
Unstoppable Brain
The New Neuroscience That Frees Us from Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change
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Kyra Bobinet MD MPH
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Kyra Bobinet
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We all want the power and motivation to create change in our lives. But how to get that in a stumbling dance of one step forward and two steps back? Negative emotions run rampant in many people's lives today; a reality that feels like a shrink wrap of suffering. Popular fallback solutions of performance-based goals and tools focus on extrinsic rewards like fame, wealth, or winning. But overuse of those rewards doesn't work for the long term and in fact weakens our confidence and motivation over time, leaving us vulnerable to failure and shame.
It doesn't have to be that way. Through three decades of researching and tracking such universal struggles to change our behavior, Dr. Kyra Bobinet unveils the way out, using novel neuroscience research on a compelling new brain area, the habenula. In this book, she reveals the habenulas powerful role in killing our motivation and causing anxiety and depression and offers a foolproof way to escape its clutches.
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Fun look at the brain. Not for Millennials.
- By Samantha on 07-02-21
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Mind Mapping
- Improve Memory, Concentration, Communication, Organization, Creativity, and Time Management
- By: Kam Knight
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 5 hrs
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This is a comprehensive guide to learning about a wonderful technique called mind maps. Mind maps are an amazing organizational and creativity tool that can improve memory, concentration, communication, organization, creativity, and time management.
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make sure to practice
- By Meryem on 04-24-17
By: Kam Knight
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The Age of Magical Overthinking
- Notes on Modern Irrationality
- By: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Amanda Montell
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Utilizing the linguistic insights of her “witty and brilliant” (Blyth Roberson, author of America the Beautiful?) first book Wordslut and the sociological explorations of her breakout hit Cultish, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the human mind and its biases in her most personal and electrifying work yet.
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This was a memoir pretending to be something more scientific
- By Kay on 05-19-24
By: Amanda Montell
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Into the Magic Shop
- A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
- By: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke. Today he is the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, of which the Dalai Lama is a founding benefactor. But back then his life was at a dead end until at twelve he wandered into a magic shop looking for a plastic thumb. Instead he met Ruth, a woman who taught him a series of exercises to ease his own suffering and manifest his greatest desires.
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Listen to this twice… then follow his instructions!
- By LoveFromBothSides on 01-09-24
By: James R. Doty MD
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Winning the War in Your Mind
- Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life
- By: Craig Groeschel
- Narrated by: Craig Groeschel
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Pastor and New York Times best-selling author Craig Groeschel understands deeply this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this powerful new book, he reveals the strategies he's discovered to change your mind and your life for the long-term.
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Thought I had ‘heard this before’
- By Rachel on 03-03-21
By: Craig Groeschel
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Ultralearning
- Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
- By: Scott H. Young
- Narrated by: Scott H. Young
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Future-proof your career and maximize your competitive advantage by learning the skill necessary to stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace throws your way in this essential guide. Scott Young incorporates the latest research about the most effective learning methods and the stories of other ultralearners like himself - among them Ben Franklin, Judit Polgar, and Richard Feynman, as well as a host of others, such as little-known modern polymaths like Nigel Richards who won the World Championship of French Scrabble - without knowing French.
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I Thought I Already Knew Something About Learning
- By Tyler L on 09-08-19
By: Scott H. Young
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The Unshaming Way
- A Compassionate Guide to Dismantling Shame—Heal from Trauma, Unlearn Self-Blame, and Reclaim Your Story
- By: David Bedrick
- Narrated by: A'rese Emokpae
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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Author, mental health expert, and professor David Bedrick helps us understand how shame shows up—and offers a revolutionary, stigma-free model to help us unshame and release its hold on our happiness. Shame is more than feeling guilty, sad, or responsible. It develops when we experience a trauma but can’t access the tools or freedom to express how we feel—or are denied the ability to ask for the care we need. It shows up when we aren’t witnessed—whether by a loved one, our community, our culture, or anyone from whom we need to hear.
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Must read in this field
- By Valerie E. Wilson on 03-12-25
By: David Bedrick
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How Emotions Are Made
- The Secret Life of the Brain
- By: Lisa Feldman Barrett
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
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The science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery of relativity in physics and natural selection in biology. Leading the charge is psychologist and neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett, whose research overturns the long-standing belief that emotions are automatic, universal, and hardwired in different brain regions. Instead, Barrett shows, we construct each instance of emotion through a unique interplay of brain, body, and culture.
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Emotions are not things!!!!!!
- By Gary on 03-14-17
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Change Your Mind
- Deprogram Your Subconscious Mind, Rewire the Brain, and Balance Your Energy
- By: RJ Spina
- Narrated by: RJ Spina
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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Change Your Mind uses revolutionary teachings to help rewire your subconscious mind and bring balance to your energy. Through a fourteen-day journaling exercise, you’ll uncover the mental programming already affecting you, and then apply specialized activities to counteract it. RJ guides you every step of the way, providing meditations, mindfulness practices, and more. He demonstrates how to not only meet the real you, but also maintain and express it through numerous activities you can easily integrate into your daily life.
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OMG! What a shock!
- By Suzie Schuder on 08-24-23
By: RJ Spina
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Loving You Is Hurting Me
- A New Approach to Healing Trauma Bonds and Creating Authentic Connection
- By: Laura Copley
- Narrated by: Laura Copley, Donna Jay Fulks
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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Too often, survivors of trauma are left feeling hopeless, exiled from normal social interactions, and destined for heartbreak in any relationship they attract. Through her work with clients, and her own experiences, Dr. Copley developed a roadmap for healing the toxic emotions that come from being bonded by trauma in relationships. In Loving You is Hurting Me, Dr. Copley guides you through your trauma origins and into a life rich with meaning, loving connection, and inspiration.
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Easy to grasp & actually interesting
- By Bryanna Sniadecki on 11-30-23
By: Laura Copley
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Magic Pill
- The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
- By: Johann Hari
- Narrated by: Johann Hari
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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In January 2023, bestselling author Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, the diabetes drug that produces significant weight loss. He wasn’t alone—credible predictions suggest that in two years, a quarter of the U.S. population will be taking this class of drug. Proponents say that this is a biological solution to a biological problem. While 95 percent of diets fail, the average person taking one of the new drugs will lose a quarter of their body weight in six months, and keep it off for as long as they take it.
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Everyone in the Western Hemisphere should read this book!
- By emily lopez on 06-12-24
By: Johann Hari
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Think This, Not That
- 12 Mindshifts to Breakthrough Limiting Beliefs and Become Who You Were Born to Be
- By: Dr. Josh Axe
- Narrated by: Josh Axe, Jon Gordon, Donald Miller, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Unlock your potential by cultivating self-awareness and curating a fulfilling life full of self-improvement, emotional intelligence, and a growth mindset. Leadership expert and entrepreneur Dr. Josh Axe teaches 12 revolutionary mindshift transformations to beat the grind and reach the life you've always wanted. Redefine success and replace the limiting beliefs of yourself with the healthy mental toughness to think this, not that.
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very poor narration
- By Dane Robbins on 09-25-24
By: Dr. Josh Axe
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Mind Magic
- The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
- By: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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For decades the practice of manifestation has been widely dismissed as self-involved, materialistic pseudoscience. But as neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty reveals, manifestation introduces us to different possibilities, and it lays the groundwork for a kinder, better world. Doty grounds us in the practices that change our brain structures: attention, meditation, visualization, and compassion. This mind magic allows us to move through the world in ways that help us see clearly.
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Good content. Terrible narration.
- By Narine Harrylall on 05-14-24
By: James R. Doty MD
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- Laurie
- 11-12-24
Thank you from a neuroscience geek!
This book is a wonderful, new look at how to better your life through neuroscience. It walked me through why things work for me for a while, then they totally don't, why I lie to my calorie tracker, why, even though I'm a dedicated hard worker, I give up so easily sometimes. And so importantly, Kyra gives a list of things that can go wrong, and strategies to deal with them. I so wish she had a pdf of the various "failure diseases" and how to avoid them.
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- Danielle
- 01-03-25
Usable Information and so Inspiring!
I loved the real life examples, and the practical information that I'll be able to start implementing today! The author seems authentic and I'm excited to put her recommendations into practice! I can't wait to have the life changing experiences that she described, and to have an iterative mindset instead of a failure mindset. Everyone needs to read this book! I'm a teacher and there's so much that I learned that applies to my teaching practice too.
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- Richard Tuley Jr.
- 07-25-24
Must Read Brain Science on Motivation and Personal Change
This is one of the books I've been looking for all my life. A practical guide that is research based that not only explains our personal struggles with behavioral modifications but provides actionable steps to make changes that last. The book is crystal clear about the mindsets that best support these efforts.
This book is all the.more unique because it's part memoir. A Doctor, cutting edge researcher shares first hand struggles with addiction, weight loss, exercise and some of life's greatest challenges. This personal insight motivated and inspired and brings a personal touch that is rare in this genre. She also draws upon clinical experience with many top level achievers. it feels like receiving a personal letter from the front lines of brain and behavioral research just when I needed it. This the kind of book that happens when someone is acting in their gift and has the bravery and courage to transparently share her challenges with her audience. I can't wait to learn more.
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- Shamik Ganguly
- 06-20-24
Healing wisdom
This book helped me better understand my own mind and see clearer the barriers and solutions to leading a happier life. It’s a science-based, human-centered philosophy to live by. I feel energized to walk slowly and deliberately towards my best life, and maybe change the world along the way.
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- Kara Stevens
- 03-01-25
Acknowledging fear without shaming
Unstoppable Brain came to me at a time when I struggled with imposter syndrome and CPTSD issues. I listened to the audiobook a chapter or two at a time, as the level of scientific knowledge and experiences painted a picture I needed to absorb to truly integrate.
This is a great book for anyone who wants to change their lives, advocate for health and wellbeing, or even accept themselves when they perceive their actions as failures.
Well-read, packed with information and insights, and engaging.
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- A Reader
- 02-23-25
Stick with it
Skip the first sections (10 minutes of praise for the book??) and bear with the badly overwritten introductory passages, which work much too hard to be cute and attention-grabbing. Eventually the book settles in for an interesting discussion of the neuroscience of motivation, providing a new, biologically-grounded understanding of habit formation and such psychological concepts as learned helplessness.
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- Sheilam
- 12-07-24
Unworthy of a credit or money
Simple, basic and ridiculous suggestions. Full of her personal stories, celebrity examples and one solution, in my opinion, is no solution. The author writes about the part of the brain called the habenula which is supposedly the cause of all of our depression. The one solution she provides in the last 2 chapters is to.. iterate.
In chapter 7, titled "Iterators never fail", she repeats "iterate" over and over, which seemed like a thousand times.
Here are some of her suggestions from this book:
When you try to do something and it fails, iterate. When life gets you down it's time to iterate. Tap into your"try". Fake it till you make it. Outcomes to any behavior change, is your poor efforts, they are controlling you and taking away your power. Anyone, anywhere can stop the motivation kill switch, by using iteration. The next suggestion is simply bizarre.... For people who have addiction problems with alcohol, she suggests... if you can't stop drinking, try drinking club soda with a lemon or lime at your cocktail party. Put dental floss by the sink so you remember to floss. Keep vitamins next to the sink or a water bottle at your desk to build a healthy habit. Take a deep breath, at the light when you're out, to calm your anger. If you're practicing not eating carbs but ate a cookie, all you have to do is reframe it to yourself. Tell yourself... If that was the right practice for me, right now, I wouldn't have forgotten and eaten the cookie. So then you're not a failure.
She writes... In this preiterate sense world, now you know. You have all the power you need. I don't like to write bad reviews, however, this book and her stories was a waste of my precious time and credit. I don't want others to waste their time and money.
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- Yeah, it's me.
- 10-02-24
What a disappointment
I heard the author on a podcast and couldn't wait until I read the book. Not a lot of concrete advice on how to reverse the impact of constantly feeling like a failure. She may as well have said, "Don't give up." That's about sums up the message of this book. I got more out of the podcast. The science is interesting so I thought there would be more practical advice.
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- Steve K.
- 12-20-24
Old Methods in New Packaging
An academic who has reworded positive self talk and calls it iteration. The habenula in the brain may be a new discovery but how it works is not. Simply put abstract thinkers like MacGyver, Edison, Bill Gates and Musk all have mastered the habenula. They accept failure as getting closer to success. While concrete thinkers struggle with failure and fear it.
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