The Neuroscience Of Gratitude: Why Self Help Has It All Wrong: Rewire Your Brain With A Science Backed Gratitude Practice In 5 Minutes A Day And Develop ... And Happiness

by Andrew Humington, NeuroMastery Lab

When was the last time you said “Thank You” and genuinely meant it?Are you drowning in a dark sea of constant negativity, yearning for an escape?Suffocating in an ocean of sameness with no purpose in sight?Overwhelmed by the cynicism and despair that is all around you?Our world thrives on pessimism! Everyday, the news bombards us with stories about wars, poverty, the economic and climate crisis...It's suffocating. And it’s taking its toll on our mental health.You look in the mirror, and you don’t recognize the person you see.Your dreams and hopes are replaced by questions about your real purpose in life.What if I told you there's a way out? A way to reignite that flame within you?What if instead of looking at your hardships and asking, "Why me?"... You looked at your blessings instead and asked the same question?I know it’s easy to say, maybe you tried it before and it didn’t work.But deep down, you know there's beauty and goodness all around you.You just need to teach your brain to see it.You need to practice Gratitude.The benefits of a consistent gratitude practice are Gratitude enhances your mental health and self-esteem while reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress.Gratitude fosters positive relationships and deepens connections.Gratitude improves your physical health, sleep quality, and bolsters your immune system.Here's the most “experts” have no idea what they're talking about…We've all heard the common advice like "List your blessings everyday". But here's the it's not just about saying the words, and it not about about just “feeling them” eitherGratitude is a unique process. And your brain plays a critical role in it.Tha’t why I decided to dive deep into the latest neuroscience behind it.This isn't your typical gratitude book, endlessly repeating unproven techniques.We dig deep. We dig into the real science, the latest findings of neuroscience.We're here to prove what works, and more importantly, what doesn't.No complicated jargon. No convoluted theories.We uncover the hidden complexity of Neuroscience and make it easy to understandEven better, through our journey together, we’ll uncover a simple but powerful gratitude protocol, backed by science and that you can implement in just 5 minutes a day.Can you spare 5 minutes a day? 5 minutes to transform your inner world?You'll big gratitude misconceptions sold by self-help 'experts' that are sabotaging your progressThe truth about gratitude and brain chemistry, it’s not what you think!The real reason grateful people live happier, healthier lives – and how you can too.How to enjoy deeper connections in your relationships using the power of authentic appreciationHow to practice gratitude to reshape your brain and reach lasting happiness and fulfillmentThe only way to tailor your gratitude practice to your life - no matter your age, your challenges, or your ambitionsWhy some people fail at gratitude – and how to make sure

124 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 28, 2023

Reviews

[Dora Farkas · Rating 5 out of 5]

really insightful

I never thought that receiving gratitude was more powerful than giving gratitude. Now that I have my gratitude story I am confident that I will be in a better place mentally and emotionally

[Diane Solomon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Andrew Humington has delivered a book that delivers profound ideas and profound implications. I was mesmerized, having practiced gratitude, mindfulness, meditation, and so on, for many years. But still trying to work through why I get caught in negative thoughts. I guess we all do. But I understand why the author explains that focusing on gratitude lists, things we are gratitude grateful for, can lead to an invalidation of our own emotions. Why? You're working hard to feel grateful about this, that, or the other thing, but all the time you still feel awful. Neuroscience shows that this kind of gratitude gives us a temporary boost in dopamine or serotonin, but it doesn't last. So then you feel like a failure at being grateful!

For me the profound learning from this book is that it's the gratitude we receive, rather than the gratitude we give, that creates long-term changes to our brain and to our life.

This book is beautifully written, well laid out, extremely well-referenced. He backs up every single thing he says with a study, or more than one study. The field of neuroscience has been uncovering this truth for quite a few years, and I'm grateful that Andrew Humington laid it out for us in such an easy-to-absorb fashion, with concrete methods for employing these ideas.

As you work with these concepts it actually changes the structure of your brain, raises your intelligence, raises your empathy, reduces stress, makes you happier, more content, and more peaceful.

Focusing on the gratitude you received from other people makes you feel really good. It validates you. And although the author didn't point it out (because he's not preachy at all in this book, which I appreciate), the idea that feeling good from being thanked by other people might lead us to do more good deeds for other people. What a concept!

Excellent excellent book. Thank you Andrew Humington.

[Racquel Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative

This is an informative book that gives science backed facts to help you learn how to have gratitude. It is more than a self-help book, but one that works to incorporate your daily routine to make you appreciate your world around you. It was a good read and gave helpful tips to make it useful to all.

[isabella biava · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great insights

I am doing a research on Graditude and this book was indeed one of the most complete ones I have read, very thorough in the scientific aspect ofd gratitude but easily explained for non professionals. Very much recommended

[Nelson Cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

They why and the how

The author does a great in the book explaining the why and the how . For those that like to get to know the how .

[Nopadol Rompho · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives an insight into how to make gratitude a habit with the right method. Good book to read.