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Susan David

The most-loved lines from Susan David, drawn from 1 book in the library.

“Emotional agility is the skill of being with your feelings, loosening your grip on old stories, and still choosing behavior that serves your values.”
— Emotional Agility
“Discomfort is not a stop sign. It is information asking to be named before it is obeyed.”
— Emotional Agility
“You can have a thought without becoming the thought. The space between the two is where choice returns.”
— Emotional Agility
“Values are not abstract ideals. They are the qualities you want your actions to carry under pressure.”
— Emotional Agility
“Avoidance makes emotions more powerful by teaching the mind that they are too dangerous to face.”
— Emotional Agility
“Tiny tweaks matter because emotional agility is practiced in moments, not announced in resolutions.”
— Emotional Agility