Rewire Your Anxious Brain
by Catherine M. Pittman, Elizabeth M. Karle · first published 2014
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A practical introduction to the neuroscience of fear and how anxiety works in the brain. It helps readers understand their anxiety and is useful for anyone dealing with worry or panic.
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…Stoicism. 2. Atomic Habits, by James Clear. 3. One Small Step Can Change Your Life, by Rovert Maurer 4. How to Fail and Still Win Big, by Scott Adams (don't like the guy, but agree with this book) 5. Rewire Your Anxious Brain, by Pittman and Karle I can't recommend these highly enough. They've literally help me remake my life.
on “Ask HN: What’s your favorite mental model / framework for self development?” ↗Rewire Your Anxious Brain, by Pittman and Karle. This little book changed my life in several important ways, and I can't recommend it highly enough to anyone who's dealing with anxiety, panic, and related issues.
on “Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2020?” ↗1. Humankind, a Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman Pokes a big hole in the popular post-apocalyptic stories of humanity. 2. Rewire Your Anxious Brain by Pittman and Karle This book genuinely changed my life this past year or so. If you're dealing with anxiety in any form, I can't recommend this book highly enough. Clear, easy to read, understand,…
on “Ask HN: Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2020?” ↗…in my lap each day. I used many things to help with it. One thing that was crucially important for me was to understand the biological causes of anxiety and how it occurs in the human brain. The book Rewire Your Anxious Brain by Catherine Pittman and Elizabeth Karle helped me a great deal. The biggest insight that I got from that book was understanding that there are two distinct causes for anxiety (one that comes directly…
on “Ask HN: Do you wake up with anxiety?” ↗This book helped me so much this year: Rewire Your Anxious Brain https://amzn.to/3B3muZ9
on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗I've recently read "Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry" by Catherine M. Pittman, Elizabeth M. Karle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20344354-rewire-your-anx... It shows the processes…
on “Ask HN: How to overcome stage fear / social anxiety” ↗…Making a big impact with software products and projects - Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price - Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself - Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry - The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness - [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2022 and recommend for 2023” ↗That's a good book. I actually came to understand all this better through a different book that I bought to understand my anxiety: Rewire Your Anxious Brain - https://www.amazon.com/Rewire-Your-Anxious-Brain-Neuroscienc...
on “Take One Small Step” ↗The problem for you is not climate change, it's anxiety. Focus your energy on learning how to manage your anxiety, not how to avoid thinking about specific topics. A book I strongly recommend: Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry. A very practical and useful book that changed my life. If you're more spiritually inclined, I also highly recommend Eckhart Tolle's…
on “Ask HN: How do I keep climate change from wrecking my mental health?” ↗…Adzic - Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price by Madhavan Ramanujam, Georg Tacke - Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself by Wes Bush - Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry by Catherine M. Pittman, Elizabeth M. Karle - The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real…
on “Ask HN: What books are you reading in 2023?” ↗“Your mind is prone to misinterpret situations and your thinking does not always reflect reality.” -Rewire Your Anxious Brain https://amzn.to/3B3muZ9
on “Ask HN: What is the best advice you received in 2022?” ↗