Tributes paid to 52 Secrets of Psychology

Best-seller

52 Secrets of Psychology by award-winning Australian clinical psychologist Dr Chris Day in demand at good bookstores throughout Australia and at www.drchrisday.com

The book has 52 principles, one for every week of the year, that regularly give people the insights and motivation to make positive changes in their lives.

Among the 52 topics are: Truth, Experience, Discover your values, Bad Habits, The Power of Beauty, Happiness, Negativity, Pessimism, Grumpiness, Meeting People, Anxiety, Calm, Manners, Backbiting, Judgment, Taking Offence, Goodwill, Unity, Kindly tone, Influence, Nagging doesn’t work, Success.

A free mini-book is available at www.drchrisday.com

It has reached number one on the best-seller list in independent bookstores in Brisbane.

The book is distributed to bookstores by Dennis Jones & Associates of Melbourne.

Dr Day is also well known for the seminars and talks she presents to lawyers, accountants, engineers and other professionals.

Here are some tributes paid to 52 Secrets of Psychology:

“These words of wisdom can help clarify our muddled thinking and set us on a better path. This book will make a difference for a lot of people”
Keith McDonald The West Australian, Perth

4 Stars “The advice in this book is sound and practical.  If you’ve already started to challenge your thinking or you’re getting outside help in the form of counselling or workshops, this could be a little gem to keep in your pocket or handbag and refer to when you need a reminder to take a breath and consider your thoughts.”
Sarah Minns Goodreading Magazine .

“The principles, exercises and thinking points contained in 52 Secrets of Psychology are practical, easy to follow…enough to help you move outside the square and inspire emotional growth…. It is likely to put a bit more lift in many areas of your life.
Lawyers Weekly, Sydney

“Number one position in our best sellers…. Her compact book of secrets is designed to help people deal with stress in all kinds of situation: easy to read, practical, tried and true solutions…”
Avid Reader Bookshop, Brisbane.

“Dr Day has compiled the guiding principles that she has found to really improve the lives of her patients—the tips that can spark those light bulb moments and change a life’s course.”
Lucy Clark, Sunday Mail , Queensland

Dr Chris Day, author and clinical psychologist

“Brisbane author and psychologist Dr Chris Day has dozens of insightful secrets to share, one for every week of the year actually.”
City News, Brisbane

“So easy to read, just what people need when they require some direction. Readers can gain so much insight into their own lives and discover how they can survive, grow and thrive in this world which throws so many challenges our way in relationships, work and life in general.”
Brisbane medical practitioner Dr Alex Ha

Photos from launch

Audience enjoying launch address by Dr Chris Day

Dr Chris Day signing a book

Absorbed in 52 Secrets of Psychology

Purchaser happy with his signed copy

Two examples

Dr Chris Day signing her book for a purchaser

EXAMPLE OF PASSAGES FROM THE BOOK  (for more, visit www.drchrisday.com)

Week 43:

Goodwill

At the start of a relationship we credit each other with a certain amount of goodwill.

As the relationship progresses, we make a few deposits and withdrawals from this bank.

Careless, harsh or hurtful words, disrespect, and aggression are examples of withdrawals.

Kind words, gestures of support, encouragement and assistance, and displays of affection and generosity are deposits.

Some people are unaware of this, and they are in the habit of venting their stress on those they love.

If you are one of these people, you need to know that you are making significant withdrawals from your goodwill bank.

As there are fewer positives in the relationship for the other person, your credit is dwindling.

Once you are in the red, the other person will have little incentive for persisting with you.

Week 20:

Negativity

Just as your eyes are for seeing and your heart is for pumping blood, your mind is for solving problems.

To do this, it stores information, sifts through possibilities and generates solutions.

However, without anything else to occupy your thoughts, your mind will generate its own problems and start trying to solve them.

This means that in the absence of other stimuli, your mind is inclined to drift to negative situations and interactions; problems in other words.

Unfortunately, the solutions most of us habitually generate are highly critical of ourselves or others.

The obvious way to avoid negative rumination and self-criticism is to give your mind a more constructive problem to think about.

Here is one: How can I make my life and the lives of my loved ones more pleasant?