Barking Up the Wrong Tree

出版者:HarperOne

作者:Eric Barker

页数:320

出版时间:2017-5-16

价格:USD 26.99

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780062416049

具体描述

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.

作者简介

Eric Barker is the creator of the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree, which presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. 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 holds an MBA from Boston College and a Master of Fine Arts from UCLA.

读后感

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一、极端vs中庸 1、极端：难以适应稳定、安逸的环境，容易被体制过滤，但更适应多变、极端环境，更容易取得获得极端式成功。 2、中庸：更适应稳定、安逸的环境，但难以应对多变、极端环境，难以取得极大的成功。 3、策略：极端还是中庸更多取决于基因，所以先了解自己是什么样...  

用户评价

虽然标题看上去有点儿鸡汤，但是读起来发现味精味儿不重，有些内容很受启发。

现阶段对我非常有启发的书。

真会写故事啊

感觉这就是一本书摘，把大牛书里说过的例子拿来重复一下，不明白美亚上为什么评分这么高

大一看的 emmm 很多私货