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Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

by Eric Barker
$11.90
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

Rethinking success through unconventional wisdom.

Forget what you've been told about success; "Barking Up the Wrong Tree" is a game-changer. Eric Barker digs into the science of success and flips the script on traditional beliefs. If you're ready to challenge the norms and harness your perceived weaknesses as hidden strengths, this book might just reshape your approach to achieving your goals. It's a compelling read for anyone who feels stuck in conventional "paths to success" and is seeking a more authentic and scientifically-backed approach to personal achievement.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

by Eric Barker
$11.90
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ISBN: 9780062872630
Author: Eric Barker
Publisher: HarperOne
Date of Publication: 2018-10-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Personal Development, Business
Related Topics: Psychology, Leadership, Personal Development, Psychology, Productivity, Business, Personal Development, Productivity, Leadership, Self Help
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 17663 readers)

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Wall Street Journal Bestseller: Much of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. 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. 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-Man By looking at 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. 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.
 

Rethinking success through unconventional wisdom.

Forget what you've been told about success; "Barking Up the Wrong Tree" is a game-changer. Eric Barker digs into the science of success and flips the script on traditional beliefs. If you're ready to challenge the norms and harness your perceived weaknesses as hidden strengths, this book might just reshape your approach to achieving your goals. It's a compelling read for anyone who feels stuck in conventional "paths to success" and is seeking a more authentic and scientifically-backed approach to personal achievement.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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