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Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success is (Mostly) Wrong
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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.
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Lot's of advice backed up by science. Easy to read and includes practical suggestions.
One of the most inspiring and informative books I've ever listened to. Thank you.
Much like The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, this book really has made an impact on how I view things about myself and my relationships and the time I spend. It’s even better listening to this audio book because of how entertaining the reading was.
Learn how to align with your true self and succeed.
Recommended. Especially to fellow underdogs.
Recommended. Especially to fellow underdogs.
This was an interesting look at some recent study on productivity and happiness. I liked how the book moves through different anecdotes and ideas at a good pace. This was a great balance of education and entertainment!
Great storyteller who gets the research 80% correct. Recommended? Yes!
Excellent and funny. Well documented and written!
A must read!
A must read!
Fun to listen to and very informative, gives hands on advise that is applicable immediately.
Very well read. The book was very pleasant and easy to listen to during my car commutes.
Well written book filled with great stories and ideas about getting control of your life, defining your own access, examples from people who came from nothing to having fantastic achievements and happiness... and much more.
Would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to improve their lives in general by focusing on the things that matter the most.
Definitely worth reading
Would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to improve their lives in general by focusing on the things that matter the most.
Definitely worth reading
Very informative book, the case in points made are of real stories and studies carried out.
Very readable and entertaining book about success, but a bit lacking in rigor and organization. The author engagingly tells lots of stories, but they come straight from other people's books or research. He occasionally interjects his own experiences in a humorous way. There are lots of good things here. If only for saying that The Secret (by Rhonda Byrne) doesn't work, he earns my respect. But the long chapters ramble on too long and the takeaways at the end of each chapter go on too long as well. In presenting both sides of each picture, for example the benefits of self confidence as well as its pitfalls, the book often leaves the reader a bit confused by the end of the chapter. I suggest you take your own notes and make your own success cheat sheet to refer to afterwards.One fact check: Siula Grande is not even close to being the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere!
An interesting collection of facts, research, and stories about success. For example,"Distractions literally make you Stupid.Students whose classroom was situated near a noisy railway line ended up academically a full year behind students with a quiet classroom. When the noise was dampened, the performance difference vanished. Offices aren't much different. Research shows that the most productive computer programmers have one thing in common. It's not experience, salary, or hours spent on a project. They had employers who gave them an environment free from distraction."
If you are not Moldovan then this book will be okay for you. I happen to be Moldovan and I got offended, especially with chapter 4. *Don't move to Moldova,* *Don't be Moldovan*, etc
I understood the overall concept that you have to trust people and that Moldovans have issues with that, and I understand that this is based on Research. But the Research was done in 2013. In 2018 a new research was posted and Moldova is not even close to the end of the unhappiest country list.
Overall a good book, but please don't be so harsh on Moldovans, we are humans too you know:)
I understood the overall concept that you have to trust people and that Moldovans have issues with that, and I understand that this is based on Research. But the Research was done in 2013. In 2018 a new research was posted and Moldova is not even close to the end of the unhappiest country list.
Overall a good book, but please don't be so harsh on Moldovans, we are humans too you know:)
The book is like a massuese which in the process of easing some pain points, relaxes you with simple strokes, provides comforting and researched answers. It travels you through that beautiful journey called life. It feels like a scalp massage towards the end making you wonder through imagination recapping your apartment days and charging you up for futute. It's a must read for people in their early careers striving to make a difference and trying to work super hard and excelling at what they do. I am yet to categorize this as self help or fiction but I am happy to place this on the top shelf which reads LIFE.
Great book with lots of advice. Not all of them are totally new but it’s definitely worth reading.
It's a good book. The problem is me. I am tired of this kind of books.
Eye opening book!!! Leaves you to ponder on the unnecessary things we usually do.
This is a fascinating, expertly written, and thoroughly satisfying read.Barker writes like he is sitting with you at a table with a beer in his hand telling you engaging stories. Each of the stories are centered around popular thoughts, ideas, and beliefs and what he is saying is shaking many of them apart but in a way that causes you to be completely open to it. Then, just when you think "what am I supposed to do with this?" He offers some helpful suggestions for making application.You are sitting across from him, beer in your hand, hanging on every word and then you walk away from the conversation realizing that your life is better, or at least it can be, if you apply the practical wisdom you gained by the encounter. And you walk away wishing the conversation wasn't over.
Loved the stories and examples given in this book to help bring on a happier & more successful life. Will definitely recommend this book to family and friends.
Best book I read and listened to this year! Thank you