Redirect
by Timothy D. Wilson · first published 2011
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A psychologist proposes techniques to tweak and reframe internal self-narratives to lead healthy, more productive lives and discusses the best way to recover from trauma and explains why self-help books may make you feel less happy after reading them.
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Timothy D. Wilson's "Redirect" is relevant here and shows that a significant number of treatments for all manner of childhood and young adult issues skip one crucial yet obvious step: simple scientific testing. Instead, "common sense"…
on “My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for have worsened his life.” ↗…some aspects of Stoic Philosophy. It opens the door to some of the classics. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle made me think a lot about being present, that the mind is apart from the consciousness. Redirect by Timothy Wilson - I like that it is experimental based and debunks a lot of other stuff out there that has no basis for truth. The Book of Life: Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti - reading this now,…
on “Ask HN: What book(s) did you love reading this year?” ↗