Expert in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Howard Rankin Ph.D. on ”How Not to Think”

<p>Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast for episode #146 with Dr. Howard Rankin, the host of the “How Not to Think Podcast” that runs on the premise that "People aren't logical, they're psychological with the emphasis on the psycho," which made me laugh at the same time as it made me think “How are we NOT supposed to think?” and the research on this topic began.</p> <p>Watch the interview on YouTube here.  <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DlnOXE39aQ'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DlnOXE39aQ</a></p> <p>Learn more about Dr. Howard Rankin here <a href='https://hownottothink.com/'>https://hownottothink.com/</a></p> <p>See past episodes here <a href='https://www.achieveit360.com/episodes/'>https://www.achieveit360.com/episodes/</a></p> <p>On this episode, you will learn:</p> <p>✔︎ What is the problem with our thinking, and why is it illogical?</p> <p>✔︎ How awareness is important when making any decision.</p> <p>✔︎ The importance of looking at things from a different perspective.</p> <p>✔︎ Why "the more we know, the more we realize we know nothing at all."</p> <p>✔︎ Why new knowledge opens up our world to new possibilities.</p> <p>✔︎ How to motivate anyone to learn something new.</p> <p>✔︎ Why reality is an illusion.</p> <p>✔︎ Common problems that occur with our human thinking process and how to be aware of them.</p> <p>✔︎ How self-limiting beliefs influence our results.</p> <p>I'm Andrea Samadi, author and educator from Toronto, now in Arizona, and like many of our listeners, have been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies in our schools, sports, and the workplace with ideas that we can all use, understand and implement immediately, for improved results.</p> <p>This week’s guest, Dr. Rankin, an expert in cognitive neuroscience, recently published his book <em>I Think Therefore I Am Wrong</em><a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a> which looks at the many ways we can sabotage our thinking through cognit