MITHU STORONI
Mithu Storoni is a University of Cambridge-trained medical doctor (MD), certified in Ophthalmology, and also holds a PhD in Neuro-ophthalmology. She has undertaken research in Neuro-ophthalmology and Perceptual Neuroscience at Cambridge, in London and at Harvard Medical School. Before recently relocating to Hong Kong, she was a Clinical Research Fellow at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square, London. She speaks five languages and is a teacher of hot yoga.
HYPEREFFICIENT
US: Little Brown Spark, 2024, UK: Yellow Kite
*A Next Big Idea Club’s Must-Read Book Selection
Optimize your life using science-backed advice and discover how to get your brain working at peak efficiency.
We all know how to nudge our brains to perform better. A strong cup of coffee helps us get through a dull meeting, and a brisk walk helps us think more clearly. But what if some nudges could optimise how we focus, create and process information even more effectively, to take mental performance to new heights?
Today, most office workers are expected to operate with industrial-era efficiency. Yet the work that matters most in our technology-dominated workplace – generating brilliant ideas, solving complex problems, and learning – can’t be manufactured like outputs on an assembly line. Instead, we need a new, HYPEREFFICIENT way of working: rather than imposing the rhythms of work on our brains, Dr. Mithu Storoni proposes we impose the rhythm of our brains on our work.
Storoni explains that our brains function like a car’s engine, with multiple gears that put our brains in optimal mode for different mental challenges. Drawing on the latest research, she shows us how to seamlessly shift our brains into the best gear for the tasks we need to be doing, so we can perform at our best throughout the day, every day.
“Read this book! Mithu Storoni’s unique strategy doesn’t just preserve brain health and longevity, it promises to escalate mental performance to new heights and improve the way we work.”―Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Blue Zones
STRESS-PROOF: THE SCIENTIFIC SOLUTION TO PROTECT YOUR BRAIN AND BODY--AND BE MORE RESILIENT EVERY DAY
Perigee/Penguin, 2017
*One of Book Authority’s best stress-management books of all time
A cutting-edge guide to handling and preventing stress, based on the latest neurological research
Experiencing short bursts of stress is an inevitable aspect of life in the 21st century. Emerging research is uncovering a delicate balance between two aspects of the brain that decides if a short stressful episode will turn into a systemic overload, eventually leading to inflammation, anxiety, depression, and other chronic health issues.
This practical and groundbreaking guide reveals what happens in our brains and bodies when stress gets out of control–and what we can do to strengthen our natural defenses so that our minds remain sharp, clear, and resilient, no matter what life throws at us.
Each chapter examines a stress agent–including inflammation, an out-of-sync body clock, cortisol, and emotional triggers–and presents simple ways to minimize effects with everyday changes in diet, lifestyle, behavior and exercise, The book tells you how to plan for a bad day, an afternoon slump, a stressful encounter, a bout of insomnia or jetlag, and other stress triggers with everyday changes in diet, lifestyle, behavior, and exercise, and includes surprising strategies involving music, eye movements, body temperature, and more.
Indiebound