
A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT

Work New Habits into Established Routines
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
You can begin probing into the underlying motivations of the behavior you want to change.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
The ability to generate and follow rules is among the greatest human achievements.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
Disobey on Purpose
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
The great irony of emotional avoidance is that it denies one of our strongest human desires. We yearn for experiences that make us feel.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
Acceptance allows us to stop directing our attention to unnecessary problem solving about the pain we’re feeling, instead turning our attention toward the helpful insights these feelings offer.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
Finally, you may also want to consult The Sleep Book, by Dr. Guy Meadows, a psychologist in England who runs an “all ACT” sleep clinic.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
Open Your Focus
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
because the things that have the power to cause us the most pain are often the things we care about most deeply.