A General Theory of Love by Thomas Lewis & Fari Amini & Richard Lannon Summary
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Neuroscience meets poetry in this revolutionary exploration of love's biological foundations. Three UCSF psychiatrists challenge our self-sufficiency obsession, revealing how emotional connections literally rewire our brains. What if modern society's greatest illness isn't physical, but our disconnection from each other?
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Why Your Heart Has Its Own Logic and the Architecture of Three Brains
A baby monkey clings to a cloth-covered dummy, ignoring the wire contraption dispensing milk just inches away. This wasn't supposed to happen. Behaviorists in the 1950s insisted that attachment was simply about food-satisfy hunger, create loyalty. But Harry Harlow's monkeys shattered that theory, choosing comfort over calories, warmth over sustenance. That single image-a tiny primate pressing against terrycloth-rewrote our understanding of love itself. What those experiments revealed wasn't just about monkeys. They exposed a fundamental truth: we are wired for connection in ways that defy logic, transcend survival, and operate far below the reach of conscious thought. Your skull houses not one brain but three, stacked like evolutionary sediment. Deep inside lies the reptilian core-500 million years old, managing breath and heartbeat with cold efficiency. This ancient structure knows nothing of love or loyalty; it operates on instinct, territory, and dominance. Watch office politics unfold or nations quarrel over borders, and you're witnessing this primordial brain at work. Then came the revolution. About 200 million years ago, mammals developed the limbic system-the emotional brain. This changed everything. Reptiles abandon their eggs without a backward glance, but mammals nurse, nurture, and form bonds. The limbic brain gave us the hippocampus for memory, the amygdala for emotion, and something unprecedented: the capacity to care. Puppies wrestle in mock combat, saying one thing with their teeth while meaning another with their tails. That's the limbic brain-the birthplace of emotional complexity. Our newest addition, the neocortex, expanded dramatically over two million years. It enables speech, planning, abstract reasoning-everything we consider distinctly human. Yet here's the paradox: this thinking brain that feels so in control actually fires up milliseconds *after* decisions are made elsewhere. Your sense of free will might be your neocortex explaining choices your emotional brain already committed to. This fragmented architecture explains why you can't simply decide to fall out of love or logic your way to happiness. The emotional brain speaks a language reason cannot translate.
The Invisible Symphony Between Us
Your Body Needs Other Bodies to Function
Why We Keep Choosing the Wrong Person
How Love Rewires the Brain and Why Change Takes Years
The Price of Modern Disconnection
Reclaiming Our Relational Nature
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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