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  • Published: 28 January 2025
  • ISBN: 9781529919264
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $40.00

Shift

How to Manage Your Emotions so They Don’t Manage You

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28 Jan 2025
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28 Jan 2025
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28 Jan 2025
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1 Mar 2025
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A myth-busting, science-based guide that addresses the timeless question of how to manage your emotional life using tools you already possess - from the bestselling author of Chatter.

'I cannot think of a better time for a book like Shift or a better author to write it' - Angela Duckworth

Whether it’s anxiety about going to the doctor or boiling rage when we’re stuck in traffic, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiralling. But as difficult as our emotions can be, they are also a superpower. Far from being 'good' or 'bad', emotions are information. When they’re activated in the right way and at the right time, they function like an immune system, alerting us to our surroundings, telling us how to react to a situation, and helping us make the right choices.

But how do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr Ethan Kross has devoted his career to answering this. In Shift, he offers up groundbreaking research and dispels common myths - for instance, that avoidance is always toxic or that we should always strive to live in the moment - and provides a new framework for shifting our emotions so they don’t take over our lives.

Filled with actionable advice, cutting-edge research, and riveting stories, Shift puts the power back into our hands, so we can control our emotions without them controlling us - and help others do the same.
  • Published: 28 January 2025
  • ISBN: 9781529919264
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $40.00
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About the author

Ethan Kross

Ethan Kross PhD is one of the world's leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor at the University of Michigan and Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House, and has been interviewed about his work on Good Morning America and NPR Morning Edition. His pioneering research has been featured in the New York Times, New Yorker and New England Journal of Medicine and Science. He completed his BA at the University of Pennsylvania, and his PhD at Columbia University.

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Praise for Shift

Packed with gems of wisdom and endless actionable advice on emotional regulation, Shift is essential reading for everyone. I couldn’t put it down.

Chris Evans

For anyone who has wondered whether they’ll ever be in charge of their emotions, this book has the answer: yes.

Angela Duckworth, author of Grit

This book does much more than make sense of emotions – it breaks new ground on how to manage them.

Adam Grant, author of Think Again

In Shift, Dr Ethan Kross presents a revolutionary guide to mastering your emotional life. With groundbreaking research, Dr Kross dismantles persistent myths — such as the notion that avoiding our feelings is inherently harmful, or being present is always best — and offers a fresh perspective on harnessing our emotions as a source of strength. Whether you're navigating daily frustrations or significant upheavals, Shift offers actionable strategies to ensure your emotions amplify your capabilities, rather than hinder them.

Charles Duhigg, author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit

A rare double threat. His academic research is world-class ... and don't we all need help regulating our emotions?

Dan Pink