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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Your brain delivers false signals, yet you are not defined by them.
Chapter 3: Brain wiring makes habits difficult to change and triggers intense, uncomfortable sensations.
Chapter 4: Your mind’s capacity to reshape the brain, known as self-directed neuroplasticity, allows you to rewire your brain to help you.
Chapter 5: There are Four Steps to break links between unhealthy thoughts and ingrained habits.
Chapter 6: Step 1: Relabel by spotting your deceptive brain messages and naming them for what they are.
Chapter 7: Step 2: Reframe your deceptive thoughts by shifting your perspective and viewing them as false, alien intruders.
Chapter 8: Step 3: Refocus by directing your attention toward a healthy, constructive activity while the deceptive brain messages still persist.
Chapter 9: Step 4: Revaluing urges you to nurture your friendly, healthy side and recognize that your uncomfortable sensations are actually produced by deceptive brain messages.
Description
You Are Not Your Brain explores our deceptive brain messages which program us to have harmful thoughts such as “I’m not good enough.” And it tells us how we can change this detrimental wiring by challenging these brain messages and focusing our attention elsewhere. In doing so, we can rewire our brain to make it work for us, not against us.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who wants to deal with their negative thoughts effectively
- Anyone whose brain could use some rewiring
- Anyone who is interested in the practical implications of neuropsychology