About this source
An accessible introduction to ACT that reveals why the more we chase happiness the more we suffer, and offers a radically different approach to living a rich, meaningful life
Frameworks extracted
5 totalSELFdays
Values vs Goals Distinction
Values are like heading west — you can always travel farther — while goals are mountains to cross along the way that can be completed and checked off
SELFdays
The FEAR and DARE Framework
Four obstacles block change (Fusion, Excessive expectations, Avoidance, Remoteness from values) and four antidotes overcome them (Defusion, Acceptance, Realistic goals, Embracing values)
MINDdays
Cognitive Defusion
See your thoughts as just words and pictures passing through your mind rather than literal truths you must obey — unhook from them and they lose their power
PEAKmonths
The ACT Hexaflex
Six interconnected processes — defusion, expansion, connection, observing self, values, and committed action — that together create psychological flexibility
MINDweeks
The Happiness Trap
The more you chase pleasant feelings and avoid painful ones, the more you suffer — escaping requires recognizing that control strategies themselves build the trap