Book Notes
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“A Whole New Mind”
Are you a left-brain person or a right-brain person? Most people use both sides of their brain but one side is more dominant than the other. I recently read a book called, “A Whole New Mind – Why Right Brainers will Rule the Future” by Daniel H. Pink. (A good friend of mine had recommended another book by the same author called – To Sell is Human). Pink, in his book talks about the skills that would be necessary in the future due to three factors: Abundance – In the age of abundance, meeting only logical and functional needs is not sufficient. Engineers must design things to not only work…
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“How to live 365 days a year”
During 2019 Christmas break, I read a book called “How to live 365 days a year” by John A. Schindler, M.D. This book was originally published in 1954 and revised editions were published in 1982 and again in 2003. This book contains simple wisdom that bad emotions and stress causes illness, what the author calls EII or Emotionally Induced Illness. The author states that our parents, schools, friends and religious institutions fail to teach us how to manage stress and achieve emotional stasis. To gain control of our runaway emotions, start with the key thought,” I am going to keep my thinking and my attitude calm and cheerful – right…