The little book of big change : the no-willpower approach to breaking any habit /
Johnson, Amy(Psychologist),author.
"Little changes can make a big, big difference! In The Little Book of Big Change, psychologist Amy Johnson shows you how to rewire your brain and overcome your bad habits-once and for all. No matter what your bad habit is, you have the power to change it. Drawing on a powerful combination of neuroscience and spirituality, this book will show you that you are not your habits. Rather, your habits and addictions are the result of simple brain wiring that is easily reversed. By learning to stop bad habits at the source, you will take charge of your habits and addictions for good. Anything done repeatedly has the potential to form neural circuitry in the brain. In this light, habits and addictions are impersonal brain wiring problems that result from taking your habitual thinking as truth, and acting on that thinking in the form of doing your habit-over and over. This book offers a number of small changes you can make in your everyday life that will help you stop your bad habit in its tracks. If you want to understand the science behind your habit, make the decision to end it, and commit to real, lasting change, this book will help you to finally take charge of your life-once and for all"--
"It's not you--it's just the way you're wired. That's the message psychologist Amy Johnson tells readers with bad habits in her unique guide, The Little Book of Big Change. Drawing on a powerful combination of neuroscience and spirituality, this book shows readers that they are not their habits. Rather, their habits and addictions are the result of simple brain wiring that is easily reversed. By learning to stop bad habits at the source, readers will take charge of their habits and addictions--once and for all"--
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210).
"Little changes can make a big, big difference! In The Little Book of Big Change, psychologist Amy Johnson shows you how to rewire your brain and overcome your bad habits-once and for all. No matter what your bad habit is, you have the power to change it. Drawing on a powerful combination of neuroscience and spirituality, this book will show you that you are not your habits. Rather, your habits and addictions are the result of simple brain wiring that is easily reversed. By learning to stop bad habits at the source, you will take charge of your habits and addictions for good. Anything done repeatedly has the potential to form neural circuitry in the brain. In this light, habits and addictions are impersonal brain wiring problems that result from taking your habitual thinking as truth, and acting on that thinking in the form of doing your habit-over and over. This book offers a number of small changes you can make in your everyday life that will help you stop your bad habit in its tracks. If you want to understand the science behind your habit, make the decision to end it, and commit to real, lasting change, this book will help you to finally take charge of your life-once and for all"--
"It's not you--it's just the way you're wired. That's the message psychologist Amy Johnson tells readers with bad habits in her unique guide, The Little Book of Big Change. Drawing on a powerful combination of neuroscience and spirituality, this book shows readers that they are not their habits. Rather, their habits and addictions are the result of simple brain wiring that is easily reversed. By learning to stop bad habits at the source, readers will take charge of their habits and addictions--once and for all"--
Part 1: Understanding Your Habit -- 1 Your Habit Is a Sign of Your Mental Health -- 2 Wisdom Will Show You the Way -- 3 Why You Feel Hijacked -- 4 Your Habit Isn't Personal -- 5 You Need Insight, Not Information -- 6 Urges Are Your Inner Alarm Clock -- 7 That Voice Is Not "You" -- 8 All Thought Is Temporary and Fleeting -- 9 Willpower Is the Wrong Tool -- 10 All Thoughts Fade -- 11 When You Don't Give In to Urges, Your Habit Changes -- Part II: Ending Your Habit -- 12 Wake Up to the Soundtrack of Your Mind -- 13 There Is Power in the Pause -- 14 There Is Nothing You Must Do -- 15 Understanding Thought Changes Everything -- Part III: Lifelong Change -- 16 It Goes Easier -- 17 Setbacks Are Meaningless -- 18 Forget What You Think You Know -- 19 Build Healthy, Inside-Out Habits -- Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- References.
Habit breaking.
Behavior modification.
Brain.