Outsmart Yourself: Brain-Based Strategies to a Better You

De: Peter M. Vishton, The Great Courses

Narrado por: Peter M. Vishton

The brain is an astounding organ, and today neuroscientists have more insights than ever about how it works - as well as strategies for helping us live better every day. These 24 practical lectures give you a wealth of useful strategies for improving your well-being. By presenting evidence-based "hacks" for your brain, Professor Vishton empowers you to take charge of your life and perform better all around.

Want to curb a few bad habits? Try making a notebook entry every time you perform the habit. Have a big project and feel the urge to procrastinate? Do nothing for 20 minutes and you'll feel ready to get to work. Come down with a case of the blues? Eat some fermented foods such as yogurt or sourdough bread.

From the myth of multitasking to the mechanisms behind falling in love, Professor Vishton shows you what is happening inside your brain to examine why we behave the way we do. What you'll discover is that the subconscious guides much of our behavior, leading to a kind of autopilot when it comes to making important decisions. Whether we're distracted by too many tasks, being influenced by crafty marketers, or simply living in a rut of bad habits, our conscious brains aren't always guiding us toward the best actions.

Using evidence from classic psychological studies such as John Watson's behaviorism experiments or Stanley Milgram's obedience studies, as well as the latest in scientific brain research, Professor Vishton gives you insights into how the mind operates, why our subconscious is so often in control, and what we can do change our behaviors.

You'll learn how the imagination can be as powerful as physical practice, explore the subtle art of persuasion, unpack the keys to healthy living, delve into the psychology of anger and fear, and much more. When you complete this course, you will have an abundant list of practical, everyday ways to strengthen your creativity, improve your problem-solving, enhance your health, and more.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

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So much new data in 3 decades!

I graduated with a double honours degree (one of which was Psychology) 30 years ago. My career took me on the path of the other half of that degree but I like to think some of the psychology knowledge stayed with me.

This Great Course showed me what almost 30 years of new experiments and data and advances in technology have done. Very exciting. Highly interesting. Wonderful.

The presentation was great and the idea of providing the data as “tips” was a fantastic learning method.

I highly recommend this.

Terribly confusing performance

He flub the words so often it becomes difficult to understand what is being said.

Brilliant

A fascinating book. I learnt a lot and enjoyed the performance. Now I'll try to act on the tips :)

Excellent as always

Professor M. Vishton is by far one of the best educators working with the great courses.

Great, come as you are!

I enjoyed all the lectures and tips, very very helpful and I absolutely love the fact that they are simple and easy to implement. These lectures are structured to help you with a lot of things most people struggle with such procrastination, anger, studying, love and many more things. The best part every tip was backed with a scientific example of why it works and personal story from the professor, it is always more enjoyable to listen to lectures from professors who apply and love their own work. Thank you to all who made this course possible.