About this episode

Dr. Ben Carson shares his life story and the transformative power of reading instilled by his mother.

How would you expect life to go for a child born in poverty to a teenage mother who didn’t get past the third grade? Famed neurosurgeon and politician Dr. Ben Carson is here to share his story and how the habit of reading, instilled by his mother, changed the course of his life. In this episode, Dr. Carson explains the psychological and practical effects that frequent, habitual reading can have on the minds and lives of the next generation and shows that you don’t have to be born into a...

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Ben Carson

Topics covered

• neurosurgery
• education
• reading habits
• overcoming adversity
• child development

Keywords

• Ben Carson
• reading
• education
• poverty
• neurosurgeon
• childhood
• psychological effects

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