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Article: Books that made a difference to Ellen Pompeo: the best medicine for the Grey's Anatomy star? Nonfiction (an unconventional memoir! A gutsy travelogue! Economics! Spirituality! Men!), plus a head-scratching dose of Robertson Davies.(The Feeling of What Happens)
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- O, The Oprah Magazine
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- January 1, 2007
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I READ A LOT OF NONFICTION--especially books about the brain. I'm interested in Howard Gardner's theories of multiple intelligence. He believes that the standard IQ test measures only one kind of aptitude but that it doesn't account for other, equally important talents. His work makes sense to me: I have very little book smarts, I'm terrible at math, and I have next to no memory retention, but I'm strong in the emotional intelligence area.
Learning about the way people process information and their emotions is hugely helpful to my work. Antonio Damasio's The Feeling of What Happens, for instance, is very thought-provoking for an actor. He writes about the levels ...