Happier Hour with Einstein

Download or read book Happier Hour with Einstein written by Melissa Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Happier Hour with Einstein: Another Round is an expansion of the original book, Happy Hour with Einstein, designed to illuminate those factors which impede or enhance learning, creativity, communication and collaboration for greater understanding of how the brain works and how to make it work better. Happier Hour with Einstein is a fascinating collection of neuroscientific discoveries and studies that explain how the human brain manages our experiences, knowledge, emotions, decisions, achievements, and failures which shape the mental models we create for ourselves and the world around us.Why do we make irrational decisions or jump to illogical conclusions? Why do some people avoid challenges while others embrace them? Why does rejection hurt so much?Why does laughter feel so good?How does failure make us smarter?Why are optimists more successful than pessimists?Armed with advanced technology, scientists have discovered the answers to these questions and additional explanations about how we learn and think.