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SUMMARY:WI Book Festival Author Event: Everyday Genius - Hacks to Boost Your Memory\, Focus\, Problem-Solving\, and Much More (Nelson Dellis)
DESCRIPTION:October 18th\n12-1pm\nCentral Library – Lower-Level Program Room \nPresented in partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival. \nWhat if genius isn’t something you’re born with—it’s something you build? \nEveryday Genius\, by six-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis\, upgrades your everyday life through practical skills\, whether it’s memorizing names at a new job\, doing lightning-fast mental math when it counts\, honing decisive intuition\, and beyond. \nIn 2009\, after watching his grandmother struggle with Alzheimer’s\, Nelson Dellis set out to strengthen his own mind. That mission led to six USA Memory Championships\, two Guinness World Records\, and a career dedicated to proving that anyone can develop genius-level cognitive abilities. \nEveryday Genius teaches you to memorize names and faces instantly\, speed-read with deep comprehension\, calculate mentally with surprising accuracy\, and focus intensely when it matters most. You’ll learn strategies for chess and strategic games\, techniques for acing exams and public speaking\, and methods for creative problem-solving that help you see connections others miss.From mastering a Rubik’s Cube to holding complex ideas in your head\, from reading a room to thinking on your feet—this book gives you the mental toolkit for a sharper\, more engaged life. At a time when outsourcing our thinking has never been easier\, Everyday Genius shows you how to reclaim and strengthen your most valuable asset: your brain. \nYou have far more potential than you realize—an inner genius waiting to be awakened. This book unlocks it. \nHosted by Laura Anne Bird. \nCheck out more Wisconsin Book Festival & Wisconsin Science Festival partner events here!
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/wi-book-festival-author-event-everyday-genius-hacks-to-boost-your-memory-focus-problem-solving-and-much-more-nelson-dellis/
LOCATION:Madison Public Library – Central Library\, 201 W Mifflin St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
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SUMMARY:WI Book Festival Author Event: A Little More Social - How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness\, Health\, and Connection (Nicholas Epley)
DESCRIPTION:October 18th\n1:30-2:30pm\nCentral Library – Lower-Level Program Room \nPresented in partnership with the Wisconsin Book Festival. \nThere is a paradox at the core of human life. We are a highly social species uniquely equipped to connect with other people and doing so is better for us. Yet we so often choose to be unsocial. We avoid talking to the stranger who sits next to us. We struggle to move beyond small talk with an acquaintance. We are reluctant to express our gratitude to people we appreciate. Every day\, we avoid opportunities to connect with strangers\, neighbors\, colleagues\, friends\, and family. By missing those moments\, we miss out on all the benefits of a more social life—one that is happier and healthier for everyone. \nUniversity of Chicago psychologist and author of Mindwise\, Nicholas Epley has spent his career studying the way we connect\, and he has found that our social fears often keep us from reaching out. But Epley shows us how to seize the small moments with insights such as: \n\nSocial connection is a choice we make based on expectations about how others will respond to us—expectations that tend to be overly pessimistic.\nIntroverts and extroverts alike benefit from choosing to be a little more social.\nMistaken expectations can cause us to avoid interacting in ways that create strong connections—such as having a conversation—in favor of less satisfying interactions—such as social media or texting.\nWhile many books promise one big fix\, making a habit of small connections is much more likely to improve your life.\nThe habits and practices that Epley advocates are approachable. The beauty of this book is that small acts have an outsized impact on the most important parts of our lives.\n\nBridging the gap between two people is easier than we think\, and success more likely\, if we choose to be a little more social. \nIn conversation with Shannon Henry Kleiber. \nCheck out more Wisconsin Book Festival & Wisconsin Science Festival partner events here!
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/wi-book-festival-author-event-a-little-more-social-how-small-choices-create-unexpected-happiness-health-and-connection-nicholas-epley/
LOCATION:Madison Public Library – Central Library\, 201 W Mifflin St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
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