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When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to...
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The father of positive psychology draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to show you how to overcome depression, boost your immune system, and make yourself happier.
"Vaulted me out of my funk.... So, fellow moderate pessimists, go buy this book." —The New York Times Book Review
Offering many simple techniques anyone can practice, Dr. Seligman explains how to break an “I–give–up”
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Get the Summary of Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most...
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"Have you ever wished you could reprogram your brain, just as a hacker would a computer? In this 3-step guide to improving your mental habits-using plenty of clear "computer-related terms should resonate with tech-savvy readers, including those resistant to typical self-help fare" (Publishers Weekly)- learn to take charge of your mind and banish negative thoughts, habits, and anxiety-in just twenty-one days! A seasoned author, comedian, and entrepreneur,...
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How to Change your Mind, Volume1-"Break the Chains" is the first of four volumes teaching others how to break through the chains of self-sabotage. Debra reveals three out of twelve beliefs that, if acted upon, will ensure one's continuous state of misery. On the opposite end of the spectrum, learning to disband these three misery-making beliefs through changing your mind will lead you to greater self-actualization. The book begins with an introduction...
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The Right Phrase for the Right Situation-Every Time
You've taken the GMAT, your transcript is in order, and you're ready to apply to business schools. Your personal statement and the interview are your major opportunity to distinguish yourself from the pack and demonstrate your full potential. Perfect Phrases for Business School Acceptance gives you the phrases, statements, and approaches that will help you write a compelling essay, succeed at the...
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Have you ever wished you could reprogram your brain, just as a hacker would a computer? In this 3-step guide to improving your mental habits, learn to take charge of your mind and banish negative thoughts, habits, and anxiety-in just 21 days! A seasoned author, comedian, and entrepreneur, Sir John Hargrave once suffered from unhealthy addictions, anxiety, and poor mental health. After cracking the code to unlocking his mind's full and balanced potential,...
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Are you sick and tired of watching your life pass you by? Pay close attention here, because the life of your dreams is closer than you might think…
We've all been there, life is overwhelming, complicated, confusing, and yes, within it all you still seemingly have all that a person should ever need to feel happy and fulfilled.
But for some reason, you just don't feel this way.
There's an emptiness inside of you that you can't seem to escape and no...
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Are you sick and tired of watching your life pass you by?
Pay close attention here, because the life of your dreams is closer than you might think.
We've all been there. Life is overwhelming, complicated, confusing, and yes, within it all, you still seemingly have all that a person should ever need to feel happy and fulfilled. But for some reason, you just don't feel this way. Hours spent trying to figure it out to no avail. Days, weeks, and even...
10) Overthinking: How to Change your Mind, Stop Worrying, and Become a Better Version of Yourself: In
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Are you sick and tired of watching your life pass you by? Pay close attention here, because the life of your dreams is closer than you might think...We've all been there, life is overwhelming, complicated, confusing, and yes, within it all you still seemingly have all that a person should ever need to feel happy and fulfilled.
But for some reason, you just don't feel this way.
There's an emptiness inside of you that you can't seem to escape and...
11) Summary of How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousn
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan Conversation Starters
New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan writes a brilliant book about his own life-changing psychedelic experiences. How to Change Your Mind: What The New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence is...
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If there was one thing you could do to change how you think, feel, and act - would you do it?
If you feel stressed, anxious, depressed, or unfocused, then meditation can help you harness the changing nature of the brain in order to increase peacefulness and quality of life.
A practical, research-focused look at mindfulness and meditation that is proven to relieve stress, anxiety, pain, improve your awareness, and help you live a more peaceful life...
13) How to Change Your Mind: Learn How To Rewire Your Brain And Achieve Healthier Thought Patterns Fo
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Learn to treat your brain like a computer so that you can create a positive and permanent shift in your thinking… This audiobook contains proven steps and strategies on how to effectively reprogram your brain to change the way you think, and perceive situations so that you can be more successful.
Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...
•Is It Possible to Change the Mind?
•The Workings of the Mind
•Your Conscious Mind
•Rules for Programming...
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Learn to treat your brain like a computer so that you can create a positive and permanent shift in your thinking.
This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to effectively reprogram your brain to change the way you think, and perceive situations so that you can be more successful.
Here is a preview of what you'll learn:Is it possible to change the mind?
The workings of the mind. Your conscious mind. Rules for programming the subconscious...
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Books about nature (for adults)
HPL Best Books of 2021
Non Fiction That Reads Like Fiction
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"Of all the things humans rely on plants for--sustenance, beauty, fragrance, flavor, fiber--surely the most curious is our use of them is to change consciousness: to stimulate or calm, fiddle with or completely alter, the qualities of our mental experience. Take coffee and tea: people around the world rely on caffeine to sharpen their minds. We don't usually think of caffeine as a drug, or our daily use as an addiction, because it is legal and socially...
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What should we have for dinner? When you can eat just about anything nature (or the supermarket) has to offer, deciding what you should eat will inevitably stir anxiety, especially when some of the foods might shorten your life. Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from a national eating disorder. As the cornucopia of the modern American supermarket and fast food outlet confronts us with a bewildering and treacherous...
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"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
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Michael Pollan, the bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, Food Rules, How to Change Your Mind, and This is Your Mind on Plants explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen in Cooked.
"Having described what's wrong with American food in his best-selling The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006), New York Times contributor Pollan delivers a more optimistic but equally fascinating account...
"Having described what's wrong with American food in his best-selling The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006), New York Times contributor Pollan delivers a more optimistic but equally fascinating account...
19) Psyched
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• A uniquely practical guide to a trending topic: Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind has sold 180k+ copies. Companies that are developing psychedelic treatments are shooting up in value. Psyched serves as a simple yet definitive guide to these trending treatments, explaining to a lay reader how they work and why.
• Seven psychedelic substances are explored in-depth including MDMA, LSD, ketamine, ayahuasca, peyote, iboga and psilocybin.
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A lifelong Peruvian shaman and curandero (healer) provides a rare, in-depth look into the world of Ayahuasca, a special medicine used in healing ceremonies by Indigenous South Americans for thousands of years that is taking the world by storm.
A mysterious and powerful plant medicine with curative powers that is drunk as a "tea" during a sacred ceremony, Ayahuasca has been known to change people's lives dramatically. But, what was once a healing...
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