Metamorphosis (Ebook)
How and Why We Change
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Psychology and philosophy in the real world - how, why and when do we change? Can we make it happen when we want to? How do we deal with it when we have no choice? Polly Morland looks at how to handle change well and wisely.
The world is in transition. We are in transition. Change - and the desire for change - is everywhere you look. Yet we scarcely understand change, let alone know how to pursue and steer it wisely.
This book offers an intimate view of how, why and when we change. Can we make it happen when we want to? How do we deal with it when we have no choice? We are faced with political change, we find ourselves divorcing, made redundant or bereaved. We long to lose weight, to move somewhere new or to mend a bad habit. However it comes about, Polly Morland shows that change is not an event, but an evolving process at which we are far more skilled than we realise.
Appealing to anyone who is stuck in a rut or who wants to think afresh about change in a turbulent world, Metamorphosis brings psychology and philosophy to life: it is about why real people change, and how our imaginations can drive that transformation.
Metamorphosis (Paperback)
How and Why We Change
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Psychology and philosophy in the real world - how, why and when do we change? Can we make it happen when we want to? How do we deal with it when we have no choice? Polly Morland looks at how to handle change well and wisely.
The world is in transition. We are in transition. Change - and the desire for change - is everywhere you look. Yet we scarcely understand change, let alone know how to pursue and steer it wisely.
This book offers an intimate view of how, why and when we change. Can we make it happen when we want to? How do we deal with it when we have no choice? We are faced with political change, we find ourselves divorcing, made redundant or bereaved. We long to lose weight, to move somewhere new or to mend a bad habit. However it comes about, Polly Morland shows that change is not an event, but an evolving process at which we are far more skilled than we realise.
Appealing to anyone who is stuck in a rut or who wants to think afresh about change in a turbulent world, Metamorphosis brings psychology and philosophy to life: it is about why real people change, and how our imaginations can drive that transformation.
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'Fascinating ... Morland's philosophical, extremely well-written book suggests that while some people are obviously wired to relish dangerous lives, the timid rest of us may be braver than we think.
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Polly Morland
Polly Morland is an award-winning documentary maker, and has directed and produced for the BBC, Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel. She is author of the widely-acclaimed book, The Society of Timid Souls.
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