“4. The obstacle course: Offset a positive vision with thoughts of potential challenges.” — Susan David Adversity Copy Share Image
“3. The precommitment: Anticipate obstacles and prepare for them with “if-then” strategies.” — Susan David Adversity Copy Share Image
“The parent who praises a child’s accomplishment by saying, ‘You studied hard!’ promotes a growth mindset. The parent who says, ‘Look at… — Susan David Children Copy Share Image
“Staying emotionally agile requires us to find the equilibrium between overcompetence on the one hand and overchallenge on the other. This is… — Susan David Copy Share Image
“Compassion gives us the freedom to redefine ourselves as well as the all-important freedom to fail, which contains within it the freedom… — Susan David Compassion Copy Share Image
“When we show up fully, with awareness and acceptance, even the worst demons usually back down. Simply” — Susan David Demon Copy Share Image
“1. The no-brainer: Switch up your environment so that when you’re hungry, tired, stressed, or rushed, the choice most aligned with your… — Susan David Choice Copy Share Image
“In a survey of thousands of respondents, researchers in England found that of all the “happy habits” science has currently identified as… — Susan David Fulfilling life Copy Share Image
“In looking for the right places to make these tiny changes, there are three broad areas of opportunity. You can tweak your… — Susan David Change Copy Share Image
“The most effective way to transform your life, therefore, is not by quitting your job and moving to an ashram, but, to… — Susan David Change Copy Share Image
“Luckily, scientists have uncovered a few secrets to help make the process of creating habits easier. In their bestselling book Nudge, the… — Susan David Books Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the best term to describe living at the edge of our ability, thriving and flourishing, being challenged but not overwhelmed, is… — Susan David Flourishing Copy Share Image
“A child’s sense of secure attachment—this idea that I, in all my glory, as well as all my stinkiness and imperfection, am… — Susan David Attachment Copy Share Image
“Life is full of diving boards and other precipices, but, as we’ve seen throughout this discussion of emotional agility, making the leap… — Susan David Courage Copy Share Image
“Grit embodies—but is not the same as—resilience, ambition, and self-control. The University of Pennsylvania psychologist and researcher Angela Duckworth defines it as… — Susan David Grit Copy Share Image
