HackerNews Readings: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker, Steve West, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

19 HN comments

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, Patrick Egan, et al.

4.6 on Amazon

16 HN comments

The Design of Everyday Things: Revised and Expanded Edition

Don Norman

4.6 on Amazon

15 HN comments

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

4.8 on Amazon

9 HN comments

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility" (Incerto)

Nassim Nicholas Nicholas Taleb

4.5 on Amazon

8 HN comments

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

Jonathan Haidt and Gildan Media, LLC

4.6 on Amazon

8 HN comments

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

Steven Pressfield and Shawn Coyne

4.6 on Amazon

5 HN comments

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

Michael Pollan and Penguin Audio

4.7 on Amazon

4 HN comments

The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

Norman Doidge

4.7 on Amazon

4 HN comments

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Malcolm Gladwell and Hachette Audio

4.4 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Maps of Meaning

Jordan B. Peterson and Random House Audio

4.8 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl , William J. Winslade, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain

Lisa Feldman Barrett, Cassandra Campbell, et al.

4.6 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Humankind: A Hopeful History

Rutger Bregman , Erica Moore, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.8 on Amazon

3 HN comments

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nullsenseonJuly 28, 2021

Making a solid attempt to quit this year. I think I've finally managed to close almost all the remaining loopholes I've found. I've been using Detoxify and Purity, in combination with Block (to block Chrome/YT 24/7 and the Play Store at night). I also physically restrict access to certain devices at certain times of day with the use of smart plugs and shutdown scripts.

What I learned is that the compulsion is ridiculously strong. I also learned I don't really miss it. Like... I'm ok without it. Addictions never feel that way, that's what makes it so hard to quit, but in reality it's been really nice to feel OK without it. It's also been much better for my marriage. Honestly even usage once a month is problematic I have found.

Years ago I read chapter 4 of "The Brain That Changes Itself" as that chapter is all about porn. It really opened my eyes. Glad I'm finally getting it sorted. I found it seriously worth kicking it out of my life.

igammaraysonMar 26, 2021

The Brain That Changes Itself. Life changing book. One of the surprising studies there shows how kids with all kinds of learning disabilities can be radically transformed just by being given cursive handwriting exercises. Brain development and activation under handwriting is measurable, and very different from typing or even printing.

igammaraysonMay 10, 2021

Read this book: The Brain That Changes Itself. You'll thank me later.

high_byteonJune 17, 2021

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch.

nearing the end of their life professors tend give one last lecture reflecting their life lessons. most people don't know it's their literal last lecture, but Randy was diagnosed with terminal cancer at 40s and he is an interesting guy I wish I could've met.

another one stretches slightly over 100 is The Brain That Changes Itself.