4 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: Aimed at the general public, Steven Pinker’s “The Language Instinct” builds upon Noam Chomsky’s and Derek Bickerton’s theories and presents a cogent argument for a genetically preprogrammed short-termed capacity of the human brain to acquire and use language. How the Mind Creates Language Ever wondered how you are able to comprehend […]
4 min read ⌚ Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long It’s the 21st century, so, of course, you have a problem with focusing and concentration. Fortunately, David Rock is here to teach you a trick or two. Because, even though, he doesn’t know you, he knows: “Your Brain at Work.” […]
6 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: In “Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me),” oft-cited and celebrated social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson deal with the nature and the problems of many self-justification mechanisms (such as cognitive dissonance, confirmation bias, and fabricated memory), while trying to show that the only way for a person to […]
6 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: In “On Immunity: An Inoculation,” Eula Biss separates the facts from the fiction and makes a great case for the benefits of vaccination, while giving a thorough explanation for the reasons behind the anti-vaccination movement as well. An Inoculation So, you’re a new parent and you’re wondering if you should […]
5 min read ⌚ How to Stimulate the Most Important Developmental Weeks in Your Baby’s First 20 Months and Turn these 10 Predictable, Great, Fussy Phases into Magical Leaps Forward At one moment your baby smiles, at the next, it burst out crying. You have no idea what went wrong! Is it hungry? Did it hurt […]
5 min read ⌚ Understanding How Good People Turn Evil How many times have you asked yourself “why are people so evil?” Well, we have the answer! It turns out that our nature is not the one that decides on which side of the good/evil line we fall, but the circumstances that surround us. Now, let’s […]
4 min read ⌚ The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on Everything You Do An invisible force guides our lives. No, it is not God, it is statistics. But if numbers play such a vital role in our lives, why don’t we pay them more attention? In the following summary, we give you an overview […]
6 min read ⌚ Why More Is Less & How the Culture of Abundance Robs Us of Satisfaction Have you ever gone to a supermarket with the idea of buying a bottle of Coca-Cola and ended up buying… well, exactly that only two hours later? Don’t worry: we all have. And it’s not your fault: […]
5 min read ⌚ The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis We all play games, whether we know it or not. However, this kind of behavior undermines the healthiness and strength of your relationships. In our summary of the book, “Games People Play” by Eric Berne, we explore the hidden dynamics between all those conscious and subconscious […]
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