Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World / Being the Second of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the / Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and / Business Efficiency

The text presents fundamental mental processes and practical applications of psychology for personal and business efficiency, explaining how sensations are produced, perceived, and transformed by neural and physical mechanisms. It analyzes sensory illusions, attention, reaction time, and the inward construction of environment, then offers tests and exercises for credulity, attention to detail, and occupational selection. Emphasizing self-mastery, it gives methods to cultivate mental balance, self-possession, and deliberate control of conduct, and recommends routines and perceptual strategies to reduce worry and improve decision-making and workplace performance.