Magnificent Mind At Any Age: Natural Ways To Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
First, my disclaimers:1. I did not read the entire book cover to cover. I used this book as a reference book to look up information.2. I really give the book three and a half stars, but I'm not sure how to show that on GoodReads.A few months ago, I read an article on line about ANTS - automatic negative thoughts - and how they plague (mostly) women. As I read the article, I saw myself, my friends, and my family in the descriptions of how these ANTS infect the brain with negativity and self-doubt.So I began to research the phenomena, and stumbled across this book while looking for a different book. "Magnificent Mind at Any Age" shows how the physical structures of the brain reflect our lives in terms of damage, and how that damage in turn effects our lives. By breaking this circle of negative reinforcement, we can make our lives better.As one of the ways to improve your thinking, the author discusses ANTS and how to deal with them. But he also covers lots of other areas in which a person can improve their brain.I only gave the book three and a half stars because I cannot justify a higher score without reading more of the book. And because what I read leaves me with the nagging suspicious that the author somehow gets a kickback from people who sell fish oil supplements.But if you are looking to improve your mind and are willing to take fish oil pills, then this is definitely the book for you. I had a hard time getting through the first half of the book. The second half was pretty interesting to understand a little better about how the brain works. I guess I don't have much of a vested interest so I didn't learn too much. There were a few ideas about understanding and overcoming some of my reactions to situations that were very helpful. I guess knowledge is power and it has a lot of knowledge in understanding the brain should you be looking for it. My only question is does fish oil cure every brain problem?
What do You think about Magnificent Mind At Any Age: Natural Ways To Unleash Your Brain's Maximum Potential (2008)?
Thumbs up, a must read. They also have it as an audio book, which I enjoyed it a lot better.
—ShellyDemko
makes it seem so easy for people to change.
—Meagan
