If You're Curious About These Questions...
You should listen to this audiobook
- Have you ever wondered why we sabotage our own happiness by repeating the same self-destructive habits over and over again?
- Did you know that your brain has a "hidden" operating system that drives your bad habits—and there’s a specific way to override it?
- What if you could bridge the gap between knowing what’s good for you and actually doing it by physically changing your brain’s wiring?
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Key Takeaways from Rewire
- Discover how your conscious and automatic selves dictate your actions, and learn to overcome bad behavior by actively training your automatic self.
- Understand how your brain physically changes through repeated actions, allowing you to replace bad habits by forging new, positive neural connections.
- Uncover how unconscious self-serving biases deceive you into justifying self-destructive actions by blindly blaming your faults on the outside world.
- Realize why repressing natural emotions like anger and guilt causes your two minds to miscommunicate, ultimately triggering explosive and self-destructive outbursts.
- Learn to recognize certain self-destructive tendencies as unconscious cries for help or symptoms of emotional defeat, rather than simple character flaws.
Learning Tools
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Mind Map
Rewire
The Two Brain Systems
Conscious Self
Automatic Self
Neuroplasticity
Roots of Destructive Behavior
Self-Serving Biases
Repressed Emotions
Unconscious Cries for Help
Defeatism
Addiction and Relapse
The Undertow Effect
Dopamine Cycle
Overcoming Addiction
Strategies for Rewiring
Practicing Mindfulness
Building Self-Control
Behavioral Adjustments
Environmental Changes
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 7
According to the book, what is the most effective way to overcome bad behavior and prevent doing things you regret?
Rewire — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: We have two selves guiding our actions — and we can learn to control them better, too.
Chapter 3: Some habits can push you toward self-destructive behavior.
Chapter 4: Suppressed emotions can make us become self-destructive.
Chapter 5: Self-destructive behavior may also stem from seeking attention, pervasive unhappiness, or losing the motivation to address and solve problems effectively.
Chapter 6: Addictions and undertow are two additional forms of self-destructive behavior.
Chapter 7: We can undo bad habits through mindfulness and self-control practice.
Rewire Summary & Overview
Rewire is about why we sometimes fall into self-destructive behavior, and how to move past it.
It delves into the brain activity behind addictions, and outlines strategies for rewiring yourself for improved self-control over your bad habits.
Who Should Listen to Rewire?
- Anyone struggling to overcome a bad habit or addictions
- Anyone looking to help a loved one with an addiction
- Anyone who wants to gain more peace of mind and self-control
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