For those of you who are new to my blog, I have a series called "Psycho-Cybernetics" that takes excerpts from and summarizes some of the chapters in this book. Why I started this series? 1.) the book is amazingly logical and helped me to better myself and my life // 2.) I am generally very interested in human psychology and "the self" and the power of the mind // 3.) I love sharing with others what I find useful myself and // 4.) Not everyone reads books on a regular basis, and for those who do, these articles might inspire one or the other person to get it and have it change their lives for the better. The previous episode of my Psycho-Cybernetics blog-series was about utilizing the power of rational thought.
THE SCIENCE OF CYBERNETICS
Psycho- Cybernetics, Maxwell Maltz
The science of Cybernetics does not tell us that "man" is a machine but that man has and uses a machine. Moreover, it tells us how that machine functions and how it can be used.
Even though it grew out of the work of physicists and mathematicians rather than that of psychologists, the new science of cybernetics made an important breakthrough in psychology possible.
I hope you enjoy this episode's excerpt:
Ep.6 - Turning a Crisis into a Creative Opportunity
There are different types of people. Those who perform best when no one watches and those who shine under pressure.
On the other hand, many athletes perform better under pressure. The situation itself seems to give them more strength, more power, more finesse.
