kennyk63's review

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4.0

Just finished reading my first book of 2020. 24 more to go. I plan to completely crush my goal of 25.

Main Take Away: A regular practice of Meditation can be extremely healthy. As Christians, we can sometimes over spiritualized things to the exclusion of practices that can help us develop true Christ-like character.

new_babylon's review

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5.0

Easily my favorite of the year. Will read again soon.

rbogue's review

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For the most part, popular psychology isn’t exactly positive on your ability to really change your core personality, your default way of being. Sure, it accepts that you can learn new coping skills and occasionally better ways of responding emotionally, but for the most part, the assumption is that your core personality is set. This runs in stark contrast to the research about neural plasticity. Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body explains – with science – how our perception of things that are unchangeable may be changeable after all.

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jackpumpkinhead's review

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

sve100's review

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3.0

Some interesting insights, but nothing radical really.

hologlam's review

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informative inspiring mysterious

4.5

jona_thon's review

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3.0

Validating, candy read of a book

isaiahyip's review

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challenging informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

mapefer3's review

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challenging informative inspiring slow-paced

3.5

ashleygrossreads's review

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hopeful informative slow-paced

3.0