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Smart, thinking adults tend to create logjams in that river of thought. We ruminate. We feel stuck. And especially in the case of habits, we live out the same experiences over and over. We are unknowingly, unintentionally creating our
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“Most fears are exaggerated. As you go through life, your brain acquires expectations based on your experiences, particularly negative ones. When situations occur that are even remotely similar, your brain automatically applies its expectations to them; if it expects pain or loss, or even just the threat of these, it pulses fear signals. But because of the negativity bias, many expectations of pain or loss are overstated or completely unfounded.”
― Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
― Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
“There are three fundamental phases to psychological and spiritual growth: being with difficult material (e.g., old wounds, anger); releasing it; and replacing it with something more beneficial.”
― Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time
― Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time
“Always remember that when we fail to make time for personal development, we are forced to make time for pain and struggle.”
― The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM
― The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM
“The mature human being goes about doing what needs to be done regardless of whether that person feels great or terrible.”
― Constructive Living (Kolowalu Books
― Constructive Living (Kolowalu Books
“Research has shown that we virtually become like the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Who you spend your time with may be the single most determining factor in the person you become and in your quality of life. If you are surrounded with lazy, weak-minded, excuse-making people, you’ll inevitably become like them. Spend time with positive, successful achievers and inevitably their attitudes and successful habits will reflect on you. You’ll become more and more like them.”
― The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM
― The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM
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Peter’s 2025 Year in Books
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