Bright young people, fascinating minds

Did you know that nowadays a ten-year-old has more information than a Roman emperor? That a fifteen-year-old has more information than the Greek philosophers? And that a twenty-year-old has more information than the genius Leonardo da Vinci had at his fingertips? There is no doubt: that's a lot of information for one mind! The excess of information and mental activity can hinder the construction of knowledge and subject the brain to stress. Clear signs of stress: Waking up tired; Impatient behavior; Headaches; Anger at minor obstacles; Difficulty concentrating; Memory lapses. These symptoms, among many others, are currently displayed by an increasing number of young people. How can they learn to deal with these high levels of stress and transform the excess of information into an opportunity for intellectual enrichment? By reading this book, throughout which the renowned author and psychotherapist Augusto Cury engages in a direct dialogue with young people, addressing the problems and concerns that most trouble them and offering the tools to fully develop the brilliant minds they possess.n