Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture 9781737846208, 1477751728, 9780470939376, 1528354221

Table of contents :
Cover
Jacket
Content
Introduction
Psychitect’s Toolkit
Chapter 1: The Theory and Practice of Psychitecture
Mind as Machine
A New Vision of Enlightenment
Overture to Psychitecture
Key Takeaways
Chapter 2: Cognitive Biases and How to Rewire Them
Understanding Cognitive Bias
Methods for Cognitive Debiasing
Understanding Motivated Bias
Methods for Motivational Debiasing
Key Takeaways
Chapter 3: Values and the Methods of Introspection
Do You Want What You Want?
The Right Way to Introspect
The Value System
Cultivating Value Insight
Key Takeaways
Chapter 4: Cognitive Self-Mastery and Wisdom
The Decoys to Well-Being
The Goal Hierarchy
The Dukkha Bias
Setting Defined Goals
Key Takeaways
Chapter 5: Emotional Algorithms and the Art of Restructuring
Controlling Your Feelings
The Principle of Cognitive Mediation
Emotional Alchemy
Restructuring Your Emotions
Key Takeaways
Chapter 6: Desires and the Keys to Modulating Them
Always Get What You Want
The Modulation of Desire
The Counteraction of Desire
Principles of Modulation
Key Takeaways
Chapter 7: Emotional Self-Mastery and Equanimity
On the Pathologies of Philosophers
Emotional Algorithms
More Emotional Algorithms
Unlocking Equanimity
Key Takeaways
Chapter 8: Self-Direction and Its Impediments
The Threat of Craving
The Perils of Compliance
The Dangers of Comfort
The Risk of Corruption
Key Takeaways
Chapter 9: Behavioral Algorithms and Self-Control
Behavior, Self-Control, and Willpower
Design Your Inputs
Design Your Consequences
Design Your Goals
Key Takeaways
Chapter 10: Self-Mastery
The Self-Mastery Triad
The Self-Slavery Hypothesis
Software Optimization
Beyond the Human Condition
Free Toolkit and Self Mastery
Notes