Mental Constructs

What does everyone want? A good life filled with great family, friends, career success, and a wonderful partner. The real question everyone is looking for is how to get the life they want. The world is scary for most of us: increasing income inequality, social media distractions, economic and financial hardships that make it harder for the modern human to know what to do.

Attention is not just receptive, but actively creative of the world we inhabit. How we attend makes all the difference to the world we experience. And nowadays in the West we generally attend in a rather unusual way: governed by the narrowly focused, target-driven left hemisphere of the brain.

Are we "noble in reason"? Perfect, in God's image? Far from it, says New York University psychologist Gary Marcus. In this lucid and revealing book, Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but a "kluge", a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind - think duct tape, not supercomputer - that sheds light on some of the most mysterious aspects of human nature.

From a trans rights activist and athlete, an urgent guide that changes the conversation about gender identity. Anti-transgender legislation is being introduced in state governments around the United States in record-breaking numbers. Trans people are under attack in sports, healthcare, school...

Vivendo em uma sociedade ansiosa e estressante, estamos sempre preocupados com nossos compromissos, em resolver milhões de problemas, em ser cada vez melhores nos nossos empregos. Tal rotina acaba nos forçando a deixar de lado o nosso próprio Eu, uma falta de atenção terrível cujos únicos prejudicados somos nós mesmos. Augusto Cury, a partir de sua teoria da Inteligência Multifocal e de conceitos que aos poucos vem desenvolvendo em suas obras, instiga o leitor a um autoconhecimento essencial para o desenvolvimento de uma mente saudável.

Introducing "Stronghold," a gripping eBook that serves as a dynamic survival guide for navigating and thriving in a new ice age. This enticing eBook illuminates survival strategies in ways you've never seen before - blending the ancient wisdom of our ancestors with the marvels of modern science. Navigate through the frozen landscapes with 'Ice Age Revamped,' and chart the evolution from primitive caves to ingenious strongholds. Gain a refreshing perspective on resource utilization in frost-covered America. Stand tall with 'The Stone Shelter', a chapter echoing perseverance through time-...