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2) How We Think
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"How We Think" by John Dewey is a groundbreaking exploration of the process of thinking and its role in education and problem-solving. In this influential work, Dewey delves into the nature of intelligence, inquiry, and reflective thought, offering valuable insights into how individuals can enhance their thinking abilities and engage in meaningful learning experiences. The book begins by challenging traditional notions of thinking as a passive, linear...
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"Whether you're a Fortune 500 CEO or someone bogged down with a never-ending to-do list, the proven secret to being more effective and living a happier, healthier life is to hurry up and slow down, to unplug. Studies show that you can get more done - anddo it better- by doing less, just by consciously unplugging for a few minutes each day and meditating. This revolutionary book by the founder and CEO of the groundbreaking LA-based meditation studio...
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"High-performance psychologist Michael Gervais presents a groundbreaking guide for overcoming what may be the single greatest constrictor of human potential: our fear of people’s opinions (FOPO).
FOPO shows up almost everywhere in our lives--and the consequences are great. When we let FOPO take control, we play it safe and small because we're afraid of what will happen on the other side of critique. When challenged, we surrender our viewpoint....
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"Well-publicized research in psychology tells us that over half of our attempts to change habitual behavior fail within one year. Even without reading the research, most of us will intuitively sense the truth in this, as we have all tried and failed to rid ourselves of one bad habit or another. The human story of habits and the difficulty of change has been told in many books - most of which will make only a quick reference to dopamine or the "lizard...
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"How our fast-forward minds make something out of nothing. From a healing placebo to a run on the bank, the self-fulfilling potential of expectations has been observed for years. But now neuroscientists and psychologists are beginning to solve the mysteries of our expectant brain and applying their findings to field ranging from medicine to sports to education. Mind over Mind explores the frontiers of expectations research, revealing how our brains...
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"In today's technological society, with an unprecedented amount of information at our fingertips, learning plays a more central role than ever. In How We Learn, Stanislas Dehaene decodes its biological mechanisms, delving into the neuronal, synaptic, and molecular processes taking place in the brain. He explains why youth is such a sensitive period, during which brain plasticity is maximal, but also assures us that our abilities continue into adulthood,...
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Get the Summary of Michael Easter's Scarcity Brain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world's leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn't you. The problem is your scarcity mindset, left over from our ancient ancestors. They had to constantly seek and consume to survive because vital survival tools like food,...
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The Button Therapy Book is a practical cognitive counseling manual for mental health professionals and a psychological self-help book designed to: Help you identify, modify, and eliminate your Buttons that trigger stress and distress in your life. Help you identify potentially troublesome cognitions related to your thinking styles such as black and white thinking ; should messages such as I should do everything perfectly ; self-defeating core beliefs...
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"Everyone is an Einstein; and There is an Einstein in Everyone: The Constitution of Genius" is a book written with boundless hope. The undeniable potential that resides in each of us is infinite. But realizing your full potential, harnessing it, and maximizing it, is no small task. This book seeks to encourage thinking anew about how we unlock the full potential in each and every one of us.
During the process of realizing of your own genius, there's...
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Un libro que reúne reflexiones, parábolas y citas memorables para explicar el impacto que supone en cada vida singular el encuentro con los demás y el motivo por el que cada ser humano es, aquí y ahora, un presente imprescindible. Encuentros con nuestro cuerpo, con el interior del propio ser, con nuestro carácter y con la naturaleza. La autora, con esta obra, parte de la convicción de que cada vida es singular y está edificada sobre los encuentros...
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Get the Summary of Sue Varma's Practical Optimism in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Practical Optimism" by Sue Varma is a guide to cultivating resilience and a positive mindset in the face of life's uncertainties. The book emphasizes the importance of combining positive thinking with proactive measures to enhance well-being. Varma, who practices optimism herself, explains that optimists focus on controllable aspects...
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Summary of Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty | Includes Analysis Preview: In his memoir Into the Magic Shop Dr. James R. Doty describes how simple meditative techniques have had a profound effect on both his personal and professional paths. His account traces his evolution from troubled child to struggling student to distinguished neurosurgeon, including his tenure as the CEO of a billion-dollar company. From the vantage of his current role as...
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To capture the essence of the experience brought on by exposure to the epidemics and as part of the author's doctoral dissertation, Dr. Dawson interviewed people who have experienced the powerful effects of fear. The book provides the reader with evidenced based interventions on how they can halt emotion constriction of exposure to life threatening diseases such as the opiate and coronavirus epidemics. The book offers the reader with research based...
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What accounts for the remarkable ability to get inside another person's head-to know what they're thinking and feeling? "Mind reading" is the very heart of what it means to be human, creating a bridge between self and others that is fundamental to the development of culture and society. But, until recently, scientists didn't understand what in the brain makes it possible.
This has all changed in the last decade. Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist...
16) La conciencia en el cerebro: Descifrando el enigma de cómo el cerebro elabora nuestros pensamientos
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¿Cómo pienso? ¿Qué este "yo" que parece el hacedor de ese pensamiento? ¿Yo sería distinto si hubiera nacido en una época diferente, en otro lugar o en otro cuerpo? ¿Adónde voy cuando me duermo, cuando sueño, cuando muero? ¿Todo eso se origina en mi cerebro? Estas preguntas acuciaron a sabios y legos de todas las épocas. Pero hasta hace apenas dos o tres décadas, la ciencia no se atrevía a enfrentarlas. Hoy en día, gracias al avance...
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"I should say first of all that the only emotions I propose expressly to consider here are those that have a distinct bodily expression. That there are feelings of pleasure and displeasure, of interest and excitement, bound up with mental operations, but having no obvious bodily expression for their consequence, would, I suppose, be held true by most readers. Certain arrangements of sounds, of lines, of colours, are agreeable, and others the reverse,...
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This book provide a perspective of the healing process from emotional hurt and pain through mobilizing the power of "Self". The content is a parallel of theology and cognitive psychology. In order to escape from being a victim of the ills presented by the world we live, "Self-Empowerment" is, emphasized. Changing circumstances that happen in the world we live is impossible, but changing the way we think about these situations is necessary to accomplish...
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Que significa creer que todo lo que se sea suceder? La interpretacin Cogniscitiva de los Sueos Es un mtodo sencillo y prctico Que puede educarnos a interpretar Nuestros sueos sin el subjetivismo De otra persona. El incosciente es irreal. Las raices de un sueo no estn en el inconsciente, Sin en el estmulo que lo provoc. Llenamos el vacio de lo desconocido con imgenes conocidas. No soamos con algo que antes No hayamos visto. Soamos con algo nuestras...
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El libro se integra en dos momentos diferentes, el primero, que es su aspecto esencial, expresa una nueva interpretación del legado de Vygotski e integra innumerables fuentes antes desconocidas sobre ese legado. El segundo momento del libro es en sí mismo otro libro, y está orientado a presentarnos la historia sobre como el pensamiento de Vygotski entró y se desarrolló en tres países: Argentina, México y España. Este libro nos trae a un Vygotski...
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