{"product_id":"thermodynamic-psychology-brett-mcdonald-9798991569101","title":"Thermodynamic Psychology: Understanding Your Mind Using Physics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf humans behave based on logic, values, and a desire for good things, then why do we sometimes act so destructively? Why do we feel good about ourselves one day, and bad about ourselves the next? Why are we so driven toward self-sacrifice and service to others? To solve these mysteries and more, we must understand that the mind is a machine, operating under the laws of physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eTHERMODYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY, \u003c\/strong\u003eDr. Brett McDonald will give you a blueprint of this engine, and demonstrate how it works. You'll gain a new perspective on familiar topics like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHuman needs\u003c\/strong\u003e: The purpose of the mind machine, approached from a \"why\" rather than \"what\" angle\u003cstrong\u003eIdentity and self-concept: \u003c\/strong\u003eShaped by energy flows, by the buildup of constructive, destructive, or absent workflows in our various categories of need\u003cstrong\u003eRelationships\u003c\/strong\u003e: Operating as open energy systems, relationships are an ongoing current of energy between ourselves and other people\u003cstrong\u003eSleep\/wake phases\u003c\/strong\u003e: As part of a four-stroke combustion cycle, we sleep because our systems are exhausting waste\u003cstrong\u003eConsciousness and dreams: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe conversion of energy into work determines our level of consciousness. During sleep we dream, and lose our sense of identity and orientation, because only a very small amount of work is being generated\u003cstrong\u003eChoice: \u003c\/strong\u003e When we fulfill our needs, we create light gravity, which makes us want to do healthy and positive things. But when our needs are damaged or neglected, we create dark gravity, which pulls us toward destructive and unhealthy behaviors \u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003c\/strong\u003e Thermodynamics explains why time heals all wounds, and makes it so our needs never stay fulfilled\u003cstrong\u003eFree will: \u003c\/strong\u003e We have free will, but our choices are also steered by forces of physics\u003cstrong\u003eMotivation: \u003c\/strong\u003e Generated by energy, gradients, and action potentials\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThermodynamic Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e makes the mind much more predictable, which is the first step toward making it controllable. This template will enable you to navigate your thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and relationships with empathy and informed agency. Most importantly, it provides a link between the human experience and the larger cosmos from which we emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett McDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991569101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Motormind Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d","brand":"Brett McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442930561279,"sku":"9798991569101","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b46ac93-a788-486b-993c-e9c093b9001f.jpg?v=1777200700","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thermodynamic-psychology-brett-mcdonald-9798991569101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}