Don’t Even Think About it: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change

by George Marshall
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Good Books rating 4.5
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  • ID: 4900
  • Added: 2025-10-22
  • Updated: 2025-10-22
  • Reviews: 3
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app.thestorygraph.com · Unknown · 2025-10-22
excellent 4.50

The reviewer highly recommends 'Don’t Even Think About it: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change' for its powerful strategies on change, particularly in education. They appreciate the book's practical advice and engaging storytelling, which makes the content memorable and impactful.

The reviewer is very enthusiastic about 'Don’t Even Think About it: Why Our Brains are Wired to Ignore Climate Change', describing it as a book that could change your life. They find the book extremely relevant, especially for educators like themselves, who are constantly looking for ways to improve. The reviewer highlights the book's effective use of storytelling to teach powerful strategies for change. One particular strategy that resonated with them is the concept of 'bright spots', which involves identifying and learning from successful practices. They also appreciate the book's practical advice and engaging narrative, which makes the content memorable and impactful. Overall, the reviewer believes that this book is a must-read for anyone looking to make changes in their life or work.

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    Yes, today is International Heath Brothers Day. I wanted to share both of these books at once. While MADE TO STICK is a bit-narrowly-focused-but-good, their latest effort, SWITCH: HOW TO CHANGE THINGS WHEN CHANGE IS HARD, could change your life. Seriously. If you want to change anything in your life or work, this book is for you.

    As an educator, I find it extremely relevant to my daily attempts to make things better.

    This is why we need to do more to share best practices in the field of education! But don’t get me started. Just read the book: you’ll see.

tracinggreen.uk · Unknown · 2025-10-22
entertaining 4.50

The book provides practical tools to build and reinforce habits, focusing on the analytical and emotional aspects of the brain, as well as external factors. The authors use case studies to illustrate their points, making the book both useful and entertaining.

The book 'Switch' by Chip and Dan Heath offers valuable insights into making consistent, long-term changes by focusing on three key factors: the analytical brain (The Elephant), the emotional brain (The Rider), and external factors (The Path). The authors provide practical advice, such as setting small goals, emphasizing future outcomes, and creating action triggers. They also caution against the Fundamental Attribution Error, which can hinder personal growth. The book is well-structured, blending academic research with engaging case studies, making it both informative and enjoyable to read. The methods discussed are not only useful for changing others' behaviors but also for improving one's own life.

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    Shrink the change. Set small goals and increase them over time, so the change is not overwhelming.

    Point to the Destination. A teacher's first-grade class was struggling behaviorally and academically. She began emphasizing "You will be third graders soon", repeating this phrase often in her tuition. The students internalized it and began to adopt behaviors consistent with older kids.

    The authors’ style is a good mix of academic and casual. They present case studies but focus on the human aspects and the outcomes of those studies.

living-organically.com · Unknown · 2015-05-18
positive 4.50

The reviewer found the book insightful and practical, particularly in its application to personal and professional change. They appreciated the real-world examples and the emphasis on the importance of environment in shaping behavior.

The reviewer found Switch to be a compelling and practical guide to understanding and implementing change. They particularly appreciated the book's focus on the tension between the rational and emotional minds and how overcoming this tension can lead to successful change. The reviewer also found the real-world examples to be particularly compelling, such as the story of the medical interns who successfully challenged an entrenched medical practice. They also appreciated the book's emphasis on the importance of shaping the environment to facilitate change, which they found to be particularly relevant to their own experiences in the classroom. Overall, the reviewer found the book to be a valuable resource for anyone looking to make meaningful changes in their personal or professional life.

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    I was already inclined to believe the validity of the structure that the Heaths outline because I've practiced some of it already without using the same words

    most especially Shaping the Path, as I give a lot of thought to the environment of my preschool classroom.

    Parsing the elements involved in a successful campaign for change makes me feel more equipped to do that in other contexts.

    I really quite enjoyed this book. It was one of those books that had me talking to people about it before I finish reading it.

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