Beyond Cynical: Transcend Your Mammalian Negativity

Cynicism is popular because it stimulates the brain chemicals that make you feel good. It stimulates dopamine by making the world feel predictable. It triggers serotonin by making you feel superior to “the jerks.” It triggers oxytocin by telling you who to trust. You pay a high price for these moments, unfortunately, because cynicism keeps you focused on problems instead of opportunities. Here is a way to PARE your cynicism with Personal Agency and Realistic Expectations. Here are 3-minute exercises that will build new thought habits in six weeks. Even if you're surrounded by a chorus of negativity, you can transcend cynicism and stimulate happy chemicals in new ways.

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Beyond Cynical: Transcend Your Mammalian Negativity

Cynicism is popular because it stimulates the brain chemicals that make you feel good. It stimulates dopamine by making the world feel predictable. It triggers serotonin by making you feel superior to “the jerks.” It triggers oxytocin by telling you who to trust. You pay a high price for these moments, unfortunately, because cynicism keeps you focused on problems instead of opportunities. Here is a way to PARE your cynicism with Personal Agency and Realistic Expectations. Here are 3-minute exercises that will build new thought habits in six weeks. Even if you're surrounded by a chorus of negativity, you can transcend cynicism and stimulate happy chemicals in new ways.

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Beyond Cynical: Transcend Your Mammalian Negativity

Beyond Cynical: Transcend Your Mammalian Negativity

by Loretta Graziano Breuning
Beyond Cynical: Transcend Your Mammalian Negativity

Beyond Cynical: Transcend Your Mammalian Negativity

by Loretta Graziano Breuning

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Overview

Cynicism is popular because it stimulates the brain chemicals that make you feel good. It stimulates dopamine by making the world feel predictable. It triggers serotonin by making you feel superior to “the jerks.” It triggers oxytocin by telling you who to trust. You pay a high price for these moments, unfortunately, because cynicism keeps you focused on problems instead of opportunities. Here is a way to PARE your cynicism with Personal Agency and Realistic Expectations. Here are 3-minute exercises that will build new thought habits in six weeks. Even if you're surrounded by a chorus of negativity, you can transcend cynicism and stimulate happy chemicals in new ways.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781941959053
Publisher: Loretta Graziano Breuning
Publication date: 09/02/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 236
File size: 28 MB
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Table of Contents

1 Why Cynicism Feels Good 2 Why Negativity Feels Good 3 Predictability (Dopamine) Feels Good 4 Solidarity (Oxytocin) Feels Good 5 Superiority (Serotonin) Feels Good 6 Transcend Negativity with Personal Agency and Realistic Expectations 7 My Story: Born Cynical 8 My Story 2: Out of the Handbasket 9 Our Story, With Realistic Expectations 10 Your Story, With Personal Agency
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