Book Reviews

All human beings share a common trait:  in one way or another, we want to move forward in life, improving ourselves and our situations.  Maybe your goal is emotional improvement, educational, financial, career goals, relationship improvement, or a combination of these and other qualities.  Regardless of our motivation and ambition, something often seems to be holding us back.

Bringing his experience and knowledge of eastern philosophies, ancient age-old wisdom, modern psychology and neurobiology, Dr. Garoli explains our brain's thought processes in a groundbreaking way that makes so much sense and offers a real clarity of the human situation and making changes.  His premise:   throughout the evolutionary process of brain development, a superimposed identify is formed.  This identity is referred to as an evolutionary "glitch".  This glitch seems to make life decisions for us.  Use of this book shows you the six major types of personae evolutionarily acquired and how to understand, confront and overcome them.

The writing is easy to understand and the author's style is both motivating and empowering.  A fascinating look at how we function, putting the tools of change easily within our reach.  Very helpful to anyone wanting to make life changes, unsure of why it is so hard to do.  If you have an interest in changing your life, or just like knowing more about how the brain and decision making processes work, you'll really learn alot from this book.  I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in brain function.

Laurie Coates, ReviewTheBook

Have you ever wondered why your life has followed a particular path? Perhaps life has thrown some ‘curve balls’ your way and you are not where you thought/hoped you would be twenty years ago. Did your dreams change? Did your career goals change? Perhaps your present state of being is created some health issues. Perhaps you are feeling overly tired for no apparent reason. Perhaps you have found yourself in an unsatisfactory situation and you lack the motivation to overcome this situation or to improve your sense of well-being. This is what is termed the “evolutionary glitch”. It is what Dr. Garoli defines as the persona, the relatively unknown and slightly misunderstood superimposed identity deep within an individual’s brain.

Dr. Garoli has spent fifteen years researching the persona. Combining the science of neurobiology and quantum physics with ancient wisdom (including Oriental philosophies and science), Dr. Garoli has identified six major types of personae: the Ephemeral/Sanguine Persona, the Grinding/Lymphatic Persona, the Controlling/Nervous Persona, the Egocentric/ Melancholic Persona, the Rebellious/Bilious Persona and the Minimalist/Phlegmatic Persona. In his book, The Evolutionary Glitch, Dr. Garoli challenges each of us to study these personae and to identify which persona is applicable to our personal situation. He challenges us to be complete honest in our assessment so that we can challenge this persona, which has taken over our lives. Throughout his book, Dr. Garoli assures us that identifying and confronting our persona will lead us to a better life, a healthier, more successful and more meaningful life.

Dr. Garoli has studied, researched and practiced both traditional and ancient Oriental neurological medicine. Lately, the focus of his research has been entirely based on a mixture of medicine, philosophy and information sciences. Dr. Garoli regularly gives seminars and presentations on his research findings.

In spite of the fact that Dr. Garoli’s book, The Evolutionary Glitch, is founded in years of academic and clinical research, the book is both concise in its presentation of information and understandable to the non-science minded reader.

Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Allbooks Reviews

I found The Evolutionary Glitch to be absolutely fascinating. It is written in a manner that combines science with philosophy. Rather than calling it a “self-help” type of book, Dr. Garoli refers to it as “self-challenging.” The process of identifying our Personas so that we can overcome our glitches is going to be challenging, because our Personas do not necessarily want to change. Even identifying which Persona we have takes some in-depth thought and discovery. However, the idea that I can get past those, “Why do I keep doing this, or thinking this way,” thoughts is incredibly appealing and makes me realize that it will be well worth the effort required so that I can live the life that I was meant to live, instead of the one that I find myself stuck in.

Paige Lovitt, Reader Views

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The Evolutionary Glitch provides readers with a self-challenge that
will change their perception of themselves and their world. Garoli
dives into new inspiring self-improvement methods that will empower
and motivate readers to succeed in all aspects of their lives. Using
the tools in this book will encourage a sense of self-reliance.

Garoli writes as a neurobiological evangelist, explaining that one’s current behavioral patterns are based on cellular changes resulting from early experiences of rejection. His worldly experiences unite Eastern philosophies with physiology and psychology in a reference based compendium of information for self improvement. The reader is provided with a set of exercises requiring a commitment of a few weeks to a few months, which Garoli advises if followed, will lead to the destructuring of the maladaptive elements of one’s existing Persona and the opportunity to create new healthy neural pathways leading to better personal and environmental adjustment. Dogmatic in his approach, Garoli supports his concepts with a multitude of references and quotes from well respected scholars.

Laurie Zelinger, PhD, RPT-S,
author of Please Explain Anxiety to Me

First of all, anytime you choose to delve into brain functions you are in for some deep study and thought. It is no different with Albert Garoli’s “The Evolutionary Glitch” because he takes us deep within neurobiology and quantum physics. Combine that with ancient wisdom and modern psychology and you get a thorough understanding that our emotional, mental and physical health is driven by social conditioning and learned experiences.

There is so much more to this book! Garoli provides a developmental program and understanding that is time-sensitive, cutting-edge, and a forerunner in the field of neuropsychology. Our society is finally grasping the fact that our behaviors, actions, and thoughts are driven by our internal conflicts. Albert Garoli, in “The Evolutionary Glitch” gives us the insight needed so we can make the changes within ourselves and create our own world that is problem-free.

Irene Watson, Reader Views

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Through fifteen years of proof-thirsty work, Albert Garoli, author of “The Evolutionary Glitch”, brings into focus an ancient ‘glitch’ in the common psyche, named the persona.

Assembled out of our cultural experiences and acting like a virus, this persona infects our emotional, mental and physical health. It isolates us from our natural way and from each other, sabotaging fulfillment.

Fusing modern neurobiology, quantum physics and ancient wisdom, the author provides exercises to break down these ingrained destructive neural pathways, so that we may once again be connected to our essential nature.

With direct application to Psychology, Vitality, Sustainability and Community, this manual for self-discovery provides a sound platform for self-challenge and a daring opportunity for us rise above the root of our problems.

Rowan Gorringe, Nutritionist & Herbalist

Once in awhile, a book comes along that changes everything. The Evolutionary Glitch was that book for me. This book gave me a whole new way of looking at the world, myself, and the people around me. Reading its pages was like removing the blinders from my eyes for the first time, that I didn’t even realise were there.

Written in a user-friendly, easy-to-understand way, this book has become my user manual for life. Since reading The Evolutionary Glitch, I see the world by its terms. I am armed with the knowledge about Personas; this helps me when I interact with people because I recognise the Persona in them, as well as the Persona in myself. I have become acutely aware of the signs in my life, and am getting better all the time at following them.

The Evolutionary Glitch doesn’t only provide life-changing information, it actually gives step-by-step exercises and tools to use to change destructive habits, and get back on track with your true life goals. The Evolutionary Glitch is a book that I come back to time and time again, and I always get something new and useful out of it. Albert Garoli has given the world a great gift with this book, and how different the world would be if everyone could read it!