“Intelligence is what you use when you don’t know what to do.” This book is for anyone who has ever wondered how a child develops language, thought, and knowledge. Before this classic appeared, little was known of the way children think. In 1923, however, Jean Piaget, the most important developmental psychologist of the twentieth century, […]
Phantoms in the Brain
– V. S. Ramachandran
December 27, 2014 By
“Any ape can reach for a banana, but only humans can reach for the stars.” Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his […]
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
– Oliver Sacks
December 22, 2014 By
“If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self – himself – he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it.” In his most extraordinary book, “one of the great clinical writers of […]
Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life (Part 2) – Gail Sheehy
December 14, 2014 By
[ READ Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life (Part 1) – Gaily Sheehy HERE ] To make the life stages easier to grasp, Sheehy’s innovation was to break them down into easy-to-understand decades. The Twenties In our 20s, we have to work out our path in life, whatever ways of being or doing give us […]
Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life (Part 1) – Gail Sheehy
December 13, 2014 By
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” At last, this is your story. You’ll recognize yourself, your friends, and your loves. You’ll see how to use each life crisis as an opportunity for creative change — to grow to your full potential. Gail Sheehy’s brilliant road map […]
Thinking about the Future, Guidelines for Strategic Foresight –
Andy Hines and Peter Bishop
December 1, 2014 By
Thinking about the Future distills the expertise of three dozen senior foresight professionals into a set of essential guidelines for carrying out successful strategic foresight. Presented in a highly scannable yet personable style, each guideline includes an explanation and rationale, key steps, a case example, and resources for further study. The 115 guidelines are organized […]
Beyond Freedom and Dignity
– B. F. Skinner
November 20, 2014 By
“Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.” Beyond Freedom and Dignity is a book written by American psychologist B. F. Skinner and first published in 1971. The book argues that entrenched belief in free will and the moral autonomy of the individual (which Skinner referred to as “dignity”) hinders the prospect of using scientific methods to modify behavior […]
MIND MAPPING with Tony Buzan
November 3, 2014 By
How to Mind Map Learn to capture information and ideas with the technique that is helping over 250 million people worldwide to be more organised, productive and creative. Mind Mapping is a method of capturing information created by international speaker and bestselling author, Tony Buzan. It is proven to boost your productivity, creativity and memory. This […]
