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"From professor of psychology at U. C. Berkeley and one of the foremost experts on the science of emotions comes a groundbreaking and essential exploration into the history, science, and understanding of awe, and a guide for how we might all cultivate a deeper sense of awe and transform our lives and our world Awe, one of the most elusive emotions, is hard to pin down. How do we begin to measure the goosebumps we feel when we first see the Grand Canyon,...
382) The mind of a bee
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A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind--the power of bees as an amazing collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as individuals? In The Mind of a Bee, Lars Chittka draws from decades of research, including his own pioneering work, to argue that bees have remarkable cognitive abilities. He shows that they are profoundly smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize...
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The must-read summary of Benjamin Levy's book: "Remember Every Name Every Time: Corporate America's Memory Master Reveals His Secrets". This complete summary of the ideas from Benjamin Levy's book "Remember Every Name Every Time" shows how being able to remember the names of people you meet is an invaluable business and career-building tool. The author shares two different methods that use various techniques and can be adapted for use in all...
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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. Popular opinion tells us that reasoned rationalized judgment is preferable over instinctive decision-making....
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This book is based on, an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Jonathan Schooler, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This wide-ranging conversation examines how mind-wandering can serve as a window into the psychological world of meta-awareness. Further topics include the nature of consciousness, mindfulness, creativity, free will, verbal overshadowing and more.
This carefully-edited...
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In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com. Do you consider yourself to be a rational person who makes decisions based on reason and analysis. In fact,...
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Une approche pluridisciplinaire des représentations de l'espace.
Tout être vivant inscrit son activité dans l'espace. Environnements proches accessibles à notre vue, environnements lointains, villes, continents... Nous explorons l'espace en le traversant, mais aussi en écoutant les descriptions qui nous en sont faites, en étudiant cartes, atlas ou supports numériques. Nous mémorisons des itinéraires, nous comparons des distances, nous retrouvons...
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Speaker-meaning (parole) has been given scant attention in the context of both Cognitive Linguistics and Construction Grammar in the belief that it offers no systematic means to understand the linguistic system (langue). The overall goal of my endeavor here is to punctuate and perturb this disconnect by claiming that it is actually speaker-meaning what provides the most promising avenues of inquiry as regards the connection between mind and language....
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Don't let anxiety and depression keep you from living life to the fullest. If you suffer from co-occurring anxiety and depression, you may experience an overwhelming urge to avoid difficult emotions and emotional experiences. The last thing you want to do is kick the hornet's nest you carry around with you. However, the latest research in psychology emphasizes the importance of approaching-rather than avoiding-your emotions. Avoiding emotions works...
390) Hour of the bees
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At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.
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A Belgian chocolate cake topped with a velvety homemade mousse catches your eye on the menu. The next thing you know, you've ordered it-despite the hefty price. But, do you know why?
Through over 40 compelling questions, this book explores how our eating decisions tread the line between conscious and subconscious, and enables us to be more intelligent about food. With expert insights that draw from psychology, neuroscience, popular culture, and more,...
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Mental Models - 3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Think Differently, How to Rewire Your Brain and How to Mind Map.
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HOW TO THINK DIFFERENTLY:
7 Steps to Master Mental Models, Critical Thinking, Decision Making & Problem Solving.
YOU WILL LEARN:How to become the master of your choices.How to develop your critical thinking abilities.How to think logically and reasonably.How to learn to see the bigger picture.How to become a master...
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Diagnostics et psychothérapies pour les enfants victimes de troubles de l'attention.
Malgré les nombreuses connaissances sur le TDAH, de nombreuses questions restent ouvertes en la matière. L'hyperactivité existe-t-elle vraiment ou est-ce un phénomène de mode? Quelles sont les conséquences sur la personne TDAH et son entourage? Existe-t-il une prise en charge efficace pour ce trouble?
Cet ouvrage se propose d'expliquer la nature de ce trouble,...
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Pour une amélioration du développement cognitif, linguistique, scolaire et social de l'enfant malentendant.
La déficience auditive est un handicap invisible, mais lourd de conséquences pour les enfants concernés. Leur développement cognitif, linguistique, scolaire et social est toujours affecté à des degrés divers. La perte auditive ne détermine pas à elle seule l'importance des déficits qui peuvent s'installer : des facteurs tels que...
395) Overcoming Stress-Induced Brain Fog: 10 Simple Ways to Find Focus, Improve Memory, and Feel Grounded
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Brain fog is real-and it can cloud your thinking, sap your creativity and motivation, and take the joy right out of life. This book offers quick, proven-effective solutions to help you cut through the haze and think clearly.
Do you ever feel spaced out or stuck in a rut, like you just can't think, or you're moving in slow motion? Perhaps you feel detached or disengaged, defeated and hopeless, or just not fully yourself. If you're struggling with a...
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This complete summary of the ideas from John Maxwell's book "Thinking for a Change" shows that to change and enhance your life, you need to learn how to think better. This is the reason why some people are successful while others are not - the successful people think differently. In his book, the author explains how you can forge your own success by making a deliberate and conscious effort to upgrade your own personal thinking habits and practices....
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Why do people like books, music, or movies that adhere consistently to genre conventions? Why is it hard for politicians to take positions that cross ideological boundaries? Why do we have dramatically different expectations of companies that are categorized as social media platforms as opposed to news media sites? The answers to these questions require an understanding of how people use basic concepts in their everyday lives to give meaning to objects,...
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Are we paying enough attention? At least since the nineteenth century, critics have alleged a widespread and profound failure of attentiveness-to others, to ourselves, to the world around us, to what is truly worthy of focus. Why is there such great anxiety over attention? What is at stake in understanding attention and the challenges it faces?
This book investigates attention from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, history,...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres' book "Why Not?" shows that innovation doesn't have to be as high-tech and complicated as you might suspect. Loads of very good commercial ideas can be developed and implemented which are actually simple refinements of everyday thinking. In their book, the authors present a process for generating real-world innovations based on two basic methods and four problem-solving tools. This...
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"A tour de force . . . [Storr's] dogged approach to nailing many of the most celebrated skeptics in lies and misrepresentations is welcome." -Salon
Why, that is, did the obviously intelligent man beside him sincerely believe in Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden and a six-thousand-year-old Earth, in spite of the evidence against them? It was the start of a journey that would lead Storr all over the world-from Texas to Warsaw to the Outer Hebrides-meeting...
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