Based on my experiences doing therapy, training therapists, and lecturing about mind mapping, here are some suggestions on how best to read this book. Take these suggestions to heart and apply them from start to finish. I can\u2019t stress enough how important they are to getting what this book has to offer.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the first thing: Read\u00a0Brain Talk<\/em><\/b>\u00a0differently than any of my prior books.\u00a0Resist<\/em>\u00a0your urge to underline text or make notes. (Boy, is this a change! I previously suggested underlining.)\u00a0Don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0read this as a collection of ideas.\u00a0Don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0try to memorize passages of text.\u00a0Don\u2019t<\/em> try to convert this to familiar terminology. Forgo your impulse to use deductive logic. Stop<\/em> yourself from developing mental counterarguments.<\/p>\n All of these use your left brain, which is where your language ability and analytical thinking comes from. As much as I like using my left brain to figure things out, the left brain frequently interferes with learning about mind mapping and resolving traumatic mind mapping (which are more right-brain processes).<\/p>\n Your right brain operates through pictures. Pictures are its “language.” It constructs vivid dynamic images that simultaneously contain critical details and holistic meaning. Reading\u00a0Brain Talk<\/em><\/b>\u00a0is designed to be a right\u2013brain activity. (Granted, reading is inherently rooted in text and language.)<\/p>\n You\u2019ll get the most out of\u00a0Brain Talk\u00a0<\/b>if you repeatedly develop pictures in your mind, envisioning what you\u2019re reading. You need to\u00a0watch<\/em>\u00a0the vignettes as they develop. Map the minds of the people you meet in each chapter by\u00a0seeing<\/em>\u00a0them. You\u2019ll learn and remember more than if you tried to memorize what you\u2019re reading.<\/p>\n Revisualizing personal memories through the lens of mind mapping often provides rapid shifts in perspective and meaning. Use this to envision noteworthy past and present events in your life. Study yourself and other people as they appear in the scenes.\u00a0Look<\/em>\u00a0at these pictures, rather than intellectualizing or theorizing about them. You\u2019ll learn more by\u00a0watching<\/em>\u00a0than by applying familiar concepts and theories. As intuitive as mind mapping is, this will take some effort on your part and willingness to see things you might otherwise want to avoid.<\/p>\n You can read\u00a0Brain Talk<\/em><\/b>\u00a0at whatever depth you prefer. First and foremost,\u00a0Brain Talk<\/em><\/b>\u00a0is designed for the general public. But from the outset, Brain Talk was also designed to be a \u201ccrossover book\u201d for mental health professionals, including clinicians, teachers, researchers, and students. The scientific background and relevant documentation they require are contained in four Appendices at the conclusion. Think of this book as the neuroscience version of\u00a0Passionate Marriage<\/em><\/b>\u00a0meets\u00a0Constructing the Sexual Crucible<\/em><\/b>. It\u2019s got the readability of the former, and over four hundred references like the later.<\/p>\n If you just want self\u2013application or a lighter read, stick with the main text. Read the book from front to back as you normally would. You can jump back and forth between the main text and delving into the underlying (amazing) scientific research in the Appendices using the hyperlinked Table of Contents.<\/p>\n But if you’re a mental health professional or academic, you can read the book from back to front. The extensive Index is your table of contents (also hyperlinked in the ebook version). It offers a completely different topical organization, and ready access to the brain science and therapy details reported within. Accessing material through the Index,\u00a0Brain Talk<\/em><\/b>\u00a0looks like a completely different book, organized around the technical aspects of Crucible\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Neurobiological Therapy. The main text will be your illustrative case material.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Brain Talk–Pro<\/em><\/b>\u00a0edition makes it easy to educate yourself beyond the ideas presented in this book. Although Brain Talk offers its own ground-breaking integration of the literature, this Pro version enables you to pursue subsequent directions on your own. Its end notes and references are hyperlinked to hundreds of journal article (PDFs) available online. Using these stepping stones, a world of brain research is just a few clicks away. This works best on laptops with Internet connections running Kindle_PC or Kindle_Mac software.<\/p>\n I wish I had a system like this when I was educating myself about interpersonal neurobiology. You can go from reading\u00a0Brain Talk<\/em><\/b>\u00a0to exploring related articles in scientific journals in less than a minute, and jump from article to article!<\/p>\n Brain Talk–Pro<\/em><\/b>\u00a0gives therapists the opportunity to discover for themselves what the research literature really says. It allows you to do this quickly, strategically, and effectively. If you are serious about developing brain-based therapies,\u00a0Brain Talk–Pro<\/em><\/b>\u00a0provides the means to generate ideas and develop new methods of your own.<\/p>\n Brain Talk–Pro<\/em><\/b>\u00a0is also perfect for academic courses. Besides being scientifically rigorous, it allows classes to be taught at different depths. In addition to being a primary textbook, students can be assigned readings in related journal articles via\u00a0Brain Talk–Pro<\/em><\/b>.<\/p>\n If you’re a graduate student,\u00a0Brain Talk–Pro<\/em><\/b>\u00a0is my gift to you. You’ll love the way it facilitates dissertations and research papers, speeding up collecting information and developing reference lists. It also encourages you to peruse a range of fascinating topics, broaden your perspectives and tweak your interests. I hope you use it to develop the next generations of brain-based therapy we can’t even envision yet.<\/p>\n \u00ab Brain Talk – From the Introduction<\/a> Brain Talk – Quick Video Tour \u00bb<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":17268,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[65],"class_list":["post-17576","books-articles","type-books-articles","status-publish","hentry","category-brain-talk"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"woocommerce_thumbnail":false,"woocommerce_single":false,"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"developer","author_link":"https:\/\/www.crucible4points.com\/de\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Based on my experiences doing therapy, training therapists, and lecturing about mind mapping, here are some suggestions on how best to read this book. 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