The things we talk about in this book are all aimed at helping us to perform better. Mindfulness is one of the tools we can use to do this. We have alluded elsewhere that there are different forms of mindfulness, and different therapies and schools of thought that tend to…
Category: ACT
ACT: Reason Giving and Uncoupling
An excerpt from: ACT term: ‘Reason Giving’ Earlier in this book, we talked about fusion with your thoughts. The more you fuse with a particular thought, the more influence it might have on your behaviours. Take any of the examples previously given; an individual who is highly fused with the…
What is ACT? (Acceptance and Commitment Training/Therapy)
An excerpt from the practical, new book on ACT in Sport[click the cover to learn more] * What is ACT? If you are ‘doing ACT’, it will look and often feel very different to other psychological approaches. Instead of trying to control your thoughts, ACT will suggest you don’t. Instead…