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The mindful body : thinking our way to chronic health / by Langer, Ellen J.,1947-author.;
"A groundbreaking account of the power of our thoughts to improve our health--by the "mother of mindfulness" and first female tenured professor of psychology at Harvard. When it comes to our health, too many of us think that a medical diagnosis describes a static or worsening condition. We then live our lives as though our ailments--our stiff knees or frayed nerves or failing eyesight--can only change in one direction: for the worse. Ellen J. Langer's life's work proves the fault in that logic. She has spent more than forty years testing the limiting effects of our negative assumptions as well as the healing power of being mindful--present in the moment and not distracted by memories or projections into the future. In The Mindful Body she unpacks her findings and boldly demonstrates how our thoughts and perspectives have the potential to shape our well-being for the better. Taking us into Langer's trailblazing Harvard lab, The Mindful Body recounts many of her colorful experiments to illustrate the influence of expectation and belief on how our bodies function, how we heal, and even how we age. In one study, Langer rigged eye charts so that participants would get some of the smaller letters correct right away, giving them the expectation that they could improve their overall eye test scores. And they did. In another, she showed that wounds heal faster when subjects are placed in rooms with accelerated clocks; when you think that time is passing faster, your body heals faster! On the other hand, her work reveals that discouraging health news can lead to a worsening physical state: she showed that learning you are pre-diabetic--even when only a fraction separates your blood sugar from a "normal" categorization--may actually play a part in the development of the disease. A paradigm-shifting book by one of the great psychologists of the twenty-first century, The Mindful Body returns the control over our bodies back to us and reveals that a true understanding of health begins with our mindset"--
Subjects: Mind and body.; Mindfulness (Psychology); Thought and thinking.;
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The secret to love, health, and money : a masterclass / by Byrne, Rhonda,author.;
This in-depth master class illustrates how to apply the law of attraction to three of lifes most important areas: relationships, health, and money. From the author of 'The Secret'.
Subjects: Health.; New Thought.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-realization.; Well-being.;
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The greatest secret / by Byrne, Rhonda,author.;
Shares the most direct way out for those experiencing hardship and the path to end pain and suffering endured by so many, and shines a light on a future without anxiety or fear.
Subjects: Health.; New Thought.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Self-realization.; Well-being.;
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Better in every sense : how the new science of sensation can help you reclaim your life / by Farb, Norman,author.; Segal, Zindel V.,1956-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In Better in Every Sense, neuroscientists Zindel Segal and Norman Farb reveal how to effectively break free from our negative patterns by fully engaging our sensory network. Grounded in decades of scientific research, Segal and Farb explore the life-changing benefits of learning to toggle between our brain's two networks-our rapid problem-solving (habit) network and our network devoted to fresh insight (sensation). Readers will discover how they can boost their resilience, well-being, health, and creativity by activating the sensory network and engaging their senses wherever they are, in the moment"--
Subjects: Cognition.; Perception.; Self-perception.; Senses and sensation.; Thought and thinking.;
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Think again : the power of knowing what you don't know / by Grant, Adam M.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals examines the critical art of rethinking: learning to question your beliefs and to know what you don't know, which can position you for success at work and happiness at home. The difficulty of rethinking our assumptions is surprisingly common--maybe even fundamentally human. Our ways of thinking become habits that we don't bother to question, and mental laziness leads us to prefer the ease of old routines to the difficulty of new ones. We fail to update the beliefs we formed in the past for the challenges we face in the present. But in a rapidly changing world, we need to spend as much time rethinking as we do thinking. Think Again is a book about the benefit of doubt, and about how we can get better at embracing the unknown and the joy of being wrong. Evidence has shown that creative geniuses are not attached to one identity but constantly willing to rethink their stances, that leaders who admit they don't know something and seek critical feedback lead more productive and innovative teams, and that our greatest presidents have been open to updating their views. The new science of intellectual humility shows that as a mindset and a skillset, rethinking can be taught, and Grant explains how to develop the necessary qualities. The first section of the book explores why we struggle to think again and how we can improve individually, and argues that such engines of success as "grit" can actually be counterproductive; the second section discusses how we can help others think again through the skill of "argument literacy"; and the third looks at how institutions like schools, business, and governments fall short in building cultures that encourage rethinking. In the end, it's intellectual humility that makes it possible for us to stop denying our weaknesses so that we can start improving ourselves"--
Subjects: Belief and doubt.; Knowledge, Theory of.; Questioning.; Thought and thinking.;
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Noise : a flaw in human judgment / by Kahneman, Daniel,1934-author.; Sibony, Olivier,author.; Sunstein, Cass R.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the author of 'Thinking, Fast and Slow', the co-author of 'Nudge', and the author of 'You Are About to Make a Terrible Mistake!' comes 'Noise', a groundbreaking exploration of why people make bad judgments, and how to control both noise and cognitive bias.
Subjects: Decision making.; Emotions and cognition.; Intuition.; Reason.; Thought and thinking.;
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Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old : thoughts on aging as a woman / by Shields, Brooke,1965-author.; Bertsche, Rachel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From Brooke Shields, the icon who has inspired generations of women, comes a thoughtful, intimate, and candid exploration of the humility and power of aging"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Shields, Brooke, 1965-; Actresses; Ageism; Middle-aged women;
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Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old [sound recording] : thoughts on aging as a woman / by Shields, Brooke,1965-author ,narrator.; Bertsche, Rachel,author.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author."From Brooke Shields, the icon who has inspired generations of women, comes a thoughtful, intimate, and candid exploration of the humility and power of aging"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Shields, Brooke, 1965-; Actresses; Ageism; Middle-aged women;
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Think better, live better : a victorious life begins in your mind / by Osteen, Joel,author.;
Subjects: Attitude (Psychology); Thought and thinking;
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Hidden genius : the secret ways of thinking that power the world's most successful people / by Pompliano, Polina Marinova,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What distinguishes the truly exceptional from the merely great? After five years of writing The Profile, Polina Marinova Pompliano has studied thousands of the most successful and interesting people in the world and examined how they reason their way through problems, unleash their creativity, and perform under extreme pressure. The highest performers don't use tricks or hacks to achieve greatness. They use mental frameworks that fundamentally change the way they see the world. They've learned how to unlock their hidden genius in order to reach their full potential. This book will help you do the same. After learning from the world's most successful people featured inside, you will have a mental toolkit to help you tackle thorny problems, navigate relationships, and use creativity and resilience in times of uncertainty.
Subjects: Creative ability.; Genius.; Leadership.; Success in business.; Success.; Thought and thinking.;
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