humans misunderstood their own brains. It was thought that the …
Neuroscience
The Mind-Gut Connection (2016) explores the complex relationship between the gut and brain, highlighting the crucial role this connection plays in both physical and mental health. The book delves into key insights, such as the brain-gut axis, the impact of stress on gut health, and the connection between food and mental well-being, emphasizing the need …
Your Brain on Art (2023) offers remarkable insights into how artistic endeavors and aesthetics – from music and dance to drawing and interior design – can rewire our brains and improve our lives. Introduction: Learn the many ways you can experience better living through art and design. There’s a good chance you’re at least vaguely …
There’s still a lot to learn about the brain, but in his book “Brain Rules,” author John Medina dives into 12 things that are already known about how the human brain works. Each rule touches on the science and research that led to discoveries about the brain and how what’s known can be applied to …
Thinking 101 (2022) asserts that by understanding and overcoming thinking biases, we can better solve or even avoid most problems, from everyday conflicts to larger societal issues. Introduction: Improve your life – and society – by overcoming common biases in thinking. One of Yale University’s most popular undergraduate courses is simply titled Thinking. The course …
During sleep, your brain transition between three types of sleep: deep sleep, light sleep, and REM sleep. The internet never sleeps. And as the world, in its connectivity, comes to resemble the net, with everyone and everything linked by phones and computers and tablets, sleep may come to be seen as superfluous – a time-wasting …
In this book summary, Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal walk us through the process of finding our flow against all odds. Stealing Fire (2017) explores the controversial and exciting pursuit of altered states of consciousness. From tech entrepreneurs to BASE jumpers, meditators to festival-goers, it takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the revolutionary nonconformists …
Switch Craft: The Hidden Power of Mental Agility (2022) introduces the concept of switch craft – the art of being able to change and adapt in this fast-paced world. Drawing on scientific research and real life experience, switch craft uses the four pillars of mental agility, self-awareness, emotional awareness, and situational awareness, to give us …
