Grok: A journey of insights to understanding

By Harold Phillips

The title of this book, Grok, comes from a science fiction book called Stranger in a Strange Land, written in the early 1960s by Robert Heinlein. A Martian word without a direct English translation, Grok means to express a deep, profound level of comprehension and understanding of something, to be one with the thing that is Groked or understood.I wrote Grok to provide greater insight and understanding of how we can Grok what it means to be human; to examine our thoughts and beliefs and ponder what it is that motivates us. In addition to helping you analyze and understand your thinking, this book will provide some tools to help you improve your thinking and help you to recognize biases in yourself and others. Through an understanding of our self and others, we can improve our interpersonal relationships. We all are in relationships, and when we have good healthy relationships, we add to our happiness, and this enriches our life. Although Grok addresses very diverse subjects in each chapter, each topic is intended to provide further insight into our thoughts and beliefs. The sections are interrelated so that those insights from one chapter or concept are developed and considered further in the chapters that follow. This book intends to take you on a journey of discovery and self-understanding. Ideas and concepts of experts from various sources are presented for your consideration. Important concepts are expressed without going into great technical detail. The social concepts presented assume we're talking about the general population and is not intended to be applicable to everyone. Our mental development and thinking are expressed and painted with a pretty broad brush; scientific ideas are defined and expressed in layman's terms. By exploring and understanding the concepts which make up our conscious being we are given the ability to Grok who we are. There is lots of information presented in a few pages. The total length of this book is short, but each chapter could be made into its' own book. In just the first chapter I try to explain the biology of how you were brought into the world, the details of your conception, pregnancy, and birth. Then you are presented with a theory or model of human mental capabilities and development. Grok is intended to take the jigsaw puzzle of life and put some of the major pieces together to help you to see and understand the larger picture. I did not use footnotes as I feel they detract from reading and send you down a rabbit hole where you tend to lose your train of thought. I attempted to include the sources in the writing, but may have not always cited the source in all cases. I hope you will forgive this flaw, it is not my intention to claim credit or originality for the ideas presented.The first several chapters of Grok lay the foundation for building on the more important concepts presented in the later chapters. The later chapters are more relevant for you to Grok. The early chapters introduce some theories of respected psychologists that attempt to provide a general model to help explain our human nature. I believe a well-lived life should include our continuous quest for knowledge and understanding. Knowledge and understanding come from integrating new information and experiences so that we can continue to grow as a person.My hope is that you enjoy reading this book and that you find a few gold nuggets amongst these pages.I believe this book will help you Grok.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 172380570X
• ISBN13: 9781723805707
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"