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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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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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#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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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 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...
9) Summary of John Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman, Doug Abrams & Rachel Carlton Abrams's Eight Dates
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Book Preview: #1 The success or failure of a marriage or long-term relationship is not a coin toss. It is not chance. It is choice. We now know what couples can do to improve the odds.
#2 The secret to creating a love that lasts and grows over time is to make non-negotiable time for your partner a priority, and never stop being curious about your partner.
#3 The great relationships...
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#1 Procrastination is the voluntary delay of an intended action despite the knowledge that this delay may harm the individual in terms of the task performance or even just how they feel about the task or themselves.
#2 We need to make conscious effort to change our habits. We need to make decisions to act in a different way, counter to our habitual response....
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Get the Summary of Steven Kotler's The Art of Impossible in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: What does it take to accomplish the impossible? What does it take to shatter our limitations, exceed our expectations, and turn our biggest dreams into our most recent achievements?
We are capable of so much more than we know-that's the message at the core of The Art of Impossible. Building...
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#1 I began taking French lessons with Madame M. She was a French woman in her 70s who had lived in France most of her life. She was patient and understanding, and she always made me feel like I was improving my French.
#2 The cornerstone of French allure is charm. French women are known for their mysterious and stylish ways, and it is their charm that keeps...
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Book Preview: #1 Raynaud's phenomenon is a condition in which the small arteries supplying the fingers are narrowed, depriving the tissues of oxygen. It can lead to gangrene, and in some cases, scleroderma.
#2 The idea that people's emotional coping style can be a factor in scleroderma or other chronic conditions is anathema to some physicians.
#3 The more specialized doctors become,...
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Book Preview:#1 I had just graduated from an Ivy League university with a degree in international relations, and was working as a paralegal in New York. I didn't like what I was doing, and I didn't like myself. I was far away from becoming the doctor, mom, and CEO I am today.
#2 I was anxious, stressed, and lost. I started to try to find a way out of everything. I began walking around...
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#1 There are many reasons why people are so difficult to deal with, and it is not just about them being annoying. Doctors give more time to patients they like, and in a study, the most popular workers were seen as trustworthy, motivated, and serious.
#2 Likeability is important, practical, and appealing. It is the deciding factor in every competition you'll ever enter....
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Get the Summary of The Editors of TIME's TIME The Science of Relationships in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book.
It's only natural: people are fundamentally social creatures, yearning for close, meaningful bonds with others. We crave and consequently forge human relationships that give our lives meaning. In fact, thousands of studies have linked the quality of people's closest relationships to better health, longevity,...
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Get the Summary of Glennon Doyle's Untamed in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: For many years, Glennon Doyle denied her own discontent. Then, while speaking at a conference, she looked at a woman across the room and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There She Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high. But, she soon realized they had come to...
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Book Preview: #1 The human energy field is a highly sensitive perceptual system that extends as far out as your outstretched arms and the full length of your body. It is both an information center and a highly sensitive perceptual system. The energy field carries emotional energy created by our internal and external experiences, and it influences the physical tissue within our bodies.
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Get the Summary of Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: A thoroughly revised and updated edition of Thomas C. Foster's classic guide, a lively and entertaining introduction to literature and literary basics, including symbols, themes and contexts, that shows you how to make your everyday reading experience more rewarding and enjoyable.
While...
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Get the Summary of Curt Thompson's The Soul of Desire in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In The Soul of Desire, psychiatrist Curt Thompson suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known—and what's more, that this fundamental yearning manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty, revealing who we are to others. Desire and beauty go hand in hand.
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