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Great for introverts looking for reassurance

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3 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 04-19-19

I listened to this book before a conference and it was very encouraging. Those who aren't into 'collecting' people as extroverts have the great tendency of doing will find this book very reassuring. That which is commonly perceived as a weakness- highly selective networking- is, in many ways, a strength. This book gives good suggestions on how to train yourself to handle networking style events, start a conversation, and escape it honorably once your social capacity has been reached. "The Highly Sensitive Person" is a good addition to this listen as this doesn't address situations for those that are beyond the basic introvert level.

Important note: this is more targeted towards networking *for sales* than for other purposes

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Have purpose, be happy and you'll live long

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-20-18

This is a somewhat interesting, quick listen. The author interviews the elders who have lived long and happy lives in a place renown for it's long-living population. Key points include keeping busy and regularly/consistently active with a purpose in life while not over eating and eating nutritiously. There is substantial advertisement for the book "Antifragile" towards the end that seems a little off from the rest of the message.

While this book encourages the finding of a purpose there is not much suggestion as to how to go about doing that, which is the book's most distinct failing.

The author is very easy to listen to, though the volume sometimes will dip quite low at points which has not always been the case for the narrator's other work.

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A Diet & Naturopathic Guide to Brain Disorders

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Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 02-21-18

There is some great nutritional and herbal information in this book; most of it comes in list-format (listing off useful herbals for certain conditions) so having this book in a physical form would be more advantageous.

This book starts out slowly with a LOT of talk on what the author "will" say (hours even) which gets frustrating. The book is mostly a collection of brief summations of case studies (from various doctors' patients) to advertise the benefits of his methods.

The major points from the book regardless of symptoms: Almost everyone- if not everyone- should be on a strict gluten free diet, we're all contaminated, common medical techniques (ex. cheleation) can be dangerous/bad, take DHA, use tests by Cyrex labs

It is very true that most medical doctors are preoccupied with subduing symptoms that the source is Not addressed. In doing so, often other problems arise ("side effects"...really, they are 'effects") or the root cause could even be exasperated. This is also discussed and is a very important point. The book encourages patients to keep going and question their doctors and experiences.

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Judgement of a Fidgety Skeptic Thinker

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3 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-31-18

Meditation has always intrigued me and I've known a number of researchers who study it and friends who have experimented with devices. Meditation is very well-marketed. I've been interested but falter for all the reasons addressed in this book (and more): waste of time/lack of time, insufficient goal achievement during process, etc.

The story is a relatively easy one to follow with relatively few "practice this now" instances but it is largely a story of Dan Harris' adventure in writing the book itself. There are some good and open-minded meditation suggestions in here and if your aversion to meditation is simply because you don't think much of it, then this book could easily provide you the push you need to get a regular practice going.

That said, if you are a *thinker* and you think about problems for the purpose of finding solutions and find that more beneficial than trying to *feel* over them without understanding, and just acceptance, this book will not address your need for understanding. If anything, this confirmed that meditation is an excuse to avoid intellectual examination of issues/life.

This post is largely my feelings on it after listening to the book:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/meta-meditation-a-skeptic-meditates-on-meditation/

Feelers, go at it! This may be a great and fun book for you. There is negligible science in this book. This isn't a book, however, for Thinkers who have even only done minor research.

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Excellent for ALL teachers!

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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-09-18

For a relatively short audiobook, this book is EXTREMELY useful. There is a strong encouragement towards fragmented and variable class time usages so as to keep attention and use of the Socratic method style. There are many examples of HOW to implement the techniques, evaluate and receive feedback. If you teach, at all, LISTEN TO THIS. It is worth every minute. The 'what', 'why', 'how' and even 'when' are all included!

I have repeatedly observed, in grad school, graduate students thrown into TAing courses alone without much advisement (myself included) and new professors flounder while trying to experiment with teaching for the first time. In college, many teachers are Not given any advise as to how to teach. This will alleviate the common problems of the classroom quickly and provide understanding on all fronts!

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Entertaining short stories and case studies

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 12-04-17

Musicophilia is an intriguing stroll through Oliver Sacks' experience with individuals who have pathologies effecting musical perceptions. He goes through a number of pathologies, such as Alzheimers, that aren't typically considered related to music but can often use music as a form of treatment or way of bettering life for patients that have little else. It's an interesting and revealing listen. At times the stories seem to meander a bit but it's overall a pleasant listen with John Lee doing a great job with narration.

If you consider yourself a music (especially classical) aficionado, you'll enjoy this book more as specifics regarding composers and symphonies are referenced throughout. This book is somewhat educational, but appropriate for a relaxed audience.

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This is an autobiography with educational content

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-28-17

This book is essentially a career-focused autobiography of Kent Kiehl. A major chunk of the book is about is physical/political progress as a scientist. By the nature of the research, there is a lot of data accumulation with relatively little actual analysis (at least this is reinforced in the book). It is an enjoyable listen and is easy to comprehend for those who haven't had a scientific background especially as acronyms (EEG, DSM, etc) are repeatedly defined or said fully. It can seem a little slow and repetitive at times. It is also very clear that the author thinks very highly of himself.

A couple of the more interesting portions of the book include comparing the psychopatic tendencies between Charles Guiteau (murdered President Garfield) and John Booth (murdered Lincoln) in chapter 3 and the discussion on child evaluations. He interviews a number of prison inmates and serial killers.

While this listen _is_ educational it is more entertaining than it is educational. This is good if you want a very mild educational listen and have interest but very little/no background in the study of psychopathy.

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The Cruelty is Real

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
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5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 05-15-17

This is a must-listen for anyone who has experienced major injustice due to heavy manipulation and deception. Anyone who knows of others experiencing this should give this a listen too. Even if you _haven't_ been exposed to a psychopath, knowing the signs could save you and could help you relate to those who have- and are struggling to communicate the complex and underhanded nature of covert abuse.

If you listen to this book in large chunks you will notice that it does get repetitive. That said, for somebody actively experiencing this abuse or trying to get over it, the repetition can be helpful and re-assuring.

One thing that this book lacks, that would be very helpful, is tips on how to communicate what happened to mutual friends or address lies that have been told about oneself. This is a great book but it is not a one-stop shop for all things sociopath/psychopath.

All in all a really helpful, worthwhile listen and will help you put the puzzle pieces together and come to terms with the fact that something very very wrong is happening.

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20,000 Days and Counting Audiolibro Por Robert D. Smith arte de portada

Repetitive motivational speaking full of numbers

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2 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 03-24-16

For a book that starts out saying how important your time is (and using that as a reason why the audiobook is short), this book is quite full of extraneous and useless information (such as the birth/death dates of every person he mentions and # of days alive). He builds up what he is *about to say* excessively. It's also God-centric, and generally ego-centric otherwise, in a number of ways, so be aware of that if that bothers you. There is a strong emphasis on being in power and control, or feeling like you are.

During the regular name-dropping and continuous repetition of how you can die any day, I was able to harvest the following 'points':

-No reserves, no retreats, no regrets; make every day count. This is a great quote (not his originally).

-His prayer/mantra is "I believe I am divinely guided. I believe I will always take the right turn in the road..." which is supposed to cover any challenge or tragedy you come across and you should do this. Yes, believe you are always right and you'll be fine!

-Be loving and appreciative. [If you follow his suggestions of pretty much constantly interacting with people, you will be well on your way to being a full-blown overbearing extrovert, like the author.]

-Your search [for purpose] is your purpose in life.

-Never try to motivate: Increase your productivity and then motivate
(his example: be glad you exercised after you exercise; don't try to motivate yourself to exercise, just do it)

-Be open to change/say 'yes'.

While some of his suggestions are good to consider. Some are contrary to the reality of life and some later suggestions are contrary to earlier suggestions. One and a half hours is far too long for this audiobook, written and spoken by a guy who might actually be a narcissist. But hey, if you are into generic motivational speaking, maybe this would be your thing.

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Decent short-ish listen for connecting with others

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
3 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-02-15

The narrator is very good (as this book represents teachings he readily follows). The greatest emphasis here is on mindfulness, understanding suffering and careful consideration (with empathy and reason) that others are also human.

The book is arranged into 9 subsections that range from <10min to 20-30min which can make listening to the chapters convenient if you only have relatively short time slots available. That said, I had to return to this book after months of lapse due to getting distracted with 'more interesting' audiobooks.

While this book does emphasize the importance of listening and present some helpful 'mantras', these mantras represent the bulk of the strategies talked about.

If you are interested in books like this, I would further recommend "Just Listen" which goes into more depth about dealing with different types of people and different types of situations that this book does not address.

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