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The Fear Project, What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing . . . And Love, Jaimal Yogis

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The Fear Project, What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing . . . And Love, Jaimal Yogis

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Fear Project

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

897388855

Responsibility statement

Jaimal Yogis

Sub title

What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing . . . And Love

Summary

Award-winning journalist Jaimal Yogis delivers a fascinating narrative account of one of our oldest evolutionary traits⁰́₄fear⁰́₄using his own harrowing adventures onAn epic adventure full of incredible characters, death-defying athletic achievement, and bleeding edge science, The Fear Project began with one question: how can we overcome our fears to reach our full potential?Who among us has not been paralyzed by fear? In The Fear Project, award-winning journalist and surfer Jaimal Yogis sets out to better understand fear⁰́₄why does it so often dominate our lives, what makes it tick, and is there even a way to use it to our advantage? In the process, he plunges readers into great white shark-infested waters, brings them along to surf 40-foot waves in the dead of winter, and gives them access to some of the world's best neuroscience labs, psychologists, and extreme athletes. In this entertaining, often laugh-out-loud narrative, Yogis also treats himself like a guinea pig for all of his research, pushing his own fears repeatedly to the limits⁰́₄in his sport, in his life, and in love. Ultimately, Yogis shares with his readers the best strategies to emerge triumphant from even the most paralyzing of fears.The Fear Project gives readers insight into the following:How fear evolved in the human brainHow to tell the difference between "good fear" and "bad fear"How to use the latest neuroscience to transform fear memoriesWhy fear spreads between us and how to counteract fearful "group think"How to turn fear into a performance enhancer⁰́₄athletically and at workIn pursuing this terrifying⁰́₄and often thrilling⁰́₄journey with Yogis, we learn how to move through fear and unlock a sense of renewed possibility and a more rewarding life

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