Superhabits: The Universal System for a Successful Life - Hardcover

Abela, Andrew V.

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798889113409

Publisher: Sophia Institute Press, 2024

Synopsis

For too many of us, life is harder than it needs to be. We have 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. 

Ancient civilizations relied on these habits to produce some of the greatest achievements in human history. Now, contemporary researchers in psychology, education, and management are rediscovering these habits and empirically demonstrating the power and goodness that they bring to everyday life. 

As many self-help gurus will tell you, we are the summation of our daily habits. What has so far been missing is a comprehensive guide to which habits are most valuable to us and how they work together as a system, for the best impact on our lives. 

This invaluable book by Dr. Andrew Abela shows how attaining virtue requires not a herculean effort but, rather, steady daily practice, which is accessible to 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 
• The effects of super habits on physical, mental, and emotional health 

In a culture that prioritizes short-term fixes over long-term solutions, Super Habits offers 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. 

Dr. Abela equips readers with the tools needed to embrace the lifelong pursuit of self-improvement to attain a life of greater ease, joy, and strength.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Andrew Abela is the founding dean of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His award-winning, widely cited research on integrity and effectiveness in business has been published in several academic journals and in three books. Dr. Abela speaks to business leaders around the world about cultivating the super habits of success in themselves and in their organizations.

Prior to his academic career, Dr. Abela was a brand manager at Procter & Gamble, management consultant with McKinsey & Company, and managing director at the corporate executive board.,

He holds an MBA from the Institute for Management Development in Switzerland and a Ph.D. from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. He and his wife, Kathleen, live in Great Falls, Virginia, and have been blessed with six children and their first grandchild.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798889113409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240