Contents of the book:
Introduction
PART I: MAXIMUM BRAINPOWER IN THE REAL WORLD
1. Why Experts Know Nothing
2. The False Lessons of False Alarms
3. The Many Dangers of Experience
4. Disordered Thought or Genius?
5. Don’t Be Blind: Getting the Brain to See Afresh
PART II: THE CASE FOR HEAVY MENTAL LIFTING
6. The Font of Cognitive Fitness
7. Build Cognitive Reserves
8. Lonely Neurons Die
9. The Way the Brain Changes and Grows
PART III: CHANGE AS A PATHOGEN
10. Why Not Chase After Change?
11. Denial of Stress
12. The Healing Power of Hope
PART IV: WHAT TO DO
13. Life Is Not Enough to Challenge the Brain
14. Occupational Agility
15. Education for Change
PART V: LOOKING AHEAD
16. Too Ancient for Our Lives
17. Sailors Passing Through a Port
18. Leave Room Enough to Think