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Outsmart Yourself: Brain-Based Strategies to a Better You

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Description What if we aren’t as in control of our actions as we think we are? Join Peter M. Vishton, Ph.D., and discover a wealth of evidence-based strategies to enhance your thinking and improve your well-being. With his expert insight, you’ll build a toolkit of strategies to take charge of your life and harness your brain’s full potential.

Syllabus

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  • Take Control of Your Automatic Brain
  • Beat Procrastination by Doing Nothing
  • Train Yourself Like a Dog
  • Clean Your Kitchen, Improve Your Diet
  • Eat Slow, Eat Small, Eat Smart
  • The Myth of Multitasking
  • Future You & Better Decisions
  • How to Become an Expert on Anything
  • Tune Up Your Brain With Meditation
  • Take the Sleep Challenge
  • Boost Insights & Creativity
  • Enhance Performance With Imagery
  • Overcome Your Aging Brain
  • Grow Your Brain Out of Depression
  • Hack Your Brain to Unlearn Fear
  • Use Your Body to Alter Your Mind
  • Suppress, Don't Repress, Anger
  • How Little Things Cause Big Persuasion
  • How Framing Changes Decisions
  • How Language Changes Your Brain
  • How Your Brain Falls in Love
  • The Neuroscience of Lasting Love
  • How Your Brain Creates Happiness
  • Happy Brains Are Smart Brains

Taught by

Peter M. Vishton

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