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Get the Summary of Leonard Mlodinow's “Subliminal” in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Leonard Mlodinow, the best-selling author of “The Drunkard's Walk” and coauthor of The Grand Design (with Stephen Hawking), gives us a startling and eye-opening examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world and how, for instance, we often misperceive our relationships...
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Get the Summary of Prem Rawat's Hear Yourself in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The cacophony of modern life can be deafening, leaving us feeling frazzled and uneasy. In this warm, wise book, Prem Rawat teaches us how to turn down the noise to "hear ourselves"-to listen to the subtle song of peace that sings inside each of us. Once we learn to truly "hear ourselves" and the voice of...
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#1 The concept of intelligence is based on the traditional IQ test, which was invented by Alfred Binet to measure, objectively, comprehension, reasoning, and judgment. However, contemporary research shows that intelligence is not fixed at birth and can be developed throughout life.
#2 The brain is much more flexible and multidimensional than any supercomputer. It can...
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Get the Summary of Nick Trenton's Stop Overthinking in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Stop Overthinking is a book that understands where you've been through,the exhausting situation you've put yourself into, and how you lose your mind in the trap of anxiety and stress. Acclaimed author Nick Trenton will walk you through the obstacles with detailed and proven techniques to help you rewire...
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#1 Change causes fear, and fear causes panic. You can either resist change and do nothing, or you can make a rash decision and hope it solves everything. Neither option tends to work out well.
#2 If a panic happens, do something. Don't do nothing. Change causes fear, and fear causes panic. You can either resist change and do nothing, or you can make a rash decision and...
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Book Preview: #1 The gap is the space between where you are and where you want to be. Companies that close the gaps in business best, win.
#2 We all have gaps in life, between where we are and where we want to be. These gaps are human nature. Without them, we would have no hopes, dreams, or aspirations. But while there's nothing more human than dreaming of leaping a gap, there are...
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Get the Summary of Steven Bartlett's Happy Sexy Millionaire in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: As an 18-year-old, black, broke, lonely, insecure, university drop-out, from a bankrupt family, I wrote in my diary that I wanted to be a 'Happy Sexy Millionaire' by the age of 25. By 25 I was a multi-millionaire having created a business worth over $300m dollars. Ironically, in achieving everything...
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Get the Summary of Cal Newport's Slow Productivity in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Slow Productivity" by Cal Newport explores the concept of productivity, particularly in knowledge work, where traditional metrics are ill-suited. The book challenges the 20th-century mindset that equates longer hours with better outcomes, highlighting the pitfalls of pseudo-productivity, which leads to stress and burnout. Newport...
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Get the Summary of José Silva's Silva Mind Control Method in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The Silva Mind Control Method by José Silva is a program designed to unlock the human mind's potential through deep relaxation and dynamic meditation. Over 500,000 people have participated in the four-day program, which teaches students to enter the Alpha state of consciousness to enhance mental and psychic abilities....
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Get the Summary of Ron Lieber's The Price You Pay for College in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Sending a teenager to a flagship state university for four years of on-campus living costs more than $100,000 in many parts of the United States. Meanwhile, many families of freshmen attending selective private colleges will spend triple - over $300,000. With the same passion, smarts, and...
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Book Preview: #1 The importance of fathers is a love-hate relationship in our feminine-primary social order. On the one hand, many people lament the lack of fathers' involvement in their kids' lives, especially boys' lives. On the other hand, many people hate the buffoon, bumbling Dad who is always out of touch with the mainstream.
#2 When it comes to Father's Day, most men receive...
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Book Preview: #1 I received a call from CBS's The Doctors, a long-running medical talk show produced by Dr. Phil. They wanted to help Casey, a sixteen-year-old with chronic abdominal pain so severe that it would regularly cause him to pass out.
#2 I was in my mid-twenties and life was good. I was in graduate school for psychotherapy at USC. I was an outgoing, active guy. But then...
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Get the Summary of Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson's No-Drama Discipline in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The pioneering experts behind the bestselling The Whole-Brain Child, Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel, the New York Times bestselling author of Brainstorm, now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child's...
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Get the Summary of Shankar Vedantam's The Hidden Brain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: The hidden brain is the voice in our ear when we make the most important decisions in our lives-but we're never aware of it. The hidden brain decides whom we fall in love with and whom we hate. It tells us to vote for the white candidate and convict the dark-skinned defendant, to hire the thin woman...
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Get the Summary of Marianne Williamson's A Course In Weight Loss in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "A Course In Weight Loss" by Marianne Williamson offers a spiritual and psychological approach to weight loss, emphasizing the importance of love and divine guidance in overcoming the cycle of overeating and self-sabotage. The book suggests that excess weight serves as a protective barrier, constructed from fear,...
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Get the Summary of Tracy Hogg with Melinda Blau's Secrets of the Baby Whisperer in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.Original book introduction: When Tracy Hogg's Secrets of the Baby Whisperer was first published, it soared onto bestseller lists across the country. Parents everywhere became "whisperers" to their newborns, amazed that they could actually communicate with their baby within weeks of their child's birth....
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#1 I was eager to prove I belonged at my first job out of college. I spent a lot of money on my breakfast meetings, which consisted of providing breakfast for the staff. I made two types of stuffed french toast for the staff, without any instructions.
#2 I was so embarrassed by the fact that my breakfast was not only disgusting, but also that I had tried to be impressive...
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Get the Summary of Patricia Evans's The Verbally Abusive Relationship in Power in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: n this fully expanded and updated third edition of the bestselling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it. You'll get more of the answers you need to recognize abuse when it happens, respond to abusers safely and appropriately,...
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Get the Summary of Brene Brown's I Thought It Was Just Me in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, is the leading authority on the power of vulnerability, and has inspired thousands through her top-selling books Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, and The Gifts of Imperfection, her wildly popular TEDx talks, and a PBS special. Based on seven years of her ground-breaking...
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#1 The question of how we define and categorize our relationships is an important one. We must define what categories exist and what they mean for us and the people in our lives.
#2 We use the word earn too loosely. It is too flippantly used. It is too generously given. And most importantly, we give the title of friend to people who don't deserve it.
#3 There is a difference...
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