{"product_id":"book-j70j","title":"Ordinary Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover simple psychological shifts that build trust, belonging, and confidence—from the co-director of the Dweck-Walton Lab at Stanford University.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe emotional questions we face can define our lives. If you are expecting an interaction to go wrong, that expectation can make it so. That’s spiraling down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as esteemed Stanford psychologist Greg Walton shows, when we see these questions clearly, we can answer them well. Known to social psychologists as “wise interventions,”\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethese shifts in perspective can help us chart new trajectories for our lives. They help us spiral up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is ordinary magic:\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eThe ordinary experiences that help us set aside the ordinary worries of life to unleash extraordinary change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough vivid storytelling and insightful analysis of fascinating research—both his own and by others—Dr. Walton pulls back the curtain to reveal the magic at work in these ways:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• With our children: The few choice words from a parent or a teacher that builds trust and achievement.\u003cbr\u003e• In our relationships: How the right opportunity to reflect, for just a few minutes before a conflict conversation, can engender greater intimacy among couples—even a year later.\u003cbr\u003e• In school: How learning that everyone feels as out of place at first as you do at a new school—they really do—can unleash extraordinary potential, improving your life a decade later.\u003cbr\u003e• In our policy: how a one-page letter reduced recidivism among kids returning to school from juvenile detention by forty percentage points; and a postcard campaign cut suicide rates in half.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s easy to think problems are out of our control. But in fact, we have vast opportunities for change. \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Magic \u003c\/em\u003eputs the tools for change at your fingertips.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49644967067952,"sku":"BDj70j","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/619241-j70j-Square_472eb2f3-cb25-434a-8da3-178678d7dda2.jpg?v=1757004869","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-j70j","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}