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I had already dropped TV news and newspapers, but I still had the habit of checking Yahoo News or CNN every day or two, so for 30 days I decided to drop all news sources and go totally news-free. In this audiobook I'll share what I learned from this experiment. It went well enough that I intend to remain free of the habit of daily news checking.

This is a collection of writings by the world famous author Steve Pavlina. The following topics are contained in this audio recording: HOW TO TELL IF YOU HAVE A HEALTHY BRAIN, HOW TO SQUASH NEGATIVE THOUGHT PATTERNS, RECOVERY, HOW TO BUILD A STRONGER EGO, HOW TO INVITE CUDDLING WITHOUT INVITING SEX, ENJOYING RICH AND ABUNDANT RELATIONSHIPS.

Virtually every time management system teaches that you must prioritize your projects to make sure you're working on what's truly important instead of getting caught up in minor things. However, few systems explain precisely how to do this.

There are actually quite a number of ways to decondition a negative thought pattern. The basic idea is to replace the old pattern with a new one. Mentally resisting the negative thought will usually backfire - you'll simply reinforce it and make it even worse. The more you fire those neurons in the same way, the stronger the pattern becomes. Here's a little method I use to break negative thought patterns.

"There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of work." - Charles Spurgeon. If you've been stuck in a lazy rut lately, here are some suggestions to get yourself working productively...