"In clear and accessible language, Elaine Fox shows how psychological
science can help you to be agile in meeting challenges and to be
flexible when things change. Drawing on personal experience and years of
applying her research in coaching elite performance, she shows how
adopting a few key skills can transform your life in profound ways. A
book full of important insights."--Mark Williams, Professor Emeritus of
Clinical Psychology University and coauthor of the international
bestseller Mindfulness: An Eight Week-Plan for Finding Peace in a
Frantic World
"Switch Craft is a fascinating book, packed full of practical advice
on how to help you survive and thrive in an uncertain world. Written by
a leading academic, it offers real insights in how to cope with the
stresses and strains of a post-covid world."--Michael Mosley, New York
Times bestselling author and science journalist
Discover how expanding and improving your mental agility--your ability
to flex your thoughts, feelings, and actions--can transform your life,
bolster your resilience, and foster your zest for living.
Endless self-help approaches claim to have the answer. It's important to
be mindful, we are told, and to stay in the moment. Sometimes, we are
advised to keep going no matter what, to be 'gritty'. Others tell us
that adopting a 'growth mindset' is key.
However, the truth is that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to
dealing with life. Elaine Fox, one of the world's leading psychologists
and performance coaches, has witnessed this time and again. In her work
coaching top athletes, military leaders and business professionals, she
has seen that it's the people who know how and when to switch between
different approaches - people who have an agile mind - who achieve the
best performance.
Drawing on 25 years of scientific research, Fox shares with us her
step-by-step guide to what she calls 'switchcraft': the set of skills we
need to navigate a complex and uncertain world. Whether it's coping with
a difficult boss, overcoming a fear, dealing with hyperactive children,
resolving a dispute with a friend or making a difficult choice about
where to live or what to do, switchcraft helps us thrive in any
situation.
Like your own personal life coach, Switch Craft shows you how to break
out of a rigid mindset to restore your fulfilment, curiosity and zest
for life.
