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. A book full of important
insights.-Mark Williams Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology University and coauthor of
the international bestseller Mindfulness: An Eight Week-Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic
World Switch Craft is a fascinating book packed full of practical advice on how to help you
survive and thrive in an uncertain world. Written by a leading academic it offers real
insights in how to cope with the stresses and strains of a post-covid world.-Michael Mosley
New York Times bestselling author and science journalist Discover how expanding and improving
your mental agility-your ability to flex your thoughts feelings and actions-can transform
your life bolster your resilience and foster your zest for living. Endless self-help
approaches claim to have the answer. It's important to be mindful we are told and to stay in
the moment. Sometimes we are advised to keep going no matter what to be 'gritty'. Others tell
us that adopting a 'growth mindset' is key. However the truth is that there is no
one-size-fits-all solution to dealing with life. Elaine Fox one of the world's leading
psychologists and performance coaches has witnessed this time and again. In her work coaching
top athletes military leaders and business professionals she has seen that it's the people
who know how and when to switch between different approaches - people who have an agile mind -
who achieve the best performance. Drawing on 25 years of scientific research Fox shares with
us her step-by-step guide to what she calls 'switchcraft': the set of skills we need to
navigate a complex and uncertain world. Whether it's coping with a difficult boss overcoming a
fear dealing with hyperactive children resolving a dispute with a friend or making a
difficult choice about where to live or what to do switchcraft helps us thrive in any
situation. Like your own personal life coach Switch Craft shows you how to break out of a
rigid mindset to restore your fulfilment curiosity and zest for life.
