Reader, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Disney's adaptation of the A. A. Milne classic, is full of characters caught up in mind traps. Rabbit is a professional labeler, defining his fellow characters according to isolated incidents. Piglet is enmired in external control fallacies, convinced that he has no control over his life or circumstances. Tigger is prone to all-or-nothing thinking, alternating between flying high and diving into the depths of despair. And then there's Eeyore. He...

Reader, "If you ain't first, you're last!" You might recognize this quote from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's comedy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. These words are the driving force behind Ricky Bobby's life. He first heard them from his absent deadbeat dad during a school career day when Ricky was ten years old. Throughout his adult life, they continue to haunt him, influencing every decision he makes. This mantra is the epitome of the first mind trap I want to introduce you...

Reader, Dr. Caroline Leaf, a South African neuroscientist, says that the human mind is the most beautiful, most powerful, and most mysterious thing in the universe, second only to God. Let that sink in for a moment. Leaf goes on to say that the mind's power and ability is the primary evidence that we are made in the image of God. As a neuroscientist, she has spent decades studying the brain, along with many other researchers who have been learning just how incredible the human mind is. In her...