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- Six principles that help you improve your life: constructive livingPublication . Sousa, Ivo Dias deDavid K. Reynolds is a College professor and therapist. The theories he describes in his book are based on two Japanese psychotherapies, the Morita therapy and Naikan therapy, both influenced by Buddhism. Fundamentally, the book tries to give us, readers, tools to deal well with reality. One of the things the book stresses is to accept the reality around and inside us in the present moment. But that doesn´t mean that we should move through life passively. Actually, the book recommends that we act in a very practical way. The author describes us six principles that explain how feelings function. In my opinion, the simple acknowledgement of these principles can transform our life for the better
- Give and take: a revolutionary approach to success by Adam GrantPublication . Sousa, Ivo Dias deGive and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, is a book by Adam Grant that is, in my opinion, one of the more important business books published over the last years. At least, it changed the way I see my professional and even personal relationships. Our success (or the lack of it) depends a lot how we deal with other people. The book tries to answer the following question: “Should we try to “claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?” The author is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan. He is also a consultant and speaker for organizations like Google, Johnson and Johnson, the United Nations, and the U.S. Army. The way we interact with other people can be divided in three types: Takers Givers Matchers
- Book review: the luck factor by Richard WisemanPublication . Sousa, Ivo Dias deI wonder if you are curious about luck like me. If so, I bet you’ve asked to yourself many times if luck was a genetic trait, or just a random good chance. Everybody knows what It “luck” means. Luck signifies to either have success or failure, which apparently is brought by chance rather than through one’s own actions. But is it true that luck is such a random phenomenon ? And if not, could we train ourselves to become more lucky ? And if so, how could we do it ? The book “The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind”, that was written by Richard Wiseman, tries to answer these and other questions about luck from a scientific point of view as the book is the result of various years of scholarly research on luck. Richard Wiseman is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, who has done considerable research for various years on why some people are more lucky then others. Wiseman was a magician before graduating in Psychology from University College London (UCL). He has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh.
- Counterclockwise : a proven way to think yourself younger and healthierPublication . Sousa, Ivo Dias de“Counterclockwise” is thought provoking book about health and aging. The author defends that our health and real age (biological age) depends a lot more then we think in what we think and interact with the world around us. That means we can live better and more by changing what we do and think. Ellen Langer is lecturer and a researcher on subjects like illusion of control, mindful aging, stress, decision-making, and health. The author was the first woman to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard University and she is considered to be a pioneering researcher in successful aging. “Counterclockwise” is one of her eleven books. She is also author of more than one hundred scientific articles. What I think is particular to this book is that it defies many preconceived notions we usually have around health and aging. The key idea of the book is that biological age and health depends more then we usually think of society around us and what we do and think. It is a cliché to say that we are only as old as we feel. According to Ellen Langer the cliché is literally partially true and it can work for or against us.
- “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead” by Brené BrownPublication . Sousa, Ivo Dias de“Daring Greatly” is an interesting and thought provoking book about vulnerability. Some of the crucial questions the book approaches are: what is vulnerability, why it is important and how to deal with it. Brené Brown is a college professor at Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Brown is the author of several books. Her research focus on vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. She has also one of the most viewed TED talks ever with more then 23 millions of views. In her book, researcher and thought leader Dr. Brené Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly and courageously.