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Outsmart Yourself: Brain-Based Strategies to a Better You

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Overview

See what a renowned neuroscientist reveals about controlling bad habits and boosting your well-being.

Syllabus

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  • 01: Take Control of Your Automatic Brain
  • 02: Beat Procrastination by Doing Nothing
  • 03: Train Yourself like a Dog
  • 04: Clean Your Kitchen, Improve Your Diet
  • 05: Eat Slow, Eat Small, Eat Smart
  • 06: The Myth of Multitasking
  • 07: Future You and Better Decisions
  • 08: How to Become an Expert on Anything
  • 09: Tune Up Your Brain with Meditation
  • 10: Take the Sleep Challenge
  • 11: Boost Insights and Creativity
  • 12: Enhance Performance with Imagery
  • 13: Overcome Your Aging Brain
  • 14: Grow Your Brain Out of Depression
  • 15: Hack Your Brain to Unlearn Fear
  • 16: Use Your Body to Alter Your Mind
  • 17: Suppress - Don't Repress - Anger
  • 18: How Little Things Cause Big Persuasion
  • 19: How Framing Changes Decisions
  • 20: How Language Changes Your Brain
  • 21: How Your Brain Falls in Love
  • 22: The Neuroscience of Lasting Love
  • 23: How Your Brain Creates Happiness
  • 24: Happy Brains Are Smart Brains

Taught by

Peter M. Vishton

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