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 […]
Understanding Human Nature
– Alfred Adler
September 26, 2014 By
“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” As relevant today as when written, this timely reprint of a classic in individual psychology shows the way to increased understanding of ourselves and our role in society. What are we? What is our nature and our role? Where are we […]
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
– William Styron
September 11, 2014 By
“It is a positive and active anguish, a sort of psychical neuralgia wholly unknown to normal life.” Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness is U.S. writer William Styron’s memoir about his descent into depression, and the triumph of recovery. First published in December 1989 in Vanity Fair, the book grew out of a lecture that Styron originally delivered at a symposium […]
The Origin of Everyday Moods
– Robert E. Thayer
August 30, 2014 By
Caffeine. Candy. Sex. Shopping. Smoking. Whether we realize it or not, all of us have strategies for self-medicating ourselves when we feel threatened or overwhelmed by tension or tiredness. But why does one person respond to pressure by going for a five-mile run, while another indulges in a five-hour drinking marathon? Why do some of […]
What Sherlock Holmes Can Teach Us About Decision Making
– Maria Konnikova
August 18, 2014 By
“the most powerful mind is the quiet mind. It is the mind that is present, reflective, mindful of its thoughts and its state. It doesn’t often multitask, and when it does, it does so with a purpose.” Maria was born in Moscow, Russia and came to the United States when she was four years old. Her first […]
Authentic Happiness
– Martin Seligman
August 13, 2014 By
“While you can’t control your experiences, you can control your explanations.” A national bestseller, Authentic Happiness launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology—and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness. According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Real, lasting happiness comes […]
