The User's Guide to the Human Mind: Why Our Brains Make Us Unhappy, Anxious, and

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A quirky and informative guide to understanding and overriding our natural neuroses, psychoses, and other seldom useful, always tiresome antics of the human brain.

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The inner workings of the human brain may be a great mystery, but the mind's true purpose has been verified time and time again: your brain is secretly conspiring against you to make you crazy. How else can we account for the needless fears, dramas, tizzies, and rages that affect us on a minute-by-minute basis? The User's Guide to the Human Mind attempts to explain the seemingly inexplicable operations of the human mind, a "don't get eaten machine" better suited to helping mankind escape bears in the forest than helping us cope with the trials and travails of modern life. Written by therapist and blogger Shawn Smith, this lighthearted yet useful guide offers solutions for overcoming the most common unpleasant emotional responses, such as worry, anxiety, pessimism, jealousy, and self-criticism. Readers learn to use cognitive strategies to override unhelpful yet natural emotional responses and create better interpersonal relationships, greater confidence, and peace of mind. The book's goal-setting, prioritizing, and goal-tracking guidance helps readers notice their progress as they gradually prod their brains toward a twenty-first-century-compatible way of processing and dealing with emotions.

Notes

A quirky book taking a funny yet scientifically valid look at the workings of the human brain.

Author Biography

Shawn T. Smith, PsyD, is a psychologist in private practice who has formerly worked for the Colorado Department of Corrections and the International Commission on Missing Persons in Bosnia. Smith lives in Denver, US.

Review

"You've been using the tool between your ears your whole life, but how often have you considered what it is and what it is good for? No user's manual came with it, but this book helps make up for that shipping mistake. You would not use your dishwasher without cracking the manual. Come on. Time to take a look!" --Steven C. Hayes, PhD, Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada and author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life

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A quirky and informative guide to understanding and overriding our natural neuroses, psychoses, and other seldom useful, always tiresome antics of the human brain.

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"You've been using the tool between your ears your whole life, but how often have you considered what it is and what it is good for? No user's manual came with it, but this book helps make up for that shipping mistake. You would not use your dishwasher without cracking the manual. Come on. Time to take a look!" -Steven C. Hayes, PhD, Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada and author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life

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A quirky and informative guide to understanding and overriding our natural neuroses, psychoses, and other seldom useful, always tiresome antics of the human brain.

Details ISBN1608820521 Pages 208 ISBN-10 1608820521 ISBN-13 9781608820528 Format Paperback Country of Publication United States Publisher New Harbinger Publications Imprint New Harbinger Publications Place of Publication Oakland, CA DEWEY 152.4 Media Book Illustrations Illustrations Short Title USERS GT THE HUMAN MIND Language English Author Shawn T. Smith Birth 1967 Subtitle Why Our Brains Make Us Unhappy, Anxious, and Neurotic and What We Can Do about It Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-02-02 AU Release Date 2012-02-02 NZ Release Date 2012-02-02 US Release Date 2012-02-02 UK Release Date 2012-02-02 Audience General We've got this

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