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In this groundbreaking book, award-winning neuroscientist Emily Falk reveals the systems in our brains that control our daily decision-making - and gives us the tools to take meaningful action. Blending cutting-edge science with stories and practical insight, she reveals how our values shape our sense of self, how status, community and culture can rewire our minds, and how we can employ these realities to build new opportunities.

It’s hard to have ADHD in a world not built for our brains. It can leave us feeling discouraged, like we’re always getting in our own way. Like we can never quite have the life we want. But the reality is that we can influence how our brains work, and we have unique strengths. We just need the right tools. In 30 Days to Thrive with ADHD, Dr. K brings us those tools. As a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who also spent time training to be a monk, he draws on both modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom to help you understand and harness your ADHD brain.

In this Audible Original, Ruby Wax hunts down her heroes - brain scientists - in the UK and across America, to learn more about what makes us tick: why we get stressed, how we feel pain, what makes us addicted - and has a lot of fun along the way. She faces death with Past Mortems author Carla Valentine, explores how video games affect our attention with gamification expert Gabe Zichermann, and discovers the benefits of vaginal smearing with Professor Tim Spector.

If you live with ADHD, you already know the usual organizing solutions don’t work. You’ve tried the bins, the color-coded systems, the viral home organization tips—maybe even a few ADHD cleaning books—only to watch it all unravel. What you haven’t had—until now—is an ADHD decluttering, cleaning and organizing toolkit that flexes with your energy, understands your brain, and finally lets you take control of your space.

In the insightful narrative tradition of Oliver Sacks, Monkey Mind is an uplifting, smart, and very funny memoir of life with anxiety - America’s most common psychological complaint. We all think we know what being anxious feels like - it is the instinct that made us run from wolves in the prehistoric age and pushes us to perform in the modern one - but for forty million American adults, anxiety is an insidious condition that defines daily life. Yet no popular memoir has been written about that experience - until now.

Ever feel like ADHD advice was written for everyone… except you? Have you tried all the "proven" ADHD strategies for adults and still feel like you're falling behind? Does every planner, system, or ADHD workbook promise life-changing results—yet somehow, they never work for you? Do you feel like no matter how hard you try, life is just harder with an ADHD brain? If you answered yes, you're not alone. Let’s be real: ADHD isn’t one-size-fits-all. And most advice out there? It’s not built for the way neurodivergent minds actually work.

This 4-in-1 bundle is your complete companion for navigating adult ADHD with clarity, confidence, and compassion. Inside, you will discover how to understand your unique neurodivergent brain, strengthen your executive functioning skills, create peace and order in your home, thrive at work, and build healthier and more fulfilling relationships.

What is it that makes you distinct from me? Identity is a term much used but hard to define. For that very reason, it has long been a topic of fascination for philosophers but has been regarded with aversion by neuroscientists - until now. Susan Greenfield takes us on a journey in search of a biological interpretation of this most elusive of concepts, guiding us through the social and psychiatric perspectives and ultimately to the heart of the physical brain.

Kelly Bouldin Darmofal suffered a severe TBI in 1992; currently, she holds a Masters in Special Education from Salem College, NC. Her memoir, Lost in My Mind: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), tells her story of tragedy and triumph. Kelly will be teaching "TBI: An Overview for Educators" at Salem College. Kelly's "tips" were learned during two decades of recovery and perseverance.

A true scientific pause-resister that traces a remarkable scientific breakthrough (the isolation of endorphins in the brain) as dedicated scientists race - not only with their fellow scientists - but against time and the profit hungry giant pharmaceutical companies. This audiobook chronicles the fascinating discovery of endorphins, the body's natural painkiller.

This book isn’t another collection of cookie-cutter tips or empty promises. Adult ADHD Starter Guide is about being honest—sometimes brutally so—and giving you the tools to understand your brain and start making life easier. Not perfect, just easier. And it all starts with one small, manageable win at a time.

It’s become fashionable to argue that free will is a fiction: that we humans are in the thrall of animal urges and unconscious biases and only think that we are choosing freely. Kennon Sheldon argues that this perception is not only wrong but also dangerous. Drawing on decades of his own research, Sheldon shows us that embracing the ability to choose our path in life makes us happier, healthier, and more fulfilled. He also shows that this insight can help us choose better goals—ones that are concordant with our values and we’re more likely to actually see through.

If you struggle with panic attacks, it can feel as if the world is closing in on you. Your heart races, your hands or feet may go numb, and you might even have trouble speaking. Even if you know it's all in your head, you can't shake the feeling that something terrible is about to happen. That's why you need quick, in-the-moment strategies to help you feel better fast.

¿Estás cansado de consejos que suenan increíbles al principio… hasta que intentas aplicarlos?¿Alguna vez has sentido que, hagas lo que hagas, siempre te quedas atrás? Seamos sinceros por un momento: vivir con TDAH es difícil. Muy difícil. Y la mayoría de los consejos que existen por ahí no están pensados para tu cerebro. Probablemente has probado muchas estrategias distintas y, de alguna manera, acabas siempre en el mismo punto de partida. No es culpa tuya. La verdad es que los cerebros con TDAH necesitan soluciones diferentes.

This fascinating and highly accessible book presents fantastic but totally feasible projections of what your brain may be capable of in the near future. It shows how scientific breakthroughs and amazing research are turning science fiction into science fact. In this brave new book, you'll explore.

Each one of us has visionary qualities; we are inundated daily by fears, stress, and worries. Mindfulness and meditation serve as band-aids, but we are all familiar with the adage: Don’t put the sick mind you don’t understand into the healthy self you aspire to become.

Wir sind alle ein bisschen verrückt. Nicht nur die Menschen, die psychisch krank sind, sondern wir alle sind irrational. Der Neurologe, Psychiater und Hirnforscher Philipp Sterzer erklärt, warum das so ist und welche Schlüsse wir daraus ziehen können. Ein neuer Blick auf subjektives Erleben, soziales Bewusstsein und die Wahrnehmung der Welt.

Immagina di conoscere i segreti della psicologia umana. Le tecniche che i manipolatori utilizzano per far si che le persone scelgano e compiano determinate azioni che loro vogliono. Ognuno di noi reagisce sulla base di impulsi emotivi primari, causati da parole, gesti o eventi esterni, anche se si crede di farlo in modo autonomo, logico ed obiettivo. In questo manuale riconoscerete questi schemi che si ripetono e li assocerete al comportamento che ne consegue, in questo modo avrete in mano la chiave per aprire e conoscere la mente di chiunque.

Pensaci un attimo: sei tu che controlli il tuo cervello... o è lui che controlla te? Se hai degli obiettivi, sogni o desideri nella vita... Bhe... ecco la cruda verità: il tuo cervello non è predisposto per raggiungerli. Anzi, ti mette i bastoni tra le ruote. È programmato solo per sopravvivere nel momento presente, proprio come il cervello dei nostri antenati 2000 anni fa. Se vuoi avere successo, è tempo di sconfiggere questa tendenza primordiale e fare dell'autodisciplina la tua nuova normalità. "Neuro-Disciplina" racconta la storia del nostro organo più pericoloso, il cervello.

Immagina di conoscere i segreti della psicologia umana. Le tecniche che i manipolatori utilizzano per far si che le persone scelgano e compiano determinate azioni che loro vogliono. Ti piacerebbe avere la capacità di influenzare le persone e raggiungere i tuoi obiettivi? Audiolibro originale narrato in italiano (Versione Completa Del Manuale). In questo audiolibro scoprirai cosa fa muovere le persone. Troverai una raccolta delle tecniche persuasive utilizzate dai politici, dagli imprenditori, da persone di pubblico rilievo.