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Summary: An Unsung Milestone in the History of Psychology
Review: Emile Coué was a French druggist who pioneered the method of self-hypnosis called autosuggestion. It was popular during the 1920's; but the combination of Coué's death and the fact that he was out of then-mainstream psychology led to its being eclipsed.Poor Coué was a little too far ahead of the Zeitgeist. It would have fit in better today with the development of cognitive psychology and the development of cognitive therapies. Esstentially, Coué in this work emphasizes the role of positive thinking in self-improvement. In this way he implicitly proposed bridging the gap between behavior and cognition, a concept offered over 250 years earlier by Blaise Pascal. But can reciting a mantra involving positive thoughts improve one's outlook? There is some evidence that it can. Emile Coué offers a number of practical suggestions for cognitive self-improvement in this very readable work. It is equally recommended for both the scholar in the history of psychology as well as the everyday reader seeking practical suggestions in management of thoughts. So: "Each day, and in every way, I am getting better and better." Putting a different cognitive spin on things can improve one's life.
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Summary: An Unsung Milestone in the History of Psychology
Review: Emile Coué was a French druggist who pioneered the method of self-hypnosis called autosuggestion. It was popular during the 1920's; but the combination of Coué's death and the fact that he was out of then-mainstream psychology led to its being eclipsed. Poor Coué was a little too far ahead of the Zeitgeist. It would have fit in better today with the development of cognitive psychology and the development of cognitive therapies. Esstentially, Coué in this work emphasizes the role of positive thinking in self-improvement. In this way he implicitly proposed bridging the gap between behavior and cognition, a concept offered over 250 years earlier by Blaise Pascal. But can reciting a mantra involving positive thoughts improve one's outlook? There is some evidence that it can. Emile Coué offers a number of practical suggestions for cognitive self-improvement in this very readable work. It is equally recommended for both the scholar in the history of psychology as well as the everyday reader seeking practical suggestions in management of thoughts. So: "Each day, and in every way, I am getting better and better." Putting a different cognitive spin on things can improve one's life.
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Summary: Visualize a better life and a better way to live!
Review: This book gives specific guidelines to follow to indeed "turn your dreams into a reality". The book, "As A Man Thinketh" by James Allen goes hand in hand with these writings Emile Coue has provided. I enjoyed this reading because he basically grabs you by the hand and walks with you. He tells you how you can direct your thoughts in order to achieve that which you desire through repetition. When you imagine specific things as happening or coming true and begin to visualize these things; it is then that they will begin to materialize in your life. Once again, the responsibilty is entirely dependent on me!
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Summary: Visualize a better life and a better way to live!
Review: This book gives specific guidelines to follow to indeed "turn your dreams into a reality". The book, "As A Man Thinketh" by James Allen goes hand in hand with these writings Emile Coue has provided. I enjoyed this reading because he basically grabs you by the hand and walks with you. He tells you how you can direct your thoughts in order to achieve that which you desire through repetition. When you imagine specific things as happening or coming true and begin to visualize these things; it is then that they will begin to materialize in your life. Once again, the responsibilty is entirely dependent on me!
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Summary: A great hands-on book for quick, personal reinforcement.
Review: Upon first reading, I believe what impressed me most about this text was the constant reminder that it is our imagination, not our will, that dictates the direction of our actions. With the latest barrage of psychological doctrines focused on finding the person(s) responsible for the rash of killing sprees and murders; this book was a refreshing reminder that it is indeed within us to determine what we do, how we do it, and even why. Emile Coue allows us the chance to enhance a function that we are born with and utilize unwittingly everyday, only not usually to our advantage. He gives us the simplest of all principles: conscious use of our own innate awareness, and proves to us that pure autosuggestion really can work to drastically change our lives for the better. Once the premise of conscious autosuggestion is mastered through practice, using it to aid students or clients is shared as a simple and effective means of effective and long term treatment.
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Summary: A great hands-on book for quick, personal reinforcement.
Review: Upon first reading, I believe what impressed me most about this text was the constant reminder that it is our imagination, not our will, that dictates the direction of our actions. With the latest barrage of psychological doctrines focused on finding the person(s) responsible for the rash of killing sprees and murders; this book was a refreshing reminder that it is indeed within us to determine what we do, how we do it, and even why. Emile Coue allows us the chance to enhance a function that we are born with and utilize unwittingly everyday, only not usually to our advantage. He gives us the simplest of all principles: conscious use of our own innate awareness, and proves to us that pure autosuggestion really can work to drastically change our lives for the better. Once the premise of conscious autosuggestion is mastered through practice, using it to aid students or clients is shared as a simple and effective means of effective and long term treatment.
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