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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 Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Whether you're coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism.
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Book Preview: #1 The practice of wearing masks outdoors is completely irrational. There is no evidence that any significant number of people have caught a respiratory infection by being outdoors.
#2 Women are not disproportionately victims of violent crime. In fact, they are more vulnerable due to their higher degree of empathy and attachment to others, especially the most vulnerable.
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#1 Taking in a few experiences each day of being included, appreciated, or cared about felt like tossing a few buckets of water into the pool. Day after day, bucket after bucket, month after month, I was gradually filling that hole in my heart.
#2 Inner strengths are your supplies as you make your way down the twisting and often hard road of life. They include a positive...
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Get the Summary of Tasha Eurich's Insight in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Original book introduction: Research shows that self-awareness-knowing who we are and how others see us-is the foundation for high performance, smart choices, and lasting relationships. There's just one problem: most people don't see themselves quite as clearly as they could.
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#1 The word program actually means: a definite plan or scheme. In other words, you are removing choice. That is the clear implication, isn't it. But that isn't what I do. I help people access their already existing abilities and have them available in certain contexts.
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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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#1 The Vegetable Lamb was a myth that persisted for centuries, despite being debunked by several leading naturalists. It is still felt today among some that certain foods can cause cancer.
#2 Pope Endorses Trump. On September 26, 2016, about six weeks before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, a website called ETF News posted a story with the headline...
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Get the Summary of Richard C. Schwartz's No Bad Parts in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Is there just one "you"? We've been taught to believe we have a single identity, and to feel fear or shame when we can't control the inner voices that don't match the ideal of who we think we should be. Yet Dr. Richard Schwartz's research now challenges this "mono-mind" theory. "All of us are born...
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Book Preview: #1 The most important thing is how you feel inside. Scales like the ones you just completed are among the best in the world at measuring how you feel. They are approximately 95 percent accurate.
#2 Your feelings about other people can change from time to time, so make sure you take these tests as often as you like, but make sure that the person you're thinking about...
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#1 Man uses the spoken or written word to express the meaning of what he wants to convey. His language is full of symbols, but he also often employs signs or images that are not strictly descriptive. Some are mere abbreviations or strings of initials, while others are familiar trademarks, the names of patent medicines, or badges.
#2 The human mind never comprehends...
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Get the Summary of Ryan A. Bush's Designing the Mind in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book.
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A bold and fascinating dive into the nuts and bolts of psychological evolution, Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture is part philosophical manifesto, part practical self-development guide, all based on the teachings of legendary thinkers like Marcus Aurelius, Lao Tzu, Friedrich Nietzsche,...
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Get the Summary of Elizabeth R. Ricker's Smarter Tomorrow in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book.
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Ricker distills insights from dozens of interviews and hundreds of research studies from around the world. She tests almost everything on herself, whether it's nicotine, video games, meditation, or a little-known beverage from the Pacific islands. Some experiments fail hilariously-but others...
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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...
18) 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 Great Nest of Being is the backbone of the perennial philosophy, and it would be a crucial ingredient of any integral psychology. It is the view that reality is made up of various levels of existence, ranging from matter to body to mind to soul to spirit.
#2 The Great Nest is a hierarchy of levels of consciousness that exist in the universe. The basic levels are...
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