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    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
    Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
    Audiobook9 hours

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

    Written by Eric Barker

    Narrated by Roger Wayne

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMay 16, 2017
    ISBN9780062675040
    Author

    Eric Barker

    Eric Barker is the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree and the creator of the blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree. His work has been mentioned in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Time magazine, and Business Insider. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from Boston College and a master of fine arts from UCLA.

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    Readers find this title to be a fantastic and informative book filled with real stories, studies, and examples. It offers hands-on advice that can be applied immediately and helps readers believe in themselves and have a successful life. The book is well-documented, well-written, and thought-provoking, making it a must-read for everyone. It provides interesting ideas and pointers, and the author is a great storyteller. The book is full of insights, stories of failure and success, and digestible concepts with data-backed analysis. Overall, it is a highly recommended book for self-reflection and improvement.

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      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.

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      Great book with lots of advice. Not all of them are totally new but it’s definitely worth reading.

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      Eye opening book!!! Leaves you to ponder on the unnecessary things we usually do.

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    • 5/5
      One of the most inspiring and informative books I've ever listened to. Thank you.

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      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.

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      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.

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    • 5/5
      Fun to listen to and very informative, gives hands on advise that is applicable immediately.
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      So good ,will listen again and again. Phenomenal work. Thank you.
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      This book will help you believe in yourself, guide you to take careful steps to have a truly successful life. A book I recommend for every being on earth. Happy reading.
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      A great book and a must read/listen for people who want to get a direction in life.
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      Very informative book, the case in points made are of real stories and studies carried out.
    • 5/5
      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.



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      Highly researched and well authored book that I have read by far.
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