 Brilliant's Audio presents the unabridged recording of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25. Change Your Developing Mind for Real World Success by Dr. Jesse Payne, performed by the author. Forward. Your brain is involved in everything you do, how you think, how you feel, how you act, and how well you get along with other people. Your neuroscience teaches us that your brain is the organ of intelligence, character, personality, and every decision you make. When your brain works right, you work right. When your brain is troubled, you are much more likely to have trouble in your life. With a healthy brain, you are happier, physically healthier, wealthier, and more successful because you make better overall decisions. When your brain is not healthy for whatever reason, you are sadder, sicker, poorer, less wise, and less successful because the organ that makes your decisions and runs your life is not working at its best. Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Before 25 is an extension of my original book, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, first published 15 years ago. I asked Dr. Jesse Payne to write it because of his ability to communicate with younger people, and as you will hear, he has tremendous personal resilience and character. Jesse and I developed a high school curriculum around brain health that has changed many teenagers' lives. The information and stories in this book are powerful and truly life-changing. If you really learn to love your brain, the actions to take care of it do not become a hassle. Rather, they are just something you need to do out of love for yourself. As you listen to this book, I can guarantee that you will never look at your brain or the brains of others the same way. Daniel Amon, MD. Introduction I was 21 years old, sitting in the office of Dr. Daniel Amon, a medical doctor, a world-renowned and award-winning psychiatrist, a New York Times bestselling author, and the father of my girlfriend. Even though I am more than a foot taller than he is, I felt intimidated as he reviewed the scans that he had just taken of my brain. I had been dating his daughter for a little more than a year, and apparently agreeing to having a detailed scan of the brain was a requirement for anyone who had dated one of his daughters for any significant amount of time. He said it was to make sure that everything looked okay. Right. It was like a twisted version of the... Sample complete. Ready to continue?