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#1 When I opened my private practice as a psychologist, I was deluded about what I would be doing. I was expecting to cure my patients, but instead I had to learn how to be flexible as new information trickled in weekly.
#2 It's difficult to treat a patient who isn't psychologically oriented. Laura just wanted her herpes cured and, in her mind, therapy was a means to...
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Get the Summary of Robert Greene's Mastery in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Mastery" by Robert Greene explores the journey to achieving mastery in one's field, emphasizing the importance of following one's natural inclinations and the Life's Task. Leonardo da Vinci's relentless pursuit of art and science, driven by curiosity and an inner force, serves as a prime example of mastery. Greene argues that careers...
3) Summary of Steven Kotler's The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: “The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance” (2014) is a psychology and self-help book about realizing our true potential through the power of flow—a state of consciousness characterized by total immersion in an activity. American author Steven Kotler explains how flow has enabled extreme athletes to push the boundaries of human potential....
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Get the Summary of Brian L. Weiss's Many Lives, Many Masters in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Many Lives, Many Masters" by Brian L. Weiss is a narrative that follows the psychiatric treatment of Catherine, a woman suffering from severe anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks. Dr. Weiss, a traditionally trained psychiatrist, initially attempts to treat Catherine using conventional psychotherapy methods, exploring...
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Get the Summary of Chip Heath and Dan Heath's Made to Stick in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Made to Stick" by Chip Heath and Dan Heath explores why some ideas thrive while others die. The book introduces the concept of Commander's Intent (CI) used by the U.S. Army to empower soldiers to adapt to changing circumstances while still achieving the overarching objective. This principle of simplicity is central to...
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Get the Summary of Michael Easter's Scarcity Brain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world's leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn't you. The problem is your scarcity mindset, left over from our ancient ancestors. They had to constantly seek and consume to survive because vital survival tools like food,...
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#1 We should not be shocked that children experience anxiety. Every stage of human development has its own dangers, and we cannot avoid many of these fears. We should not try to eliminate all anxiety, and we should not give substance to the idea of bogies by behaving like bogies ourselves.
#2 The way in which the child manages his irrational fears determines...
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#1 The brain will try to take over your thoughts and actions and will make you believe that you are not good enough, but that you are flawed and imperfect.
#2 True self is the voice of reason that tells you to stop and think before you act. It is the part of you that makes you feel in control of your life, and it is what you should be striving to keep. Deceptive brain...
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Book Preview: #1 The effects of trauma often last beyond the initial event. They manifest in intense physical, emotional, and perceptual reactions to everyday things that are often triggered by seemingly innocuous reminders of the original situation.
#2 The Living Legacy of Trauma is a term used to describe the array of symptoms and difficulties that are common among individuals who...
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Book Preview: #1 The human being is the only animal that thinks about the future. We are the only creatures that can use language, use tools, and think about the past and present, and we do this all while making decisions.
#2 The human brain's greatest achievement is its ability to imagine objects and episodes that do not exist in the realm of the real, and it is this ability that...
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Book Preview: #1 Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who developed the concept of classical conditioning. He studied the relationship between salivation and digestion, and between autonomic functions and the nervous system. This research led to the development of his most important concept, the conditioned reflex.
#2 Pavlov was a Russian scientist who studied the relationship between...
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Book Preview: #1 The brain is a prediction machine that constructs an elaborate simulation of the world based on its expectations and previous experiences. These simulations usually coincide with objective reality, but they can sometimes stray far from what is actually in the physical world.
#2 The brain's visual cortex is wired with many neural connections feeding in predictions...
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Book Preview: #1 The first nine mental models in this book are about how the world works. They are representations of how something works, and they help you understand and think about your world. They are essential to making rational decisions, even when there is no clear path.
#2 To see a problem for what it is, you must first break it down into its substantive parts. This bottom-up...
15) Summary of Arthur E. Jongsma Jr., L. Mark Peterson & Timothy J. Bruce's The Complete Adult Psycho
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Book Preview: #1 There are seven signs of anger that can be seen by the person who is angry or the people around them. They are: 1. History of explosive, aggressive outbursts out of proportion to any precipitating stressors. 2. Overreactive hostility to insignificant irritants. 3. Swift and harsh judgmental statements made about others. 4. Body language suggesting anger, including...
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#1 The happiness trap is a psychological trap that prevents us from finding happiness. It is based on the inaccurate belief that we can find happiness by trying to find it. But the more we try to find happiness, the more we suffer.
#2 The western world has a higher standard of living than ever before, but human misery is still growing. The numbers of psychologists,...
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#1 The use of dream-analysis in psychotherapy is still a debated issue. Many practitioners find it indispensable in the treatment of neuroses, while others dispute the value of dream-analysis and believe that dreams are a negligible by-product of the psyche.
#2 Dreams can be used to reveal the unconscious causes of a neurosis. The Freudian answer is that dreams often...
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#1 The similarities between Western psychotherapy and Eastern ways of life are that they both focus on changing the consciousness of individuals, and that the normal state of consciousness in our culture is the breeding ground of mental disease.
#2 The idea of stuff is based on the experience of coming to a limit where our senses or instruments are not fine enough to...
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#1 Procrastination is the act of putting things off, and it is a habit that can be difficult to change. We will explore what procrastination is, and help you decide whether you are a procrastinator. If you are, we will discuss how you likely experience a bout of procrastination.
#2 Procrastination is when we voluntarily put off tasks despite believing ourselves to be...
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#1 Toughness is typically defined as the ability to overcome obstacles, and for the most part, Knight's teams lived up to that definition. However, not everyone was thriving.
#2 We have a fundamental misunderstanding of what toughness is. It exists in many forms, from the basketball courts to the playing fields, and it dominates far more than just the basketball courts.
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