Flex
eBook - PDF

Flex

Do Something Different

  1. 185 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Flex

Do Something Different

About this book

Imagine being able to handle any situation with ease. Arguing that our habits undermine our ability to rise to new challenges, this self-help guide demonstrates how a change in behavior can lead individuals to feel happier, less stressed, and more in control. Written by highly respected psychologists, it takes a broad approach, allowing the flex technique to be applied to a variety of problems, including stress, alcoholism, addiction to smoking, and weight issues. Proposing a simple habit-breaking method, this reference is sure to interest anyone who wishes to get out of a behavioral rut.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. 1. How many kinds of people are there?
  5. 2. The personality trap
  6. 3. People on autopilot
  7. 4. flexing
  8. 5. People shrink their worlds
  9. 6. We are all capable of change
  10. 7. Shaping a life
  11. 8. Why the past doesn’t help our future
  12. 9. We are all habit machines
  13. 10. Habits come in many forms
  14. 11. The myth of willpower
  15. 12. Becoming habit-free
  16. 13. Inertia and the status quo bias
  17. 14. The pull of the past
  18. 15. Shaping a new self
  19. 16. Show me a stressed person and I’ll show you a habit machine
  20. 17. Small changes, big consequences
  21. 18. Alleviating stress
  22. flex in action – The habit-rater
  23. 19. The birth of FIT Science
  24. 20. Inner FITness – constancies
  25. 21. Awareness
  26. 22. Fearlessness
  27. 23. Self-responsibility
  28. 24. Balance
  29. 25. Conscience
  30. 26. Harmony among the constancies
  31. 27. Outer FITness – behavioural flexibility
  32. 28. Behavioural dimensions
  33. 29. Doing the right thing
  34. 30. The stress and inefficiency zone
  35. 31. Behaving differently with different people
  36. 32. The optimal behavioural range
  37. 33. Making the most of a situation includes you too
  38. 34. flex transition – relabelling feelings and repetition
  39. 35. Moving on and expanding tastes too
  40. 36. Back to stress and the discomfort zone
  41. 37. New behaviours have effects on others
  42. 38. Does a leopard change its spots?
  43. flex in action – The behaviour-rater
  44. 39. Do Something Different
  45. 40. What does a Do Something Different intervention look like?
  46. 41. How does Do Something Different work?
  47. 42. Interactions between the two selves
  48. 42. Interactions between the two selves
  49. 43. Experiencing and reflecting on our own development
  50. 44. The ‘golden rules’ for behaviour change
  51. 45. Bringing about long-term behaviour change
  52. 46. Coherence comes from doing the right thing
  53. 47. Towards greater personal coherence
  54. 48. Levels of coherence
  55. 49. How personal coherence has consequences over time
  56. 50. Coherence units
  57. 51. Apparent and real incoherence
  58. 52. Why greater coherence leads to better decisions
  59. 53. Choices do get made, even if we feel we don’t make them
  60. 54. The myth about decision-making
  61. 55. Choice/decision is illusory
  62. 56. Why people get paid for making ‘big decisions’
  63. 57. DSD and decision-making
  64. 58. Why does DSD improve decisions?
  65. 59. People are not choice machines
  66. 60. Self-lying and self-deception
  67. flex in action – The coherence-rater
  68. 61. A modest claim – flex can change the world!
  69. 62. Advantages of flex at a personal level
  70. 63. Advantages of flex for the organisation
  71. 64. Advantages of flex in the social domain
  72. 65. flex and world issues
  73. flex in action – challenge
  74. Appendix