Optimize: https://optimize.me/ (← Get Free Stuff + Free 2-Week Trial!) Optimize Coach: https://optimize.me/coach (← Join 2,000+ Optimizers from 70+ Countries!) Here are 5 of my favorite Big Ideas from The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb. Hope you enjoy! Alex Korb is a neuroscientist in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles. (Go Bruins!) He's also a great writer. As per the sub-title, the book is all about "Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time." It's REALLY good. Inspiring. Scientifically grounded. Simple. Practical. Get The Upward Spiral on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626251207 Learn more about Alex Korb: https://www.optimize.me/authors/alex-korb-phd/ ► RELATED RESOURCES: Big Idea 1: EXERCISE - YOUR BRAIN - Conquering Depression 101 → https://www.optimize.me/conquering-depression/ - Conquering Anxiety 101 → https://www.optimize.me/conquering-anxiety/ - Conquering Procrastination 101 → https://www.optimize.me/conquering-procrastination/ - +1: +1 or -1 = Destiny Math | What Must YOU be? (#1) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/destiny-math/ - +1: The Bridge | Between Goals and Accomplishments (#821) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-bridge/ - PNTV: Why We Sleep by Mattew Walker (#392) → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/why-we-sleep-matthew-walker/ - PNTV: Gratitude Works by Robert Emmons (#402) → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/gratitude-works-robert-emmons/ - PN: Spark byJohn J. Ratey → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/spark-john-ratey/ - PN: The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/the-joy-of-movement-kelly-mcgonigal/ - PNTV: Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/tiny-habits-b-fogg/ - +1:How to Sidestep Depression | Did You Know There's a Magic # of Steps? (#1064) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/how-to-sidestep-depression/ - +1:Exercise vs. Zoloft | Feeling Depressed? Pop Your Exercise Pill! (#440) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/exercise-vs-zoloft/ Big Idea 2: SET GOALS + MAKE DECISIONS - +1: Make Decisions | But Only If You Want to Feel Better (#1225) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/make-decisions/ - +1: Victim vs. Creator | Two Questions: "Why Me?" vs. "What Do I Want?"(#76) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/victim-vs-creator/ Big Idea 3: + HABITS = REPETITION - +1: We Are What We Repeatedly Do | Excellence, then, Is Not an ACT but a Habit (#469) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/we-are-what-we-repeatedly-do/ - Optimizing Algorithms 101 → https://www.optimize.me/master-class/optimizing-algorithms-101/ - PNTV: Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/tiny-habits-b-fogg/ - +1: Perfectionist vs. Optimalist | Which Are You? (#50) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/perfectionist-vs-optimalist/ - +1: Win or Learn | Three Questions to Ask after a Disappointing Performance (#96) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/win-or-learn/ - +1: "Needs work!" | What to Say to Yourself When Things Don't Go as Planned (#31) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/needs-work/ - +1: Mistake-Learner's High | Enjoy It as You Pursue Audacious Goals and Endlessly Evolve (#370) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/mistake-learners-high/ Big Idea 4: BIOFEEDBACK - PN: Presence by Amy Cuddy → https://www.optimize.me/philosophers-notes/presence-amy-cuddy/ - +1: iHunch | What Not to Do If You Want to Be Powerful (#166) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/ihunch/ - Optimal Breathing 101 → https://www.optimize.me/master-class/optimal-breathing-101/ - +1: The Rules of Breathing | The Big 3: Nose + Belly + Exhale (#485) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-rules-of-breathing/ - +1: Smile! | A Surprisingly Powerful Way to Boost Your Mood (#115) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/smile/ - +1: How Clark Kent Becomes Superman in 11 Seconds | Flipping the (Superhero) Identity Switch (Then Reflipping/Ducktaping It So It Sticks All Day Every Day) (#660) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/how-clark-kent-becomes-superman-in-11-seconds/ Big Idea 5: POWER OF OTHERS - +1: The Power of Others | Rely on It! (#1226) → https://www.optimize.me/plus-one/the-power-of-others/ - Free 14-Day Optimize Trial → https://optimize.me/ ► FREE 14-DAY TRIAL: Get the PhilosophersNote on The Upward Spiral and 600+ other books by starting a Free 14-Day trial membership to Optimize: https://www.optimize.me/trial/ ► MORE GOODNESS: - Get the Optimize App for iPhone & iPad: https://www.optimize.me/apps/ - Get the Optimize App for Android: https://www.optimize.me/apps/ - Subscribe to the Optimize Podcast: https://optimize.me/podcast/ - Follow Optimize on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BriantheOptimizer/ - Follow Optimize on Instagram: https://instagram.com/optimize.me/

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