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Think, Learn, Succeed

Think Learn Succeed : Understanding and Using Your Mind to Thrive at School, the Workplace, and in Life by Dr. Caroline Leaf was a very interesting and timely read for me. I am starting work on my graduate degree next week and thought that this book provided a lot of information and tips that will be helpful for me to implement in my studies.

The first section of the book contains the mindset guide which is broken up into 16 easy to use and understand sections. My favorite part about these sections is the list of questions that is provided to better make use of the information.

The second part of the book contains a quiz so that we can better understand the way in which we think. This part also has helpful ideas on how to increase different areas of the brain. For example, if you would like to increase your musical thinking then you could play classical music in the background. Most of these tips seem to be simple things that will be easy to implement.

The third part of the book discusses the learning process and the different ways in which we take in information. This section also includes tips on how to best apply the information so that we can use our brains to the best of their ability.

The final section gets deeper into the scientific side of thinking. A bit of this area of the book felt a little overwhelming but it was still interesting information to know.

I look forward to trying out some of the tips in this book and seeing if I can alter my mindset to be more efficient. I really enjoyed this book and recommend to anyone that would like to work towards reaching their full potential.

I received a copy of this book from Baker Books in exchange for my honest review.

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