Discover How to Thrive in a Distracted World
Dr. Gina Anderson Launches Thrive: How Learning Can Ignite a New Way Forward
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – In a world inundated by endless notifications and fleeting dopamine rushes, Dr. Gina Anderson’s new book, Thrive: How Learning Can Ignite a New Way Forward, offers a transformative guide for reclaiming meaningful connection and purpose. Launching January 9, 2025, this groundbreaking book blends cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and personal insight to help readers rediscover their inner selves and cultivate resilience in today’s hyper-connected yet isolating society.
“As a learning scientist and CEO of Luma Brighter Learning, a learning technology company, I see how our environment and habits shape our mental health,” said Dr. Anderson. “Technology should enhance learning and connection, not isolate us or wear us down. This book provides tools to understand our brain’s potential and use it to foster authentic relationships and thrive.”
Drawing from scientific research and her expertise as a learning scientist, Dr. Anderson unpacks the paradox of modern life: although we have unprecedented opportunities to connect, many of us feel lonelier and more disengaged than ever. The industry her company supports connects with drivers who spend the majority of their days in their trucks and inadvertently inside their heads. She wanted to write strategies for the drivers and anyone who is feeling disconnected and alone.
Citing the U.S. Surgeon General’s declaration of a national loneliness epidemic and findings from Harvard Medical School and other sources, she highlights the critical need for meaningful social bonds and the role of learning in personal transformation.
Dr. Anderson’s insights challenge readers to reflect on their own habits and reconnect with what truly matters. She provides meaningful self-reflection exercises in the book.
Far from advocating for a tech-free life, Thrive empowers readers to navigate the noise, embrace the joy of learning, and foster relationships that feed the soul.
Thrive: How Learning Can Ignite a New Way Forward is available in paperback and eBook formats on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
About Dr. Gina Anderson
Dr. Gina Anderson is on a mission to help organizations grow their safety cultures through meaningful learning that inspires and engages employees. For more than 25 years, she has focused her attention on studying how adults best learn, consistently growing her methodology by engaging with transportation and logistics companies.
Dr. Anderson is the CEO of Luma Brighter Learning, an award-winning learning company 2X recipient (2024 and 2023) of the prestigious INC. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies award. Anderson routinely publishes new, measurable, science-based techniques specifically focused on driver learning to help companies improve their safety scores and uphold compliance. She wrote the book: Thrive: How Learning Can Ignite a New Way Forward. She also is the best-selling contributing author of the book, “Perspectives on Invisible Illnesses.”
She is the creator and host of the I Love Learning podcast, featuring leaders from across the world sharing what motivates them to learn, and an Inc. magazine learning thought leader and author. Anderson holds a Doctor of Education in instructional systems technology from Indiana University, where she also minored in learning science. She has a passion for helping people learn.
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