Book · 2026 · Self-Help
Shift
Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You
Why people recommend it
Shift by Ethan Kross is a psychology book focused on strategies for managing emotions so that they do not take control of one's life. On Huberman Lab, Andrew Huberman recommended checking the show notes for links to Ethan Kross's forthcoming book Shift. Huberman discussed the title while encouraging listeners to learn more about Dr. Kross's work, which also included references to his previous book, Chatter. The conversation centered on the science of the inner voice, emotional regulation, and practical tools for enhancing psychological resilience. Kross's research explores how people can harness their internal dialogue to navigate stress, anxiety, and daily emotional turbulence more effectively. By promoting actionable techniques to shift one's perspective, the upcoming book aims to provide readers with a scientific toolkit for emotional mastery. Huberman's mention directed the audience to further educational resources designed to improve mental well-being, cognitive control, and emotional health through evidence-based psychological insights.
Who recommended it
- Andrew Huberman Recommended
Andrew Huberman — 1 mention
“to learn more about Dr cross's work and to find links to his previous book chatter as well as his forthcoming book shift managing your emotions so they do not manage you please see the show show note captions”
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Other mentions (13: passing, ad reads, own books)
“this conversation here about evolutionary significance touches on this topic of like toxic positivity which I talk about in the book as something that I'm not a huge fan of because we often hear that the goal in life should be to maximize positivity and try to avoid negative emotional exp”
“so the invitation I'd love to give people is I can give you the tools right and that's what my book is all about here are the tools”
“and I spent a chapter talking about this in the book there are facets of our emotional lives that we cannot control and I now believe that with every iota of of being that I am”
“well but but look but like this is so like you know in the book I provide this decision tree if you will to how do you know if approaching is working or not”
“I wrote about it in the book because it was so powerful which I think captures this experience that all of us have at times we know we totally know that”
“I've said this to my kids at times um and it's probably the worst advice I've ever given because social comparisons are how we work”
“and and you know that's that's a hope of this book to to Really emphasize that for folks I think the so final element I have it's so great”
“um and it's actually the penultimate chapter of my book um and it's titled from from from knowing to doing”
“um www. Ethan cross with a k k rs.com and they can get all the information they'd like about about shift the book un lab and and lots of other stuff”
“I'm also excited to tell you that Dr Ethan cross soon has another book coming out entitled shift managing your emotions so they don't manage you and I tremendously enjoyed chatter his first book and I very much look forward to reading shift when it comes out”
“so in in in my new book shift we talk about or I talk about how the different shifters that exist to push your emotions around and sensation sensory experiences are one powerful and I would argue often overlooked modality for shifting our emotions”
“different tools work for different people and different situations there are you know upwards of two dozen or more science-based tools that that I that I covered when I wrote chatter when I got into shift the broader train of regulating your emotions”
“so actually i talk about these intrusive thoughts in in shift um they are incredibly normative”