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Summary of The Chimp Paradox 

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A successful and fulfilling life comes from striking a delicate balance between three major aspects of the brain. Dr. Steve Peters is a leading consultant psychiatrist and the creator of the groundbreaking mind model. Peters uses this program to help high achievers function at their best. He provides a clear picture of human behavior and why we respond to certain situations the way we do. He also shares simple techniques we can employ in our daily lives to manage our emotions and overcome the impulses that keep us from reaching our potential. The result is a life at peace, success in both personal and professional life, and centered living. “Chimp Management is based on scientific facts and principles, which have been simplified into a workable model for easy use.” ~ Dr. Steve Peters

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  • Summary of The Chimp Paradox
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  • What is The Chimp Paradox about?
  • Who should read The Chimp Paradox
  • Topics in The Chimp Paradox
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Applying the concepts in The Chimp Paradox will improve your chances of being happy and successful

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Based on Chimp Management’s model, Peters teaches how to work with our emotions and understand ourselves. Whatever you are dealing with — achieving potentials, increasing confidence levels, getting more organized, reducing anxiety levels, leading effectively, worrying about other people’s thoughts of you, becoming happy, decision making, self-motivation, self-esteem, self-control, drunkenness, mood swings, overeating, irrational thinking, anger management, fidelity, followership, successful relationships and so on — you can navigate these waters successfully by applying the principles of the Chimp Management model.
Chimp Management is based on scientific facts and principles, which have been simplified into a workable model for easy use.
The Chimp Management model will help you to solve the identified problems, develop yourself and give you the skills, for example, to remove anxiety, have confidence, and choose your emotions. It will also help you identify what is holding you back or preventing you from having a happier and more successful life.

Each chapter explains how you function and highlights key facts for you to understand. It contains an exercise that can be undertaken to produce immediate improvements in your daily living and develop emotional skills and practical habits that will help you become the person you want to be and live the life you want to live. The aspects covered here include the working of your mind, interpersonal relationships, interaction, your reality, and keys to living a fulfilling life. Each of these areas is represented by a planet with corresponding moons to stabilize them. Together, they form a Psychological Universe within your head.

Analogous to how the Sun is the center of the physical solar system, your Sun is your Psychological Universe center. It represents self-fulfillment and what you believe to be the meaning and purpose of your life. The Sun shines brightest when all seven planets in your Universe are spinning correctly and harmoniously. Therefore, to shine as brightly as possible, you have to work on each area of your life.
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The frontal, limbic, and parietal brains combine to form the “Psychological Mind” within the Chimp Management model

The human brain is complicated. An easy way to see the brain is to consider it a system of 7 brains working together. The 7 brains include The Frontal, The Parietal, The Limbic, The Temporal, The Occipital, The Cerebellum, and The Temporal.
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The Chimp is a powerful part of your brain capable of working autonomously but needs help from the Human and the Computer

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Understanding the difference between the Human and the Chimp can help us develop better mind management skills

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Using your Chimp to your advantage as an adult will be a significant determinant of success in your life

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In the Psychological Universe, the guiding moon is your brain’s Computer, which acts as a stabilizer to the planet it is orbiting

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The Human and the Chimp consult the Computer as a database of information to know how to respond to a new situation

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Establishing a healthy relationship between the Human, the Chimp and the Computer produces pleasurable results

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