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

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Book author: Maxwell Maltz

Review and notes by Juvoni Beckford.

Rating: 9/10

Posted: 2026-10-14T22:05:25.764Z

Read: 2025-04-14

Awards: Book Hangover, Mind Quake, Best of 2025

## Review

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.

## Why I read it

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.

## Reasons to read

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

## Quotes — Maxwell Maltz

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

> "You make mistakes, mistakes don't make you."

> "Negative feedback is not 'bad.' It is a useful signal to course-correct."

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