Brain changer : how harnessing your brain's power to adapt can change your life /
By: DiSalvo, David
Material type: BookPublisher: Dallas, Tex. : BenBella Books, Inc., c2013; ©2013.Description: xxvi, 245 p. ; ill. : 23 cm.ISBN: 9781939529008 (pbk.)Subject(s): Metacognition | Self-actualization (Psychology) | Neurosciences | PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology | SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General | PSYCHOLOGY / NeuropsychologyDDC classification: 153 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 153 DI BR (Browse shelf) | Available | T0025026 |
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153 BL CO Consciousness : | 153 CO GN Cognitive psychology : | 153 CO NT Control of human behavior, mental processes, and consciousness : | 153 DI BR Brain changer : | 153 DO HU Human minds : | 153 DU HO How intelligence happens / | 153 EY CO Cognitive psychology : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
" Let's be honest. You've tried the sticky-note inspirations, the motivational calendar, and the cute (but ineffective) "carpe diem" mug-yet your attitude hasn't changed. It's time to apply cutting-edge science to the challenges of daily life. While everyone desires self-improvement, we are quickly frustrated when trying to implement the contradictory philosophies of self-appointed self-help gurus. Too often, their advice is based on anecdote and personal opinion, not real research. Bestselling author of What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite David DiSalvo returns with Brain Changer: How Harnessing Your Brain's Power to Adapt Can Change Your Life. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, behavioral economics, communications, and even marketing, DiSalvo replaces self-help with "science help." He demonstrates how the brain's enormous capacity to adapt is the most crucial factor influencing how we feel and act-a factor that we can control to change our lives. Findings show our brains are fluid and function much like a feedback loop: stimulants from both our environment and from within ourselves catalyze changes in the brain's response. That response then elicits additional inputs that the brain identifies and analyzes to further tailor its response. DiSalvo shows that the greatest internal tool we have to affect the feedback loop is metacognition ("thinking about thinking"). Littered with relatable examples and tackling major aspects of our lives including relationships, careers, physical health, and personal development, Brain Changer shows you how to harness metacognition to enrich your life"--