The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness
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- Author：Steve Peters
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Summary
Leading consultant psychiatrist Steve Peters knows more than anyone how impulsive behaviour or nagging self-doubt can impact negatively on our professional and personal lives。 In this， his first book， Steve shares his phenomenally successful mind-management programme that has been used to help elite athletes and senior managers alike to conquer their fears and operate with greater control， focus and confidence。
Reviews
Anisah Bibi
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Struggled to keep focused， found it rather boring and just not very engaging
Bam Bam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love this book。 It did give me new perspective about how to deal with emotions and problems。
Francisco
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Emotion and decision making process。 The book tries to explain how emotions work and how to understand the decision making process，importantly how not to let emotions work against you。
Medema
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I felt like this book really helped me discover parts about myself and helped me understand my thinking。 -After I read this book I can say that: - it helped me improve my communication skills- it helped me deal with angry customers- it helped me deal with my own anger
Abi Jones
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This book is difficult to rate because I may recommend it to friends who are struggling to develop self-awareness but personally， I learnt little。 At times， I was concerned I was forcing myself to like the book just because it is so critically acclaimed。 In my opinion， the content is a lot of common sense and I am surprised it is so popular。 I found the layout of the book really non-engaging and I was constantly losing focus， it looked a bit like a GCSE science text book with the little cartoons This book is difficult to rate because I may recommend it to friends who are struggling to develop self-awareness but personally， I learnt little。 At times， I was concerned I was forcing myself to like the book just because it is so critically acclaimed。 In my opinion， the content is a lot of common sense and I am surprised it is so popular。 I found the layout of the book really non-engaging and I was constantly losing focus， it looked a bit like a GCSE science text book with the little cartoons。 The constant analogies of gremlins， goblins， the chimp， the computer made it a chore to understand for me。 I particularly disagreed with the way the author relates his theories to dieting。 I think at best this is damaging to an intuitive eater and at worst triggering to someone who has lived with an eating disorder。Similarly， another questionable bit was that your chimp wants you to be a millionaire whereas your human just wants you to be happy。 To me， surely this is vice versa？ Desire for money is a human learned behaviour， no？However， I can’t argue that this book has been thought provoking and wriggled its way into my daily thoughts。 I enjoyed reading about other people’s mindsets the most like The Snow White complex or psychopaths。 。。。more
Matt Jackson
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Nice theories but incredibly repetitive。 The same theory being explained with different examples for 300 pages。
Lorne Bruce
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I read this on ebook from the library and then bought a copy for reference i loved it so much - it explains a lot about behaviour - think its due a revisit - my chimp is way out of control these days！
Jodie Moss
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This book makes you think！ It makes you analyse both yourself and the people around you。 It has made me realise that my thoughts are just thoughts and I can manage that chimp inside my head。 It has not only helped improve my relationship with myself but also with others。 READ IT。 Oh and don’t forget to name your chimp
Maroun Kaye
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A must read。 Changed my life for the better。 Thanks
Marwa Elnaggar
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More than perfect
Danielle Ferguson
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This book is essentially 135 pages telling you to think before you speak。Peters used the chimp model to explain neuroscience/psychology concepts in a simple manner which does work to an extent， but I feel like if you tell someone they behaved like a dick cause of 'the monkey in their brain' they're gonna like the book as it's basically justifying their behaviour。 While reading it I found it motivational and insightful， but as soon as I put it down I'd forget all about the concepts。 Maybe that's This book is essentially 135 pages telling you to think before you speak。Peters used the chimp model to explain neuroscience/psychology concepts in a simple manner which does work to an extent， but I feel like if you tell someone they behaved like a dick cause of 'the monkey in their brain' they're gonna like the book as it's basically justifying their behaviour。 While reading it I found it motivational and insightful， but as soon as I put it down I'd forget all about the concepts。 Maybe that's a me problem though as I'm too lazy to do the exercises he suggests。Overall， decent enough read and after reading it I do try to think about situations before reacting to them more often。 。。。more
Alina Stepan
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Nota mea e undeva la 3。5， dar nu vreau s-o transform in 4， asa ca ramane 3。Plus:- e exceptional si incredibil ca un psihatru isi poate trivializa si populariza intr-atat munca incat sa o explice intr-un mod atat de alegoric; - desi pare o ‘carte pentru copii’， reuseste sa te miste in sensul de a te face mai constient de tine， vorbindu-i direct Cimpanzeului din tine， chiar daca Umanul tau se opune si rezista。Minus:- nu ai voie sa spui unui om ca Cimpanzeul din el nu e el; sintagme precum ‘Cimpane Nota mea e undeva la 3。5， dar nu vreau s-o transform in 4， asa ca ramane 3。Plus:- e exceptional si incredibil ca un psihatru isi poate trivializa si populariza intr-atat munca incat sa o explice intr-un mod atat de alegoric; - desi pare o ‘carte pentru copii’， reuseste sa te miste in sensul de a te face mai constient de tine， vorbindu-i direct Cimpanzeului din tine， chiar daca Umanul tau se opune si rezista。Minus:- nu ai voie sa spui unui om ca Cimpanzeul din el nu e el; sintagme precum ‘Cimpanezul tau vrea。。。dar adevaratul tu， adica Umanul din tine etc。’ Negarea Cimpanzeului ca facand parte din noi deschide un drum foarte periculos。 E cam si cum ai spune ca economia clasica este de preferat celei comportamentale sau ca system 2 e mai bun decat system 1 sau， si mai rau， ca irationalul din om nu e uman si nu-i apartine。- toata aiureala cu planetele si lumile si sorii m-au ametit。 。。。more
Rory
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This is a very old book now - 2012 - so if you have not read it then you've probably heard all the ideas from other books since then。 I personally find that ideas and anecdotes are just regurgitated in lots of books。I listened on audio and this made the book a different。 pace。 It was slow and repetitive。 God knows how many times he says chimp。 And then a section on troops means that the word troop is in every sentence。 I found it irritating and distracted from the author's message。There are a lo This is a very old book now - 2012 - so if you have not read it then you've probably heard all the ideas from other books since then。 I personally find that ideas and anecdotes are just regurgitated in lots of books。I listened on audio and this made the book a different。 pace。 It was slow and repetitive。 God knows how many times he says chimp。 And then a section on troops means that the word troop is in every sentence。 I found it irritating and distracted from the author's message。There are a lot of good things in this book but the delivery just drove me mad; and I found I could not concentrate。 I might try it again another time。 。。。more
Livium Pusca
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O carte foarte buna care te ajuta sa inveti sa iti controlezi emotiile， stresul si cum poti sa ai succes in ceea ce faci。
Bastard Travel
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I know it looks like get-up-and-gotivation office jockey tripe， but it's a ruse。 The market for business books is probably better than the market for self help。 Nobody wants to do things "for themselves"， especially in America， but everybody wants to make more money。 Peters hammers the reader with any number of meandering analogies that are impossible to keep track of， comparing aspects of the personality to various structures in our solar system including， for some reason， the Kuiper belt， and I know it looks like get-up-and-gotivation office jockey tripe， but it's a ruse。 The market for business books is probably better than the market for self help。 Nobody wants to do things "for themselves"， especially in America， but everybody wants to make more money。 Peters hammers the reader with any number of meandering analogies that are impossible to keep track of， comparing aspects of the personality to various structures in our solar system including， for some reason， the Kuiper belt， and describes reflexive unconscious schema as either "autopilot"， "goblins"， or "gremlins"。 He's English， and maybe there's a more pronounced and innately understood cultural difference between goblins and gremlins there。 I'm an American。 I will not learn about English culture under any circumstances。Where the book and the theory really shines is the divvying up of the Freudian id and ego/superego into "chimp" and "human" aspects of our mind。 The chimp is irrational， easily angered， highly defensive， functionally feral。 The human is logical， rational， capable of delaying gratification to get two marshmallows later， that kind of thing。 However， both in your head and in real life， chimps are 5x stronger than humans per square inch of muscle， and you will never overpower your internal chimpliness with sheer force of will。Fortunately， you don't have to。 You just have to be on good terms with your chimp。 Just like you positively condition a dog with treats to get it to do what you want， you bribe， bargain， and placate your chimp into cooperation。 When it gets worked up and "makes you anxious"， give it ten minutes to vent。 Let your chimp bitch and moan。 Once it's done， the human steps in and says， "I know it sucks。 It's okay。 How about we pound through the homework assignment right quick， then after we can get a drink with the lads？" A well-exercised chimp is much more manageable。 Take it out， let it run around。 Let it scream itself out when it needs to。 Your chimp likes creature comforts like food and sex and smoking weed， but it also likes things that remind your body that you're alive， like exercise， cold showers， and social achievement （as the chimp is deeply concerned about its place in the troop at all times）。 Peters presents a concise owner's manual for fruitful chimp companionship。 Take care of your chimp （and your body）。 Address your chimp's need to chimp out （your emotions）。 Distance yourself from those irrational aspects of yourself， but stop punishing yourself for feeling things strongly！ There's a chimp in there， but he's not necessarily you， in that you are more than just the chimp。 You don't need to fly into a rage and regret it later when the chimp is exhausted and the human needs to pick up the pieces， which in turn humiliates the chimp， creating a feedback loop of rage。 You can get the chimp out of the crisis zone， let him hop around in the jungle for a while， then come back at this when he's contentedly eating bananas and you can actually steer the damn vehicle。Excuse the mixed metaphor。 Chimps shouldn't drive， unless they have demonstrated a natural talent。An excellent book for anybody with even a passing interest in psychology。 I've been pushing it on a bunch of people， even though nobody ever takes my book recommendations。 I don't take it personal。 Reading is hard， especially for a chimp， and if you didn't have chimp management issues I wouldn't be pushing the book on you in the first place。 。。。more
Christian Durkin
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Interesting read，。 I can definitely see the chimp in me and how to put that money back in the cage。 I will have to read it again To pull ore from the theory。 Straight forward and to the point 👍
Mattia
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Clear， simple to understand and well-structured book。 Highly suggested if you want to clarify and improve your life quality towards your inner and outer world by having a better awareness of the interactions among you， the Chimp and the Computer。
Oleksandr
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Chimp emotionsGreat book。 Chapter 9 has to be my favourite on communication。 I never really thought about why communication breaks apart among people and teams。 I like how the author describes our emotions to chimps。 Our emotions are powerful and will power will not work。 This book shows examples and strategies in how to manage our chimps
Arun Kainth
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An unbelievable read， the theory of the chimp and how to overcome this is broken down amazingly throughout the book。 Steve Peters does an amazing job describing the model and applies it to real life situations making it relatable。 A must read for all and will definitely change your outlook on life， gotta hope laks stop using his CHIMP！
Jennifer Santos
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This is probably the most cliché thing to say about a book but it really is life-changing。 In the beginning， the whole "chimp" lingo can be a bit cringe-y but once I got into it and overcame the fact that the author uses the word "chimp" every other sentence， I realised what was actually happening。 I started internalising the concepts out of the habit of reading them over and over again （like a positive brainwashing strategy） and suddenly， I found myself introspecting my behaviours through a new This is probably the most cliché thing to say about a book but it really is life-changing。 In the beginning， the whole "chimp" lingo can be a bit cringe-y but once I got into it and overcame the fact that the author uses the word "chimp" every other sentence， I realised what was actually happening。 I started internalising the concepts out of the habit of reading them over and over again （like a positive brainwashing strategy） and suddenly， I found myself introspecting my behaviours through a new light and becoming more aware of the chimp within。 Includes interesting exercises to do， or reflect upon。 Good book。 。。。more
Katarzyna
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Nadhira Dwi Sabrina
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"Ya iyalah cowok kan mikir pake logika， kalo cewek pake perasaan。""Sebelum ngomong tuh dipikir dulu， jangan asbun langsung emosi。"Diantara kita mungkin ada yang pernah， bahkan sering， mendengar atau mencetuskan kalimat itu。 Semakin dewasa dan berkembangnya relasi di masyarakat membuat kita banyak bertemu orang dengan beragam sifat dan isi kepalanya。 Pertanyaannya， apa atau siapa yang bertanggung jawab untuk mengendalikan logika dan emosi kita di dalam otak？ Prof。 Steve Peters， ahli psikiater asa "Ya iyalah cowok kan mikir pake logika， kalo cewek pake perasaan。""Sebelum ngomong tuh dipikir dulu， jangan asbun langsung emosi。"Diantara kita mungkin ada yang pernah， bahkan sering， mendengar atau mencetuskan kalimat itu。 Semakin dewasa dan berkembangnya relasi di masyarakat membuat kita banyak bertemu orang dengan beragam sifat dan isi kepalanya。 Pertanyaannya， apa atau siapa yang bertanggung jawab untuk mengendalikan logika dan emosi kita di dalam otak？ Prof。 Steve Peters， ahli psikiater asal Inggris mengemukakan bahwa ada 2 hal yang mengendalikan cara kerja otak， yaitu Manusia dan Simpanse。 Iya， ada monyet di dalam otak kita loh。 Simpanse di sini adalah bentuk pikiran yang bekerja dengan emosi dan perasaan， sedangkan Manusia adalah bentuk pikiran yang bekerja dengan logika dan hal-hal rasional。Cara kerja Manusia sangat berbeda dengan Simpanse。 Jika Manusia adalah sang pemikir dan berlogika kuat， maka Simpanse adalah sang monyet impulsif yang mengedepankan emosi dan perasaan tanpa memikirkan fakta yang sebenarnya。 Sayangnya， Simpanse bekerja lebih cepat dari Manusia sehingga terjadilah "marah-marah dulu" sebelum manusia mengetahui fakta yang ada。Simpanse tidak bisa diubah， ia hanya bisa diatur。 Siapa yang bertanggung jawab mengaturnya？ Manusia lah jawabannya。 Jika Simpanse merasa bahwa ia adalah yang paling sempurna di muka bumi， mampu mendapatkan apa saja yang ia inginkan， dan mampu menyenangkan semua orang， sudah saatnya Manusia menarik kembali Simpanse untuk berpikir waras。 Model Manusia dan Simpanse ini juga berlaku di berbagai aspek kehidupan， seperti saat mengambil keputusan， menyiasati kecemasan dan kekecewaan， berduka， serta menggapai impian dan harapan。Buku ini menegaskan bahwa "hidup ini sudah susah， maka jangan dibuat makin susah dengan asumsi dan pikiran yang bias。" Sebagai manusia yang visioner dengan segudang impian dan rencana di masa depan， sudah seharusnya kita memusatkan hidup pada "apa yang menjadi kebutuhanku untuk hidup yang lebih baik。"Penggunaan bahasa yang sederhana， tidak banyak mengandung istilah ilmiah， dan dijelaskan secara rinci membuat seluruh pembahasannya mudah dipahami， sekalipun untuk orang awam。 Di akhir bab ada ringkasan materi dan pelatihan diri yang bisa dilakukan pembaca secara otodidak。Terima kasih untuk Prof。 Steve Peters atas karyanya yang luar biasa！ 。。。more
Iulian Maxim
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Read it if you want to better understand yourself
Michael Webster
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Using the ‘chimp’ and ‘human’ as metaphors for different areas of the brain is an exceptional idea。 It allows Prof Steve Peters to get across some incredibly complex ideas and science with regards to the brain in an easily digestible format。 The book is practical， insightful and positive - very much needed during these times。 There are so many different sections in which you could take information， or advice， from that will have an impact on your life moving forward。
Daniela Martins
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🇵🇹 O livro é maravilhoso。 Recomendo a leitura a quem tiver interesse em perceber como a mente humana funciona， o que nos leva a sentir， pensar e agir de determinadas maneiras， e como podemos gerir os nossos Chimpanzés de modo a sermos a melhor versão de nós próprios。🇬🇧 This book is brilliant。 I would recommend it to people that are interested in understanding how the human mind works， what drives our emotions， feelings， thoughts and actions， and how we can manage our Chimps in order to be the be 🇵🇹 O livro é maravilhoso。 Recomendo a leitura a quem tiver interesse em perceber como a mente humana funciona， o que nos leva a sentir， pensar e agir de determinadas maneiras， e como podemos gerir os nossos Chimpanzés de modo a sermos a melhor versão de nós próprios。🇬🇧 This book is brilliant。 I would recommend it to people that are interested in understanding how the human mind works， what drives our emotions， feelings， thoughts and actions， and how we can manage our Chimps in order to be the best version of ourselves。 。。。more
Katie Harrison
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By far my favorite mind management book。 Love the chimp model， beneficial and easy to use。
Todd Gelfeld
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A bit overly simplistic and self evident in its conclusions， it is still a worthwhile read。 It has some fairly interesting insights into the working of the brain。
Jayne
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Good as a way to think about how you act and for self awareness and development
George Purnell
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+Good concept and some great advice Chapters divided up into clear goals -Sometimes too simple， often repeating basic ideas
The Blue
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