13 min read ⌚ You may know a lot about the world, but you know almost nothing about yourself. Carl Gustav Jung is here to help you get to know with the most profound aspects of your personality. We present you the summary of his testamentary book: Man and His Symbols. Who Should Read “Man and […]
Category: Popular Science
The Invisible Gorilla Summary
10 min read ⌚ How Our Intuitions Deceive Us Follow your gut, they say. Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons beg to differ. In The Invisible Gorilla, they claim that it’s sometimes much better to not judge the book by its cover. Who Should Read “The Invisible Gorilla”? And Why? If you are interested in the inner […]
The Interpretation of Dreams Summary
11 min read ⌚ The name is Sigmund Freud. The book: The Interpretation of Dreams. The summary: a must-read. Who Should Read “The Interpretation of Dreams”? And Why? Love him or hate him, together with Marx and Nietzsche, Freud is widely considered one of the three people (all of them Germans) which revolutionized how we think […]
Brain Rules Summary
11 min read ⌚ 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School Do you know how your brain works? Let us burst your bubble: you don’t. Which is why it’s more than necessary that you take some time to learn the 12 most essential Brain Rules. Who Should Read “Brain Rules”? And Why? […]
What the Dog Saw Summary
13 min read ⌚ And Other Adventures You’d think that we’ve summarized all of Gladwell’s books, right? Well, there’s still one left: What the Dog Saw. Who Should Read “What the Dog Saw”? And Why? If you read Gladwell’s New Yorker column regularly, then you shouldn’t read What the Dog Saw: the book is a collection […]
Chasing the Scream Summary
10 min read ⌚ The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs There’s a high chance that everything you know about addiction is wrong. Why? Because you have been methodically brainwashed by the so-called War on Drugs. Chasing the Scream is here to settle the score. Who Should Read “Chasing the Scream”? And Why? […]
12 Rules for Life Summary
14 min read ⌚ An Antidote to Chaos Ready for a dose of Jordan Peterson? Even if you’re not – here it comes! Tight-packed in the form of his 12 Rules for Life. Who Should Read “12 Rules for Life”? And Why? There’s probably nobody as famous as Jordan Peterson in the intellectual world nowadays. […]
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers Summary
7 min read ⌚ The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping This is not just another book about stress. In fact, it’s probably the only one you should read. Since it’s written by a renowned scientist and a brilliant science writer and since it will not only expose many of the other stress-related books […]
I Contain Multitudes Summary
6 min read ⌚ The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life “I Contain Multitudes” is a verse written by Walt Whitman, used, obviously, in a strictly metaphorical sense. Well, Ed Yong borrows it to talk about something much more literal. Of course it’s a book about microbes! Who Should Read “I Contain Multitudes”? And […]
