Living in default mode!

Book review “Emotional Agility”

What happens if we live in default mode? “Emotional agility” book that helped me.

to make decisions with intention instead of default constructs
- to get out of mental rut
- to not repeat the same mistakes again

Here are the some quotes from the book;

“If you’ve never taken the time to sort out your values, then you’re always winging it” page 113

Work 👨‍💻

Our outlook on work and how it feels monotonous after a while

“…When every aspect of life 🧬 has staked out and subdivided as bland and predictable, perhaps even as comfortable, as a middle-class suburb” page 161

Home 🏡

While arguing with your partner waters have calm down.

“.. the best thing you could do now would be to shut your mouth and let it go. Then,… you were right and your spouse was wrong — and all hell breaks loose again.” page 37

Family reunions 🤝

“… Then, after a glass of wine 🍷 at a family reunion a snarky comment slips out of your mouth. Now you have a major family drama on your hands.

Keywords 🔐
Emotional agility, emotional labour, emotional leakage, get unstuck