How to Be Awesome at Your Job 873: Dr. Steven Hayes on Building a More Resilient and Flexible Mind
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Jun 12, 2023 AI Snips
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Push-Ups As A Commitment Ritual
- Steven Hayes describes a daily push-up habit he uses as a values-based commitment ritual.
- He upped quality by switching to full push-ups and kept returning after failures to honor the commitment.
Love And Loss At Retirement
- At his retirement talk Steven framed 'love and loss' as the key to playing fully in life's roles.
- He argued that acknowledging finitude lets us commit wholeheartedly without seeking permanence.
Psychological Flexibility Defined
- Psychological flexibility is the small set of processes that produce the most positive change across life: open, aware, and actively engaged.
- Applying these processes at work and home reduces burnout and improves effectiveness.