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Unstoppable brain : the new neuroscience that frees us from failure, eases our stress, and creates lasting change

Unstoppable brain : the new neuroscience that frees us from failure, eases our stress, and creates lasting change

Bobinet, Kyra, author.
Book 2024

"In Unstoppable Brain, Dr. Kyra Bobinet debunks today's over-dependence on performance-driven tools such as calorie counting, SMART goals, and likes/followers that attempt to motivate us into behaviour change. These methods work well in the short term but have a long-term downside of negative emotions and harmful behaviours. Yet despite these poor results, we keep using the same performative approaches over and over. Something is missing. Emergin...

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Anxiety
Behavior modification Physiological aspects
Brain Anatomy Psychological aspects
Change (Psychology) Physiological apsects
Failure (Psychology) Physiological aspects
Fear of failure Physiological aspects
Motivation (Psychology) Physiological aspects
Neuropsychology
Neurosciences
Stress (Psychology) Physiological aspects
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ISBN:
9798887503684
Description:
236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Other Title:
New neuroscience that frees us from failure, eases our stress, and creates lasting change
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236)
Contents:
Foreword / James R. Doty, M.D.
Introduction
Part I. You're not bad: The performance problem ; The motivation kill switch
Part II. You're not alone: The failure industry ; Failure disease ; True, lasting change
Part III. There's a way out: The MacGyvers ; Iterators never fail ; The collective habenula
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LCCN:
2024900357
Control Number:
3410601
Other Authors:
Doty, James R. (James Robert), 1955- writer of foreword
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