Timothy Caulfield – författare

'Caulfield wittily breaks down everyday dilemmas that might frazzle you . . . Relax encourages you to make decisions informed by evidence, in the hope that you might stop overthinking them.'PANDORA SYKES, THE TIMES'A handbook that is informed as well as wise.'OBSERVERA surprising, liberating and scientifically informed guide to overcoming the anxiety that permeates modern life.How many cups of coffee should I drink?Are work meetings really worth the time?Do I really have to floss?Award-winning public-health expert Timothy Caulfield tackles our daily dilemmas - from the moment we wake up to when we go to sleep - and the innumerable cultural, social and psychological forces shaping the decisions we make. Too often these decisions are dictated by concerns or beliefs about our world that simply aren't true. Caulfield shows that these misperceptions unnecessarily stress us out and cause us to waste time and money.Relax reveals a science-informed way out of this mess, helping to put your mind at ease.'Caulfield provides much needed sanity in a world of claims run amok . . . I devoured it.'DANIEL LEVITIN, author of The Organized Mind'Read this book - it will vaccinate you against misinformation!'DR JEN GUNTER, author of The Menopause ManifestoWINNER of the 2021 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book AwardWINNER of the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards' Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction

'Caulfield wittily breaks down everyday dilemmas that might frazzle you . . . Relax encourages you to make decisions informed by evidence, in the hope that you might stop overthinking them.'PANDORA SYKES, THE TIMES'A handbook that is informed as well as wise.'OBSERVERA surprising, liberating and scientifically informed guide to overcoming the anxiety that permeates modern life.How many cups of coffee should I drink?Are work meetings really worth the time?Do I really have to floss?Award-winning public-health expert Timothy Caulfield tackles our daily dilemmas - from the moment we wake up to when we go to sleep - and the innumerable cultural, social and psychological forces shaping the decisions we make. Too often these decisions are dictated by concerns or beliefs about our world that simply aren't true. Caulfield shows that these misperceptions unnecessarily stress us out and cause us to waste time and money.Relax reveals a science-informed way out of this mess, helping to put your mind at ease.'Caulfield provides much needed sanity in a world of claims run amok . . . I devoured it.'DANIEL LEVITIN, author of The Organized Mind'Read this book - it will vaccinate you against misinformation!'DR JEN GUNTER, author of The Menopause ManifestoWINNER of the 2021 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Book AwardWINNER of the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards' Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction

We make a ridiculous number of decisions every day, by some estimates the number is in the thousands. We make hundreds of decisions every day about food alone, decisions about getting up, how to brush our teeth, how much coffee to drink, how to get our kids to school, and so on. . In this important book, Timothy Caulfield will surprise you with a complete fact guide to everyday health decisions that will make you worry less. Who better to read to in this regard? Timothy Caulfield is the Canada Research Foundation Chair in Health Law and Policy, a professor in the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Public Health, and Director of Research at the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta.From getting dressed and going to work, to eating breakfast and vitamins, to parking the car and using a public restroom and then washing your hands. The author will organize your daily multitasking, prevent you from screaming, teach you to drink water and use nap time in ways you have never thought of before. This book by Timothy Caulfield did not become a bestseller for nothing. It will protect you from time panic, teach you how to hug and exercise again, and how to spend your time with your children. You''ll even read about washing dishes and whether the toilet seat is up or down. You will learn with him the dangers of binge watching TV and how to be careful with them, and he will walk you through the steps of washing your hair, flossing your teeth, and even sleeping.As you read this book, you will learn the rules of relaxation so that you do not let fear control your life, and where the risks may not be as bad as we think. You will learn not to be fooled by the illusion of difference, and how to put down your damn phone sometimes... Simply put: this is a book you should read.