For anyone who has wondered whether theyll ever be in charge of their emotions, this book has the answer yes Angela Duckworth, author of GritThis book does much more than make sense of emotions it breaks new ground on how to manage them Adam Grant, author of Think AgainWhether its anxiety about the dentist, boiling rage when were stuck in traffic or devastation after a painful breakup, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiralling. But as difficult as our emotions can be, they are also a superpower. When theyre activated in the right ways and at the right time, they function like an immune system, alerting us to our surroundings, telling us how to react to a situation and helping us make the right choices.But how do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr Ethan Kross has devoted his scientific career to answering this question. In Shift, he dispels common myths for instance, that avoidance is toxic or that we should always strive to live in the moment and provides a new framework for shifting our emotions so they dont take over our lives.Shift weaves groundbreaking research with riveting stories of people struggling and succeeding to manage their emotions from a mother whose fear prompted her to make a spurofthemoment decision that would save her daughters life midflight to a nuclear codecarrying Navy SEAL who learned how to embrace both joy and pain during a hellish training activity. Dr Kross shows us that...

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: JMQ; Weight: 324 g; Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 20

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