The Motivated Mind: Science Of Fulfillment and How To Get What You - Softcover

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr Raj Persaud is a consultant psychiatrist working at London's Maudsley Hospital, the author of the critically acclaimed books Staying Sane and From the Edge of the Couch, and the presenter of Radio 4's All in the Mind. Unusually for a psychiatrist he also holds a degree in psychology which he obtained with First Class Honours. He has received numerous academic awards and prizes for the innovative nature of his research, including the prestigious Royal College of Psychiatrists Research Medal and Prize and The Maudsley Hospital's own Denis Hill Prize, as well as the exclusive medical award for the Osler Medal. In 2004 he was appointed Gresham Professor for Public Understanding of Psychiatry. In 2002 the Independent on Sunday conducted a poll amongst members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Institute of Psychiatry to discover who were the top ten psychiatrists in the UK as rated by fellow clinicians. Dr Raj Persaud was the youngest doctor to make it into this esteemed list. He lives in London.

Von der hinteren Coverseite

Almost everyone makes New Year resolutions, which is a testament to the strength of our desire to achieve positive personal change. And the research on precisely what we resolve to change is very revealing. Most resolutions are repeated five years in a row, but the vast majority are broken by June.

Another paradox at the heart of our desire for personal improvement is the multi-billion-pound diet industry. If diets work, why do we need so many, and new ones all the time? The psychological evidence shows that we persist in buying diet books and following fitness fads because we believe that the new approach contains the answer to why we've always failed in the past. In fact, the missing ingredient in all our attempts to achieve change is not a chemical or an exercise regime, but a frame of mind - and motivation is the key. The question is, how exactly do we motivate ourselves to achieve that elusive dream?

In this illuminating new book, the award-winning author and psychiatrist Dr Raj Persaud answers this question and many more as he investigates the latest psychological research on motivation. And he comes up with some surprising conclusions.

Complete with fascinating case studies, The Motivated Mind offers a fresh and inspiring approach to understanding the key to success - the key to fulfilling your dreams.