LifeCrafting: How to Change (Just About) Any Behavior to Create an Extraordinary Life
Ebook
Would you like to live a more fulfilling life? A life marked by closeness to God, love for others, self-care, and productive purpose?
Just about any life improvement requires one thing: changing behavior. You'll either have to start a new behavior, refine an old one, or stop an unwanted behavior altogether. The decision to change behavior can be daunting because changing habits and routines is often difficult. Changes can bring about good, but they can also upend usual ways of doing things.
This book guides you in how to change just about any behavior for what the apostle Paul called "a more excellent way." The guidance is rooted in cutting-edge social science research joined with Christian understanding of the good life and how to achieve it. From this blended perspective, the book presents a general model for how you can effectively change your behavior. It gives you dozens of practical, proven strategies that you can start using right away.
What's the secret to behavior change? It happens best when a person combines several strategies. First, they start small. Next, they find ways to motivate themselves and to cultivate their spiritual gift of self-control. Finally, in all steps, they invite Christ into the process: through Scripture, prayer, and fellowship.
Imagine what your life would be like if you could better match what you do daily to what matters most to you both now and eternally! Matching your behavior to your core values with God alongside is the key to creating a truly beautiful life.
“Bradley and Cathryn Wright have written a research-based, science-guided, faith-informed, grace-powered, reality-tethered, motivation-growing, nudge-leveraging, habit-forming, vision-priming, silence-keeping, progress-celebrating, action-taking guide to change that could help every single human being on the planet toward significant life transformation. I hope you’ll be one of them.”
—John Ortberg, author of Eternity Is Now in Session
“LifeCrafting is a lovely book that shows readers how to improve their lives without needing professional help or therapy. It has a strong basis in both research findings and personal wisdom, and it invigorates the lessons and suggestions with Christian faith. The Wrights have written a book full of entertaining stories and practical suggestions. Any Christian aspiring to a better life will find help and inspiration in this fine book.”
—Roy Baumeister, president, International Positive Psychology Association
“A truly delightful book! The Wrights skillfully weave together science and Scripture in this very down-to-Earth and practical guide. Full of relatable stories, humor, and personal experiences, the duo teach and then demonstrate how to try, fail, and try again to craft a better life.”
—David Carreon MD, CEO and cofounder, Acacia Mental Health
“Most books are either interesting or helpful—but not both. LifeCrafting is a clear exception to the rule. Bradley Wright uses his decades of experience as a sociologist to unpack the science of behavior change is an accessible and engaging way. The result is a practical guide on how to implement change that exploits cutting-edge research while helping people avoid the many invisible obstacles they will encounter along the way. This is the rare book that can actually transform your life.”
—Drew Dyck, author of Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science
“LifeCrafting is engaging, insightful, thorough, realistic, and uplifting. This book brings together psychology insights, real-world practice, and Christian principles better than any book I’ve ever encountered. It’s truly outstanding.”
—BJ Fogg, author of Tiny Habits
- Title: LifeCrafting: How to Change (Just About) Any Behavior to Create an Extraordinary Life
- Authors: Bradley R. E. Wright, C. Wright
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666792959, 9781666792942, 1666792942, 9781666735659, 1666735655, 1666792950
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666792959
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-24T03:00:09Z
Bradley R. E. Wright is a professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut. He’s the author of books and articles about the interface between Christianity and social science. His current research explores how people find their purpose in life.
Cathryn Entner Wright is an historian. Her research has focused on American history during and after the Civil War. She taught at the University of Connecticut and researched exhibits with various historical societies. For most of her adult life she has served in women’s ministry, in churches, crisis shelters, and most recently through Sexually Related Trauma Services, parent organization of Savanon.