Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (614 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01KT104RI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 339 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree draws on startling statistics and surprising anecdotes to help you understand what works and what doesn’t so you can stop guessing at success and start living the life you want.. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. Wall Street Journal BestsellerMuch of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. You’ll learn:• Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength • Whether nice guys finish last and why the best lessons about cooperation come from gang members, pirates, and serial killers• Why trying to increase confidence fails and how Buddhist philosophy holds a superior solution• The secret ingredient to “grit” that Navy SEALs and disaster survivors leverage to keep going• How to find work-life balance using the strategy of Genghis Khan, the errors of Albert Einstein, and a little lesson from Spider-ManBy looking at what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us, we learn what we can do to be more
(Daniel H. This book is a long time coming and I am glad it's here." (Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle is The Way and Ego is the Enemy)“BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE is a masterpiece. "There's a reason that some of the smartest people I know read Eric Barker religiously. You’ll discover what pirates and inmates can teach us about honesty and generosity, how to network like the world’s greatest mathematician, and much, much more. Whether you are a connoisseur of self-help books, or despise them, you won’t be able to resist this recipe for living a better life.” (Robert Sutton, Stanford Professor and bestselling author of The Asshole Survival
His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, TIME magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He is a former Hollywood screenwriter, having worked on projects for Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Revolution Studios. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and h
edsetiadi said The funnest, most out-of-the-box, analysis on the keys for success. This is the 1st book I've ever pre-ordered. I am a regular reader of the blog Barking Up The Wrong Tree, and I once thought would it be cool if Eric Barker can make a book out of these gems? And my God he did, and it did not disappoints one bit.Like Dale Carnegie, Eric Barker uses so many stories, book references and great quotations to make his points across. There are stories such as how a poor boy in Mexico can become a world class neuro. Nancy Chek said Hard to put down--in any sense of the word. Fabulous book--and I'm not even finished yet, but I wanted to tell somebody and it's after midnight so I don't dare call anyone. I wish I'd had the book when I was "Hard to put down--in any sense of the word" according to Nancy Chek. Fabulous book--and I'm not even finished yet, but I wanted to tell somebody and it's after midnight so I don't dare call anyone. I wish I'd had the book when I was 20, but, of course, a lot of the people in the book (besides Genghis Khan, Churchill and Nazi collaborators) weren't even born when I was 20, so there you go. It's got nothing but fascinating people in it--both "good" fascinating and "awful" fascinating--and if nothing else (besi. 0, but, of course, a lot of the people in the book (besides Genghis Khan, Churchill and Nazi collaborators) weren't even born when I was "Hard to put down--in any sense of the word" according to Nancy Chek. Fabulous book--and I'm not even finished yet, but I wanted to tell somebody and it's after midnight so I don't dare call anyone. I wish I'd had the book when I was 20, but, of course, a lot of the people in the book (besides Genghis Khan, Churchill and Nazi collaborators) weren't even born when I was 20, so there you go. It's got nothing but fascinating people in it--both "good" fascinating and "awful" fascinating--and if nothing else (besi. 0, so there you go. It's got nothing but fascinating people in it--both "good" fascinating and "awful" fascinating--and if nothing else (besi. Happiness? Socializing If you want a little bit more than the average "how-to" or "self-help" read, this book is for you. Always based solidly in science - and he extensively quotes and names his sources! - this is the sort of book that you might as well buy a few copies because you will find yourself passing it out to friends and family - and you're going to want to keep one handy for yourself! Success? Happiness? Socializing? Relationships? Family? It's all her