Shift

Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You

De: Ethan Kross

Narrado por: Ethan Kross

“A revolutionary guide to mastering your emotional life.”—Charles Duhigg
“Brilliant, engaging, and deeply insightful.”—Lisa Damour
“A blueprint for navigating the emotional curveballs that life throws at us every day.”—The New York Times

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • One of Oprah Daily’s Best Self-Help Books for Personal Growth in 2025, Next Big Idea Club’s Highly Anticipated Books, and Adam Grant’s 10 New Books to Feed Your Mind

A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

A myth-busting, science-based guide that addresses the timeless question of how to manage your emotional life using tools you already possess—from the bestselling author of Chatter.

Whether it’s anxiety about going to the doctor, boiling rage when we’re stuck in traffic, or devastation after a painful break-up, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiraling. But as difficult as our emotions can be, they are also a superpower. Far from being “good” or “bad,” emotions are information. When they’re activated in the right ways and at the right time, they function like an immune system, alerting us to our surroundings, telling us how to react to a situation, and helping us make the right choices.

But how do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr. Ethan Kross has devoted his scientific career to answering this question. In Shift, he dispels common myths—for instance, that avoidance is always toxic or that we should always strive to live in the moment—and provides a new framework for shifting our emotions so they don’t take over our lives.

Shift weaves groundbreaking research with riveting stories of people struggling and succeeding to manage their emotions—from a mother whose fear prompted her to make a spur-of-the-moment decision that would save her daughter’s life mid-flight to a nuclear code-carrying Navy SEAL who learned how to embrace both joy and pain during a hellish training activity. Dr. Kross spotlights a wide array of tools that we already have access to—in our bodies and minds, our relationships with other people, and the cultures and physical spaces we inhabit—and shows us how to harness them to be healthier and more successful.

Filled with actionable advice, cutting-edge research, and riveting stories, Shift puts the power back into our hands, so we can control our emotions without them controlling us—and help others do the same.

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“[Shift] puts the problem of overreaction in a new light.”—The New Yorker

“A blueprint for navigating the emotional curveballs that life throws at us every day.”—The New York Times

“[A] lucid guide to emotion regulation.”—The Wall Street Journal

“The expert guide to taking control of your emotions.”—BBC

“Illuminating . . . this will be a boon to readers looking to take better charge of their inner lives.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“This book does much more than make sense of emotions—it breaks new ground on how to manage them. Ethan Kross has done something remarkable: he’s written a page-turner that’s grounded in science and filled with practical insights. If you think you can’t control what you feel, he’s about to make you think twice.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:Thinking

“Shift is a brilliant, engaging, and deeply insightful exploration of our often untapped ability to manage our emotions. Kross masterfully explains how even small shifts in our thinking can lead to profound improvements in our emotional well-being. This must-read book will change your life for the better!”—Lisa Damour, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers

“Ethan Kross presents a revolutionary guide to mastering your emotional life. With groundbreaking research, Kross dismantles persistent myths and offers a fresh perspective on harnessing our emotions as a source of strength. Whether you're navigating daily frustrations or significant upheavals, Shift offers actionable strategies to ensure your emotions amplify your capabilities, rather than hinder them.”—Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of Supercommunicators and The Power of Habit

“With a scientist’s rigor and a storyteller’s ease, Ethan Kross uncovers the hidden levers that move our emotions. His actionable insights on reframing your perspective, redirecting your attention, and reshaping your surroundings can turn emotions from adversaries to allies—and transform how you navigate high-pressure work environments and the unpredictability of daily life.”—Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret and Drive

“For anyone who has wondered whether they’ll ever be in charge of their emotions, this book has the answer: yes. Easy to read and winningly personal, this gem of a book is a complete toolkit of science-based strategies for managing how you feel.”—Angela Duckworth #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grit

I needed this more than I ever thought.

I will recommend to everyone I can. I stumbled upon this after listening to Ethan's first book and both came at a huge emotional point for. I utilized tips here and from his other book to better handle what I have gone through and am still going through. now to use WOOP for some goals I keep stumbling on.

Emotions are contagious- we can make a positive difference when we SHIFT!

Loved this book! A great reminder with real-life examples, science and research that we have the power to shift our emotional state. It’s ok to feel a variety of emotions- it’s what we do when we have them that matters. A great book for leaders and entrepreneurs who are faced with their own emotions and those of others everyday. Having this book as your guide to SHIFT can be game changing in life and in business!

Emotional control

There were many real life examples that helped the reader relate to the main points.

Practical tips, great stories and examples

Highly recommend this book, as well as Chatter by the same author. Both can be life changing if you’re looking for a roadmap to control your thoughts and want to
Learn how to shift your perspective, and therefore, your mood.

Excellent Coping Strategies

Loved listening to this book slowly. Really helped me share strategies with my teen and tween that will help them grow into emotionally healthy adults.

Helpful tools

Easy to follow and implement. I’ll be listening again to see what I gain the second time.

Concepts that are right in front of us but we can’t see

The thesis that one of our biggest challenges as a human race is managing our emotions has a strong basis, and Ethan provides a solid argument.

While some of the insights felt simplistic, the book was well structured and each person who reads it will take different insights away from it. The culture chapter had the greatest business application. The concept that we live in a sea of cultures within cultures unique to us individually is an important recognition of how we coordinate or fail to do so.

Solutions

Personal and comprehensive from beginning to end plenty of people and research focused on important issues and delivering on solutions

Great read and life lessons

Loved his other book and this one may have been better. Great methods and tools to help with dealing with emotions. Give science behind it and then everyday examples to help readers understand

Tools

When I listen to an audiobook, I have a couple of expectations. One is a like a good narrator and I think the author is the best person to do that if they are able. This book was narrated well. I also like to pick up a good tool or two to put in my toolbox. I picked up several in this book. While there’s no shocking panacea or aha moment, nor were there comments that are gonna absolutely change your life, there are plenty of good tools. If we can just implement one or two things in our experience, I think it’s worth it. I enjoyed this book and didn’t find it laborious whatsoever. Learning to regulate your emotions is now more important than it’s ever been. I think Ethan Kross is a very wise man and will learn more as he goes and I’m sure they’ll be more books coming.