Summary of Shawn T. Smith's The User's Guide to the Human Mind

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 If I were your mind, I would be very worried about you. Not because you are reckless, but because the world is a dangerous place. It always has been. I would use the wisdom of generations past to push you toward safety, even though you might not understand my motives.
#2 The mind has something to say almost every time we try to concentrate, which is why it can be so difficult to silence it. We often try to avoid our thoughts and feelings, or argue against them, but that just makes things worse.
#3 The problem with owning a human mind is that it can create the very thing we fear. This is what happened to bright, capable, and likeable Luke. He began to believe that he was an outcast, and he began to behave awkwardly.
#4 The typical human mind is designed to judge itself against other people, and it will try to find reasons to believe that it is inferior. But this can be irrational, as the mind is trying to solve a problem that never existed in the first place.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Neuropsychology
• Psychology

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 08 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798822502871
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Shawn T. Smith's The Users Guide to the Human Mind
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

If I were your mind, I would be very worried about you. Not because you are reckless, but because the world is a dangerous place. It always has been. I would use the wisdom of generations past to push you toward safety, even though you might not understand my motives.

#2

The mind has something to say almost every time we try to concentrate, which is why it can be so difficult to silence it. We often try to avoid our thoughts and feelings, or argue against them, but that just makes things worse.

#3

The problem with owning a human mind is that it can create the very thing we fear. This is what happened to bright, capable, and likeable Luke. He began to believe that he was an outcast, and he began to behave awkwardly.

#4

The typical human mind is designed to judge itself against other people, and it will try to find reasons to believe that it is inferior. But this can be irrational, as the mind is trying to solve a problem that never existed in the first place.

#5

We are all like Luke, with our minds constantly worrying, calling us to action, and constantly getting in the way of what we want. But there is nothing wrong with a mind like Luke’s. It was doing what it was supposed to do from a standpoint of safety and survival.

#6

We have three options when our minds give us things we don’t want: accept what our minds are giving us, eliminate the discomfort caused by the mind’s protests, or embrace the discomfort and move forward anyway.

#7

The mind is not always so well behaved. It is reactive to certain threats, and among them are things like abandonment. The experience of a thousand generations who preceded us has shaped our brains to be reactive to these threats.

#8

We are wired for a simpler and more hostile world, where small problems had big consequences. Our minds, which grew up facing life and death decisions on the savanna, may not have received the memo that social judgment is outdated and misapplied.

#9

When we argue with the mind, we are essentially trying to control it, and when we can’t control it, we are trying to suppress its thoughts and emotions. But the attempt to suppress thoughts and emotions can lead to an increase in those thoughts and emotions.

#10

When you are faced with a fear, your mind will do everything in its power to protect you from it. It will try to avoid the fear by creating anxiety, and it will try to control you and your thoughts in order to avoid the fear.

#11

To practice this exercise, imagine yourself in a situation that makes you feel uncomfortable. Recall the surroundings and the people, and note your physical, emotional, and mental states. What do you feel in your body. What emotions do you feel. What thoughts do you notice.

#12

The mind can interfere with our goals in the most annoying ways, and it is normal for it to do so. It is best to accept these thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations as simply messages from the mind rather than problems that must be fixed.
Insights from Chapter 2

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