About this book
Daily practices to help you replace unhealthy habits with conscious, healthy choices
All of us have a harmful habit we'd like to change—whether it's unhealthy eating, excessive drinking or shopping, procrastination, compulsively checking email and texting, TV bingeing, worrying, stressful thinking, 'busyness, ' impatience, or even aggressive driving. But no matter what your bad habit is, you have the power to change it.
From the author of the highly successful The Here-and-Now Habit, this practical guide offers everyday mindful practices for replacing unhealthy habits with healthier ones. With this book, you'll learn to break free from stubborn behaviors, and discover the freedom and peace that come with living mindfully. You'll also learn how to develop resilience; manage the difficult emotions that lie at the root of your bad habits; and cultivate acceptance, kindness, and curiosity.
Once you are aware of the emotions that drive your bad habits, you'll feel empowered to make wise and beneficial choices that enhance your well-being. This go-to guide will help you, every step of the way.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Training Our Minds to Transform Our Habits
- Chapter 2: The Powers of Habits and Mindfulness
- Chapter 3: Developing a Bedrock Meditation Habit
- Chapter 4: Letting Go of Craving, Cultivating Gratitude
- Chapter 5: From Judgment and Anger to Kindness
- Chapter 6: Distraction and the Power of Awareness
- Chapter 7: Working Mindfully with Stress and Busyness
- Chapter 8: Mindfulness and Our Habits of Consumption
- Chapter 9: Mindfulness of Devices and Distractions
- Chapter 10: Mindfulness and Habits of Speech and Communication
- Chapter 11: Bringing Our Habits Above the Line
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- About the Author