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Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > Memory improvement & thinking techniques
Carlos A. Santiago, a former military interrogator and former
senior instructor at the U.S. Army's interrogation school, has
spent years "breaking" detainees and training other interrogators
how to quickly go beyond masks and defense mechanisms to break the
resolve of the most hardened terrorists and criminals. Along the
way, he has developed a unique perspective on human nature, about
what makes us susceptible to the will of others - what makes us
both vulnerable and invincible. In Your Indestructible Core, Carlos
A. Santiago reveals how to reverse our social conditioning and make
us "unbreakable" in life. Your Indestructible Core challenges our
views on pain, fear, anger and our social conditioning to become
slaves of the opinions of others. This book will help you uncover
your deepest drives - those impulses the world has been using to
control and regulate us and will teach you how to take charge of
your deepest core, once and for all.
The Best of James Allen. Four books in one -Including: As a Man
Thinketh * The Path of Prosperity * Above Life's Turmoil * The Way
of Peace. (Plus a James Allen short biography by the
editor/complier)This collection shows how is no other facet of the
Spiritual Path that is more liberating and empowering than the
understanding how the quality of our thoughts can guide and form
our destiny and the quality of life we lead. We can contemplate
about God, Love and Oneness, but unless we learn early that first
and foremost our thoughts that guide and lead us, other ideals and
pursuits might be unfruitful. This collection shows that all the
creative powers and self-determination is our cosmic inheritance,
our birthright. It is all knowable.
An insightful and inspiring book on using "both/and" thinking to
make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of
competing demands. Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each
express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we
balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting
opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while
innovating for the future? For many of us, these competing and
interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love
to make either-or choices, we choose one option over the other. We
deal with the uncertainty by asserting certainty. There's a better
way. In Both/And Thinking, Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis help
readers cope with multiple, knotted tensions at the same time.
Drawing from more than twenty years of pioneering research, they
provide tools and lessons for transforming these tensions into
opportunities for innovation and personal growth. Filled with
practical advice and fascinating stories-including firsthand tales
from IBM, LEGO, and Unilever, as well as from startups, nonprofits,
and even an inn at one of the four corners of the world-Both/And
Thinking will change the way you approach your most vexing
problems.
Thousands of people across the globe sit in offices and homes on a
daily basis and feel completely bored, frustrated and stuck. They
desperately wonder why they have zero excitement for their life
journey and what they could do for this to really change. Have a
Life Attack provides some simple and practical suggestions for you
to use on your journey of discovering true life passion and
purpose. Arising from a near-death experience, Have a Life Attack
uses Sean's twenty-year experience as a reluctant pharmacist-along
with valuable lessons learned from embarking on his own Life Attack
journey-to encourage you on a similar path of challenging the
status quo of your work, love and laugh lives. Have a Life Attack
incorporates inspiring stories and insights from friends,
professionals, and mentors who have encouraged Sean along the way.
"Have I really lived, have I really loved, and have I really
laughed in life?" If your answer to this question leans in any way
toward no, then Have a Life Attack is tailor-made for you.
"As you journey through these pages, if you have ever struggled
with addiction in any capacity either as an addict or through a
relationship, you will know that the author has walked in your
shoes. This is a sincerely personal and honest sharing of the
addict's world with the reader's journey consistently benefiting
from scriptural support." -Tom Caldwell, PhD
"This is one of the most valuable books written on recovery. It
was not birthed in a clinic by a team of doctors. This is a
compilation straight from the heart of a former addict who has
experienced the personal struggles of the fight to freedom. After
reading this book, every addict and those close to an addict can
know that victory is possible. As a personal devotional or as a
guideline for group study, this book will help you secure hope for
a bright and better future." -Robert, a former addict loved by
Jesus
"Is this book only useful to addicts? I definitely doubt that.
We all fall short of the glory of God. We need to be humble and
repentant. To different degrees and in different ways, we all
struggle. This is good reading for everyone." -Franz Eitel, PhD
Offers ways to upgrade creativity while practicing mindfulness so
that anyone can achieve breakthroughs in any area of their life.
Looking to upgrade your creative abilities? Core Creativity offers
ways to go beyond the limitations of ordinary creativity to access
the core creativity that comes from the very center of your being:
the depths of your unconscious. Ronald Alexander has decades of
experience working with core creatives-artists who regularly draw
on deep creativity and have learned what to do when the well seems
to have run dry. Using mindfulness practice, meditation and
visualizations, and habits and mindsets of highly creative people,
anyone can experience the flow of ideas as if from an infinitely
abundant source. Core Creativity employs stories of ordinary but
highly creative people alongside the latest research that helps
people get unstuck. Too often, the mind's Wi-Fi signal is too weak
for the really big ideas to load, but Core Creativity offers
readers help with establishing a mindfulness practice; exercises
for enhancing creativity and fostering better decision-making; key
insights from personal interviews with highly creative artists
including music producer Val Garay, director Amy Ziering, and actor
Denis Quaid; and guidance for reclaiming your creative self so you
can achieve profound transformation. Core creativity allows you to
come up with ideas that are both fresh and original and experience
such a deep state of creative flow that it might feel as if you
only played a minor role in the process of creativity. For anyone
seeking to enhance their creative abilities and achieve their
goals, Core Creativity presents the possibility of genuine
breakthroughs.
Clear, concise, prescriptive steps for improving memory loss and
keeping the brain young -- from one of the world's top memory
experts. Everybody forgets things sometimes -- from your keys to
your lunch date to the name of an acquaintance. According to Dr.
Gary Small, the director of the UCLA Center on Aging, much of this
forgetfulness can be eliminated easily through his innovative
memory exercises and brain fitness program -- now available for the
first time in a book. Using Small's recent scientific discoveries,
The Memory Bible can immediately improve your mental performance.
One of the ten commandments that Dr. Small has pioneered to improve
your memory immediately is LOOK, SNAP, CONNECT: 1: LOOK: actively
observe what you want to learn
2: SNAP: create a vivid snapshot and memorable image
3: CONNECT: visualize a link to associate images In addition, Dr.
Small's comprehensive program includes a "brain diet" of
memory-enhancing foods and a list of the most effective drugs, as
well as a workbook with a weekly and daily calendar. Remember, as
Dr. Small says, "Great memories are not born, they are made."
Since the last few decades of the 20th century many psychologists
have encouraged the view that constantly analysing and expressing
our emotions is a good thing. Dr Susan Nolen-Hoeksema challenges
this assumption in this book on conquering negative thinking.
Encouraged by a fast-paced, self analytical culture, women often
spend countless hours dwelling on negative ideas, feelings and
experiences. Dr Nolen-Hoeksema calls this "overthinking" and her
research shows that an increasing number of women are doing this
too much and too often, hindering their ability to effectively deal
with problems and lead a satisfying life. She discusses: what
"overthinking" is and what causes it; why women are particularly
prone to negative thinking; techniques for overcoming overthinking
and finding real solutions to problems; and problem areas which
cause us to think negatively - and what to do about them.
Train Your Brain was written to provide older adults, and the
people who work with them, with practical and scientifically based
suggestions and interventions on how to maintain and even improve
memory ability. Researchers have found that certain lifestyle
factors predict the likelihood of developing memory problems. Most
chapters begin with research summaries, followed by practical
suggestions for taking advantage of the identified factors that
affect memory. The book also contains information and suggestions
for people interested in starting a cognitive enhancement program
in an assisted living facility, senior center, or medical setting.
Two chapters, "How Memory Works" and "How the Brain Works," provide
readers with a foundation of knowledge so they can get the most out
of subsequent chapters. The author presents the "Use It or Lose It"
theory of memory and aging and the overwhelming evidence that
cognitive stimulation is associated with better memory ability; he
also provides information on how nutrition, physical exercise,
mood, stress, and sleep all affect memory. The book contains
cognitive enhancement activities, with instructions, that can be
used to create a memory enhancement program for oneself or others.
However, even all of this information won't help the older adult
who is unmotivated to make the necessary behavioral changes, so the
author includes information on how to motivate people to do the
things that can improve their quality of life and their ability to
make new memories.
One of the most important aspects of a comprehensive education
involves teaching students to analyze arguments and form their own
opinions based on available information. Visual and graphical
mapping strategies are useful in helping students to consider
problems from a variety of perspectives. Cases on Teaching Critical
Thinking through Visual Representation Strategies brings together
research from scholars and professionals in the field of education
to provide new insights into the use of visual aids for student
development in reasoning and critical thinking. This essential
reference source will enable academics, researchers, and
practitioners in fields such as education, business, and technology
to more effectively foster students critical thinking skills."
Are you chasing a job that you really want, but need to take a
numerical reasoning test to get it? With the help of this book,
you'll sharpen your skills and quickly become confident in your
ability to pass. Written by a psychologist with years of
test-writing experience, it's packed with examples of every kind of
test and will take you through everything you need to pass with
flying colours. Feel practised, prepared and confident Be ready to
take on any type of test Develop a strategy to maximise your
performance With plenty of tips, tricks and practise tests to help
you, no matter what level or type of test you face, prepare to
succeed!
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