Arman’s Reviews > Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body > Status Update

Hell yeah. Alter those traits.

As soon as the book seems to veer in a more digestible direction in terms of reading, I can’t help but now notice every single time they mention results can’t be replicated. It is interesting that even small amounts of meditation can have anti-inflammatory effects though.

The hour of stillness meditation concept in ‘Lightness of Being’ was interesting. I’m finding the ending sections of these chapters to be the most entertaining part. I feel like I would want to read an academic textbook on this subject rather than this book - I think it’s trying to be both pop-science and a thorough literature review all at once and I am not a fan.

This book is very boring. Might end up being a DNF.