PNTV: The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb (#404)

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. A winning formula for a great book!

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Big Idea 1: EXERCISE - YOUR BRAIN

Big Idea 2: SET GOALS + MAKE DECISIONS

Big Idea 3: + HABITS = REPETITION

Big Idea 4: BIOFEEDBACK
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Big Idea 5: POWER OF OTHERS

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[beabea]

It was the ‘make decisions’ one that drew me in. Somewhere in my life journey I started overthinking. Make a decision and move on. Amen to that!

Brilliant summary Brian. Thank you

[bluefatcat]

Bri and are on a tear!! I'm seeing uploads and ads everywhere. I'm so excited for the world changing heroes coming out of the Coach Program!!! All your content is GOLD

[Anto_]

How do we get out of depression right now, in the middle of a pandemic, when most of the little things that we could do the break the vicious cycle are forbidden? Meeting people, going to the gym or sometimes even walking?(depending on the country...)

[stephenr]

Some of this is really helpful. Feeling somewhat depressed and deflated after a car accident this weekend where I was on the way back from a fitness certification training and nodded off at the wheel going 70mph. Thankfully, noone was injured, but I've been nodding off so much more since I quit smoking. For as long as I can remember, since my teens at least, I have felt more tired than I should, regardless of how much sleep I got, but VERY rarely used to nod off or nap in my smoking days. Now I nap and nod off all the time. I quit smoking after over a decade and for over 2 years have been waking up at 5am to start my day with red light therapy, reading something short, constructive and digestible like the Daily Stoic, and a workout, continually expanding my peak fitness. I am proud of my progress, and feel great for 4 hours or so, but most days it's mentally painful just to stay awake, much less process things and think proactively/productively, and I'm so tired of being tired. I have just been trying to nap when I can and accept my tiredness as an aspect of chasing my better self, rejecting the idea of talking to a doctor about medication as a shortcut or weakness, but the accident was a reality check. I know I need to use this as an upward spiral "learner's mistake" moment, but often sleeping more is not an option, if I am going to stick with my routine. I am EXTREMELY blessed for the consequences to not have been worse, but I am going to see a doctor about it today. I have some addictive tendencies, so I worry that this will be a path of rationalization to an unecessary, sub-optimal dependency, but I am also a single father, primary parent of two wonderful daughters, and I cannot ever nod off at the wheel again -- for our sake or whoever else's world I could potentially affect tragically.

[نوافبنصالح-لض]

A wonderful presentation and a beautiful video that follows you from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Continue publishing these videos. I hope that you will be translated into Arabic.

[ummesalma]

Cool thing is I just read this book few days ago....

[judithscheepsma]

When you do that Plus 1 on whinning "Use your words El & EM"

[purr]

If I'm too calm and don't feel worried even when really bad things r about to happen... do I make myself start breathing through my mouth? Lol 🥺

[brimantas]

I think, that he push himself to depression through overpression and overcontrol.

[JohnHodgens]

Why did Greece collapse? They had democracy, philosophy, reason and the arts. Their culture imploded!