andreweverett360 Book Review, General

Einstein’s Dreams

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Einstein’s Dreams
by Alan P. Lightman

Einstein’s Dreams is historical fiction based on Albert Einstein’s study of the relativity of time, or time dilation.  The book is formatted like a journal of Einstein’s dreams about 30 imaginary worlds where time functions differently. The book was written by Alan Lightman, a physicist and humanities professor at MIT. The author embeds observations on human behavior in  these stories.

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andreweverett360 Book Review, Psychology & Neuroscience

The Time Paradox

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The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life
by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd

This book is about time perspective.  The authors say that time-balanced people are “more successful in work and career and happier in relationships with family and friends… [and] live more fully in the here and now. Such a person is able to tie the past and the future to the present in meaningful continuity.”

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