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Ecco Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Journalist "explores why we find it so gratifying to be right and so maddening to be mistaken, and how this attitude toward error corrodes relationships." She claims that "error is both a given and a gift -- one that can transform our worldviews, our relationships, and, most profoundly, ourselves."
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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A Podcast host, spiritual director and best-selling author offers guidance to help readers recognize when to leave situations that are no longer useful, including how to navigate endings without closure and differentiate between peace and discomfort avoidance.
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English
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Offering a study of the application of the science of choice, a guide that uses examples from all aspects of life demonstrates how it is possible to design environments that make it more likely for us to act in our own interests.
"Nudge is about choices--how we make them and how we can make better ones. Drawing on decades of research in the fields of behavioral science and economics, authors Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein offer a new perspective...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Every day we make choices--about food and other purchases, financial investments, our children's health and education, even the causes we champion or the planet itself. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research, Nudge shows how sensible "choice architecture" can help us to overcome the biases that lead to bad decisions and nudge us toward the best decisions for...
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Publisher
Simon Element, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Start living an astonishing life with this practical and accessible guided program for identifying your core values and aligning every area of your life with them so you can feel fulfilled every day. We all have moments when we doubt the path we're on. The Life Brief is an essential tool for aligning your life with your dreams--personally, professionally, culturally, and spiritually. Based on the business world's most-used organizational tool, The...
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English
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We browse through countless options on Netflix, unable to commit to watching any given movie--and losing time skimming reviews and considering trailers. Davis argues that this is the defining characteristic of the moment: keeping our options open. And this culture of restlessness and indecision is causing tension in the lives of young people today: We want to keep our options open, and yet we yearn for the purpose, community, and depth that can only...
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to make effective decisions. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to decide in the first place. The moments that matter do not always announce themselves. No one pulls you aside and says, slow down and think, you are about to do something stupid. And yet the decisions we make in these moments move us closer or further away from the results we ultimately seek--love, belonging,...
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The Career Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Intuition is the hot buzzword in business, but specific guidelines on how to trust your gut have been sorely lacking. Put Your Intuition to Work provides that missing link.Business is about making money, but it's also about making decisions. There are relatively small decisions, like when to call a meeting or which emails to answer quickly. Then there are the big decisions that can make or break a business-which product to launch, whom to hire, how...
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Whether you're an athlete, an employee, a parent or a spouse, the author's approach helps you to gain mental control by replacing hardwired negativity with what he calls "neutral thinking," a nonjudgmental, nonreactive way of coolly assessing problems and analyzing crises, leading to clarity and calm in the critical moments before taking decisive action.
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Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Actions have consequences, and the ability to learn from them revolutionized life on earth. It comes in quite handy for everyday life too. Consequences appear to follow a common set of scientific principles and share some similar effects in the brain. Schneider draws together research lines from many scientific fields to tell the story of how something so deceptively simple can help make sense of so much.
12) The dangerous case of Donald Trump: 27 psychiatrists and mental health experts assess a president
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"Since the start of Donald Trump's presidential run, one question has quietly but urgently permeated the observations of concerned citizens: What is wrong with him? Constrained by the American Psychiatric Association's "Goldwater rule," which inhibits mental health professionals from diagnosing public figures they have not personally examined, many of those qualified to answer this question have shied away from discussing the issue at all. The public...
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Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Traces the fascinating process whereby a passion for an idea, a politician a celebrity, or a brand gives rise to a set of illogical beliefs that becomes the basis for a powerful movement. Conventional wisdom has it that spin doctors and Madison Avenue are responsible for manipulating our thoughts, causing us to endorse ideas, people, or products that we would otherwise reject. But Holden shows that while advertising and propaganda can provide a park...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An authoritative and accessible guide to this foundational form of collaborative decision-making. Uses images, stories and step-by-step instructions to teach the basics of circle and explore its deeper meanings. Written by two pioneers in reviving, standardizing and popularizing circle process. More and more organizations are looking for alternatives to rigid, top-down hierarchy. Even the most old-school now realizes that good ideas can come from...
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Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A guide to overcoming alcohol and drug addiction, written by a former addict. Drawing on the author's experience of recovery, the book encourages readers to stay sober by cultivating a positive, pragmatic mindset. Topics include setting manageable goals, finding inspiration, meditating, expressing gratitude, and avoiding toxic people"--
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Hazelden
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Explains the phenomena of craving in real and accessible terms, explaining why we just can't get enough. Gives tools and guidance to find satisfaction without giving in to our cravings. Explains how and why our brain drives behavior, how to change the part of our brain that fuels our cravings, and the warning signs that craving is evolving into addiction"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A groundbreaking framework for making better decisions by understanding - and mastering - confidence. What does our desire for certainty and control have to do with our decision-making? According to behavioral economics pioneer Peter Atwater, the answer is simple: everything. In The Confidence Map, Atwater explores the hidden role of confidence in the choices we make, and why events described as being unprecedented are often entirely predictable--if...
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Our futures depend not just on the results of the choices we make, but on how well we handle making these hard choices and the serious scrutiny that comes with them. Huston shows how men and women approach decisions differently, though not necessarily in the ways we have been led to believe. She opens up the conversation about how we can best shape our habits, perceptions, and strategies, not just to make the most of our own opportunities, but to...
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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"A renowned business expert examines decision-making in critical, big-time situations where the outcome shapes the destiny of companies, countries, sports teams, political campaigns, or the military Left Brain, Right Stuff is the book about decision making that takes off where others-Thinking, Fast and Slow, Predictably Irrational, and Decisive-leave off. It captures the essence of real-world decisions, where success only comes to those with the wisdom...
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The ability to make wise, educated decisions is essential to living a successful and fulfilled life. Whether simple or complex, private or public, decisions are an essential part of life, affecting individual lives for good or ill, as well as friends, families, and communities. Decision-making is a skill--one that can be learned, honed, and perfected. When the necessary components of a smart decision are understood, mistakes can be sidestepped. When...
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