Debugging Your Brain
summary
Claims that short, research‑backed techniques stop rumination and break downward spirals, and demonstrates specific tools: the whoop technique for hitting a mindful breakpoint, an input–process–output model and four inputs to identify why reactions happen, mindfulness and talking/writing, a catalog of cognitive distortions, and six levels of validation to be understood. The book is 90 pages (1.5‑hour audiobook). A prototype board game exists to practice the methods and the whoop example with a parent shows the approach actually works.
AI-written summary · about
chapters (12)
- 0:00Welcome
- 3:55Downward spirals and rumination
- 11:09Coping techniques beyond therapy
- 16:53Brain model: input-process-output
- 18:19WHOOP technique
- 21:29Four brain inputs
- 24:40Talking and writing experiences
- 28:53Emotional vocabulary
- 30:21Validation levels
- 38:58Cognitive restructuring
- 42:06Summary
- 45:20Q&A
related talks
31mEmotional Disaster Recovery: Debugging the Self with...
01h 12mBanish Your Inner Critic v2.0
53mExploring patterns to Debug Your Life
32mA Neurobiologist's Guide to Mind Manipulation
19mRegress to Progress A Child's Mindset for Growth
56mEvidence-Based Mental Health
27mThe Games Developers Play
42mHow To Test The Inside of Your Head