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Social psychologist Amy Johnson offers a fresh take on controlling bad habits. Rather than encourage people with negative habits and addictions to view themselves as sick and telling them to fight against their habits with willpower, Johnson teaches them simply to be mindful of their urges and forget willpower altogether. Writing in a candid, accessible voice, Johnson combines spiritual psychology, personal anecdotes and neuroscience research to offer an alternative framework for anyone who wants to overcome a bad habit. Her ideas and techniques can help those who are battling addictions or bad habits to look at their urges with fresh eyes. She encourages them to tune in to their inner wisdom and change their perspective on their habits. While never giving medical advice, getAbstract recommends Johnson’s supportive manual to anyone looking for alternative suggestions about how to live a healthy, happy life – free of negative habits.
In this summary, you will learn
- How to identify negative thoughts and urges,
- Why habits are so hard to break, and
- How to overcome habits and addictions without relying on willpower.
About the Author
Life coach and social psychologist Amy Johnson also wrote Being Human: Essays on Thoughtmares, Bouncing Back, and Your True Nature. She has been featured on Oprah.com.
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2 years agoI like the concept of looking at the core-self in order to separate the fundamental self from the mind-created habits that helps to take a "pause" that can break the chain of reactions. #30DaysOfSummaries
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2 years ago#30DaysOfSummaries Seems easier said than done. The points are positive, and hope it helps in our daily life.
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2 years agoSome good insights for me .The most striking one was practising mindfulness as way to overcome bad habits.
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2 years ago#30DaysofSummaries what intrigued me was the importance of spirituality that he pointed out, and the impact of "Pause". Interesting read.
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2 years ago#30DaysofSummaries the abstract definitely intrigues and interests me and makes me want to read the book. The best line of any abstract so far - I am still smiling. "Along with free will, humans have free won't". Looking forward to reading this one
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2 years agoOne of the greatest book about changing the big habits, backed up by true research I'm really impressed
