A Few Fotos for Friday

August 23, 2013 Sal Leave a comment

Well, I do travel as part of the job and I like to take photos as I go, when I can. Just a little break from the grind. And hey, it’s Foto Friday!

Kind of an aeroplane theme today, as befits business travel.

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Sal's Bookshelf

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

by Peter C. Brown

Solid five stars - I'm adding it to my "must read" list. Everyone should get this book at an early age, and teachers should be issued the thing - now. It reviews the folly, through scientific research, of standard study methods such as ...

tagged: brain

The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life

by Thomas M. Sterner

Very good example of the genre and well-read by the author, so there's nuance where it is intended. I'd like to hang it simply one the "mindfulness" peg, but it may be a bit more than that as it incorporates some learning strategies ...

tagged: brain

Consciousness and the Brain: Deciphering How the Brain Codes Our Thoughts

by Stanislas Dehaene

Highly recommended. summarizes research on the neuroscience of consciousness.

tagged: brain

Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

by Scott Jurek

An autobiography of an Ultramarathon runner (someone who does 100-ish mile races without any breaks. Generally more than four-times longer than say, the Boston Marathon). The nice twist is that he's a vegetarian and sometimes vegan. Afte...

tagged: body and brain

Habit Stacking: 97 Small Life Changes That Take Five Minutes or Less

by S.J. Scott

Title says about 90% of it - and that isn't a bad thing. Why complicate the application of useful habits? The strength of this book is that it takes simple ideas and inspires the reader, with tools and philosophies, to apply them so tha...

tagged: brain

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar--Your Brain's Silent Killers

by David Perlmutter

I've said it before on other books... READ THIS BOOK. The gist: eat mostly oils and fats with a focus on protein - ditch the carbs. Actually, try and eliminate them entirely - you won't, but if you can keep it to less than 15% of what y...

tagged: brain

Boost Your Brain: The New Art and Science Behind Enhanced Brain Performance

by Majid Fotuhi

In the land of brain books, the differing take-away from “Boost Your Brain…” is the correlation between brain health and brain size. And a defined program to increase both. Brain size can be reduced through unhealthy living habits such ...

tagged: brain

Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Really didn't expect this to be a good read in an of itself; I grabbed it (as suggested) while preparing to begin Jon Kabat-Zinn's "Guided Mindfulness Meditation" Series 1. Quite glad I did. It does provide background and a discussion o...

tagged: brain

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

by Malcolm Gladwell

The gist is that our brains are capable of making what appear to be instant decisions that are potentially better than decisions made after a time-consuming study of many points of data. It isn't that we make random decisions, but that ...

tagged: brain

Smarter: The New Science of Building Brain Power

by Dan Hurley

Quite an inspiring read - and I just love the cover icon; genius. The main idea here is that there is enough scientific evidence to show that certain types of cognitive exercises can increase fluid intelligence. Fluid intelligence; wor...

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