Thou Shalt Not Be Aware

Hippel, William Von

A Next Big Idea Club Must Read of February 2025 From the author of The Social Leap comes this thought-provoking exploration into humans' two core evolutionary needs, for connection and autonomy, how the modern world has thrown them out of whack, and how we can rebalance them to improve our lives. Why do people who have so much--leading comfortable lives filled with unpreceden...

Penelope Gardner-Chloros

All about bilingualism, in science and in life: the benefits and controversies, the individual experience, and the social significance.Nearly half the world's people are bilingual, but many have no clear understanding of what—aside from being fluent in more than one language—bilingualism means. This lively introduction by linguist Penelope Gardner-Chloros covers everything a bi...

Shigehiro Oishi

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ BOOK • From one of our foremost psychologists, a trailblazing book that turns the idea of a good life on its head and urges us to embrace the transformative power of variety and experienceFor many people, a good life is a stable life, a comfortable life that follows a well-trodden path. This is the case for Shigehiro Oishi's father, who has lived ...

Power, S.

A neuroscientist's powerful framework for enhancing quality of life through the regulation of four key hormones: Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins (DOSE).The brain's ability to change and adapt is one of the most powerful tools we can harness to improve our lives. Renowned neuroscientist and co-founder of Neurify, Tj Power, believes in the human ability to optimize ...

Dr. Sunita Sah

Why is it so hard to speak up, even when we know something's wrong?This is the definitive book on defiance, a clear-eyed dissection of the forces that silence us, featuring groundbreaking research and legendary stories alongside everyday examples and strategies for how to unleash the power of a "True No."Many of us comply much more than we realize. How many times have you wante...

Laura Huang

From celebrated business school professor and author of Edge, a research-backed framework for honing and harnessing your intuition to make the right decisions and attain greater levels of achievement.What sets the most successful people apart? You may think that the correct answer is hard work (and it's certainly part of it), but in her interviews of the most accomplished indiv...

Miller, Alice

El cuarto mandamiento "Honrarás a tu padre y a tu madre", heredado de la moral tradicional nos exige que honremos y queramos a nuestros padres, pero oculta una amenaza. El que quiera seguirlo pese a haber sido despreciado o maltratado por sus padres sólo podrá hacerlo reprimiendo sus verdaderas emociones. Sin embargo, el cuerpo a menudo se rebela, con graves enfermedades, contr...

Miller, Alice

En su largo camino hacia el descubrimiento de las zonas olvidadas del alma humana, Alice Miller siempre ha intentado disolver las cortinas de humo con las que envolvemos nuestras verdades más dolorosas. Así, para explorar las causas y las claves de nuestras angustias, este ensayo identifica en la obra de figuras como Friedrich Nietzsche, Pablo Picasso o Buster Keaton aquellas p...

Miller, Alice

El saber proscrito nos descubre la raíz de muchos de nuestros males originados durante la infancia y, en particular, analiza las enseñanzas que recibimos a tan temprana edad. En efecto, los adultos «sofocan» muy pronto en el niño los conocimientos que este adquiere del mundo, con el fin de imponerle, a su vez, la educación trasmitida por otros adultos. La célebre psicoanalista ...

Miller, Alice

Este libro denuncia los estragos de una educación que se propone romper la voluntad del niño para convertirlo en un ser dócil y obediente, y demuestra cómo, fatalmente, el niño al que han pegado pegará a su vez, el que ha sido amenazado amenazará y el que ha sido humillado humillará. Alice Miller demuestra en esta extraordinaria obra de psicología que en el origen de la peor vi...

Miller, Alice

Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answer--and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.Far too many of us had to learn as children to hide our own feelings, needs, and memories skillfully in order to meet our parents' expectations and win their "...

Miller, Alice

Para satisfacer las expectativas de sus padres y conseguir su afecto, muchos niños se ven impelidos a realizar esfuerzos desmesurados para convertirse en lo que desde su más tierna infancia se ha esperado de ellos. Adoptan entonces, con brillantez y éxito, el papel que los demás quieren que representen, pero no se permiten expresar sus sentimientos, han perdido ya su identidad,...