Resources mentioned in the book Winning At Life (even when you feel like đź’©)Â and anything otherwise generally helpful.
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Top picks
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns (ebook) (print)
Fitbit Charge 2 – My favorite
Bare bones step counter — not going to lie, this is pretty low quality. I wouldn’t expect this to hold up long. But I did mention that a step counter was available for under $5, and this is better than nothing.
Laser Sharp Focus by Joanna Jast (ebook)
The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elod (ebook) (print)
Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David, PhD (ebook) (print)
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)Â by Susan Oakley, PhD (etextbook) (print)
f.lux software Seriously, if you have a Mac, get this free package.
Introduction
Laser Sharp Focus by Joanna Jast. ISBN 978-0473349332. Above.
You Can Write Your Way Out of an Emotional Funk. Here’s How
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns. ISBN 0-688-03633-3. Above
Overall Health
It’s Dangerous to Go Alone
For People with Mental Health Problems
Social Support: Getting and Staying Connected
EntreArchitect Mark R. LePage
You’re The Average Of The Five People You Spend The Most Time With
Placebo Thyself
Ellie Comes to Town (Andy Griffith Show episode)
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod. ISBN 0979019710
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. ISBN 0385528752
Scrivnotherapy
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns. Above
You Can Write Your Way Out of an Emotional Funk. Here’s How. Ibid.
Emotional Agility by Susan David, PhD. ISBN 1592409490. Above.
A Mind for Numbers by Susan Oakley, PhD. ISBN 039916524X. Above
Physical Health
Move More!
Exercise for Mental Health, Ashish Sharma, M.D.; Vishal Madaan, M.D.; and Frederick D. Petty, M.D.
Amount of Daily Walking Predicts Energy, Mood, Personality, and Health by Robert E. Thayer, Lisa Biakanja, Priscilla O’Hanian, Katerina A.T. Sorrell, Anna Balasanian, Amber S. Clemens, Jennifer O. Fasi
How much physical activity do adults need?
What Famous Writers Know About Walking
Sweat More!
Study: Memory Benefits Of Exercise Tied To Cannabinoid System
Physical Exercise Performed Four Hours after Learning Improves Memory Retention and Increases Hippocampal Pattern Similarity during Retrieval. Eelco V. van Dongen, Ingrid H.P. Kersten, Isabella C. Wagner, Richard G.M. Morris, Guillén Fernández
What Happens to Our Brains When We Exercise and How It Makes Us Happier
Sleep More!
11 Surprising Health Benefits of Sleep
f.lux (software)
Eat Better!
Healthy eating. Only Human podcast, Feb 8, 2016
10 Foods That Boost Concentration
Brain Fog Treatment: 6 Foods That Clear Brain Fog
3 Important Ways To Know If A Supplement You Are Taking Is Safe or Effective
Stanford Introduction to Food and Health (free online class)
Mental Health
Fire Your Inner Heckler
Taming Your Inner Critic: 7 Steps To Silencing The Negativity
Henry Ford attributed quote (Whether You Believe You Can Do a Thing or Not…)
Stranger Than Fiction, Sony Pictures
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy, see above.
5 Immediate and Easy Ways to Silence Your Inner Critic
Banish Negativity
Confronting the Negativity Bias
Swearing to Make Your Point: A Tale of F**k and Sh*t
Five Scary Things Negativity is Doing to Your Health
Memetics & Social Contagion: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
What If?
Defensive Driving Safety Training
Find Your Higher Purpose
The Sims, EA Maxis.
This Is How To Unlock Meaning In Life: 4 Proven Secrets
Orange Is the New Black, Netflix Original Series:
How To Achieve Instant Success, The Ray Edwards Show podcast, Feb 13, 2017.
Success: a worthy destination, Earl Nightingale.
Everything Else
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