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Books That Changed My Life!

Books That Changed My Life  If you want your life to be different… READ! Words are thoughts that when shared are accepted as good ideas or bad ideas. Every single word you hear or read consciously or subconsciously shapes your beliefs and therefore they shape your life. Below you will find seventy-seven books from my personal recommended reading list. These books have changed my life. I am grateful to each author whose words shaped my soul. If you want your life to be different… read! Allyson Lewis’ Top 10 Must Read Books Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Acct of Operation Redwing & the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10  by Marcus Lutrell Man’s Search for Meaning  by Victor Frankle Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage  by Alfred Lansing The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science  by Norman Doidge Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience  by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi How to Win Friends and Influence Peo...

Why do we dream?

Science has made great progress in deepening our  understanding  of dreaming . Still, there is no answer to the question:  Why do we dream? There are, however, a great number of theories being explored. While some scientists posit that dreaming has  no direct function—but instead is a consequence of other biological processes that occur during  sleep —many studying sleep and dreams believe dreaming serves a  primary  purpose. Theories of dreaming span scientific disciplines, from  psychiatry  and psychology to neurobiology. Some current theories suggest that dreaming is: A component and form of   memory  processing ,  aiding  in the  consolidation  of  learning and short-term memory to long-term memory storage. An extension of waking consciousness,  reflecting  the experiences of waking life. A  means  by which the mind works through difficult, complicated, unsettling thoughts, e...