The Practicing Mind by Thomas M. Sterner

We compare our performance with that of our colleagues at work. Unfortunately, we tend to use them only as objects of comparison. You can use the images of a better life to get inspired and work hard to achieve good results.

Of course, high expectations are not all bad. Almost all the advertised products are created to convince us that our lives will not be so good if we do not get these products. Think of all the perfect, prosperous people in magazines and commercials. You probably will not be surprised to hear that these high expectations are fueled by the media and marketing. Some of us want a better job, some want to have more friends, and some want to change their appearance. We all have an image in our minds of what we believe to be a perfect life, making our real lives seem inadequate by comparison. If there is a failure that all human beings have in common, it is the search for ideas that are simply not attainable. This can be very frustrating and can change our attitude in different aspects of our lives. Sometimes it seems that no matter how much practice you have, someone always works out better than you. And this book talks about exactly that! “ The Practicing Mind Summary” Never Satisfied And Upping Expectations Where do they come from? How can we attack them? We constantly set very difficult goals, believing that we can achieve them. These anxieties come into our minds and make it hard to do anything. Whether in college, at work, in the gym, or in some leisure activity. MicroSummary: Most of us have felt anxious at some point in our lives.

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The Practicing Mind by Thomas M. Sterner