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Harnessing the benefits of an agile mind—what I call “switch craft”—can be transformative. It’s important to remember that we are active stewards of our own well-being, rather than passive victims of change and so we must actively manage our approach to life. Switch

who can put their needs on hold and continually manage their tendencies.

When we show up fully, with awareness and acceptance, even the worst demons usually back down.

Noticing your emotions and regulating your nervous system will help you develop what Susan David calls emotional agility, the ability to fluidly adapt and respond to your emotional experiences.

See yourself as being in it for the long haul and on a path of continuous growth.

categories that may or may not have any bearing on the situation at hand. People who die in fires or crash

All these coping mechanisms arise from discomfort with ‘negative’ emotions and our unwillingness to endure anything even remotely associated with the dark side.

Early on, he had fallen victim to what psychologists call identity foreclosure—when we settle prematurely on a sense of self without enough due diligence, and close our minds to alternative selves.

Emotional resilience: