The 12 Levers

'Clear, thoroughly researched and well-written. Please read it before you buy another self-help book' – Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice 'A powerful toolkit that you can use for whatever challenges life has thrown at you' – Annie Duke, author of Quit 'This is the mother of all self-help books! Spencer and Jeremy have ingested a library’s worth of advice books and given us the evidence-based ones that actually work' – AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically 'The most thoughtful and comprehensive self-help book I’ve ever read – written with empathy and clarity' – Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of Everybody Lies ------ The world of self-help is overflowing with advice, but you don't have to drown in it... Experts Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson have done the work so you don’t have to. After analysing more than 100 self-help books and 23 different therapies, they uncovered a hidden truth: all effective self-help techniques collapse into just 12 high-level approaches. Now, they’ve distilled those proven methods into a single, actionable guide: The 12 Levers . Stripped of trends, fads and confusing jargon, The 12 Levers hands you the exact tools you need to navigate life's challenges. You will discover how to: Find your direction by clarifying your intrinsic values Conquer fear with the most scientifically validated anxiety approach in the world Fix your sleep using the most effective techniques from top sleep therapists Maximise your downtime with fulfilling ‘glad-you-did-it’ activities Get more done by understanding 'The Productivity Equation' Break the cycle of self-consciousness using the 'Attention Training Technique' Intuitive and easy to implement, The 12 Levers isn't just another self-help theory – it's your complete psychological toolkit for a better life.

'Clear, thoroughly researched and well-written. Please read it before you buy another self-help book' – Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice 'A powerful toolkit that you can use for whatever challenges life has thrown at you' – Annie Duke, author of Quit 'This is the mother of all self-help books! Spencer and Jeremy have ingested a library’s worth of advice books and given us the evidence-based ones that actually work' – AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically 'The most thoughtful and comprehensive self-help book I’ve ever read – written with empathy and clarity' – Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of Everybody Lies ------ The world of self-help is overflowing with advice, but you don't have to drown in it... Experts Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson have done the work so you don’t have to. After analysing more than 100 self-help books and 23 different therapies, they uncovered a hidden truth: all effective self-help techniques collapse into just 12 high-level approaches. Now, they’ve distilled those proven methods into a single, actionable guide: The 12 Levers . Stripped of trends, fads and confusing jargon, The 12 Levers hands you the exact tools you need to navigate life's challenges. You will discover how to: Find your direction by clarifying your intrinsic values Conquer fear with the most scientifically validated anxiety approach in the world Fix your sleep using the most effective techniques from top sleep therapists Maximise your downtime with fulfilling ‘glad-you-did-it’ activities Get more done by understanding 'The Productivity Equation' Break the cycle of self-consciousness using the 'Attention Training Technique' Intuitive and easy to implement, The 12 Levers isn't just another self-help theory – it's your complete psychological toolkit for a better life.

The world of self-help is overflowing with advice. Countless books, podcasts, therapies, and videos talk about how to build a better life. For Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson, the most essential part of all this advice is the techniques. Techniques answer the million-dollar question: What do you actually do to fix your problem? What do you do to overcome anxiety, maximize productivity, and find inner peace? After years of research--analyzing 106 self-help books and 23 therapies--they discovered that, from a bird's-eye view, all self-help techniques collapse into just 12 broad strategies: The 12 Levers . Knowing these Levers can prepare you for so many of the challenges that life will throw at you. You'll learn how to... Clarify your intrinsic values to give your life direction Overcome fear by using the most scientifically validated anxiety approach in the world Alleviate insomnia and out-of-sync sleep routines with techniques largely known only to sleep therapists Enrich your downtime by doing more glad-you-did-it activities Get more done by understanding the three factors of The Productivity Equation Interrupt spirals of self-consciousness using the Attention Training Technique ...and much more. Together, the 12 Levers form the complete psychological toolkit for improving your life.

The world of self-help is overflowing with advice. Countless books, podcasts, therapies, and videos talk about how to build a better life. For Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson, the most essential part of all this advice is the techniques. Techniques answer the million-dollar question: What do you actually do to fix your problem? What do you do to overcome anxiety, maximize productivity, and find inner peace? After years of research--analyzing 106 self-help books and 23 therapies--they discovered that, from a bird's-eye view, all self-help techniques collapse into just 12 broad strategies: The 12 Levers . Knowing these Levers can prepare you for so many of the challenges that life will throw at you. You'll learn how to... Clarify your intrinsic values to give your life direction Overcome fear by using the most scientifically validated anxiety approach in the world Alleviate insomnia and out-of-sync sleep routines with techniques largely known only to sleep therapists Enrich your downtime by doing more glad-you-did-it activities Get more done by understanding the three factors of The Productivity Equation Interrupt spirals of self-consciousness using the Attention Training Technique ...and much more. Together, the 12 Levers form the complete psychological toolkit for improving your life.