Barking up the wrong tree : the surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong

Barking up the wrong tree The surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong

Eric Barker

Book - 2017

Discusses the components of success and how to achieve it, discussing such topics as work-life balance, grit, cooperation, confidence, and personality weaknesses.

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Subjects
Success > Psychological aspects.
Success > Social aspects.
Published
New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Eric Barker (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
x, 307 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-307).
ISBN
9780062416049
  • Introduction: What Really Produces Success?
  • By Looking at the Science Behind What Separates the Extremely Successful from the Rest of Us, We Learn What We Can Do to Be More Like Them-and Find Out in Some Cases Why It's Good That We Aren't
  • Chapter 1. Should We Play It Safe and Do What We're Told If We Want to Succeed?
  • Does Playing by the Rules Pay Off? Insight from Valedictorians, People Who Feel No Pain, and Piano Prodigies
  • Chapter 2. Do Nice Guys Finish Last?
  • What You Can Learn About Trust, Cooperation, and Kindness ... from Gang Members, Pirates, and Serial Killers
  • Chapter 3. Do Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit?
  • What Navy SEALs, Video Games, Arranged Marriages, and Batman Can Teach Us About Sticking It Out When Achieving Success Is Hard
  • Chapter 4. It's Not What You Know, it's Who You Know (Unless It Really Is What You Know)
  • What We Can Learn About the Power of Networks from Hostage Negotiators, Top Comedians, and the Smartest Man Who Ever Lived
  • Chapter 5. Believe in Yourself...Sometimes
  • What We Can Learn About Walking the Tightrope Between Confidence and Delusion from Chess Masters, Secret Military Units, Kung Fu Con Arties, and People Who Cannot Feel Fear
  • Chapter 6. Work, Work, Work ... or Work-Life Balance?
  • How to Find Harmony Between Home and the Office, Courtesy of Spider-Man, Buddhist Monks, Albert Einstein, Professional Wrestlers, and Genghis Khan
  • Conclusion: What Makes a Successful Life?
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • About the Author

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