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Three books about science and philosophy that will blow your mind
Last year I wrote a long-ass post detailing a bunch of books I read and loved. Since then I’ve read a bunch more, but instead of going through all of them, I’d like to talk about the last three that have had a disproportionate effect on my understanding of the world.
Actually, these three books have blown my damn mind.
- Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza
- Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
- Trying Not to Try by Edward Slingerland
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself
Epiphanies tend to appear with perfect timing in my life, at least it feels that way lately. This book came to me through a former colleague with whom I’d reconnected after being let go from my job, and within minutes of starting it, I was on a journey of enlightenment.
Breaking the Habit (BTH) details the cumulative learnings of the author’s work in neuroscience, epigenetics, and quantum physics first, then provides a practical guide to meditation and manifestation.
The thesis is that if we want changes (or different results) in our lives with some intentionality, we must first tap into our subconscious, identify and surrender our…
