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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2019
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| The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression by Edward BullmoreWhat's inside: a groundbreaking reassessment of the possible causes of clinical depression, based on cutting-edge research into the effects of inflammation on the body and brain. Is it for you? This is best suited for readers of science writing who are looking for an outline of the newest research into clinical depression.
You might also like: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee and Ordinarily Well by Peter Kramer. |
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Digital minimalism : on living better with less technology
by Cal Newport
A Georgetown University computer scientist outlines a minimalist approach to technology involving a radical reduction of personal online time as part of a healthy lifestyle choice to render technology the tools of humans, not the other way around.
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| Why We Dream: The Transformative Power of Our Nightly Journey by Alice RobbWhat it is: an accessible exploration of the hows and whys of dreaming, what dreams have to do with wellness, and the past, present, and future of scientific research into the topic.
Don't miss: the author's experiences with her own dreams and her experiments with different popular methods of dream examination.
Reviewers say: author Alice Robb "provides an engaging overview of sleep science and effectively argues for its significance" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J. LevitinWhat it's about: the "Stone Age" characteristics of the human brain and how the mind manages (or doesn't manage) modern demands and distractions.
Author alert: Daniel J. Levitin is the author of other books about the human brain and the modern age, including This Is Your Brain On Music and Weaponized Lies.
Reviewers say: "Levitin's fascinating tour of the mind helps us better understand the ways we process and structure our experiences" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal NewportWhat it is: an impassioned discussion of the obstacles standing between many professionals and their most effective, efficient work.
Don't miss: a discussion of the surprising possible benefits of distraction and boredom to productivity.
Is it for you? Cal Newport describes himself as something of a luddite, but his self-awareness and his lack of nostalgia about working in the pre-digital age make this less of an issue. |
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