An exceptional man with an extraordinary memory capacityNörobilim
This relatively short book is about an exceptional man with an extraordinary memory capacity. The author introduced him as "a Jewish boy who, having failed as a musician and as a journalist, had become a mnemonist". Whilst the focus of the book is the subject’s "vast memory", what the author eventually depicts is a man whose total personality is truly unique and complex. What emerges is a picture of a strange man with very great expectations but unfulfilled ambitions, whose inexhaustible memory capacity is matched only by his enigmatic nature. Quite fascinating is the author’s forensic and painstaking unraveling of the underlying mechanism behind this man’s phenomenal memory and unusual character (page 4). The book’s comprehensive approach was guided by the author’s precept that ‘the thoughtful physician is never interested merely in the course of a disease he happens to be studying at the moment, but tries to determine what effect a disturbance has on other organic processes…thus giving rise to the total picture of disease (pages 4-5). He exemplified this precept throughout the book, urging others to follow his example and study other psychological syndromes such as this (page 5).
The author, a psychologist and neurologist, studied the protagonist, now known as Solomon Shereshevsky, for almost thirty years, starting in the 1920’s. His approach was methodical, typified by a keen attention to detail, and carried out over a long period of time. What he unearthed was a rare and exceptional man whose memory he described as ‘one of the keenest the literature on the subject has ever described’ (page 3). It didn’t take much testing for the author to realise that "it was impossible to establish a point of limit to the capacity or the duration of his memory" because he had the
This book is a detailed discussion of trauma between Oprah Winfrey and psychiatrist Bruce Perry. It can be difficult to read because it deals with a heavy and serious subject. There were some aspects of the book that I did not like. Oprah can sometimes get out of context and give cliché self-improvement talk that she's used to. Like finishing the book with "trauma makes you stronger." I don't think those children who experienced trauma wished to be a stronger person at the time. And there was nothing in the book that mentioned that. Also, I didn't like the figures of the book about the cortex, limbic system , diencephalon, brainstem, etc. Not because I didn't understand these terms, but because they seem boring and useless to me.
The most interesting part of the book was the discussions about connectedness. When a person is dysregulated, they try to reach for various things to regulate themselves, to seek comfort, and to fill their reward bucket . Like belief, friends and family, food, drugs, alcohol, etc. Everyone's bucket contains different things with different proportions. Dr. Perry says that the most powerful form of reward is relational - positive interactions with people. Having access to a number of caring people is a better predictor of good outcomes following trauma than having access to a therapist. But we live in a world where people see less people. They work in very intense and tiring jobs. They forget the importance of connectedness and become isolated. That's why in this modern times, people got become weaker and less resilient. Continuous social interactions provide a rich source of regulation, reward, and learning. I would rather work with people I can laugh and talk with in a very busy job than work with people I can't have a conversation with in
Her çiçeğin bir mevsimi, her kitabın bir zamanı vardır. Haziranın tadını yeni hikâyelerle çıkarın.
Time and the courage to seize the day·256 syf.·
Let Me Tell You a Story
The two ingredients are needed as when our children are small: time, and the courage to seize the day.
Having said that, there is no doubt that the time we spend with our children in the early years is vital - they are indeed 'the special years'. So consider the eighteen years of childhood and imagine for a moment that an egg-timer contained not sand but days. When your child was born, there were 6,570 days in it. If your child is ten years old, 3,650 have already gone. You have 2,920 left. No amount of money, power, or prestige can increase that number. Don't miss one of them.Hayata Dair
9/10
2024 17. kitabı
Let Me Tell You a Story
The two ingredients are needed as when our children are small: time, and the courage to seize the day.
Having said that, there is no doubt that the time we spend with our children in the early years is vital - they are indeed 'the special years'. So consider the eighteen years of childhood and imagine for a moment that an egg-timer contained not sand but days. When your child was born, there were 6,570 days in it. If your child is ten years old, 3,650 have already gone. You have 2,920 left. No amount of money, power, or prestige can increase that number. Don't miss one of them.
Bu kitapla ilgili sabaha kadar konuşabilirim, saatlerce kitabı abartabilirim. Ne söylesem az gelecek bir kurguydu benim için. O yüzden bu yazı eleştiri değil bolca sevgi içerecek, ona göre okuyunuz.
Yazarı ben Geekeella kitabıyla tanıyıp sevmiştim. Bu kitaba başlamadan zaten seveceğim diyerek başladım o yüzden. Ancak bitirdiğim kitabı sadece sevmedim, resmen favorim oldu!
Clementine, kendi içinde kaybolmuş bir karakter. Altı ay önce teyzesini kaybetmiş ve o günden beri de kendini mutlu edecek bir adım atmamış hiç. Kendine yas tutma izni bile vermemiş o günden sonra. Ancak bir gün teyzesinden kalan dairesinde bulduğu yabancı ile her şey değişir. Yedi öncesinde yaşayan bu yabacı ile bir hafta sonu hayatındaki yeniliklerin ilki olur.
Kurguyu, yazarın kalemini, karakterin kendini bulmasını... kısaca bu kitaba dair ne varsa çok sevdim ben. Kitabın kendi içinde eksikleri elbet vardı. Ancak hikâye bana dokundu, yazar beni okuduğum süre boyunca Clementine ve Iwan'a bağladı. Tek Iwan gözünden de okumak isterdim ancak ne kadar romantik bir kitap olsa da ana olay Clementine etrafında dönüyordu. Haliyle onun kendini bulması üzerine ilerledik kitapta da. Bir şeyler vardı kitapta, eski zamanları özletti bana. Yıllar önce hevesle izlediğim, bu yaşımda tekrar tekrar izleyeceğim filmler gibiydi. Özlemini çektiğim bir konfor ve farkına bile varmadan eksikliğini hissettiğim o motivasyon konuşması gibiydi.
Kısaca ben çok sevdim, mükemmeldi benim için. Hataları olan bir mükemmellikteydi. Iwan, Clementine ve kitaptaki diğer karakterler bir yerlerde varlığını bildiğim, kitabı elime aldığım da tekrar o dünyaya adım atacağım bir gerçeklik gibiler. Dediğim gibi ben çok sevdim ancak yorumu okuyup da büyük beklentilere girmenizi istemem, okuyup kendi sınırlarınızı kendiniz
inspiring and convincingGirişimcilik
I thought such books are just doing emotional manipulation and they are far from real life. But now I really find this book as a guide book or Bible for managing your business. I also believe the principles in the book might be applicable to managing business or personal life. Below you will find the parts I underlined in the book while reading.
introduction 13: business is controlling you, you aren't have control
introduction 14: business itself is an entity, turn it into a self-sustaining organism
3: communicate visions to people
5: keep scorecard weekly 5-15 numbers
7: document all processes
16: build maintain leadership team
16: open minded, growth oriented, vulnerable
dictatorships not only are exhausting, but also precule future growth.
17: leadership team must present a unified front
21: stop working in business %100, work ON business often
22: delegate and elevate7
40: reputation outweighs profit every time
41: open and honest communication should be our goal
47: find your core focus, stick to it, and devote your time and resources to excelling at it.
5/5 Stars (%89/100)
Definitely one of my favorite volumes so far. Possibly number 2 after volume 20. The previous volume ended with Escanor surprising everyone when he destroyed Gloxinia and Drole. Meliodas shows his demonic powers and fights these two, and later all Commandments at once (he cannot be any more badass tbh). I'll leave at this because the following chapters are super important and good for the whole series. It would be unfair to spoil all of you. In general, as I mentioned before, I really liked this book and I can see that it is getting better regarding both plot and the characters.
