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Whether you’re dealing with specific problems such as depression or anxiety or even just find yourself coming to a negative state regularly, then you will benefit from what this audiobook teaches you. This audiobook is made in a way to give you the fundamentals you need and take them on board in your everyday life. The goal is to kill negativity and any negative psychological conditions so you can start living a happier life that will be life-changing.

The saying "It's a jungle out there" refers to a competitive environment in which you'd better hone your skills if you hope to survive. And you'd better do what you can to keep a roof over your head, food in your belly, a leaf on your loins, and a mate who'll help pass on your genes to the next generation of jungle Jims and Janes.Distinguished professor and cognitive psychologist David Rosenbaum takes this metaphor of surviving in the wild and applies it to the competitive arena within the brain.

Dr. Catherine Sanderson breaks down the science of thought and reveals how our mindset - or thought pattern - exerts a substantial influence on our psychological and physical health. This book demonstrates how, no matter what our natural tendency, with practice we can make minor tweaks in our mindset that will improve the quality - and longevity - of our life. Combining cutting-edge research, as well as vivid real-world examples of the power of mindset, The Positive Shift gives listeners practical and easy strategies for changing maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors.

Listen to about six different pheromones and what attracts the ladies verses what attracts the men. Find out about the different kinds of pheromones in certain products while learning how to start with the right ones. Even learn how to naturally boost your own!

Learn what decreases your happiness hormone (known as serotonin) and what happens when it is low. Find out the facts when it comes to serotonin and serotonin syndrome. Learn how serotonin works as a pain reliever. Learn the effects that serotonin has on anxiety and weight-loss. Discover the functions of cortisol and what it does to the body, learn how to balance, instead of removing, this hormone. Hear about the advantages and disadvantages, and learn what the signs of high or low cortisol are, so you can live a happier, healthier life.

How to Prevent Dementia begins with the principle that the more we know about dementia, the easier it is to prevent or delay it. A better foundation of knowledge also helps people to understand and interact thoughtfully with loved ones living with the condition. The book shows that dementias exist on a spectrum, starting with perfectly normal performance and ending at the extremes of mental dysfunction. Dr Restak also provides practical advice on how to reduce your risk of developing the condition.

Want to optimize your brain function? This book teaches you about specific brain-supporting nutrients, how these nutrients affect us, and what we can eat to support our brain function. This book is not only for someone with a brain injury or disease but also for anyone seeking to improve their brain. Ready to get started? How to Feed a Brain will give you the nutritional tools to optimize your brain function.

In this bold, enlightening book, social psychologist and professor Daniel M. Cable takes leaders into the minds of workers and reveals the surprising secret to restoring their zest for work. Disengagement isn't a motivational problem, it's a biological one. Humans aren't built for routine and repetition. We're designed to crave exploration, experimentation, and learning - in fact, there's a part of our brains, which scientists have coined "the seeking system", that rewards us for taking part in these activities. But the way organizations are run prevents many of us from following our innate impulses. As a result, we shut down.

Meredith Maran lived a daughter's nightmare: she accused her father of sexual abuse, then realized, nearly too late, that he was innocent. During the 1980s and 1990s, tens of thousands of Americans became convinced that they had repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse, and then, decades later, recovered those memories in therapy. Journalist, mother, and daughter Meredith Maran was one of them.

In January 2022, I ran a public survey about neurodivergent traits and co-occurring conditions. The response was amazing, particularly considering that the survey included over 200 questions. This book is not an in-depth statistical analysis of the results, a scientific/medical/academic report, or anything brainy like that; it’s just me, looking at the most obvious patterns that emerged from the survey and ranting about what they suggest. If that’s not what you are looking for, this is your chance to save yourself some money or buy something else instead!

Do you wonder how much more you could achieve if you honed your mental muscles and this amazing tool—your brain—in the right way? Our brains drive our bodies and almost everything about our lives, from our moods to our daily habits and our overall success and health, but we often haven’t the faintest clue how to make them work at their best for us.

Every time we think ahead, we are crafting a story. Every daily plan and every political vision, social movement, scientific hypothesis, business proposal, and technological breakthrough starts with “what if?” Linking causes to effects, considering hypotheticals and counterfactuals, asking how other people will react: these are the essence of narrative. So why do we keep overlooking story’s importance to intelligence in favor of logic?

By the end of this audiobook, you should have the necessary mental tools for becoming assertive, rather than aggressive, and calm when necessary. You will have developed unbreakable self-discipline for extreme focus, productivity, and full control over your emotions. If you’re tired of being controlled by the unpredictable emotions that floods upon you, take matters into your own hands and listen to this ultimate guide.

This timely manifesto calls for a future free from gender-based assumptions about human potential. Written by the internationally renowned neuroscientist whose game-changing research debunks the myth of male and female brains. For generations we've been taught that women and men differ in profound ways. Women are supposedly more sensitive and cooperative, whereas men are more aggressive and sexual, because this or that region in the brains of women is larger or smaller than in the brains of men, or because they have more or less of this or that hormone.

Learn to celebrate the eccentricities of your mind, because being aphantasic isn't a limitation. It is a doorway - to a unique perspective. Join a community that understands, supports, and celebrates the diversity of the human mind. You are not alone.

Does your life sometimes feel turbulent? Does it often seem as though one minute you are gliding along smoothly and the next you are being tossed around by events outside of your influence? Have you ever wondered how you can take back control of your life? Who’s Flying Your Plane? provides the answer to these questions and many more! It gives you tools based in applied neuroscience, performance psychology and neuro-linguistic programming, to enable you to master the controls of your life, navigate your way more easily and enjoy the flight of your life!

Imagine how different your life would be if you could effortlessly think like a spy to get the most out of every situation. James Daugherty is an intelligence expert & former CIA spy who specializes in all forms of human behavior.

Would you like to know what your boss really thinks of you? Would you like to be able to read people and influence, or even manipulate their thoughts? The art of persuasion and deception can be learned! Dark Psychology is much misunderstood and is as much an art as any other. While some will naturally possess the skills that are needed to persuade and control the minds of others, many people don’t. But that does not mean that you will never understand them or be able to master at least some of these amazing abilities.

In the hope of distracting himself from his heartache, George Bennet, a mild-mannered professor of theoretical physics, accepts an invitation by UNESCO to join a dream team of experts assisted by a powerful AI, tasked with unravelling the enigma of the human mind. As this seemingly innocent academic investigation twists and turns, George suspects that they are being duped into aiding a sinister plan, which threatens to shatter the very foundations of society. When the unthinkable truth emerges as their final conclusion, and the plan is exposed, George and the team must be silenced.

Within our heads, we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have - older even than language - and in Dark and Magical Places, Christopher Kemp embarks on a journey to discover the remarkable extent of what our minds can do.