Why is eating chocolate so pleasurable? Can the function of just one small group of chemicals really determine whether you are happy or sad? Does marijuana help to improve your memory in old age? Is it really best to drink coffee if you want to wake up and be alert? Why is a drug like PCP potentially lethal? Why does drinking alcohol make you drowsy? Do cigarettes help relieve ...(展开全部)

"Indistractable provides a framework that will deliver the focus you need to get results.” —James Clear, author of Atomic Habits "If you value your time, your focus, or your relationships, this book is essential reading. I’m putting these ideas into practice." —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notifica...(展开全部)

《如何掌控自己的时间和生活》告诫人们，一定要记住，这个世界上根本不存在“没时间”这回事。如果你跟很多人一样，也是因为“太忙”而没时间完成自己的工作的话，那请你一定记住，在这个世界上还有很多人，他们比你更忙，结果却完成了更多的工作。这些人并没有比你拥有更多的时间。他们只是学会了更好地利用自己的时间而已！有效地利用时间是一种人人都可以掌握的技巧，就像驾驶一样，有效利用时间，不是成为时间的奴隶，而是实现自己的人生目标。一切完全取决于是否能够成功管理自己的时间，这就是所有成功的秘诀所在。 由于在时间控制方面的卓越见解，该书所倡导的时间管理系统已经成为不少当今世界著名企业采用，如A.T.&T.、美国银行、IBM、标准石油；一些繁忙的知名人士也把本书看作是安排生活的指导，如歌星尼尔•迪亚蒙德、女权主义者、作家格劳里亚•斯坦纳姆、设计师米尔顿•格拉塞尔等；此外，...(展开全部)

Your voice provides biometric data. How are marketers using it to manipulate you? Only three decades ago, it was inconceivable that virtually entire populations would be carrying around wireless phones wherever they went, or that peoples’ exact locations could be tracked by those devices. We now take both for granted. Even just a decade ago the idea that individuals’ voices cou...(展开全部)

In Reframe Your Brain, Scott Adams, the contrarian genius behind Dilbert and author of the most influential personal success book of all time—How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big—gives you the complete operating system for lasting happiness. Are you familiar with this old saying? “All publicity is good publicity.” That’s a classic reframe. The quote shifts your th...(展开全部)

BRAIN PRESCRIPTIONS THAT REALLY WORK In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising--and effective--"brain pr...(展开全部)

Here， the man who started the "food revolution" with the million-plus-selling Diet for a New America， boldly posits that， collectively， our personal diet can save ourselves and the world. If， according to chaos theory， the beating of a butterfly s wing can cause a hurricane in another part of the world， try this out for chaotic cause and effect: monarch butterflies are dying in...(展开全部)

肯•罗宾逊  1950年出生于英国利物浦。1968年进入利兹大学学习英语和戏剧。1981年进入伦敦大学攻读博士学位，研究方向是教育戏剧和教育剧场。  英国华威大学教育学教授，全球最具影响力的教育家。2003年，罗宾逊因杰出的贡献而被英国女王伊丽莎白二世封为爵士。  排名第一的TED演讲人。截至2015年1月底，通过TED网站观看罗宾逊“学校扼杀创造力”演讲的人次超过3080万，创造了TED大会创立以来的最高纪录。  2011年，罗宾逊被评为“Thinkers50顶尖思想家”与“创造力和创新领域的全球杰出思想家”。

The New York Times bestselling author of The Element gives readers an inspirational and practical guide to self-improvement, happiness, creativity, and personal transformation Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk video and groundbreaking book, The Element, introduced readers to a new concept of self-fulfillment through the convergence of natural talents and personal passions. The Elemen...(展开全部)

One of the world’s most innovative and respected cognitive neuroscientists combines the latest scientific discoveries with unique tests and exercises to improve your brainpower—for life. The human brain is not a static organ; it’s plastic, which means it can grow and change. But just like a muscle, you have to exercise it. In Make Your Brain Smarter, Longer , renowned cogniti...(展开全部)