Revitalize Your Brain, Reclaim Your Mental Energy Everyone knows the feeling after a long day—it is difficult to concentrate, make good decisions, or even empathize with others. This daily but completely natural decline in our mental capacity is called "ego depletion, " a state of mind that miraculously but naturally disappears after a good night's sleep. However, more and more people are waking up in a perpetual state of ego depletion: their mental energy source is not recharging—it is actually shrinking. We live in a chronically exhausted society with disastrous consequences for ourselves, society, and future generations. In The Exhausted Brain, Dr. Michael Nehls uncovers the source of our mental energy. He reveals where our "brain battery" is located, what function it serves within our brain, and how we can stop and reverse the decline in its capacity—with profound consequences for our mental wellbeing and social capacity. In short, this book will change the world.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1: THE HUMAN BRAIN’S EXECUTIVE CENTER
- CHAPTER 2: EGO DEPLETION—ACUTE LOSS OF MENTAL POWER
- CHAPTER 3: THE SEARCH FOR THE FRONTAL LOBE BATTERY
- CHAPTER 4: THE NATURE OF MENTAL ENERGY
- CHAPTER 5: GROWTH AND SHRINKAGE OF THE FRONTAL LOBE BATTERY
- CHAPTER 6: CONSEQUENCES OF A SHRINKING FRONTAL LOBE BATTERY
- CHAPTER 7: EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN MIND
- CHAPTER 8: ON THE MEANING OF LIFE
- CHAPTER 9: THE SOCIAL PERSON
- CHAPTER 10: WHY WE SLEEP
- CHAPTER 11: EATING SENSIBLY FOR YOUR SENSES
- CHAPTER 12: HUMAN—THE ANIMAL OF MOTION/ANIMAL OF MOVEMENT
- CHAPTER 13: OUR DAILY POISON
- CHAPTER 14: ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE—FINAL CHAPTER?
- In Gratitude
- Recommended Reading
- Notes
- Image Credits
- Index
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