Teacher. Erantha De Mel in her latest book “Optimizing the Infinite Mind” offers a compelling exposition of the processes of the human mind. Explains how to reprogram thinking patterns and thinking styles to obtain desired results in life; and it also offers a technology to generate change. The book very lucidly explains how patterns of thoughts, emotions, and behavior are created and how we develop habits and mental programs over a period of time. Habits are not formed overnight. When we do the same thing over and over again, over a period of time, we form a habit. Our thoughts are also habits. We all have the ability to consider ways to reprogram our minds and create new neurological pathways for success.

Teacher. Erantha De Mel is the founder of the Neural Optimization Technique. He is an internationally renowned cognitive neuroscientist and received the 2005 Cambridge Blue Book Man of the Year Award for his contribution to the field of neuroscience and cybernetics. As a practicing psychologist and researcher, both in psychology and parapsychology; He is involved in extensive research in both fields and is a scholar with original research on Altered States of Consciousness and Psycho-Cybernetics. Neural Optimization Technique (NeuralOpTech) provides multiple applications for business modeling, counseling, psychology, management development, sports performance, and many more. This technique also provides a way out of old habits, fears, and limiting beliefs, and provides structure for new and empowering ways of being in the world. Some people just breathe the air; others savor the fragrance and flavor in every breath they take. Some people look at a landscape and see cliffs, valleys, fields, and streams; others see small details of life, climate, and splendor. “There are no facts in life. We only have perceptions” – Prof. De Mel says in his book. What we perceive is a fact for us.

Very effectively, it addresses issues such as self-sabotage (sabotaging one’s own success), refining self-perception (what you believe about yourself), and receiving what you expect from your life (manifestation of intention). The techniques described in this book help focus and redefine life situations; and to clarify feelings and thoughts for your own benefit. It brings new resources to advance in a proactive and positive way. It shows how to practice positive emotional states on a daily basis and how to manifest one’s expectations in life. “If you practice feeling ‘happy’ every day of your life, it’s easier to feel happy,” he says; because that person practices it, affirms it and creates it. That is why it is so important to choose happiness as the predominant state of mind. On the contrary, if one feels depressed and discouraged, and if that person continues to practice returning to that depression, it will invariably create depression.

The book describes how to examine the validity of your thought processes which is important for altering your thoughts. “To find the validity of your thoughts, you need to defend and produce evidence that the foundations of your thoughts are true. If you cannot meet this challenge, the flawed nature of your thoughts is exposed. Your thoughts are also habits. same way over and over again: Over a period of time, those thought processes turn into habits. In other words, they turn into “automatic” thought processes. When you are engaged in irrational thinking, rather than reacting to it. reality of In a situation, an individual tends to react to his own distorted view of the situation. For example, a person may conclude that he is “useless” simply because he failed a test or job interview. It is important to identify such distortions thought patterns or cognitive distortions, and realistically change or restructure them. “

This book is written with minimal technical terminology with the average reader in mind. The information provided is excellent and invaluable for personality development and attitude change. It’s a “must read” book!

BOOK FACTS:

Title: Infinite Mind Optimization

Author: Erantha De Mel

Publisher: Meli Inc. USA

Paperback: 552 pages

ISBN-10: 0982046200

ISBN-13: 978-0982046203

Reader Rating: +++++

Reviewed by Dr. Jeanne Oswald