The Chimp Paradox
The Mind Management Program to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence, and Happiness
From THE CHIMP PARADOX by Dr. Steve Peters. Summarized by arrangement with Jeremy P. Tarcher, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, a Penguin Random House Company
ISBN: 9780399163593
Pages: 368
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A wild “inner Chimp” romps inside your brain. Suspicious, wary, paranoid and delusional, living by the “law of the jungle,” this Chimp causes immense damage if left unattended. Your inner Chimp is too powerful for you to control, but you can manage it, explains British psychiatrist Steve Peters. He shows you how to tame your inner ape or id by using his “Chimp Management System.” Peters sets out to help you make the most of the rest of your brain – its “Human” and “Computer” components, plus its “Gremlins,” “Goblins,” “Autopilots,” “Planets,” “Moons” and “Sun” – and to become the fully realized version of yourself that you were born to be. He explains how your mind and personality function, though his extended metaphor can get a bit out of hand – not unlike your inner Chimp. getAbstract recommends his cognitive analysis to those seeking to understand their thought processes, manage their feelings and become more content.
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About the Author
Dr. Steve Peters is undergraduate dean at Sheffield University Medical School and a consulting psychiatrist who specializes in mental functioning. He is a sports psychiatrist with the British Cycling and Sky ProCycling teams.
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