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Psychology & Behavioral Science · 2015

Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded (The Psycho-Cybernetics Series)

Maxwell Maltz

Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded (The Psycho-Cybernetics Series) Cover
Rating
9/10
Difficulty
Dense
Read time
9 hours
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336 pagesRead Apr 14, 2025

by Juvoni Beckford·@juvoni

Before readingWhy I picked it up

This book seemed like the type of esoteric hidden gem that would be up my alley. I want to explore deeper theories about the mind and self-image, because I've had conflicted images about myself. I've also observed other people who I thought should have more courage due to their physical traits, seemingly be super riddled with anxiety.

After readingPosted October 14, 2026

An incredibly insightful book by a plastic surgeon who explores how our self-image shapes our behavior and success in life. Even if someone changes their outside appearance, real change begins with your changing your internal view and belief of yourself.

Many people fail not due to a lack of ability but because their self-image subconsciously forbids success.

Three reasons to read it

  1. 01How select-image creates the floor or ceiling of what we can achieve.
  2. 02A time-tested self-help book.
  3. 03How to change your mind and self-image to grow as a person.

Notable quotesMaxwell MaltzMore in Quotes

  1. 01

    “Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a real one.”

  2. 02

    “You make mistakes, mistakes don't make you.”

  3. 03

    “Negative feedback is not 'bad.' It is a useful signal to course-correct.”

Notes for this book are still being transcribed.

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Awards

  • Book Hangover

    It stayed with me for days, and I couldn't start another book.

  • Mind Quake

    It shook how I see something big, while I was still reading.

  • Best of 2025

    One of my favorite reads of 2025.

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Awards

  • Book Hangover

    It stayed with me for days, and I couldn't start another book.

  • Mind Quake

    It shook how I see something big, while I was still reading.

  • Best of 2025

    One of my favorite reads of 2025.

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