Stop Self-Sabotage, Fear, and Worry - Fixing Your Mind
Stop Self-Sabotage, Fear, and Worry with founder of MindFix, Erin Pheil.
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Today I will be sharing with you an interview with Erin Pheil.
Erin is the creator of MindFix, a truly fascinating organization that works to completely eliminate the mental roadblocks holding you back from achieving what you’re capable of.
Erin will be revealing how to stop self-sabotage, fear, and worry by fixing your mind.
I can’t wait for everyone, including me, to learn how to untangle their hectic minds in just half an hour with Erin.
In the video, Erin explains everything you need to understand in order to prevent the negative motions of self-sabotage, fear, and worry.
She will be revealing:
Why we feel these emotions
How they affect us and our behavior
How to prevent them
Having these negative thoughts and ideas can feel very isolating, sometimes we may wonder why we have these notions in our mind that no one else seems to have.
The truth is, most people do.
Being able to understand why they occur and how they manipulate us will help you to feel a sense of empowerment because it will make complete sense.
It doesn’t matter how permanent these thoughts feel, anyone can fix their mind.
No one’s innate mind provokes fear or worry as a personality trait, so if your mind is doing so, it can be rewired to do the opposite.
This is the video for anyone who wants to understand the inner workings of their mind.
Let’s stop self-sabotage together!
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Jeff Lerner Reviews
Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day Kindle Edition
by Amishi P. Jha (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars
***NATIONAL BESTSELLER***
STOP FOR A MOMENT.
Are you right now here?
Are you focusing on this site? Are you straying elsewhere in the future or past or to worry or to your to-do list or even to your phone?
If you're browsing around or talking with friends, or trying to focus during a crucial meeting but you just can't hold your focus. Whatever to try, it's always still somewhere and not there. This means that you're missing 50 % of your life, including the most important times.
The good news is that there's no problem with your brain. It isn't damaged. Human brains were designed to be a distraction.
The best part is you can teach your brain to pay more attention efficiently.
Keep me in mind for a while and in the near future you'll be able to:
Focus, without all the effort.
Refocus your attention away from the lure of distraction.
You should be at your most efficient and be the best at everything that really is important in your life.
HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE
How to nourish neural bases of attention to strengthen mindfulness amidst constant distraction
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2021
Amishi Jha speaks for many people when suggesting that there is a crisis of attention in today's world. "We are exhausted and depleted, cognitively fuzzy, less effective, and less fulfilled in our lives. This crisis is partly systemic, driven by the [begin italics] attention economy [end italics] where inviting and highly addictive content-delivery vehicles that take the form of news, entertainment, and social media apps keep us scrolling and scrolling. Driven by predatory practices and a lack of regulation, our attention is lured and mined. And then, like mortgages and other financial products, our individual attention is pooled, repackaged, and sold [or re-sold] for big profit." (Pages 6-7).
Countless others attract and then exploit our attention in order to serve their own purposes; worse yet, as we become aware of the nature and extent of this relentless exploitation, we pay little (if any) attention to what is worthy of our interest and involvement.
What to do in response to this crisis of attention? Here's what Jha recommends: "Paying attention to present-moment experience without conceptual elaboration or emotional reactivity." In a word, become [begin italics] mindful [end italics]. She identifies and explains dozens of core mind-training practices that have persevered throughout the centuries. Have these practices been effective? The answer is a resounding YES! "In fact, mindfulness training was the [begin italics] only [end italics] brain-training tool that consistently worked to strengthen attention."
These are among the passages in the first six chapters of greatest interest and value to me, also listed to suggest the scope of Jha's coverage:
o The Extraordinary Impact of Attention (Pages 3-5)
o The New Science of Attention (12-13)
o Can the Brain Really Change? (22-28)
o Attention Disruption (40-41)
o What Is "Kryptonite"?(46-50)
o When Stress Doesn't Feel Like Stress (53-56)
o The Attention Continuum (56-58)
o We're Using Failed Strategies (60-64)
o Neuroplasticity: Train Your Brain to Change Your Brain (64-72)
Observation: This passage all by itself is worth far more than the cost of the book. Your mind is what your brain does. If you want to become more mindful, you must bed more mindful of how you pursue that objective. During my interview of John Kotter, he said the most difficult challenge for change agents is change how they think about change.
o Is Mindfulness Really the Secret Sauce? (77-79)
o Time to Start Training (85-89)
o The Neurosurgeon and the Mechanic (95-104)
o Why [Our Minds] Wander (104-109)
o Finding Your Flashlight (114-117)
Observation: I agree with Yogi Berra: "You can observe a lot by just watching." Focus your attention (i.e. your flashlight) where it will reveal what is of greatest interest and value.
o Where Do Distracting Thoughts Come from? (131-134)
o Working Memory and the Three Subsystems of Attention (140-142)
o The Loop of Doom (144-151)
o The Power of Knowing What's on Your Whiteboard (153-155)
o For Better Memory, Live Mindfully (180-183)
o What to Remember About Remembering (183-185)
In the remaining four chapters, Jha explains HOW to stop "biased thinking" from affecting your attention, use metro-awareness to unlock your powers of attention, revolutionize your interactions and relationships, and get the "minimum required dose" of mindfulness training to transform your mind.
I commend Amishi Jha on the 23 pages of annotated Notes while deeply regretting that her book has no Index. That is inexcusable. (Presumably one will added if and when there is a second edition.) Meanwhile, I urge each reader to have a lined notebook near at hand in which to record questions, comments, page references to highlighted passages, etc. and especially when completing dozens of interactive exercises that Jha inserts throughout her lively and eloquent narrative.
For example, there are five "Core Practices" (pages 117-118, 151-152, 178-179, 230-231, and 255-257) as well as a seven-day sequence of immensely informative "Peak Mind Practice Guide" exercises (pages 301-324) to complete. Accumulating your own material in a lined notebook will facilitate, indeed expedite frequent review of key points later. It is imperative to keep in mind, meanwhile, that finding one's focus and owning one's attention is a never-ending process
Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to check out two others: Carol Dweck's Mindset: Changing The Way You Think To Fulfill Your Potential (Updated Edition, 2017) and Shoshana Zuboff's The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power (2020.
95 people found this helpful
Brilliant, practical and relatable.
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
As a mindfulness meditation teacher, I've always felt the minimum amount of daily meditation practice (to see a real improvement) was 20-40 minutes at least once a day. Peak Mind challenges this assumption and backs it up with years of research and numerous studies. Amishi and her team have demonstrated that with a "minimum dose" of 12-15 minutes (of meditation) 5 or more days a week, you can see consistent and measurable improvements. Of course, more is better.
A fun, entertaining, and science-based read with practical instructions that anyone can follow. Like brushing your teeth, mindfulness practices work, but only if you actually do them. What would you rather lose, your teeth or your mind!
22 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2021
The work and research in mindfulness written about in “Peak Mind” by Amishi Jha is something I believe will help cops (I am retired cop with 32 years and post retirement still training cops) make more effective decisions while handling crises on the street.
Then work in this book is much needed In Policing in making them more effective and safe. I have been talking about mindfulness making a big difference in preparing cops through better awareness over the past couple of years since I began using mindfulness techniques myself. This book has the research and science behind what my intuition and practice was showing me ( better awareness, better decisions, better courses of action, and better adaptability). I could go on but I will digress and just say, I am excited about this book and it’s benefits in making cops and those they serve more effective and safe.
Thank you for all your efforts and for this book. In my humble opinion “Peak Mind” is a must read!
17 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
This book is very thought provoking! Since March 2020, teaching has been exceptionally difficult. I was depressed and upset at the end of each school day. After reading this book, I am learning ways to make the most of each school day. It is only the beginning but I am confident that investing the 12 minutes will help me be a better educator.
17 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
This book brings clear easy to understand science to the challenging topics of our attention and awareness. This book breaks down the science into easy to comprehend and real ways we can change how we think and act to live for fully in the moment. Such a welcome perspective in our times when everything seems custom designed to distract us!
8 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021
I’m so thankful for this book, as someone who prides themselves on the physical fitness, this was the explanation I needed to incorporate a mind training protocol. I was suffering from anxiety and my life was slipping away… just as the first few pages say,
It described my situation to a T, and this is a fantastic dive into meditation from an application standpoint.
7 people found this helpful
Antidote to the Current Moment
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2021
& our other moments. I liked that the book had a strong focus—improving our attention and awareness. Between stress about Covid and too much Zoom, my attention feels completely shot on many days. I’d let my meditation practice weaken over time. This book has motivated me to strengthen it once again.
5 people found this helpful
I did not even realize how powerful this book turned out to be
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2022
I ordered this book when I watched the podcast with the author Amishi Jha at the Joe Rogan show. I did not have too many expectations but I still had to read it out of curiousity. However, this book turned out to be extremely useful for a newbie in meditation like me. The thing that I liked most about this book is that it provides a practical approach to the matter of mediation whether you need it for focus, or anxiety or relieving stress, etc. It can give you a framework to follow for 2 months so that you can see the results and stay consistent. It might have had such effect on me because I was ready to embrace meditation in my life, since I had tried it before, just not consistently. For a total newbie, who is not that motivated it can have zero effect. Also, I am not familiar with other researchers and other scientists who wrote books about meditation. Therefore, I can’t say it is a holy grail but it was definitely a good tool to start working in that direction and I took a lot of notes. 5 stars.
Required reading for those of us who live in our head and miss the present
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2022
This is the third or fourth book I've read on the science behind mindfulness training and it's one of the best ones because it doesn't dig too deep into the actual science at a cellular or neuron level. She's a researcher who has design studies and programs and seen the evidence across tens of thousands of people. I highly recommend this book the most important part of it is actually doing the meditations any of which can be found on YouTube if you're reliable with them you are absolutely see a difference it can be so profound that you don't even realize it until you experienced a situation in such a incredibly different way that you realize it's working.
Pragmatic, 'doable,' a must have!
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2021
I've been teaching mindfulness in my clinical practice and in my work with corporate leaders for just over 20+ years. Conventional wisdom focused on a 30-minute minimum to experience the full range of benefits of daily practice. With Amishi's research, it's clear that conventional wisdom has changed! In Peak Mind, she challenges this assumption, supported with cutting-edge research, and demonstrates that 12 mins a day, consistently, will show significant results!
I especially appreciate her distinction of our three Attention Systems: Flashlight/Focus, Floodlight/Notice, and Juggler/ New Behavior as it makes it easy for folks to remember.
Her focus on full presence, of being alive, is heartfelt, compelling. All in all, a must-have for anyone interested in practicing and teaching mindfulness.
A very interesting and enjoyable book
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2022
I enjoyed this book. As a long time practitioner of yoga and meditation I have benefitted from the healing power of these practices. As a scientist and engineer I'm glad to see the methods and knowledge of neuroscience being used to understand more clearly how my experience and the experience of many others has been so positive and beneficial. I hope this book reaches the hands of many people that I'm confident will benefit from reading it and using the techniques it describes.
One person found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2021
If you want to better understand how your mind works and how to control it…this book is for you! I’m on week 3 of the practice and being more present has been life changing! Being able to better focus at home/work has immeasurable benefits. So if you’re still reading this just stop here and buy the book you won’t regret it!
One person found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022
I appreciate the simplicity of the exercises. The work required to establish well defined minimums and visible changes. I’ve noticed a slight change in myself and hope to continue noticing more positive change in the future as I continue these exercises.
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2021
She is such a gift for mindfulness. The book is easy to read and so full of knowledge.
Thank you so much
One person found this helpful
Important to know as a student.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2021
This book gave me the information on attention & memory that I have been trying to find for years as a student. Get this book & learn how to train your mind to work with you, not against you!
One person found this helpful
Dr. Jha helps us to get the best from ourselves
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2021
Much needed book. I was struggling with stress and anger, you helped me to get back to me. Working very well for me. Thank you, Dr. Jha.
One person found this helpful
I was hooked before I’d finished page 2 of the intro
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
I’m a stressed-out working professional and have sporadically dabbled in meditation for years. I’ve read other books on mindfulness but this one has given me the push I needed to get serious about it. The combination of science + personal stories + actual tools is just what I needed.
15 people found this helpful
Perfect Book for Learning Mindfulness
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
Dr. Jha's book Peak Mind is a prescription for mindfulness. I am always in my head, never thinking about the activity I'm doing, but rather thinking of the next three things on my to-do list, all while half-watching a video message from my kid's school on my phone and reading an email alert on my watch. It's too much! Peak Mind reminds me to slow down and focus my attention on one thing at a time. Dr. Jha makes mindfulness accessible to everyone with her easy writing style. This is an excellent book and I wholeheartedly recommend it.
9 people found this helpful
Add 'Peak Mind' to the Canon of Neuroscience of Mindfulness
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2021
This is another great book to add to the growing canon of works on meditation written by an accomplished neuroscientist. Just like the recent works by Richard Davidson ('Altered Traits'), Shauna Shapiro ('Good Morning, I Love You') and Judson Brewer ('Unwinding Anxiety') this book is rich in techniques to improve your mental well-being supported by numerous scientific studies, many of which were conducted by the author herself. It's a solid book.
The irony for me is that I catch my mind wandering as I read a book on mind wandering! Should I congratulate myself on being meta-aware, or kick myself for my lack of focus?!
Either way, I think this is a book I'll need to read twice (just like I did all three of the books I mentioned above) so that I profit as much as possible from all the great information in this book. There's simply too much to take in in one reading.
One of the really rich elements of this book are all the stories Amishi Jha shares from her experiences working with the military. There are some really heart-breaking stories in here, as well as inspirational ones. She uses these intense real-life scenarios to accentuate the importance of the science of attention. For anybody who still believes that 'contemplative neuroscience' is too abstract and impractical for everyday life, this book will knock that thought right out of you. Amishi Jha definitely has her feet firmly on the ground of reality. This book is practical and very important.
There are guided awareness-building practices throughout the book, and a five-week plan at the end of the book. If you get the audio version, you get a PDF of all the guided practices.
Isn't it so much fun to be alive at the dawn of contemplative neuroscience?! We're so lucky to have Amishi Jha doing this work and sharing it in such an accessible book. This is great stuff. READ IT!
2 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2021
This is a great book that focuses on how to regain our attention in these times of over saturation. This book is a must read for all populations.
6 people found this helpful
Pay attention to your attention, and reclaim your life
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
I loved reading this book, it is practical, engaging and incredibly helpful for EVERY one of us. Dr. Jha has dedicated her life to researching how to improve our ability to strengthen our focus, and we are the beneficiaries. The book provides helpful practices to retrain our wandering minds so we can be more effective and engaged in the now. Her explanations are accessible and include many examples of people who have benefited from these helpful practices. I will go back to this again and again... Thank you for this wonderful work!
3 people found this helpful
Much Needed and Highly Recommended Read
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
Great book! Especially for a time whose zeitgeist is partially characterized by an excess of ever present and intrusive sources of engineered distraction.
One of the key features of this book that sets it apart from others of a similar category is that the author is a venerated academic researcher in the field and a well known speaker on this topic. This combined with Dr. Jha's ability to present the material in a straightforward way makes the valuable content of this book highly accessible.
Another distinguishing feature is the allocation of focus to presenting well researched tools and practical methods, by which the described benefits of mindfulness can be achieved. This book does not just promote mindfulness but provides a reliable path to achieve it.
I highly recommend this book; I've already purchased a copy for my sister!
2 people found this helpful
Life changing, if you’re willing
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
I have grown up practicing mindfulness yet never been so inspired to practice! This book is an easy and delightful read that will inspire you to actually start practicing! And that will change your life, indeed Amishi’s research proves it. If you are going to read one book read this one. I highly highly recommend it.
4 people found this helpful
Survive the age of distraction
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
Understanding how we think is so important at a time when there are so many things distracting us from thinking! How many times have you walked into a room and forgotten why you went in? Or remembered to do something in the shower and then forgot when you reached your workspace?
Learning both the why and the how of our mind and what we can do to counter our tendency to wander is critical to navigating the nonstop social media, ads, temptations, and for those of us WFH, family distractions to live our best lives.
2 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
Every once in a while a book comes along to captivate your full attention (pun intended) and broaden your perspective while increasing your self-awareness. This is one of them.
If you’re interested in learning more about how mindfulness can improve one’s life (cognitive abilities, mood, attention, etc.), this book will introduce you to the tips and research to start changing yours. Highly recommended for all, particularly in a world full of time-consuming distractions.
Jack London once wrote: “The proper function of man is to live, not to exist.” Having a peak mind is key to actualizing this truth. Go get your copy.
2 people found this helpful
Brain training explained in an accessible and relatable way
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
Definitely a must read!! An accessible way to learn about the science behind meditation and the changes it can bring in everyday life. Highly recommended for everyone, from expert meditators to people who are just getting started.
4 people found this helpful
A well written book practically a key need of being human today
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
Dr Jha is a respected research voice. She delivers proven techniques in a way that is accessible and practical. Anyone who finds their attention challenged by the fast and distracted pace of modern like can benefit from this book.
2 people found this helpful
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2021
I am a mother of an 18-month-year-old who has taken up all of my time. If I’m not tending to him, I’m grading Algebra homework assignments as a 7th grade Math teacher. I barely have time to read, but I cannot say how glad I am that I took the time to read Peak Mind. More importantly, I’ve walked away fully grasping the mindfulness and the present-centered awareness that it facilitates. Before reading the book, I rushed from task to task, constantly in auto-pilot mode. When I think now about the power of truly being in one moment, and then the next, I feel like I have added hours to my day. I have encountered a stillness that I did not know was possible. Please consider reading this book, especially if you are a new mama looking for moments of calm and pause in an ever-busy (at times sleepless!!) life. I promise you won’t regret it.
2 people found this helpful
Essential knowledge taught in a enjoyable step by step methodological way!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2021
For me this book gives a knowledge that is so valuable for everyone that I wish this could be taught at School! It could alleviate so much suffering and improve learning !
I've been reading mindfulness books for many many years and now, after reading Dr. Amishi's great book (still studying it to be able implement it in my life :) ) I can see that perhaps this scientific knowledge was missing in those books to make mindfulness practice less difficult or at least more comprehensible.
Thanks Dr Amishi!!! I hope many people can have access to this wonderful book!!!
Changed me from a scatterbrained middle aged train wreck to an attention focused present being.
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2021
Most people would have called me a self absorbed, selfish, attention scattered, boorish ass. The older I got, the more I trended towards that state. This book was mind opening in that it showed me how to keep my mind in the present to be able to engage with myself and others and to lose the veil of self. It has helped immensely with my focus and presence.
4 people found this helpful