I am fascinated by neuroscience and the way that the brain can be trained to heal itself.
This book points out ways that we can live healthier lives through retraining our minds.

Great book, shows a plethora tips and insights on improving the meat inside your head, would highly recommend, Can't wait for more books from this author.

I think the more we know about the world, the better prepared we are to deal with whatever is thrown at us. I like reading books from all over the psychology spectrum just for that! It's fun and it gives me an opportunity to look at the world in a way that's different from mine.

For a book that's supposed to explain why and how we're stuck when it comes to the inner workings of our mind, it's surely a very tangled read. I'm not sure if this is the best way to go about this. But I could see that a lot of work had been put into it. Maybe more bullet points and short chapters might help. Separate the chain of thoughts into narrower parts.

Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this in exchange for my honest review.

Mentalligence is not an easy read, but it is an important one if you wish to get yourself unstuck from buying into the societal "shoulds" that abound, making us feel that we're not good enough, can't do enough, like the proverbial gerbil running on a wheel to nowhere anywhere CLOSE to happy and fulfilled.

Kristen Lee tells us clearly that we have to work hard to unlearn most of what we have taken as truth since birth. This is a very interactive book. Lee breaks her chapters into eighteen sessions, explaining the purpose of what we are about to do, and then giving worksheet assignments. And lest you think that you are working on yourself only to make yourself happier, Lee reminds us that "What's the point of having personal success if it's not doing any good for anyone else?" "It's kinda not really about you. It's more than that."

Some snippets of things discussed include:
- just as a downward spiral can get out of control, an upward spiral will lead to more good.
- focus on the positive, on strengths not weaknesses
- be open to your feelings and deal with them, don't bury them. If you do, they'll just keep you "stuck" and unable to move on.
- be solution focused rather than problem focused
- abandon the once and done mode of thought. Focus on agility and resilience
- embrace ambiguity
- just because things around you are unstable doesn't mean you are
- focus on the potential for progress
- focus on the ripple effect of making positive changes in your life
- move from groupthink to universal thinking
- move from bias to solidarity; from polarized thinking to common ground thinking.

Yes, you may say you have heard and read alot of this before; but the worksheets force you to assess yourself honestly, and Lee provides practical information to help you move forward.

Certainly, she provides much food for thought.

Many thanks to NetGalley and HCI Books for allowing me to read an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I recommend Mentalligence for you who wants to know how to deal with nowadays society. Obviously @TheRealDrKris invite us to be not only better person but also how to stabilize our thinking in this massive era of information. It's a honour to read this.
#Mentalligence #grateful

An extensive book that tackles a lot of issues. I found the amount of ground it tried to cover overwhelming, and thought some of the issues were more specific to the American market. I had to keep checking when the author used her own experiences that she wasn't referring to one of her student case studies. The author is extremely knowledgeable and I think it is impressive the way she is constantly learning from her students and using their input for her own studies and learning.. However the book itself is trying to include too much, and the exercises were just a little bit too detailed. It might just be what someone else is looking for though, and the amount of work and expertise that has gone into it is commendable. Thank You and Good Luck with it

Lots of good information here for ideas about re-thinking to help quality of life. This book is firmly in the camp of popular self help books and sites many of those authors. I did not care for the format and organization of this one, however.

I really liked Mentalligence by Kristen Lee. It is well written and shows us how to overcome preconceived notions.