The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness

The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness

by Steve Peters

346 pages· 2012· ISBN 9780091935580
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Leading consultant psychiatrist Steve Peters knows more than anyone how impulsive behaviour or nagging self-doubt can impact negatively on our professional and personal lives. In this, his first book, Steve shares his phenomenally successful mind-management programme that has been used to help elite athletes and senior managers alike to conquer their fears and operate with greater control, focus and confidence.

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    Dr. Peters introduces the "Chimp" as a powerful, emotional, and often irrational part of our brain. How intuitive did you find this metaphor, and did it immediately help you recognize patterns in your own thoughts and behaviors?

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    Can you recall a specific recent instance where you felt your "Chimp" took over, leading to an impulsive reaction or negative self-talk? What was the situation, and looking back, what might your "Human" have done differently?

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    The book emphasizes strengthening the "Human" and programming the "Computer." Which of these two aspects do you find more challenging to develop or manage in your daily life, and why?

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