[REVISION: Mentioning …: The Science” … makes it sound possibly too technical. The sub-headings here should be: The Science of Learning from Mentors | The Science of Mirror Neurons; The Science of Mental Simulation; The Science of Memory ]
In order to appreciate the immense learning power of good biographies, it’s helpful and motivating to know how science has shown exactly why this is so.
The more you grasp the recent discoveries in science that show what happens in the brain when we read and learn biographies, the more you’ll want to devour the stories of these incredibly people. The more you fully absorb each innovator’s story, the more that person will effectively serve as a kind of mentor to you.
This is an incredibly powerful form of both learning and motivation.
[OLD TEXT: The promise made to you here is as simple as it is ambitious: reading and learning these bios will change you.
If you have kids and are hoping to influence them in their education and career, these can be an incredible way to help guide them.
