Mental DIscipline Series

Think critically. Improve your decision-making. Control your thoughts. Sort out irrational fears.  Cluttered, neurotic thoughts invade our mind more often than we realize and we end up living our life in anxiety, triggered by thoughts that are unfounded and are easily avoidable. Mindset Makeover will highlight the main cognitive mistakes we make and how to change them for peace of mind.    Stop reacting based on your old mindset.  Your mindset becomes so internalized that it makes decisions without you being aware of it. But do you have more bad habits than good?  This book will help you discover how your mindset is working against you. Aided by scientifically proven research and practices, Mindset Makeover will help improve your critical thinking skills, and develop better judgment in battling self-sabotaging thoughts. Learn how to face and solve your problems in a constructive way. Mindset Makeover is a thought-provoking, science-backed guide which guarantees a complete change of worldview. Find what are the thinking quirks holding you back from quick, rational thinking and decision making and change your life for the better.   Change the one thing that will improve your life most dramatically – your mindset.  •Switch from an inward mindset to a less self-centered one. •Find and fix the thoughts behind your personal ineffectiveness.  •Learn the easiest and quickest form of meditation. •The counterintuitive reasons why the attacks you perceive aren't actually about you.    Learn to "thrive in an unknowable future."  •The surprising benefits of ditching exceptionalism. •The real reason behind your stormy emotions.  •The difference between being neurotic or psychotic. •10 methods to use neuroplasticity to rewire your brain.    Having a clear mind you'll find better solutions to your problems.  •You'll think more creatively.  •You will see opportunities where you saw only obstacles before.  •You won't feel like the target of everybody's criticism anymore.  •You'll have better judgment and a less self-centered worldview.  •You'll get better intuition and predict events more accurately.  Mindset Makeover won't help you reinvent the wheel, but will show you how to improve your personal relationships, release you from fears, and show you a different approach to life.

Do you feel endlessly overwhelmed by your own negative brain? Do you lack focus, worry about the future and feel daily anxiety?  If you want a more peaceful, self-controlled mind, this book is for you.  Being anxious and overwhelmed is not surprising in the 21st century. We deal with an excessive amount of expectations: become richer, lose weight, be a better person, think more positive, more more more… We think we need to meet so many expectations, obligations, and duties that we end up crumbling under them, failing to meet any. But do we really?    The greatest barrier to a better life are our self-created, overgrown expectations.  Rewire Your Mind will help you to understand your thoughts, keep your expectations in check and attach the appropriate action to reaching them. Mental clarity equals peace of mind. The goal of this book is simple: free your mind from destructive thoughts, unrealistic expectations, and help you adopt new, constructive habits to release you from tension.    Your mind becomes more creative once released from burdening thoughts.  •How can you stop overthinking •How to let go of others' expectations (and your own)  •The main causes of mental clutter  •How to start acting instead of talking •How to rephrase your negative thoughts   Clear, controlled thoughts release you from stress and anxiety.  •Understand how your brain works – biologically and psychologically •Make better decisions by knowing what you actually need •Learn the benefits of top-down thinking  •How to release tension by minimizing social media involvement What if I told you that the peace of mind you longed for resided in you all along like a pearl waiting to be discovered?  Reading this book you will learn that most of our thoughts can't even be trusted. Most of our expectations, worries, and fears don't even exist only in our heads – they are not real. With science-proven exercises and patient practice learn to recognize the worry mongering thoughts and let go of them.

Do your impulsive thoughts and actions bring only trouble? Do you often grab your head muttering "what was I thinking?"  There is a reason: our first, instinctual thoughts and actions are usually irrational and self-sabotaging. Discipline Your Thoughts will tell you why and also how can you correct it. We make thinking errors on a day-to-day basis. They come naturally, thus we don't think that we think in a distorted way, however, they can have a severe negative effect on our lives. Knowing what they are and how to identify them, we can help ourselves making better choices. In what area of life? All of them: personal relationships, business choices, spending habits, health-related engagements.    Our mind doesn't work the way we think it does.  This book presents the scientific background of thinking errors related to behavior, social relations, and memory through the most famous psychology experiments, behavioral economics research, neuropsychology, and the author's own observations. What remains is an entertaining but practical and informative guide to discipline your thoughts.   Become less irrational.  This book aims to help you think about your thinking and find better solutions to your problems.  •Why are first impressions so powerful and permanent?  •Why do we rely on the first thought that pops into our mind?  •How can certain advertisements make us open our wallet immediately?  •How and why does our memory fool us on a daily basis?  Again and again, we think we experience and understand the world as it is, but our thoughts are beset by everyday illusions. Discipline Your Thoughts reveals the many ways our intuition can deceive us, why we succumb to these everyday brain tricks and what we can do to inoculate ourselves against their effects. Simple, clear, and always surprising, this indispensable book will transform your decision making. Correct the errors in your thinking habits and resist falling into your mental ambushes. •Why we take bad decisions following the opinion of the masses?  •How we underestimate the power of emotions in rational decisions?  •Why we need instant confirmation to support our ideas? •How ego distorts the sense of reality?  Less biased thinking will lead to smart decision making which leads to better relationships, financial decisions, health-related choices. Make fewer mistakes in your thinking – prevention is easier than correction.    Improve your beliefs, social biases, and memory mix-ups by understanding how your brain works.

What motivates us into doing or avoiding things? Why do our predictions not reflect reality?  Traditional economics claims humans are rational actors. But is this true? Think about the last time you bought something expensive; was that item really the best choice based on value and utility? We all fall prey to irrationality and biases and make decisions based on them. This contradicts the wisdom of traditional economics.  Outsmart Your Brain challenges everyday wisdom with the help of psychology and economics, commonly known as behavioral economics. Here you'll find counterintuitive answers to the motivations behind our actions.   This book is for those who don't fear reality, have inquisitive an nature, enjoy challenges, and like to understand the real motivations of human nature – who like to outsmart their brains.    Why do smart people make irrational decisions so often? - Understand why people value some things more than others. - How to use incentives to actually achieve what you want.  - Understand the role dopamine plays in your decision-making to be more vigilant about your snap judgments. - Get around your natural biases related to loss, ownership, and risk. This compilation of experiments and studies mixed with the author's wit will shift your understanding of human behavior. By recognizing the biases mentioned in this book: - You can make better decisions – be it in business, personal life, or community. - Avoid the serious consequences that certain biases lead us into. - You'll know how people think, so you can help others make choices that are the best for them. - Learn the difference between perceived and actual risks and use this knowledge to your advantage.

Do you feel overwhelmed by the demands of today's fast paced world? Would you like to live less stressed or anxious?  Stress, anxiety, and endless worrying are mostly the byproduct of unconscious living.  What are the things that make you anxious? Your lifestyle, your prospects for the future, or the shadows of the past?  If you're desperate to slow down and find inner peace, mindfulness is the solution you're looking for.  In Quiet Your Mind, bestselling author, Steven Schuster will help you to find back your way to the present moment following a few simple yet powerful principles. They don't require more than a few minutes of practice daily. Their impact, however, will last long term.    Improve your focus and productivity.  The book will not only show you what are the best practices to find your peace of mind but also will help you transform these practices into daily, automatic habits. The wholeness you're so keen to find is already within you. Practicing mindfulness is the key to channel those parts of your brain.    Learn to exclude the information clutter you face each day.  •How to stabilize your attention and presence amidst daily activities •How to bring awareness in your life and practice conscious living •How to shift back to awareness again and again all day •Become more decisive, disciplined, focused and calm   Become aware of the person you truly are.  •Learn how can you "calm your mind" •The best tips to manage your energy •The scientifically proven benefits of practicing mindfulness •How to overcome your discouraging and negative thoughts Mindfulness helps you experience a deep feeling of happiness and peace. It seeps into everything you do. You can meet the worst that life throws at you with courage, discipline, and determination. Life will make sense because you'll be in a bigger control of it.  Stop being the victim of your circumstances, be aware and thus prepared to overcome them.

Overwhelmed by the demands of a fast-paced world? Want to reduce your stress and anxiety?  Endless worrying is mostly the byproduct of unconscious living.  What makes you anxious: your lifestyle, your prospects for the future, or the shadows of the past?    If you're desperate to slow down and find inner peace, mindfulness is the solution you're looking for.  In Calm Your Mind, bestselling author Steven Schuster will help you to find back your way to the present moment following a few simple yet powerful principles. They don't require more than a few minutes of practice daily. Their impact, however, is monumental with long-term benefits.    Improve your focus and productivity.  The book will not only show you the best practices to find peace of mind but will also help you transform these practices into daily, automatic habits. The wholeness you're so keen to find is already within you. Practicing mindfulness is the key to channel those parts of your brain.    Learn to exclude the junk from your thoughts.  •Improve your focus and attention during your everyday activities •How to bring awareness to your life and practice conscious living •Become more decisive, disciplined, and calm   Become aware of the person you truly are.  •Learn how can you "calm your mind" •The best tips to manage your energy •The scientifically proven benefits of practicing mindfulness •How to overcome your discouraging and negative thoughts   Stop being the victim of your circumstances. Be aware and thus prepared to overcome them.  Mindfulness helps you experience a deep feeling of happiness and peace. It seeps into everything you do. You can meet the worst that life throws at you with courage, discipline, and determination. Life will make sense because you'll be in greater control of it.