Catalysts- why is change so difficult?
The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone's Mind by Jonah Berger 2020 This book makes a bold claim- how to change anyone's mind. With the...
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Dan Connors
- Jul 5, 2020
- 5 min
Teeth- is our dental care system rotten?
Teeth: Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America by Mary Otto 2017 Why is dental insurance separate from health...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 27, 2020
- 5 min
Mental health's secret weapon- magic mushrooms?
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and ...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 22, 2020
- 5 min
The Office- The best comedy of the 21st century so far?
The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Greene 2020 Four of five stars **** Comedy...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 13, 2020
- 6 min
Scarcity- how it both motivates and makes you dumber.
Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir 2013 There are two extremes in life that...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 8, 2020
- 6 min
Woody Allen- comic genius or creepy old man?
Apropos of Nothing. Autobiography. by Woody Allen 2020 If you were around in the 1970's and 1980's. Woody Allen movies were an enormous...
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Dan Connors
- May 30, 2020
- 5 min
Are your abilities fixed or fixable? Mindset and the next wave of self-help thinking.
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck- updated edition 2016 It's a popular idea- just so hard to put into practice. The...
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Dan Connors
- May 27, 2020
- 6 min
Why do we sleep? What does a good night's sleep do for our brains, bodies, and spirits?
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker 2017 FIve of five stars ***** Matthew Walker, director of UC...
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Dan Connors
- May 2, 2020
- 5 min
What's the most important choice we make every day?
The Choice: Embrace the Possible , by Edith Eger 2017 Five of five stars ***** The gold standard for books about the holocaust has to...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 22, 2020
- 8 min
Can we solve problems BEFORE they happen?
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath 2020 What if we could travel back in time and stop disasters to...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 11, 2020
- 5 min
Are you listening? How to beat loneliness with one key skill.
You’re Not Listening: What You’re Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy, 2020 Five of five stars ***** We live in a world that offers...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 28, 2020
- 4 min
How does exercise help us? Physically, mentally, socially, or spiritually?
The Joy of Movement: How Exercise Helps Us Find Happiness, Hope, Connection, and Courage by Kelly McGonigal, 2019 Four of five stars ****...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 24, 2020
- 7 min
Why are so many struggling so much? How can we help them? The best book on American poverty today.
Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn, 2020 Five of five stars***** It's a mystery. With the...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 22, 2020
- 4 min
How can we be more creative? Does it matter?
Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life, By Chase Jarvis. 2019 Four of...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 15, 2020
- 5 min
Why are we so polarized?
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein, 2020 4 of 5 stars **** Have you ever wondered how we got to this point as a nation? Where two...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 1, 2020
- 4 min
Can you trust strangers? How and when?
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell 2019 Four of five stars **** Malcolm Gladwell...
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Dan Connors
- Feb 16, 2020
- 4 min
To recycle or to dump, that is the question.
Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade by Adam Minter 2013 Five of five stars ***** Where do the millions of tons...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 31, 2020
- 5 min
The metaphysics of the Brady Bunch
The Way We All Became The Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today by...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 28, 2020
- 4 min
What causes racial bias? Should we fight it or ignore it?
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 5 stars ***** Having grown up...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 23, 2020
- 3 min
Can you be funny, sexy, and spiritual all at the same time?
Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes 2019 Four of five stars **** " Whenever I make a blasphemous joke, I always say that I believe in a God big...
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