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New Book Reveals an Ancient System
for Achieving an Easier, Happier,
and More Powerful Life
Andrew Abela, Ph.D., provides tools for developing habits of virtue to help readers "grow and thrive"
Boston, MA (October 31, 2024)—For too many of us, life is harder than it needs to be. We have, culturally, forgotten the ancient system of “super habits” — a specific set of habits for making decisions, managing our emotions, and dealing with other people that fosters lives of greater ease, happiness, and power.
Earlier civilizations relied on these habits to produce some of the greatest achievements in human history. In “Superhabits,” Andrew Abela, Ph.D., shows how contemporary researchers in psychology, education, and management are rediscovering these habits and empirically demonstrating the power and goodness that they bring to everyday life.
This highly engaging and practical book provides sustenance for the soul. Melding wisdom drawn from philosophers, sages, and scientists with page-turning stories of everyday people overcoming extraordinary odds, “Superhabits” guides us to grow and thrive in fulfilling our life’s purpose,” said Kathleen McLaughlin, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Walmart Inc., and President, Walmart Foundation.
In these pages, Dr. Abela reflects on how attaining virtue requires not a herculean effort but, rather, steady daily practice, achievable by all. He explains how the genius of a thirteenth-century philosopher-monk codified the super habits into a veritable human operating system, one that’s more relevant today than ever.
Abela highlights how super habits make life easier — because once something becomes a habit, it takes less effort; why super habits lead to lasting joy rather than just temporary gratification; and the effects of super habits on physical, mental, and emotional health.
In a culture that prioritizes short-term fixes over long-term solutions, this book aims to offer a foundational, back-to-basics plan that produces both immediate and enduring results.
Whatever issue you are struggling with right now, whatever challenge you may be facing, there is a super habit to help you overcome it and grow stronger, Abela explains.
Bestselling author Patrick Lencioni adds: “Superhabits” is an imminently useful and readable guide to living well. It is going to be a classic.”
Members of the media may send an email to our Executive Director of Sophia Communications at slemieux@SophiaInstitute.com to receive a physical or digital copy of “Superhabits”or to schedule interview with the author, Dr. Andrew Abela.