Neurons & Narratives: A Teen Brain Operators Manual - Brossura

Linsenbardt, Mark

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798998593833

Casa editrice: Sapient America, 2026

Riassunto

Your brain is changing. It would be nice to know what it's doing.

Ever get into an argument and realize halfway through that you're making it worse, but you keep going anyway? Or get so angry about something that, an hour later, you can't quite explain why it bothered you that much?

Maybe you've noticed that what your friends think matters more than it used to. Or that adults keep telling you to think before you act, which would be great advice if thinking always happened before acting.

Most of this makes a lot more sense once you know what your brain is doing.

Neurons and Narratives: A Teen Brain Operator's Manual (Teen Edition) explains what's happening inside your brain during adolescence, why you react the way you do, and how to get better at managing the parts that sometimes cause problems.

Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and twenty-five years of working with teenagers, Mark explains how your brain develops habits, builds stories about what's happening around you, and learns ways of dealing with people that can stick around long after they've stopped being useful.

Inside, you'll learn:

• Why criticism can feel like an attack, even when you know someone is just trying to help.

• How your brain builds automatic reactions, and what you can do when those reactions keep getting you into trouble.

• Why your version of what happened feels completely true, even when someone else remembers the same situation differently.

• Why friends and belonging matter so much, and how the people around you can influence decisions without ever pressuring you.

• How to recognize when an old habit isn't working, and start replacing it with something better.

• Why reliability, responsibility, and integrity matter, especially when you want adults to trust you with more freedom.

This isn't a book about being more obedient or agreeing with everything your parents say. You're supposed to develop your own opinions, question things, and figure out who you want to be.

But there's a difference between making your own decisions and letting an automatic reaction make them for you.

Some of the habits you're using right now developed when you were little. They made sense then. Some still do. Others may be getting in the way of the independence you're trying to build.

The more you understand how your brain works, the more say you have in what you do with it.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Sapient America
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798998593833
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 156
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