Mind Love: Modern Mindfulness For Happiness, Health And Success

You're about to learn:Why your brain rewards you for being biased—and how to break the cycleThe two-minute breathing trick that helps you think clearly under pressureHow to build “brain reserve” to protect your mind as you ageWhat if I told you your brain is literally shrinking right now?I’ve been into brain hacks since I was a kid. I believed “mind over matter” was more than a saying—it was a strategy. And I swear I used it to outgrow asthma.I have this core memory in 8th grade. We were running the mile in P.E., and I started feeling that tightness in my chest, like I couldn’t get a full breath in. My P.E. teacher looked freaked out, holding out my inhaler like “take it.”But I didn’t. I just slowed down, took the deepest breaths I could, and kept repeating something in my head like “my lungs are healing.”That’s the last time I really remember having an asthma attack. Maybe something small came up later, but nothing that stuck. After that, I became a cross country runner.That moment changed the way