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Free your mind : the new world of manipulation and how to resist it.
Language: English Dublin Ireland ; Harper Collins Publisher. 2023Description: 375 pages ; 21 cmISBN:- 9780008600822 (paperback)
- BF632.5D64 2023
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Summary: "Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may not notice, but you are surrounded by manipulators: advertisers, politicians, big tech, even the humble waiter who asks, 'Still or sparkling?' Free Your Mind is your field manual to surviving the information battlefield. In this indispensable book, Laura Dodsworth and Patrick Fagan draw on interviews with mind-control experts ranging from monks to magicians, infiltrate cults and forums to uncover their most deceptive techniques and expose the hidden tactics used to influence you, from social media to subliminal messages. Learn how to recognise the nudges, dispel efforts to brainwash you and always question those who say the choice is yours. If you don't control your mind, someone else will"--Publisher's description.
Introduction
Realise your brain is a battleground --
Stand your ground --
Get immunity --
Don't overthink it --
Be aware of your sensations --
Practise social media distancing --
Death and tears in the absence of Twitter --
Get it in writing --
Watch out for the blip --
Be sceptical of Big Brother --
Consider your options --
Learn the language of symbols --
Brainworms and love bombs on transgender subreddits --
Be the first to speak up --
Don't be a slave to sex --
Choose your illusion --
Confronting my shadow in the woods --
Stop haunting yourself --
Stand for something or fall for anything.
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Introduction
Realise your brain is a battleground --
Stand your ground --
Get immunity --
Don't overthink it --
Be aware of your sensations --
Practise social media distancing --
Death and tears in the absence of Twitter --
Get it in writing --
Watch out for the blip --
Be sceptical of Big Brother --
Consider your options --
Learn the language of symbols --
Brainworms and love bombs on transgender subreddits --
Be the first to speak up --
Don't be a slave to sex --
Choose your illusion --
Confronting my shadow in the woods --
Stop haunting yourself --
Stand for something or fall for anything.
"Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may not notice, but you are surrounded by manipulators: advertisers, politicians, big tech, even the humble waiter who asks, 'Still or sparkling?' Free Your Mind is your field manual to surviving the information battlefield. In this indispensable book, Laura Dodsworth and Patrick Fagan draw on interviews with mind-control experts ranging from monks to magicians, infiltrate cults and forums to uncover their most deceptive techniques and expose the hidden tactics used to influence you, from social media to subliminal messages. Learn how to recognise the nudges, dispel efforts to brainwash you and always question those who say the choice is yours. If you don't control your mind, someone else will"--Publisher's description.
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