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ipreferquiet's review against another edition
5.0
I highly recommend this book. It's basically about stepping out of survival mode and intentionally wiring your brain to the point that you can perceive reality differently and make different decisions, experience different emotions, and know more joy and awe in your life. It's well grounded in science but reminded me a lot of what the Bible seems to say about how personal transformation works through God's spirit in believers.
Some of his claims are probably a bit too bold, and reflect a great and hopeful imagination, but overall this book has a lot to offer. I think having read it has changed my mind already.
It's long, but if you take your time reading it, it's more digestible that way. Also, I recommend the ebook and not the audiobook. Being able to see the illustrations and to go back to earlier parts was helpful.
Some of his claims are probably a bit too bold, and reflect a great and hopeful imagination, but overall this book has a lot to offer. I think having read it has changed my mind already.
It's long, but if you take your time reading it, it's more digestible that way. Also, I recommend the ebook and not the audiobook. Being able to see the illustrations and to go back to earlier parts was helpful.
seitz610's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
3.5
As a cancer survivor, I resent the idea that my thoughts and psyche may have caused my disease. I also find it a bit offensive to hear that my mind may be the cause of my related physical pain and suffering. I believe that this is a dangerous way of thinking that could cause some to forgo conventional medicine. While the author lucky was fortunate in his health outcomes and I’m happy for him, I’m not sure that this is a practice for most. Additionally, I didn’t feel like he gave really specific and great methods for actually doing mental rehearsal and “changing your mind.” Parts of the book, especially those about neurplasticity, were intriguing. The story about the friend John visiting his huge family really resonated with me. Many other sections were very slow.
cavdadi's review against another edition
3.0
good stuff, but painstaking. I’d argue this book would be more effective if it was 30% shorter. you really only actually need the last two chapters
joy_davis's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Your Brain: the Changing Science of Your Mind might be a better title
A deep dive into basic neurology with only occasional glimmers of how to break mental habits and create new ones
A deep dive into basic neurology with only occasional glimmers of how to break mental habits and create new ones
kahawa's review against another edition
3.0
This could have been made into a 100 page book instead of 510. It was a comprehensive introduction to neurology - way too much information. In the end there was very little really practical help, as in, do xyz. The advice could have been summarized as "you can change your body by focusing your thoughts". There were some good nuggets of information in there, but 510 pages was too long a commitment to get those infrequent morsels.
Also, the title is misleading - this isn't about 'evolving' your brain, ie, subjecting your brain to random mutation and survival selection; this was about controlled reprogramming of your brain through intelligence and mindfulness and intentionality.
Also, the title is misleading - this isn't about 'evolving' your brain, ie, subjecting your brain to random mutation and survival selection; this was about controlled reprogramming of your brain through intelligence and mindfulness and intentionality.
tai_g's review against another edition
2.0
Some good concepts but way too repetitive. It could've been half as long. It reminded me of being in high school and desperately trying to find new ways to regurgitate the same information so as to meet the word count requirement. Either that or perhaps he thinks we aren't smart enough to get it. My advice? Skim! Or, maybe I should repeat it like he does - skim skim skim!