From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking.

Utilizing the linguistic insights of her “witty and brilliant” (Blyth Roberson, author of America the Beautiful?) first book Wordslut and the sociological explorations of her breakout hit Cultish, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet.

“Magical thinking” can be broadly defined as the belief that one’s internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world: think of the conviction that one can manifest their way out of poverty, stave off cancer with positive vibes, thwart the apocalypse by learning to can their own peaches, or transform an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one with loyalty alone. In all its forms, magical thinking works in service of restoring agency amid chaos, but in The Age of Magical Overthinking, Montell argues that in the modern information age, our brain’s coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to an eleven.

In a series of razor sharp, deeply funny chapters, Montell delves into a cornucopia of the cognitive biases that run rampant in our brains, from how the “halo effect” cultivates worship (and hatred) of larger-than-life celebrities, to how the “sunk cost fallacy” can keep us in detrimental relationships long after we’ve realized they’re not serving us. As she illuminates these concepts with her signature brilliance and wit, Montell’s prevailing message is one of hope, empathy, and ultimately forgiveness for our anxiety-addled human selves. If you have all but lost faith in our ability to reason, Montell aims to make some sense of the senseless. To crack open a window in our minds, and let a warm breeze in. To help quiet the cacophony for a while, or even hear a melody in it.

The 7 Gates of Phi is a journey of self-discovery and progressive transformation. Anyone with the conviction and desire to change can apply the principles in this book to help them bring out their best potential. Each gate represents an important milestone in the reader's journey. Starting with basic self-awareness concepts and moving through each gate until the final module prepares the reader to enter the phase of 'Change' - where they face the challenge of self-mastery. The gates are further divided into sub-modules that represent the key skills required to 'open' that specific gate. You don't have to read the book in order - but I highly recommend that you do. I am still on my journey, still have many questions, and still seek many new experiences. This book is a synthesis of information that has helped me on my journey-a set of skills that continues to assist me to realize my true potential. The 1st Gate awaits you.

When Rosemary Pavey-Snell's husband died of cancer, her world was shattered. Despite being a counsellor and psychotherapist herself, she had no way to prepare for something so terrible.

But she remembered what her husband, Allan, always used to say before going to bed: "It will be all right in the morning." Most of the time, he was right.

She remembered those words often, but she still experienced the same thoughts and feelings as anyone else who loses someone special. At times, she was in denial. She called upon her faith for strength. She found it difficult to ask others for help.

Regardless of whether you are suffering from a loss, counselling someone, or just trying to be a good friend, this personal journey through grief offers hope that mourning may eventually turn to joy.
"Rosemary Pavey-Snell gives us a poignant and, at times, heart-rending account of her own grieving after the unexpectedly early death of her beloved husband. From this experience she then provides an invaluable resource for counselors and pastoral workers who find themselves involved in the accompaniment of the bereaved. This is self-revelatory writing at its best and will be an invaluable aid to all those who have the privilege of walking alongside those in grief. It will also be a sure comfort for those who are themselves struggling with the absence of a much-loved companion." -Brian Thorne, emeritus professor of counselling,
"University of East Anglia," Lay Canon of Norwich Cathedral

Foundation for Greatness helps you to discover the secrets that were hidden in every foundation that determines the outcome of every venture. The primary assignment of this laudable book is to show you; How to discover the power and indispensability of foundation on every embarked journey; either for a glorious life or a lifetime project. How to constitute an impactful foundation that enthrones one as a celebrated figure through the generations. It provides an ample safe exit for a regrettable life by helping you create new wills and dispel the old ones. It thoroughly furnishes you with the techniques on how to establish an enviable destiny. It answers most of your boggling questions that concerns your journey to success, fulfillment, great accomplishment, fame and generational legacy. The revealed secrets are loaded with wisdom fit for exceeding results, which are unmatchable and inevitable in our race for a fully fulfilled life with positive generational legacy as a back-up.

Tired of your career? Maybe it's time to switch directions. If you're open to change and willing to do some exploring, then you need to take advantage of "The Opportunity Bus." The bus operates continuously, providing transportation to new experiences and adventures-"if" you step on board when it stops. Following his own philosophy, Ennio Vita-Finzi describes the opportunities he seized through his optimistic jaunt through life. Known as a "human energy source with no reverse gear," Vita-Finzi seizes the most out of a life that has taken him around the world. He's had careers in air transportation, banking, and the service sector, was a trade commissioner in Western Europe, South America, and the United States, and managed four companies in Canada and Mexico. In addition to creating two consulting companies in Canada, Vita-Finzi has also been an actor, travel agent, cartoonist, headhunter, martial artist, and telemarketer. Add to his list university lecturer, musician, street vendor, public speaker, tour guide, antique dealer, and a college and university teacher, and you'll see that Vita-Finzi is living proof of how you, too, can create a life bursting with possibilities. A guide for like-minded and adventurous career travelers who are willing to seek their own unique paths, "The Opportunity Bus" is waiting-will you hop on?

This is a short, accessible workbook offering a new approach to weight loss based on the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Rather than proposing a particular diet, the workbook offers practical tools to help slimmers adhere to whatever plan they have chosen. Written in plain language for the general reader it is based on principles widely discussed in academic research on addiction treatment. Informed by the author's professional experience of working with people addicted to alcohol, gambling and drugs, this book adapts the tools of addiction treatment to help people manage their weight loss. Addiction treatment centres often produce manuals for counsellors to work through with their clients in a step by step fashion, and the author follows this format to produce a workbook. The reader is taken through ten easy to follow stages. These are similar to those suggested in addiction recovery, but here they are applied to weight loss: keeping a diary, building motivation, identifying unmet needs, drawing a plan, creating new habits, identifying triggers and risk situations and learning how to deal with cravings and relapse. The last chapter also contains information for family, friends, carers or professionals to support loved ones or clients through the ten stages. Each chapter contains an explanation of the stage, one or more examples to illustrate the task and exercises to be completed by the reader followed by useful tips. The aim is for the reader to use the traditional tools of addiction treatment to become their own weight loss coach. It is designed as a 'companion' to a diet to increase slimmers' motivation and self-confidence, and goes beyond the diet to adapting to life after weight loss.

En este libro encontraras frases que te haran pensar diferente. Romperas todos los enigmas que hasta el dia de hoy pensabamos que eran irrompibles. Te haran reflexionar sobre cosas que tu seguramente conoces pero nunca habias pensado que se podian cambiar y te motivaran a hacer cosas que creias que eran dificil de hacer. Por lo tanto seras una mejor persona. Habran cosas tan reales que aunque estan diario en tu vida que jamas habias pensado en cambiarlas. Encontraras frases que quizas no entenderas la primera vez pero despues de pensar un poco reflexionaras, frases que te motivaran a buscar el exito que al tu leerlas pensaras que si puedes tener exito. Como lo obtuvieron muchas personas que sabian que podian pero les faltaba esas palabras de animo que quizas tu sin saber estas buscando. Frases que te haran reir y que cambiaran tu estado de animo, y por lo tanto cambiara tu manera de ser y la de tu familia y personas que te rodean. Tendras muchas frases para poder contestar sabiamente en cualquier ocasion. Una buena respuesta demuestra como piensas tu.

Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is or why you were born? You were not born merely to live. You were born to achieve greatness. This book is a must-read for everyone who wants to be engaged, enriched, encouraged, and empowered to recognize and understand their life purpose. It is a guidebook that teaches us how to use life challenges to bring out the best in ourselves. Bringing Out the Best in You Through Life Challenges will motivate you to achieve the greatness planned for you in your life...professionally, spiritually, and personally. Life challenges do not come to destroy you, but, on the contrary, to prepare you for your destiny. Your real challenge is how you choose to handle the situation; that is what will determine your outcome. Everything you have gone through and are currently going through is preparing you to achieve the greatness that is planned for you in your life. When your purpose has been made clear to you, you are free to soar like an eagle directly into your destiny. It's Your Time to Achieve Greatness and Fulfill Your Destiny! Julwel Kenney is a professor, radio host, learning consultant, life/business coach, leadership seminar facilitator, and motivational/inspirational speaker. Her passion is to empower individuals to transform their thinking so that they can realize that they already have everything they need to achieve greatness through life challenges. (website: www. julwelkenney.org) Publisher's website: http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/BringingOutTheBestInYouThroughLifeChallenges.html

Become the woman who naturally lives an abundant and purposeful life by overcoming any challenge that crosses your path. In Purposeful Action, authors and life coaches Towanna Freeman and Barbara Pellegrino present a seven-step method for identifying and effectively pursuing personal goals to fulfill your life.

With a workbook format, "Purposeful Action" helps you recognize and reprioritize your goals and work on what's important to you by exploring six key questions: What will make you happy? What event brought you to this decision? What are your strengths and opportunities? What can prevent you from achieving your goal? What are your personal investments? When do you want to accomplish this goal? With checklists and exercises, "Purposeful Action" helps you develop a plan of action for living an abundant and purposeful life. You are not merely making a New Year's resolution; you are setting goals for life.