Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

by Joe Dispenza

frontal lobe

perceiving reality

see new possibilities.

survival emotions

elevated emotions

living in survival,

trying to control

force an o...

being—and

Change all begins

with thinking:

immutable.

im•mut•able adj. /ɪˈmjuːtəbl / (formal) that cannot be changed; that will never change 64 24 unchangeable This decision should not be seen as immutable. im•mut•abil•ity /ɪˌmjuːtəˈbɪləti/ n

nervous system can change structurally and functionally—including

memory,

cerebellum,

ce•re•bel•lum n /ˌserəˈbeləm /

neocortex,

neo•cor•tex n/ˌniːəʊˈkɔːteks /

neurological

neuro•logic•al adj. /ˌnjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪkl /

neocortex

neo•cor•tex n/ˌniːəʊˈkɔːteks /

neocortex

neo•cor•tex n /ˌniːəʊˈkɔːteks /

reproducing

the same electromagnetic signal

in the ...

the quantum model

tells us

various

vari•ous adj. /ˈveəriəs / 13 241 several different 64 24 diverse

personality,

personality [ˌpɜ:səˈnælətɪ] s

uncertainty

un•cer•tainty n /ʌnˈsɜːtnti /

stifled

stifle vb /ˈstaɪfl / 1 [T] ~ sth to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed 68 25 suppress She managed to stifle a yawn. They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity. The government failed to stifle the unrest. 2 [I, T] to feel unable to breathe, or to make sb unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air 68 25 suffocate I felt I was stifling in the airless room. ~ sb Most of the victims were stifled by the fumes. 2 stif•ling /BrE ˈstaɪflɪŋ NAmE ˈstaɪflɪŋ / adj. a stifling room ‘It's stifling in here—can we open a window?’ At 25, she found family life stifling. stif•ling•ly /BrE ˈstaɪflɪŋli NAmE ˈstaɪflɪŋli / adv. The room was stiflingly hot.

entitlement

en•title•ment n /ɪnˈtaɪtlmənt / (formal) a indreptati (sa), a da dreptul (la 1 [U] ~ (to sth) the official right to have or do sth 28 28 This may affect your entitlement to compensation. 2 [C] something that you have an official right to; the amount that you have the right to receive 28 28 Your contributions will affect your pension entitlements. 3 [C] (NAmE) a government system that provides financial support to a particular group of people 28 28 a reform of entitlements 28 28 Medicard, Medicare and other entitlement programs

cover the vulnerable parts of us.

vul•ner•able ad /ˈvʌlnərəbl /

While we are young, we keep busy doing

stave off

ˌstave sth45 22ˈoff(staved, staved) to prevent sth bad from affecting you for a period of time; to delay sth 28 28 to stave off hunger 28 28 The company managed to stave off bankruptcy for another few months.

deep emo...

sweeping them under...

intoxicating to make ne...

travel to unknown...

feelings that we are hiding.

we

push ourselves outside our comfort zones

beyond familiar ...

never overcome our li...

we’ve had

turn on the TV,

text someone.

watch a football game

feel competitive,

an...

anger vb /ˈæŋɡə(r) / [often passive] ~ sb to make sb angry The question clearly angered him. She was angered by their selfishness and lack of concern.

fea...

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