
The Fine Art of Losing Control
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We are often taught that the strong resist temptation while the weak give in. But the new science tells a different story. Self-control isn't an on/off switch. It's a dial. Turn it too far down and life can veer into impulsivity, addiction, and rage. Turn it too far up and the result can be perfectionism, anxiety, and a life so tightly managed that you stop feeling fully alive.
In this life-changing book, neuroscientist and clinical psychologist Heather Berlin answers one deceptively simple question: How do you learn when to loosen control and when to tighten it, so your impulses serve you, rather than sabotage you?
By the end of this book, you'll have:
- A clear way to recognise your control pattern - where you tend to run too hot and where you tend to clamp down
- A neurological explanation of why 'just try harder' so often fails, even for smart, motivated people
- Better control over your mood and impulsivity through the revolutionary and science-based 'dial theory'
Losing control in the right way can unlock flow, intimacy, originality, relief, and even healing. Learn the fine art of becoming focused when focus matters, playful when play matters, open when connection matters, and restrained when you need to be in control.
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She co-wrote and starred in the off-Broadway show Off the Top and the Edinburgh Fringe show Impulse Control. Berlin earned her doctorate from the University of Oxford, and Master of Public Health from Harvard University, and trained in clinical neuropsychology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She lives in New York.
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