Unstoppable Brain
The New Neuroscience That Frees Us from Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change
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Unstoppable Brain
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Kyra Bobinet MD MPH
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Kyra Bobinet
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We all want the power and motivation to create change in our lives. But how to get that in a stumbling dance of one step forward and two steps back? Negative emotions run rampant in many people's lives today; a reality that feels like a shrink wrap of suffering. Popular fallback solutions of performance-based goals and tools focus on extrinsic rewards like fame, wealth, or winning. But overuse of those rewards doesn't work for the long term and in fact weakens our confidence and motivation over time, leaving us vulnerable to failure and shame.
It doesn't have to be that way. Through three decades of researching and tracking such universal struggles to change our behavior, Dr. Kyra Bobinet unveils the way out, using novel neuroscience research on a compelling new brain area, the habenula. In this book, she reveals the habenulas powerful role in killing our motivation and causing anxiety and depression and offers a foolproof way to escape its clutches.
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Having suffered writers block, I first heard about Kyra Bobinet from Rosanne Bane who talked about the habenula and the effect on resistance. When I saw Kyra had brought out Unstoppable Brain I just had to get it - and it was even better than I hoped.
Finally, I now understand why I have struggled to stick to plans, failed to achieve goals and why progress feels more like a slog than an adventure. And while the understanding is great, knowing what to do about it is even greater. This is not a book on hyper productivity or hacks, this is genuine wisdom and compassion.
If you have struggled to make progress despite following the typical success rules (like SMART goals) and reading performance and achievement books in the past, I believe you will find this life changing. Yes, I realise this sounds like hyperbole, and maybe if you're just starting out you won't appreciate the impact of the habenula. But believe me, when you're battered and bruised and conflicted and confused, feeling disappointed, crushed and ashamed, dragging yourself along in pursuit of a goal you barely believe in anymore, and a wise friend comes along and releases the handbrake . . . and you start moving free . . . it's like getting a new start at life.
This was a breakthrough for me, and I wish for you the same life changing impact.
Is The Habenula Holding You Back?
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