{"product_id":"the-illusion-of-control-a-practical-guide-to-avoid-futile-struggles-9781538183649","title":"The Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e The Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles offers tools to improve behavior and control tendencies, based on scientific evidence and real-life experience. It challenges readers to analyze where and when they are not in control and suggests strategies to bring about change. Psychological theories are offered as tools for gaining control, applied to changes within the individual and to target sleep, drug use, weight control, and negative mood states. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 248 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 16 July 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRecommended for readers interested in gaining tools to improve their behavior and the tendency to want control of everything and everyone.\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribes how people grossly overestimate the power they have over others while simultaneously missing opportunities to enjoy and use the power they have over themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on scientific evidence (and lots of real-life experience), \u003cem\u003eThe Illusion of Control: A Practical Guide to Avoid Futile Struggles\u003c\/em\u003e makes a well-justified case that people grossly overestimate how much power they have over others and simultaneously miss out on opportunities to enjoy and exploit the power they have over themselves. Readers learn how to reduce stress and improve quality of life by giving up ineffective habits and attempts at controlling the uncontrollable. The book intentionally begins by challenging readers to analyze where and when they are objectively not in control and how much failed control costs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a second block of chapters,\u003cem\u003ebroad strategies\u003c\/em\u003e are suggested in order to bring about change, and multiple psychological theories are offered as tools for gaining control. Next,\u003cem\u003ethese tools\u003c\/em\u003e are applied to changes within the individual to target sleep, drug use, weight control, and negative mood states. Finally,\u003cem\u003eapplications\u003c\/em\u003e will demonstrate how to gain partial control (but still less than they wish) with respect to strangers, children, spouses, friends, workplaces, and broad political questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 399g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 x 145 x 19 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781538183649\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolfgang Linden","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47481956335866,"sku":"9781538183649","price":22.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1751653153509_book.jpg?v=1751751938","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-illusion-of-control-a-practical-guide-to-avoid-futile-struggles-9781538183649","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}