"The Silent Guides explores some neuroscience and psychological aspects of the developing mind, unconscious thinking, behaviours, habit formation and related topics in an easy to understand way. It then offers practical ideas and thoughts for the reader to reflect on using 10 helpful habits as examples. Written as a companion to My Hidden Chimp, these two interconnected books tackle how we can best manage our mind from childhood and into adulthood. Professor Steve Peters explains neuroscience in a straightforward and intuitive way; offering up 10 simple habits that we as adults and children should have in our arsenal to deal with everyday life. These 10 habits should and can be retained for life." - from publisher
PART 1: SETTING THE SCENE --- Introduction --- Encouragement for the reader --- PART 2: SOME BASIC NEUROSCIENCE --- 1. The simplified neuroscience of the mind --- 2. The developing mind --- 3. The neuroscience of the developing mind --- 4. How we make sense of experiences --- PART 3: TEN HABITS AND RELATED THEMES --- 5. Habit 1 smiling --- 6. Habit 2 saying sorry --- 7. Understanding and managing mishaps --- 8. Habit 3 being kind to others --- 9. Theory of mind --- 10. Habit 4 talking about your feelings --- 11. Habit 5 asking for help --- 12. Habit 6 showing good manners --- 13. Habit 7 trying new things --- 14. Habit 8 accepting that no means no! --- 15. Habit 9 learning to share --- 16. Habit 10 doing what you have to do --- 17. Final thoughts --- Extract from My Hidden Chimp..
