We defy common sense and good judgment on a daily basis. Learn to tame your stupid brain. 
We reason poorly, think incorrectly, and overlook the truth every single day. We can't be perfect, but at least we can be a little less wrong from time to time.\nCure your mental glitches, blind spots, and errors in reasoning and logic. 
Brain Blunders is a book that will get you to think about how you think. You are not so smart; in fact, humans are not so smart! This book is equal parts entertainment, neuroscience textbook, and field guide to better living. Written in an easy and humorous manner, discover the origins of the irrationalities you see all around you. Take a deep look into the roots of illogical and rash decisions – how they form, and how they persist in our lives. Get your fill of understanding human psychology and the peculiar choices we all make from time to time. We all recognize our big blunders, but it’s the subconscious ones that define us.\nDevelop clarity of thought and see the patterns of human error. 
Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.\nDiscover your brain’s subtle tricks and everyday illusions. 
•Why our concept of free will is illusory at best.•The roots of superstitious and magical thinking.•How advertisers are so effective at emptying our wallets.•How our memories are both incredible and horrific at the same time.•Why we are pretty sure we’re above average in things we’re terrible at.•The real reason that we see animals in clouds and faces in toast.\nThinker smart by scrolling up and clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page.

Brain Blunders: Uncover Everyday Illusions and Fallacies, Defeat Your Flawed Thinking Habits, And Think Smarter (Or Just Less Stupidly)

Business & Money

Hollins, Peter

Management & Leadership

Independently published

An approach to instantly make sense of a topic when learning from scratch and teaching yourself.Embarking on anything new is daunting and scary. That’s why you need a blueprint to point you in the right direction and make sure that you are moving forward.The skill of self-learning is the ability to change your circumstances and get from Point A to Point B.The Self-Learning Blueprint is the compass that will get you to Point B. Numerous scientifically-proven techniques are covered, as well as an overarching set of plans to ensure that you synthesize and truly understand new information.We all think we know how to learn, but the truth is, we don’t know much beyond taking notes and re-reading them. This won’t get you where you want to go. Learn how to learn from the ground up, all by yourself, on any subject matter. This goes beyond simple improved study skills - you will understand the nature of information itself.Become an auto-didact: higher grades, better job prospects, more goals achieved, and the key to unlocking all doors in life.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.Exact step-by-step methods to structure your learning and avoid information overload.•The four pillars of self-learning for expertise and comprehension.•Learning myths and the only thing you DO need for learning.•How the 50-50 Rule ensures memorization.Make sure you’re not wasting your time with sub-optimal techniques.•How to combine old and new information to learn.•10 question types to unlock deeper understanding.•The role of buoyancy, failure, and confidence in learning.Work and learn smarter by scrolling up and clicking the BUY NOW BUTTON at the top of this page.

The Self-Learning Blueprint: A Strategic Plan to Break Down Complex Topics, Comprehend Deeply, and Teach Yourself Anything (Learning how to Learn)

Your mental models and mindsets will determine your life. Harness and control them to achieve the impossible. 
All we can control in this life is our thoughts, which lead to perception and action. If your thoughts are running amok, it will throw your life into chaos. The life you want comes from the way you think - you need to learn how to think intentionally.\nDiscard unconscious, harmful beliefs and embrace your true power. 
The Art of Intentional Thinking is a guide on transformation. Your actions, behaviors, and perspective of the world stem from your thoughts. Unfortunately, this may be harming you rather than helping you. This book takes a deep look into how people tend to think, what exactly how they should subtly re-frame their thoughts to feel confident, powerful, happy, and in charge of their own life. Intentional thinking is your vehicle to get from Point A to Point B - Point B is the life you want. Every chapter has actionable advice to implement today. The changes are small and simple, but they have huge implications.\nChange your thinking to change your life. 
Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.\nLearn to reshape unhealthy thought patterns and think clearly. 
•How to seize agency and control of your life.•Gain perseverance and willpower quickly.•How to think in terms of taking action and motion.•How to think big, yet with realistic steps.•Embrace gratitude, humility, and thoughtfulness.\nCreate the change you want by changing the way you think. 
All it takes is a simple change of perspective to intentional thinking. Control your thoughts - and welcome to the new chapter of your life where you are able to create the reality you want. Avoid being a slave to your emotions and impulses. Know that every decision you make is exactly the one you want. Think intentionally.\nControl your destiny and jump into the driver’s seat by clicking the BUY NOW BUTTON at the top right of this page.

The Art of Intentional Thinking: Master Your Mindset. Control and Choose Your Thoughts. Create Mental Habits to Fulfill Your Potential (Second Edition) (Mental Models for Better Living)

Stop self-defeating behaviors and act with intention. You’ll thank yourself later.What you receive in life is dictated by your self-discipline. The more you have, the more you get. Will you settle for less than you desire?How to make willpower automatic, second nature, and habitual.Mind Over Matter is not a textbook on self-discipline, nor is it a gentle and drawn-out discussion. It is a toolbox to keep you in motion and in action towards your goals. It pulls no punches as it provides direct techniques to ensure that your actions match your intentions - a difficult task.Self-discipline is not about grinding it out from morning until night. Let’s work smarter and accomplish more with less effort.Tools to get started, keep going, overcome distractions, and follow through every single time.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.Gain self-awareness and cultivate your determination and tenacity. Immediate action has never been so easy.•Learn the main emotional, psychological, and biological obstacles you are battling.•Understand and break the 5-step cycle of laziness that keeps you glued to the couch, unhappier than ever.•Confront yourself with a series of direct questions that force self-awareness and action.•An insightful formula for maximizing willpower and how to manipulate it.•What your discipline style is.•A guest chapter from bestselling author Stephen Guise on using mini habits to discipline your thoughts.Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Scroll up and hit the BUY NOW button for a BOOSTER SHOT of self-discipline to infuse your life.

Mind Over Matter: The Self-Discipline to Execute Without Excuses, Control Your Impulses, and Keep Going When You Want to Give Up (Live a Disciplined Life)

30 Practical and applicable guidelines to think smarter, faster, and with expert insight (even if you aren’t one).Mental models are like giving a treasure map to someone lost in the woods. They provide instant understanding, context, and most importantly, a path to the end destination. Now imagine having such a map for all problems and decisions in your life.Battle information overwhelm, focus on what really matters, and make complex decisions with speed and confidence. Mental Models: 30 Thinking Tools sheds light on true intelligence: it’s not about knowledge and knowing the capitals of all the countries in the world. It’s about how you think, and each mental model is a specific framework on how to think smart and with insight. You can approach the world by trying to analyze each piece of information separately, or you can learn mental models that do the work for you.Learn how billionaires/CEOs, Olympic athletes, and scientists think differently and avoid mistakes.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.The person with a hammer only sees nails. Become the person with a hammer, saw, sander, drill, screwdriver, and axe.•How to balance information and action without sacrificing speed - MM #3 and #5.•Understanding what data is really telling you - MM #8 and #10.•Charles Darwin’s secret to clear and honest thinking - MM #11.Mental models for all walks of life: productivity, professional success, greater happiness, critical thinking, and decision-making.•Understanding correlation, causation, root causation, and proximate causation - MM #15 and #16.•Implementing anti-goals to find real priorities and focus - MM #19 and #23.•Being able to predict the future with basic probabilistic thinking - MM #10 and #25.•How to strategically allocate your time and resources for biggest impact - MM #27 and #30.Think in models and always be a step ahead. Scroll up and click the BUY NOW BUTTON to become exceptional.

Mental Models: 30 Thinking Tools that Separate the Average From the Exceptional. Improved Decision-Making, Logical Analysis, and Problem-Solving. (Mental Models for Better Living)

Wish you could learn and memorize more in less time? Stay focused, quit being frustrated, and absorb info like a human sponge?If you’re looking to (1) accelerate your learning abilities, (2) improve your memory instantly, (3) pick up new skills efficiently, and (4) fly through material and ace tests – the answers are right in front of you.Step by step methods and habits to train your brain.Learn Like Einstein is your scientifically proven field guide on using your brain to its fullest potential like Albert Einstein. This is NOT a boring textbook full of generic tips like “manage your time better and don’t cram at the last minute.” There are specific and actionable tactics to address every aspect of your learning – from memorizing, reading faster, absorbing more, and focusing better.Become an expert and decipher complexities rapidly.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years. This book represents the scientifically proven methods he has used to become an expert in multiple domains.Learn faster and save your valuable time.•Discover how to double your reading speed and finish any book in less than an hour.•Develop bulletproof focus and concentration.•Learn memory techniques used by top experts.•How to CRAM the absolute best way.Become an information processing machine.•Why your current notes are sabotaging your learning.•Why some people learn by hearing, doing, music, or moving.•How to rehearse and practice to achieve expertise in record time.•How to use the secret superpower of spaced repetition.Rediscover your life with laser sharp focus and mental clarity.Learning to learn is one of the most valuable skills you will ever possess because it unlocks everything you want in life. Imagine learning any skill, hobby, or passion in just days versus months, and becoming good enough to make money with it.Imagine remembering important dates and appointments, and breezing through tests with less studying time than anyone. What could you accomplish if you could guarantee being able to learn and perfect it? Success in business, personal satisfaction, better relationships and friendships, and overall: creating the life you want.Reach your brain’s potential by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page.

Learn Like Einstein: Memorize More, Read Faster, Focus Better, and Master Anything with Ease (Learning how to Learn)

Test Preparation

Professional

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Are you overwhelmed with information and paralyzed by pressure? Constantly missing opportunities because your intuition is wrong?You can’t just rely on your gut instinct or “hunch” when you make decisions. There’s a science to improving your critical thinking, weighing pros and cons, and avoiding the traps that take you down the wrong path. We can systematically make decisions that will improve our lives if we just know what to focus on.Learn why most of our instincts about decisions are flat-out wrong.The Science of Intelligent Decision Making will teach you to seize control of your life and make sure your decisions aren’t making you. This book cites years of research and scientific studies about what constitutes a great decision and the factors that will inevitably lead you there. It is an in-depth look at human nature and psychology and why we think the way we do. It’s largely subconscious, but easily overcome with the methodologies described within.Think more quickly and more thoroughly – at the same time.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and the human condition for over a dozen years. This book contains tactics pulled from his personal experience, as well as some of the most famous studies in decision theory and social psychology to help you make snap decisions.Beat analysis paralysis.•Learn your subconscious motivations, needs, and desires.•Discover the surprising causes and cures for decision fatigue.•Over 10 of the most dangerous cognitive biases and decision traps.•How to make your pros and cons lists incredibly useful.Never have “buyer’s remorse” regrets again.•The 6 Hats Method of intelligent decisions.•How to make group decisions optimally.•The WRAP method of preparing for failure.•How to think outside the box and creatively solve problems.Remove the stress of tough and uncertain decisions forever.When you master decision making, you can control your happiness and seize the opportunities life gives you. Better decisions more information and understanding and less stress and anxiety.What if you could predict the future with consistency through your decisions? You will fail far less, stop wasting your time, and cut down on the regrets in your life. Wise choices will allow you to perform under pressure, and even strategically think outside the box.Start choosing happiness by QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page.

The Science of Intelligent Decision Making: How to Think More Clearly, Save Your Time, and Maximize Your Happiness. Destroy Indecision!

Develop clarity of thought. Avoid analysis paralysis. Make better decisions. Never miss a beat.Clear and effective thinking clashes with most of our instincts and habits. Think Like Einstein will shine a light onto the mistakes you’ve been making and show you how to defeat them once and for all.Learn to think outside the box.Think Like Einstein is a scientifically proven guide for improving your critical thinking skills and developing a sense of intuition and judgment. You will learn how to attack problems from a multitude of angles and generate solutions that previously seemed impossible.This book is not a simple list of tips – it is full of 100% actionable insights into human psychology and action patterns. Discover what is holding you back from quick strategic thinking and decision making that can make huge differences in your life.Analyze situations, people, and data better.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success.Create consistent flashes of insight in your daily life.•Discover the four types of obstacles to clear thinking.•What Mozart, Chess, and brain training programs mean for you.•How an ancient Greek method can help you discover your information gaps.•How to make optimal decisions with the given information.Work smarter; not harder. Improve your focus and productivity.•How to help your brain perform at its peak.•How to think creatively in any situation.•Understanding everyday data, statistics, and probabilities.•Einstein’s most effective thinking technique.These are the skills that allow you to live the life you want.It was Socrates himself who once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”When you can think effectively and creatively, you will be able to tackle your problems and take advantage of your opportunities. You will work faster than others, catch more mistakes, discover more insight, and create better outcomes and conclusions. Thinking better doesn’t just help you in school or work – it helps you with people, fixing the toilet, and even deciding what to eat for dinner. You will be able to find the path of least resistance yet biggest impact consistently. You might not discover a new theory of relativity like the book’s namesake, but you will gain a drastically different approach to life.Reach your brain’s potential by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page.

Think Like Einstein: Think Smarter, Creatively Solve Problems, and Sharpen Your Judgment. How to Develop a Logical Approach to Life and Ask the Right Questions (Understand Your Brain Better)

Business Culture

Your first instincts and gut feelings are usually flat out wrong. Discover why, and learn how to actually think clearly.A brain fart is a lapse in judgment. We do this every day without realizing it, and it can have severe consequences on our lives. Use this book as a field guide to think better, understand your feelings better, and tame your stupid brain.Cure your flawed thinking habits and mental blunders.Brain Fart is a book that will get you to think about how you think. Never before has such a deep look been taken into the roots of illogical and rash decisions – how they form, and how they persist in our lives. We all recognize our big blunders, but it’s the subconscious ones that can sink us.Brain Fart is expertly researched with psychological and scientific studies, and delves into neuroscience and behavioral economics. In a book that has wide ranging implications, Peter Hollins illustrates why we tend to immediately regret our decisions and proclaim, “What was I thinking?!”Stop falling into your own mental traps and develop clarity of thought.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.Discover your brain’s subtle tricks and everyday illusions.•Why our concept of free will is illusory at best.•The roots of superstitious and magical thinking.•How advertisers are so effective at emptying our wallets.•Why our memories betray us.Understand what your head is really up to.•How we evaluate risk entirely wrong.•Why our first impressions lead us astray.•Why our egos skew our sense of reality.Solve your fuzzy thoughts and solve your life.Think with clarity and you’ll perform at peak levels and stop making sub-optimal decisions. Make sure your reasoning gets you where you want to be and never settle for less than you deserve. Thinking is difficult. But Brain Fart makes it much, much easier.Prevent your next brain fart by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page.

Brain Fart: Discover Your Flawed Logic, Failures in Common Sense and Intuition, and Irrational Behavior - How to Think Less Stupid

Neuro-Discipline: Everyday Neuroscience for Self-Discipline, Focus, and Defeating Your Brain's Impulsive and Distracted Nature

Control your brain so it doesn’t control you. A science-based approach to getting things done and avoiding laziness and procrastination.\nOur brains are not wired for goal achievement. They are wired only for speed, survival, and the present moment. It’s time to defeat this primal tendency and make self-discipline your new normal.\nStop leaving tasks unstarted and/or unfinished. You’re better than that.\nNeuro-Discipline tells the tale of two battling brains, and why we are predisposed to laziness and energy conservation. Time after time, we take the path of least resistance to our detriment. The key to beating this is understanding the brain’s imperatives and working with them. Neuro-Discipline is your layperson’s guide to self-discipline success - just enough biology and psychology to give important context, while ensuring that you don’t get stuck in the minutiae.\nThis isn’t a textbook; it has over 20 actionable tips you can use TODAY.\nPeter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.\nLearn to beat your temptations, excuses, and weaknesses.\n•Learn about the two brains and the two versions of you that are always locked in battle. 
•How to trick the brain for action and productivity without working against it. 
•The role of dopamine and how we can simulate it for our own purposes. 
•How to talk to yourself and design your environment to stay on track. 
•Reframing excuses and dissecting your emotional reactions. 
•How to create a calm mind for ruthless execution.\nDiscomfort, boredom, frustration, and laziness are temporary. Self-discipline is forever.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Pkcs Media, Inc.

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