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Outsmart yourself, brain-based strategies to a better you, Peter M. Vishton

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Guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-200)Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-200) in course guidebook

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lectures speeches

Outsmart yourself

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Peter M. Vishton

The great courses ;, Better living ;, Health & wisdom

brain-based strategies to a better you

What if you aren't as in control of your actions as you think you are? What if your subconscious is driving your decisions without your approval? Is there a way to "hack" your brain to perform better, live healthier, and break your bad habits? We all can think of things about ourselves we'd like to change, but as neuroscientists are coming to realize, changing our behaviors isn't as straightforward as you might think. Many of our everyday decisions are rooted in the subconscious, which means we have to "outsmart" our own brains to see results

Vol. 1. Disc 1. Take Control of Your Automatic Brain -- Beat Procrastination by Doing Nothing -- Disc 2. Train Yourself like a Dog -- Clean Your Kitchen, Improve Your Diet -- Disc 3. Eat Slow, Eat Small, Eat Smart -- The Myth of Multitasking -- Disc 4. Future You and Better Decisions -- How to Become an Expert on Anything -- Disc 5. Tune Up Your Brain with Meditation -- Take the Sleep Challenge -- Disc 6. Boost Insights and Creativity -- Enhance Performance with Imagery -- Vol. 2. Disc 7. Overcome Your Aging Brain -- Grow Your Brain Out of Depression -- Disc 8. Hack Your Brain to Unlearn Fear -- Use Your Body to Alter Your Mind -- Disc 9. Suppress, Don't Repress, Anger -- How Little Things Cause Big Persuasion -- Disc 10. How Framing Changes Decisions -- How Language Changes Your Brain -- Disc 11. How Your Brain Falls in Love -- The Neuroscience of Lasting Love -- Disc 12. How Your Brain Creates Happiness -- Happy Brains Are Smart Brains

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Brain-based strategies to a better you