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|  | Author: John Medina
Publisher: Pear Press
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Rating:  85 reviews
Sales Rank: 10235
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 301
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 0979777704
Dewey Decimal Number: 612.82
EAN: 9780979777707
ASIN: 0979777704
Publication Date: February 26, 2008
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 Excellent, intriguing viewpoint December 6, 2008
Laura Von Solos (Cleveland, OH)
This is the rare non-fiction book that is able to really keep your attention. I found the chapters on learning particularly fascinating, but the entire book is worth a detailed read. The sections on health & exercise are also really interesting.
Awesome- loved it! December 2, 2008
Derek Mitchell (Atlanta, GA)
Fascinating research. Great insights to put into use right away. May seem a little "out of the box" for most corporate types, but most great ideas are...
 Very good book about the brain and how it integrates w psychology November 23, 2008
ah (T.O., CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It describes very well and in simple language how the brain works, and how it integrates with psychology. It gave me a good insight how our lives and thoughts may affect our brain.
 The THREE Brain Rules November 8, 2008
Eric William (Michigan)
5 out of 53 found this review helpful
Why does EVERY scientist who writes a book for the masses, on the brain, need to go into great length about what the structures look like. This book would have been better if the author focused more on useful information. For example, Gender (which he refers to as sex). He gives no useful information about what we can DO once we understand that gender brains are different.
So there really are three or four usable brain rules.
Generally I do not like rules November 4, 2008
Jim Estill
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The first rule grabbed me - exercise to boost brain power. Medina gave lots of examples of how exercise helps brain function. He also explained how our school and workplace are set up which encourages no activity so low brain function. Since I am a health guy and believe in exercise, I really liked the first rule.
The book included a 40 minute DVD. Firly well don. Funny in parts. Since I had been inspired about the exercise I watched the DVD while I was on my treadmill while trying to read the rest of the book. Of course, one of his rules is that multitasking does not work so I stopped reading the book and just watched the DVD while I was walking on the treadmill (not running). I don't think walking counts as multi-tasking because the one task (walking) is an automatic task.
Since I want to know how to learn faster and better, I liked the 2 rules on memory. For short or long term memory we need to repeat things a few times to ourselves. Perhaps I should rephrase - repetition works.
Of course, no book on the brain would be complete without a rule on sleep. The obvious gist is to sleep well -- think well. We know how to do it but don't always do it well.
He also talked about the negative impact of stress. My personal beleif is largely stress is an inappropriate reaction to external stumuli. When you can understand that, you can deal with it so that it does not become stressful.
He talked about remembering more by stimulating more senses and how we remember more when things are emotionally charged. He also noted that vision is the strongest sense.
His finally rule was exploration -- we are powerful and natural explorers. Curiosity is good. I like that rule since I am naturally curious and naturally a learner.
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