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Wise Decisions

A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Choices
1. Aufl.

von: James E. Loehr, Sheila Ohlsson Walker
18,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	30.11.2022
ISBN/EAN:	9781119931423
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	240

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Titelbeschreibung

A concrete and hands-on method for improving your everyday decisions Every 15 minutes, each of us can make ten or more small decisions. Some of them are relatively inconsequential, while others can change the course of our lives. What if you could improve all of your decisions, across the board, and start to build a healthier, more productive, and meaningful life? In Wise Decisions: A Science-Based Approach to Making Better Choices, a team of accomplished industry experts delivers an evidence- and research-based blueprint for making the best decisions you can with the information you have. You’ll learn to make the targeted, repeated investment of energy required to turn your decision-making process into one informed by reason, emotion, intuition, and science. In the book, you’ll discover: <ul> <li>How to put the decision-making process under a microscope and learn what makes a decision truly wise</li> <li>Ways to help children, teens, and families make wise decisions</li> <li>How to train yourself to make wise decisions with voice training and other strategies</li></ul>A can’t-miss resource for parents, teachers, coaches, managers, executives, and other business leaders, Wise Decisions also offers timeless advice and guidance for anyone else hoping to improve the decision-making abilities of the people close to them.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword ix Introduction 1 Part I Your Own Decision Advisor (Y.O.D.A) Fundamentals 9 Chapter 1 Health Ignites Wisdom in Decision-Making 11 Chapter 2 Getting Through to the Inner Core 25 Chapter 3 The Voices in Our Head 33 Chapter 4 Time for Serious Reflection 39 Chapter 5 Equipping Y.O.D.A. with the Right Stuff 47 Chapter 6 Protecting Your Inner Core at All Costs 55 Chapter 7 Nature via Nurture: The Science of Uploading Y.O.D.A. 63 Part II Y.O.D.A. Applied to Children, Teens, and Families 75 Chapter 8 Y.O.D.A. Rising: Parenting Young Children 77 Chapter 9 High-Performance Training for Parents: Y.O.D.A. for Teens 85 Chapter 10 Transforming Your Family Story with Your Trained Inner Voice 93 Part III Y.O.D.A. in the Broader Arena of Life 101 Chapter 11 Managing Energy and Your Inner Voice 103 Chapter 12 Managing Emotions and the Role of Y.O.D.A. 111 Chapter 13 The Inner Voice and Managing Stress 127 Chapter 14 The Role of Y.O.D.A. in Finding Flow 135 Chapter 15 Y.O.D.A. Guided Storytelling 141 Part IV Y.O.D.A. Training Strategies 153 Chapter 16 Voice Training 101 155 Chapter 17 Using Y.O.D.A. to Get Home 161 Chapter 18 Summary Wisdom from Y.O.D.A. 171 Sources 177 Acknowledgments 211 Index 217

Autorenportrait

DR. JIM LOEHR is Co-founder of the Johnson and Johnson Human Performance Institute, which has trained and inspired more than 250,000 leaders around the world since its creation in 1992. He is the author of numerous books, including Leading with Character and The Personal Credo Journal. DR. SHEILA OHLSSON is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. She earned her doctorate in Behavioral Genetics from the Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College in London.

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PRAISE FOR WISE DECISIONS “Magnificent! Profound and highly relevant for today’s world. A superb book!” –STEPHEN COVEY, Co-founder, FranklinCovey Speed of Trust Practice “Wise Decisions explains the familial messages that have complicated ALL of our lives and illuminates the path to cultivating a free and open mind. Untangling the Gordian Knot of the imprint of family has empowered me to emerge whole, and this book can help you do the same.” –JAMIE LEE CURTIS, actress, author, and activist “Wise Decisions offers a creative and powerful means to enhance the quality of life of every individual and, as well, to improve the impact of our judgments and actions on the well-being of the other people we hold dear in our lives.” –DR. RICHARD LERNER, Bergstrom Chair in Applied Developmental Science and Director, Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University “Every human being on the planet makes decisions nearly continuously-small ones, large ones, difficult ones, easy ones, good ones, bad ones. Bringing together insights from neuroscience, psychology, sports, and business, this informative book teaches the Y.O.D.A approach to making sound decisions in your professional and personal life.” –DR. MARY HELEN IMMORDINO-YANG, Neuroscientist and Professor, University of Southern California, author, Emotions, Learning, and the Brain “Wise Decisions will help you make better choices in every aspect of your life. It is both immensely practical and completely science-based.” –DAVID LEADBETTER, renowned golf instructor and coach “This book explains the science and provides concrete tools that can help you make wiser decisions and enjoy a more meaningful and productive life—immediately!” –DR. MARC BRACKETT, Co-founder and Professor, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, bestselling author, Permission to Feel