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Emotional Agility by Susan David [rare books]

Emotional Agility by Susan David [rare books]

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In Emotional Agility, Harvard psychologist Susan David introduces a powerful four‑step framework for navigating life with emotional flexibility and authenticity rather than rigidity and reaction. The process she outlines includes:

  • Show Up: Notice your inner experience—thoughts, feelings, and urges—without judgment. Accept them as data, not directives. 

  • Step Out: Create psychological distance. Observe your emotions as separate from your identity to gain clarity and space for choice. 

  • Walk Your Why: Align actions with deeply-held values. Rather than reacting emotionally, choose behaviors that honor what matters most.

  • Move On: Use tiny, deliberate steps and maintain the “teeter‑totter” balance between challenge and competence to build sustainable progress. 

David debunks the myth of toxic positivity, showing how denying negative emotions creates emotional rigidity and traps us in unhelpful narratives. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness, and practical science to illustrate how emotional patterns can be unhooked, reshaped, and productively guided. 

The book includes real-life stories—from personal struggles to workplace challenges—alongside tools like journaling prompts, values exercises, and mindfulness techniques to foster resilience and clarity. Special chapters address cultivating emotional agility with children and within organizations. 

About the Author – 

Susan A. David, PhD (born September 13, 1970) is a South African–born psychologist, co-director of the Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital, and author of Emotional Agility, a Wall Street Journal bestseller translated into over 30 languages. She holds degrees from the University of Witwatersrand, a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Melbourne, and postdoctoral training at Yale. Recognized by Thinkers50 with their Breakthrough Idea Award and named by Harvard Business Review as having the Management Idea of the Year, David is also an in-demand speaker whose TED talk on emotional courage has reached millions around the world.

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