Master of Change: The Case for Rugged Flexibility - Softcover

Stulberg, Brad

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0063253178 ISBN 13: 9780063253179

Publisher: HarperOne, 2025

Synopsis

National Bestseller

"Change is inevitable. Will you let this reality destabilize or empower you? Brad Stulberg's immensely wise and timely book provides a powerful roadmap for a tumultuous world."--Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work

A revelatory book on rethinking change, developing resilience, and creating a rugged and flexible mindset amidst life's intensifying flux from writer, coach, and bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness.

From social disruptions like economic recessions, pandemics, and new technologies to individual disruptions like getting married or divorced, illness and injury, career transitions, and becoming a parent, we undergo change and transformation--both good and bad--regularly. Change is not the exception. It's the rule. Yet we endlessly fight it, often viewing it as a threat to our stability and sense of self.

Master of Change flips this script on its head and offers a path for finding strength and stability amid the chaos of life. Brad Stulberg draws on cutting-edge science, ancient wisdom, and daily practice to help you develop a mindset called rugged flexibility, as well as habits and practices to implement it. He reveals:

How to be in conversation with change instead of it happening to youThe importance of expectationsWhy cultivating a rugged yet flexible sense of self is key to a strong identityHow to stay consistent on the things that matter to you mostHow to take productive action during uncertaintyThe power of embracing tragic optimism

Stulberg reshapes our entire perception of change and shows us how to use it to grow--helping us to be better, stronger, and wiser than we were before.

About this title

About the Author

Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on performance, well-being, and sustainable excellence. He is the bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and Master of Change. Stulberg regularly contributes to the New York Times and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic, among many other outlets. He serves as the co-host of the podcast "excellence, actually" and is on faculty at the University of Michigan. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0063253178
• ISBN 13: 9780063253179
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240