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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2013
I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman during the 2012 SharpBrains Virtual Summit. Her presentation was about Brainomics, a term that she has coined, meaning the personal and social cost of not using your brain power properly. Then in January of this year (2013) I had the privilege to participate in a Q&A session about; “best brain health fitness tips” giving by Dr. Bond Chapman and also sponsored by SharpBrains. Consequently, when I purchased this book I was already familiar with her research and concomitant thinking. But, frankly I was not prepared for the level of commitment, intensity and at the same time simplicity about the idea that she is passing on to the reader.
Dr. Bond Chapman and Ms. Shelly Kirkland have the rare ability to express in simple terms very complex processes and turn them into practical steps to improve your brain functioning. Dr. Bond Chapman is a renowned neuroscientist with more than thirty years of experience in brain research. What she has done is to apply the results of these researches into very specific strategies to train your brain to think deep, insightful and in a strategic way. On a personal note, I have to say that I thought I had been doing that all my life. Nonetheless, I realize now that my thinking was not systematic. It was random and sporadic must of the time. As a professional interpreter her insights into deep frontal cortex thinking has help me tremendously.
When I finish reading a book I usually get a feeling about it, an idea, sometimes is a phrase. In this case was an utterance that the brilliant humorist Walt Kelly put into his main character’s mouth Pogo Possum; “We have met the enemy and he is us”. Dr. Bond Chapman tells us accurately that we are our worse enemies. But then again, the authors also tell us how to conquer this adversary. I highly recommend this book. Accept the challenge and move forward.
Dr. Bond Chapman and Ms. Shelly Kirkland have the rare ability to express in simple terms very complex processes and turn them into practical steps to improve your brain functioning. Dr. Bond Chapman is a renowned neuroscientist with more than thirty years of experience in brain research. What she has done is to apply the results of these researches into very specific strategies to train your brain to think deep, insightful and in a strategic way. On a personal note, I have to say that I thought I had been doing that all my life. Nonetheless, I realize now that my thinking was not systematic. It was random and sporadic must of the time. As a professional interpreter her insights into deep frontal cortex thinking has help me tremendously.
When I finish reading a book I usually get a feeling about it, an idea, sometimes is a phrase. In this case was an utterance that the brilliant humorist Walt Kelly put into his main character’s mouth Pogo Possum; “We have met the enemy and he is us”. Dr. Bond Chapman tells us accurately that we are our worse enemies. But then again, the authors also tell us how to conquer this adversary. I highly recommend this book. Accept the challenge and move forward.
