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amelianotthepilot 's review for:
Into the Magic Shop
by James R. Doty
Going into this book I thought it was going to be another boring philosophy book like the other books on Namjoon's list but this was actually quite good.
It's a memoir of a neurosurgeon and how he used mindfulness and intention setting to get far in life. The story starts from his childhood growing up as the protective younger brother in a poor household with a suicidal, depressed mother and an alcoholic father. By chance, he ends up meeting a woman who takes him under her wing and teaches him meditation and mindfulness and he uses it throughout the rest of his life to surpass his upbringing.
I enjoyed the first half it was very interesting but the second half wasn't as interesting in my opinion cause it was more surgery and neuroscience based.
It's a memoir of a neurosurgeon and how he used mindfulness and intention setting to get far in life. The story starts from his childhood growing up as the protective younger brother in a poor household with a suicidal, depressed mother and an alcoholic father. By chance, he ends up meeting a woman who takes him under her wing and teaches him meditation and mindfulness and he uses it throughout the rest of his life to surpass his upbringing.
I enjoyed the first half it was very interesting but the second half wasn't as interesting in my opinion cause it was more surgery and neuroscience based.