006: How To Harness The Power of Visualization For Success - Maxwell Maltz Becoming Antifragile

Lesson from Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.

Psycho-Cybernetics is a well-known self-improvement book. Its author, Maxwell Maltz, was a plastic surgeon who discovered that his patients frequently needed more than surgery to improve their self-image. In the book, Maltz details techniques for cultivating a positive internal goal, which he believes can lead to positive external outcomes. The book draws on the works of Preston Lecky, Norbert Wiener, and John von Neumann.

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00:00:00 - A new self-image

00:06:35 - What is Psycho-Cybernetics

00:08:15 - “You” are not a machine

00:10:43 - Zig-zag servo-mechanism

00:12:00 - “You” are not a failure

00:14:30 - Your current identity is built by your past narratives

00:16:23 - What stories are you telling yourself

00:21:00 - Get the “winning” feeling

00:23:55 - Make your inner reality more real than your external environment

00:25:50 - How Conor McGregor became the most successful athlete

00:31:40 - Integrate your emotions into your vision

00:33:00 - You already self-hypnotize unconsciously

00:38:15 - Why do you need goals for your creative-mechanism to function

00:39:44 - Viktor Frankl and why you need higher purposely goals

00:42:10 -Why knowing your purpose is crucial

00:43:45 - Trust the process

00:47:50 - Act as if you've achieved your goal

00:52:40 - Forgiveness = getting an emotional facelift

00:57:00 - The S.U.C.C.E.S.S. acronym

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