The Language of Comfort

When we try to change our unwanted habits, what factors operate to help us or to hinder us in our efforts? Why do some individuals appear to encounter little difficulty when they set out to change long-established habits, while others appear to struggle in such efforts with little or no success? Does the sheer strength of your will determine whether you are likely to succeed? Can we identify particular traits or aptitudes that play a key role in driving and maintaining behavior change? In this book we turn to the Comfort Doctor to answer these questions and many others. We invite our readers to take up the tools of change and to learn the language of comfort.

When we try to change our unwanted habits, what factors operate to help us or to hinder us in our efforts? Why do some individuals appear to encounter little difficulty when they set out to change long-established habits, while others appear to struggle in such efforts with little or no success? Does the sheer strength of your will determine whether you are likely to succeed? Can we identify particular traits or aptitudes that play a key role in driving and maintaining behavior change? In this book we turn to the Comfort Doctor to answer these questions and many others. Along the way we will encounter many individuals who are guided by the Comfort Doctor to examine and eliminate unwanted habits in order to achieve a greater sense of personal comfort. We will also come to understand why we often cling to old patterns of behavior despite our efforts to change them, and how we can use simple tools to overcome the barriers that seem to defy our efforts. We invite our readers to take up the tools of change and to learn the language of comfort.

Uri Ravel was born in Israel and educated in Canada. He received a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Guelph and he worked thereafter in various clinical and social service settings. Since 1985 he has been employed as science writer and regulatory affairs manager in the pharmaceutical industry in Canada and Israel.