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bookph1le's review against another edition
5.0
Fascinating. This is truly one of those life-changing books. The author makes a convincing argument, and when you really think deeply about what she's saying, it becomes easier to understand some of society's worst propensities and how the average person can overcome them. I truly feel that using some of the techniques she describes can made you a better parent/friend/general human being because they will give you a deeper understanding of both yourself and others. I'm with the author in that I find it extremely comforting that I can learn to change the way I perceive my emotions and, thus, exert greater control over myself.
Also, you don't need to have a degree in science to understand this book. She breaks things down into understandable layman's terms and provides lots of helpful and amusing anecdotes and examples. I laughed out loud multiple times. So while this book is valuable for the science it presents, it's also fun to read. I highly recommend it.
Also, you don't need to have a degree in science to understand this book. She breaks things down into understandable layman's terms and provides lots of helpful and amusing anecdotes and examples. I laughed out loud multiple times. So while this book is valuable for the science it presents, it's also fun to read. I highly recommend it.
chloezhou97's review
5.0
The idea of this book is very refreshing but the explanation is hard to grasp as someone not from a neuro nor psychology background. Yet the idea is new to me and the layout of arguments seems to be very comprehensive and systematic, I do like the idea and it will no doubt reshape my thinking and attitude from now on.
Yet again I still find that there's no fingerprint for emotions in the brain somehow too counterintuitive. Counterexamples in rare cases may not invalidate the whole arguments, of course statistically speaking, variations are always the norm. Since I am not reading any scientific research paper behind so I have very little to judge whether the findings are statistically speaking, valid ones. I am still not getting if we do see patterns in people's brains when certain stereotyped emotions are raised, how come we cannot attribute the area as the functional part of certain emotions. Is the author suggesting that emotions are only learned through social construct and are mere concepts and how we make sense of the brain activities of certain regions?
Anyway, I am still willing to give a high rating for this book at least for now because it is refreshing and intriguing while reading. Hopefully after I get to know more about the field and more knowledge I can review my comments and decides to what extend I can give credit to this new theory.
Yet again I still find that there's no fingerprint for emotions in the brain somehow too counterintuitive. Counterexamples in rare cases may not invalidate the whole arguments, of course statistically speaking, variations are always the norm. Since I am not reading any scientific research paper behind so I have very little to judge whether the findings are statistically speaking, valid ones. I am still not getting if we do see patterns in people's brains when certain stereotyped emotions are raised, how come we cannot attribute the area as the functional part of certain emotions. Is the author suggesting that emotions are only learned through social construct and are mere concepts and how we make sense of the brain activities of certain regions?
Anyway, I am still willing to give a high rating for this book at least for now because it is refreshing and intriguing while reading. Hopefully after I get to know more about the field and more knowledge I can review my comments and decides to what extend I can give credit to this new theory.