Summary of the book Reading in the Brain. In his book Reading in the Brain, the neuroscientist and cognitive psychologist Stanislas Dehaene offers readers various discoveries and theories about the way in which our primate brain learns to read. By Stanislas DEHAENE, 2007, 475 pages. (Original title: Les Neurones de la Lecture) Note: This article […]
Summary of “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”: Drive is not just another book on motivation and management, but an innovative and mind-blowing work. Since the prehistoric era where survival was our main motivation, Taylorism has given prominence to the carrot and stick concept, which is still widely used today. The author explains […]
Summary of “Use Your Head”: This book does not simply show you how to read faster, memorize better and work more efficiently, it explains by means of clear and well-founded arguments why the methods presented are the most suitable for how your brain works to harness its full potential. By Tony Buzan, 2004 (1st French edition: […]
The sound is sometimes a little hard to hear because of the waterfalls, sorry! If you have trouble hearing, click “CC” at the bottom of the video! The icon will then turn red. Summary and Review of the book Destructive Emotions: Hello and welcome to Reunion, where I am writing this new article. I am taking […]
Summary of “Positive Discipline” by Jane Nelsen: Positive discipline teaches us how to educate our children with kindness and firmness, whether within the family or at school. It also teaches us methods that use fair authority and encouragement to allow children to develop autonomy, cooperation and many other essential skills for their well-being. By Jane […]
Summary from “Make Your Bed”: In this best-seller, William H. McRaven, the most famous and decorated admiral of the US Navy, reveals the ten precepts he learned and applied throughout his civilian and military life that could help us to face very difficult situations, change our lives and even change the world. By William H. […]
Summary of “Mind Gym, An Athlete’s Guide To Inner Excellence”: In this book, Gary Mack, sports psychology consultant and counselor, provides us, in the form of 40 lessons, with the techniques and exercises he used to help his athletes build their mental strength and shows us that the mind impacts sport performance just as much, if […]
Summary of “Your Erroneous Zones”: Wayne Dyer helps us identify our negative thoughts and behaviors (anger, worry, guilt, dependency, procrastination, low self-esteem, etc.) in order to transform them and regain control of our lives. By Wayne Dyer, 2014, 346 pages. Note: This review was written by guest, Renaud from the Simplifier-la-vie.com blog. Review and Summary of […]
Summary of “59 seconds think a little, change a lot”: If you want to know how to be happy, have creative ideas, want to give your children the best opportunities and never regret your decisions, 59 seconds think a little, change a lot is meant for you: it offers a scientific perspective on 10 key […]
Summary of “Brain Rules”: A straightforward and pragmatic neuroscientist leads us on the conquest of recent discoveries about human brain function in order to live a better life and to have a better understanding of ourselves. Brain Rules was published in 2008and is part of the Personal MBA. Note: this review is a guest review […]