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Thriving in Mind: The Art and Science of Using Your Whole Brain
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First published October 1, 2000
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January 27, 2013
I liked the book. The book was a bit more scientific then I expected it to be and typically the more technical/scientific the book, the faster I am overwhelmed and I stop reading. However, surprisingly... this was not the case with this book. Although scientific, I was able to read the book and actually finished the book within a week, also not typical for me. (I am also currently reading the Attractor Factor and I've been reading it for weeks and somehow can't seem to finish it!)
So why did I finish reading this book within a week? Is it because I was interested in learning something? Is it because someone referred it to me? Is it because my reading/comprehension levels have improved?
The answer to all the above is yes my intent was to learn something, it was to respond to the person who referred it to me and engage in conversation about it and yes my comprehension level is at a different level today then it was 10 years ago!
It's funny to me that at thiss time in my life I am on a quest for information and the book "Thriving in Mind" helped me understand my quest for information. It's all scientifically explained in the book! It's funny that I keep hearing the words "When the student is ready the master will appear. Do what you love and you will be happier." These are all things we all know but yet we don't know how to get to this magical destination of doing what we love, being with people we are comfortable with and why is it such a secret to me when it seems like everyone else knows what the heck they are doing!
In the past I have repeatedly said I have been brainwashed to be the person that I am and that I do things that I don't even know why....I've also managed to say that I don't know why I like the things that I like and that I don't even know what I like.
For some reason I have been lead to this book and this book as every self-help book does not give me all the answers but I've got to say that it has helped clear up some of the confusion. And it goes way back to our childhood when we learned the basics...it seems that we must always go "back to the basics" and the basics we learned in our first science class is that living organisms will do what it takes to survive.
What I learned or what I have re-learned by reading this book is that we are who we are because of our environment, the people we surround ourselves with, and the knowledge we put into our brains. No matter how old we are, where we are our brains are programmed to do what it takes to survive and so we do what we must do to survive. Alot of it is basic and alot of it is pre-programmed.
The confusion comes in because we have forgotten to listen to our bodies and to ourselves and we are not in control of our own programming. We are on autopilot allowing expectations of others rule our lives. There is something to be said of learning from others, however the problems stems from allowing ourselves to live our lives for others instead following our own needs for our survival.
"Thriving In Mind" explains the secret to being happy and living our lives with joy scientifically. There is scientific research that explains why we are why we are and why we do what we do and it also explains what we have to do in order to change our lives and the most basic lesson to learn is to accept who we are, the gifts we have and to use those gifts abundantly and to respect the same for others. Basic stuff right? So basic but yet so hard to do. Why? Well because we have all learned TO DO what others expect us to do and if we do otherwise we are shamed, embarrassed and we begin to not do what "Feels" right to us, we start to do what others expect even though it makes us feel bad. Do this enough, and you won't even know why you feel as bad as you do and why you do the things that you do. OK, so I'm starting to sound like I'm confused and really I'm not.
In order for us to survive we all have to learn to do things... and learning is difficult but yet we must try....what mixes us all up is that we spend way to much time learning the stuff that others expect us to know when it's to darn difficult for us which causes resistence. If we could all learn to explore and do the things we love to do, that which comes naturally for us life would be so much easer.
The light bulb comes on for us all at different times. We all know and understand the basics of not putting a fish in a desert and that you shouldn't put a cat in water but we don't understand that those basics also apply to humans. Many humans are doing what they think they should be doing based on what they have been forced to think and do and they don't belong there. Not only are they making themselves miserable but they are making the people around them miserable.
Thriving in Mind explains these theories scientifically and gives you tools to teach yourself how to do what you need to do for your own survival. I enjoyed reading the book and I learned a few things...maybe I didn't learn something new but the information was presented in such a way that it reached a different comprehension level.
If you are on a quest for answers I suggest you read the book and then get in touch with me and "Let's Talk!" and figure some things out together!
So why did I finish reading this book within a week? Is it because I was interested in learning something? Is it because someone referred it to me? Is it because my reading/comprehension levels have improved?
The answer to all the above is yes my intent was to learn something, it was to respond to the person who referred it to me and engage in conversation about it and yes my comprehension level is at a different level today then it was 10 years ago!
It's funny to me that at thiss time in my life I am on a quest for information and the book "Thriving in Mind" helped me understand my quest for information. It's all scientifically explained in the book! It's funny that I keep hearing the words "When the student is ready the master will appear. Do what you love and you will be happier." These are all things we all know but yet we don't know how to get to this magical destination of doing what we love, being with people we are comfortable with and why is it such a secret to me when it seems like everyone else knows what the heck they are doing!
In the past I have repeatedly said I have been brainwashed to be the person that I am and that I do things that I don't even know why....I've also managed to say that I don't know why I like the things that I like and that I don't even know what I like.
For some reason I have been lead to this book and this book as every self-help book does not give me all the answers but I've got to say that it has helped clear up some of the confusion. And it goes way back to our childhood when we learned the basics...it seems that we must always go "back to the basics" and the basics we learned in our first science class is that living organisms will do what it takes to survive.
What I learned or what I have re-learned by reading this book is that we are who we are because of our environment, the people we surround ourselves with, and the knowledge we put into our brains. No matter how old we are, where we are our brains are programmed to do what it takes to survive and so we do what we must do to survive. Alot of it is basic and alot of it is pre-programmed.
The confusion comes in because we have forgotten to listen to our bodies and to ourselves and we are not in control of our own programming. We are on autopilot allowing expectations of others rule our lives. There is something to be said of learning from others, however the problems stems from allowing ourselves to live our lives for others instead following our own needs for our survival.
"Thriving In Mind" explains the secret to being happy and living our lives with joy scientifically. There is scientific research that explains why we are why we are and why we do what we do and it also explains what we have to do in order to change our lives and the most basic lesson to learn is to accept who we are, the gifts we have and to use those gifts abundantly and to respect the same for others. Basic stuff right? So basic but yet so hard to do. Why? Well because we have all learned TO DO what others expect us to do and if we do otherwise we are shamed, embarrassed and we begin to not do what "Feels" right to us, we start to do what others expect even though it makes us feel bad. Do this enough, and you won't even know why you feel as bad as you do and why you do the things that you do. OK, so I'm starting to sound like I'm confused and really I'm not.
In order for us to survive we all have to learn to do things... and learning is difficult but yet we must try....what mixes us all up is that we spend way to much time learning the stuff that others expect us to know when it's to darn difficult for us which causes resistence. If we could all learn to explore and do the things we love to do, that which comes naturally for us life would be so much easer.
The light bulb comes on for us all at different times. We all know and understand the basics of not putting a fish in a desert and that you shouldn't put a cat in water but we don't understand that those basics also apply to humans. Many humans are doing what they think they should be doing based on what they have been forced to think and do and they don't belong there. Not only are they making themselves miserable but they are making the people around them miserable.
Thriving in Mind explains these theories scientifically and gives you tools to teach yourself how to do what you need to do for your own survival. I enjoyed reading the book and I learned a few things...maybe I didn't learn something new but the information was presented in such a way that it reached a different comprehension level.
If you are on a quest for answers I suggest you read the book and then get in touch with me and "Let's Talk!" and figure some things out together!
February 24, 2025
Although it needs a leap of faith to accept the relatively simplistic way of segmenting us into effectively 4 quadrants, the system works well and I have used it to analyse several friends, particularly those that simply see things differently from me. It's opened my eyes to a new way of interpreting what's going on around me (via thinking styles) as well as providing a deeper view of why we are how we are, especially when compared to personality-based approaches such as mbti. I have the feeling Carl Jung would be happier with this interpretation of his work than with many other approaches out there .
April 21, 2021
The book was ok. It's good if you want to understand about how your brain determines your behaviour, as well as someone who would like to pursue philosophy, into a different extent.
April 3, 2016
good informative book on how the mind works
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