Whole Brain Thinking

Whole Brain Thinking

I can’t lie, I’ve mostly been reading what I call “airport fiction” lately – those series of novels that are the literary equivalent of Law and Order or CSI.
But I did make time for this book – Whole Brain Thinking by Jill Bolte Taylor.  You may have seen her Ted Talk or read her earlier book My Stroke of Insight.  She is a neuroscientist who suffered a massive stroke.
In this book refines the idea of left/brain right brain differences, pointing out that each side of the brain has a “thinking” and “feeling” center.  Her model of these four “characters” and how we can negotiate among them to make better decisions and improve our relationships is sticking with me in ways in didn’t anticipate.