Review: √ Some Ideas to Try
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2014
Many of the ideas listed here seem useful and may be helpful, but I don't really see much new or creative in this book.  The discussion for each topic consists of just a page or so of summary, high-level information.Here's the main problem: I don't see much support, or scientific citation for the ideas suggested, although the author cites his own personal experience for some of the suggestions. That's valid and useful, but not extremely convincing, since one person's experience might be completely different than most folks. As written, it's mostly just one man's opinion of some ideas.Here are the main chapters:■ Try the "Lumosity" web site■ Get proper exercise and do fasting■ Schedule Sleep into 2 sessions instead of 1■ Read a Lot■ Try Binaural Beat Meditatin■ Try Neuro-Linguistic Programming■ Try New Mental Activity like archery or aerobics■ Consider supplements■ Start kids off rightSuggestion: Some of the ideas could work, but the support for the ideas is so weak that I can't be sure.  For example, on "Sleep Scheduling," the author says, "They did a sleep experiment."  For all the reader knows, this experiment could have been 3 guys in a dorm room at the Y, or it might have been a 3 year experiment at Harvard, with results published in prominent journals.  So the reader can't gauge how credible the idea is.√ In summary, a very quick read to get some high level ideas; I'm not sure how useful this book will be for most readers.