The Mindfulness Edge

PrefaceA Note on Best Enjoying This Book

Please don't be intimidated by the subtitle of this book, or by the fact that the coauthor is a super genius neuroscientist who has worked at leading research institutions, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. The main text, which is in my voice, will not delve deeply into neuroscience and is a fairly easy and highly practical read.

Although I'll mention quite a bit of research and shed some light on the latest understanding of how we can rewire our brains for leadership excellence, the more in-depth discussions of neuroscience research, and other interesting studies, are set aside from the main text in sections called “Neuro Notes.” If you'd like to go a bit deeper with the neuroscience for your own education, or so you can sound cool at dinner parties, or just to add to the enjoyment of the book, I encourage you to read the Neuro Notes. If you don't think the extra scientific depth is necessary, you can skip the Neuro Notes and stick with the main text without fear of losing the main thrust of the book.

The Neuro Notes are written by the aforementioned super genius neuroscientist, Tim Gard, PhD. In addition to writing the Neuro Notes, Dr. Gard has been instrumental in finding the most recent, relevant research for this book. He also worked with me on the main text to help improve it in many ways, including ...