Bestbookbits Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz
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Dec 19, 2019 The discussion delves into how our past experiences shape our self-image and influence our actions. It highlights the power of imagination in transforming self-perception and achieving success. Techniques like visualization, relaxation, and rational thinking are emphasized to combat negative beliefs. Listeners learn how to create happy habits and manage their emotional responses. Additionally, the idea of converting crises into opportunities is explored, alongside the impact of a positive mindset on health and longevity.
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Self-Image Programs Behavior
- People act and feel according to the mental image they hold of themselves and their environment.
- Maxwell Maltz argues these images function like machine programming that can be changed to alter outcomes.
Surgery Showed Inner Beliefs Persist
- As a plastic surgeon, Maxwell Maltz saw patients whose appearances improved but whose inner feelings didn't change.
- He used these cases to explore why changing outer traits didn't alter a person's self-image.
The Brain's Success Mechanism
- Maltz describes a subconscious 'success mechanism' that needs a clear goal to operate effectively.
- The mechanism focuses on ends, learns from mistakes, and auto-corrects toward the target.
