The switch method

In The Switch Method, renowned researcher Elaine Fox teaches how to develop a more agile, flexible, and resilient mind to accept and adapt to change. There are times in life when it seems like a series of obstacles stand between us and success: difficult people we have to deal with on a daily basis, problems to solve that seem beyond our capabilities, or even the need to make difficult or painful choices. The feeling is like you're stumbling through life. Being prepared to deal with periods of transition and accepting that each person is responsible for managing their own well-being rather than acting as a passive victim of change are the maxims of the method developed by professor, researcher, and neuroscientist Elaine Fox. In The Switch Method, you will learn techniques to develop: Mental agility: being agile and shrewd in the way you reason, act, and feel, so you can navigate all kinds of paths and adapt well to changing circumstances. Self-awareness: looking within yourself, with the goal of deeply understanding and appreciating your values and capabilities. Emotional awareness: learning to accept and nurture all your emotions—both good and bad—and master them to achieve your goals. Situational awareness: understanding your surroundings—looking outward—so you develop an automatic and deep awareness of context, as well as your own "intuition." The Switch Method is a book for anyone who wants to expand their ability to navigate difficulties and better adapt to inevitable change. of life, becoming more agile, resilient, and attentive to their own intuition. "Using simple, accessible language, Elaine Fox shows how psychological science can help you be agile in the face of challenges and flexible in times of change. Presenting personal accounts and the results of years of research applied to elite performance training, the author shows how adopting certain practices can profoundly transform your life. This is a book full of important insights."— Mark Williams, co-author of the bestselling Mindfulness: How to Find Peace in a Frantic World