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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong | Eric Barker
Much of the advice weve been told about achievement is logical, earnestand 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. Youll 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 themand find out in some cases why its good that we arent. Barking Up the Wrong Tree draws on startling statistics and surprising anecdotes to help you understand what works and what doesnt so you can stop guessing at success and start living the life you want.
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Mr.Hodin
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Some was repetitive, but a fresh view of important issues

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robynlayne
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As usual, I wasn‘t sure quite what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised - I absolutely LOVE this book. Such great examples and stories to kind of “get you onboard,” followed by the research behind it. Very thought provoking!!!

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Leah
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I enjoyed this one - the structure was great, and I liked the author's humor & self-awareness. It gave me some thought-provoking questions to ask myself about how I measure success personally. Plus my dog liked it.

MrBook Gorgeous pup! 😻😻😻 #dogsofLitsy 7y
Leah @MrBook thanks! 7y
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Leah
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One of the things making this book enjoyable is the author's sense of humor.

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Leah
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"Tokyo gets leveled, but very little gets accomplished."

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CatchMyBookBreath
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Thanks @800ceoread for your recent #giveaway! I just received my copy of Barking Up The Wrong Tree and started reading it today. I really appreciate the gift and wish I was closer so I could stop by.
Ash is modelling his fav #businessbook - Eat The Frog First.

Megabooks Too cute!! 7y
MyNamesParadise Awww really cute! 7y
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