Shift

Shift (2025) is a comprehensive science-based guide to managing – and maybe even mastering – your emotional life. It outlines what emotions are, why they matter, and how they can be tangibly harnessed to help, not hinder, you in pursuit of a life well lived. 

• Anyone wanting to better manage their emotions  
• Parents and professionals navigating today’s complex stresses and stressors 
• Leaders and educators committed to modelling best practice 

Ethan Kross is a professor at the University of Michigan’s Department of Psychology and Ross School of Business. As director of the Emotion & Self-Control Laboratory, Kross’ research focuses on how people can learn to manage and master their internal lives. Kross has spoken at SXSW and TED and consulted for business organizations and government agencies. His first book, Chatter, was a national best-seller.