Control the Chaos: A Self-Science Approach to Needs

Written by Sandro Formica

Narrated by Fleet Cooper

In Control the Chaos: A Self-Science Approach to Needs, professor of applied social sciences and director of the World Happiness Institute's Chief Happiness Officer certification program Dr. Sandro Formica takes a close look at our psychological needs — how to gain awareness of addressing them, and how they impact your emotional self. Drawing from science and Formica’s background as an academic, Control the Chaos is designed to help you explore happiness and self-awareness through the lens of self-science, with a specific emphasis on the role of needs.

In the course, Formica reviews Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy needs and helps you identify which needs may be going unmet or having an impact on your life; discusses the consequences of letting needs go unmet and how to leave “survival mode” when they are; and offers guidance on ensuring your needs and the needs of others are met in a healthy way. He also shares exercises along the way so you can begin putting what you’ve learned into practice immediately.

As scientifically rigorous as it is accessible, and informed by a positive psychology framework, Formica’s course is a one-stop for understanding the psychological phenomenon of needs — and how to use it to enhance your emotional wellbeing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scribd Coach
• Release date: Feb 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781094447353

Sandro Formica

Sandro Formica, Ph.D, is the director of the Chief Happiness Officer certification program offered by Florida International University and the World Happiness Institute. Formica has been studying and teaching applied social sciences for twenty-five years. Since its inception in 2011, Formica’s “Personal Empowerment” course has become the most popular elective at Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay campus. To learn more about Formica and his work, visit his website, https://sandroformica.com/en/, or connect with him on LinkedIn.

Reviews for Control the Chaos

[Wendy Davis · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Short, quick, and to the point which I liked and it still gave me a lot to think about. It gets us back to our basic needs as humans and offers self help solutions to create better lives for ourselves.

[Rick Epperley · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Not a fan. The preposition is, your needs can only be met by others. Ignores the Locus of Control problem and gives all the power for the fulfillment of your needs to others. That's plain dumb. The idea is there's literally no other choice, which is flat wrong. He co-opts Maslow to give his ideas authority.