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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
I guess I was expecting a medical memoir - a genre I seek out. But this book was a combination of a guide to meditation which then continued in the vein of "The Secret" (best selling self-help book). Although the author had a few medical stories, his self-avowed arrogance and his poor attitude left me cold about this book.
If there was a reading list for all of humanity, this book should definitely be on it
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Unexpected book about meditation and mindfulness. Study of one. Impressive achievements..
reflective
fast-paced
This one feels a little elite/enlightened. It's kind of a long bragsplanation. A few interesting nuggets but I wouldn't recommend. Most interesting thing is how the thing that saved him was grounded in consistency.
I finally read my signed copy from the author. Do I feel like the book has something special, unique and human to offer? Yes. Do I think it is fair to critique how his own accounts of intransigence, and stubborn unwillingness to comply with rules would have been interpreted if he were not a cis-gender white man? Also, yes. It is a book worth reading; it is likely you will be moved, however, it is fair to analyze what part of his life story was left in and what part was left out (hey, let's skip over those years when I was a crappy husband, and narcissistic a-hole and get back to the part where I look good).
It is the story of James, a little boy who grew up to be more than an ordinary neurosurgeon..
James grew up in an unstable house, with a depressed mom and a drunken dad, he was really poor but he has always had that "caring thing".. One day, he went to a magic shop to buy a plastic thumb and that's where he met Ruth, the lady who's gonna change his life, Ruth taught him through six weeks another kind of magic, the magic of the heart and the brain and how these two entities are so attached to each other, today, this magic is called, neuroplasticity..
Through his life, James applied everything Ruth taught him and ended up having what he wanted, a great career, cars, houses and millions of dollars, the only thing he failed at was the step of "opening his heart and discovering its secrets"
It was after so many mistakes, heartaches and disappointments that James got the whole idea of Ruth's teaching, and there started the journey to a meaningful life..
When I read the title, I thought it had everything to do with an academic explanation of the mysteries of the brain and the heart which is not the case, but I found so much more than that, it was all about the humanity our brain/heart can manifest and how we can use both of them to give more kindness and compassion and bring a lot of value to a world thriving for some..
James grew up in an unstable house, with a depressed mom and a drunken dad, he was really poor but he has always had that "caring thing".. One day, he went to a magic shop to buy a plastic thumb and that's where he met Ruth, the lady who's gonna change his life, Ruth taught him through six weeks another kind of magic, the magic of the heart and the brain and how these two entities are so attached to each other, today, this magic is called, neuroplasticity..
Through his life, James applied everything Ruth taught him and ended up having what he wanted, a great career, cars, houses and millions of dollars, the only thing he failed at was the step of "opening his heart and discovering its secrets"
It was after so many mistakes, heartaches and disappointments that James got the whole idea of Ruth's teaching, and there started the journey to a meaningful life..
When I read the title, I thought it had everything to do with an academic explanation of the mysteries of the brain and the heart which is not the case, but I found so much more than that, it was all about the humanity our brain/heart can manifest and how we can use both of them to give more kindness and compassion and bring a lot of value to a world thriving for some..
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced