Switchcraft by Elaine Fox

Switchcraft by Elaine Fox

'Tells you how to duck and dive when the unexpected surprises are incoming fast and hard.' RUBY WAX 'Fascinating...packed full of practical advice on how to help you survive and thrive in an uncertain world.' MICHAEL MOSLEY Discover how expanding and improving your mental agility can transform your life, bolster your resilience, and foster success. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to achieving your goals. But those who navigate life and its challenges most successfully all have something in common: they know how, and when, to switch between different approaches. In other words, they have mental agility. Professor Elaine Fox, a world-leading psychologist and performance coach has witnessed this time and again. In Switchcraft, she draws on 25 years of scientific research and coaching experience to develop a step-by-step guide to nurturing the skills you need to come out on top in an increasingly complex and uncertain world. 'This book provides straightforward valuable tools and processes for people who have their own hurdles to overcome.' Sally Gunnell OBE Olympic Gold Medalist 'Full of important insights...She shows how adopting a few key skills can transform your life in profound ways.' Mark Williams Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford

Switchcraft is a fascinating book, packed full of practical advice on how to help you survive and thrive in an uncertain worldWritten by a leading academic, it offers real insights in how to cope with the stresses and strains of a post-covid world. -- Michael Mosley
The only thing we can rely on in this world is uncertainty. This books tells you how to duck and dive when the unexpected surprises are incoming fast and hard. -- Ruby Wax
For me, having the mental strength when I was competing on the track was key to my success and still is today. This book provides straightforward valuable tools and processes for people who have their own hurdles to overcome. -- Sally Gunnell OBE, Olympic Gold Medalist

A book full of important insights. In clear and accessible language, Elaine Fox shows how psychological science can help you to be agile in meeting challenges and to be flexible when things change. Drawing on personal experience and years of applying her research in coaching elite performance, she shows how adopting a few key skills can transform your life in profound ways.

-- Mark Williams, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology University of Oxford

Elaine Fox is Professor and Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Prior to moving to Australia she spent almost ten years at the University of Oxford where she founded and directed a world-leading research centre exploring the nature of resilience and mental wellbeing. A cognitive psychologist by training, she is a leading mental health researcher combining genetics, psychology and neuroscience in her work. Elaine also runs a consultancy, Oxford Elite Performance, bringing cutting-edge science and psychology to those at the top levels of sport, business and the military. She was born and brought up in Dublin, Ireland and has held academic positions in Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and Australia. Her first book Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain was published in 2012.

Follow Elaine on Twitter @profelainefox and Instagram @profelainefox

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ISBN 13	9781529357257
ISBN 10	152935725X
Titre	Switchcraft
Auteur	Elaine Fox
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Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Hodder & Stoughton
Année de publication	2022-05-12
Nombre de pages	352
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