Barking up the wrong tree : the surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong /

Barker, Eric,

Barking up the wrong tree : the surprising science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong / Eric Barker. - First edition. - x, 307 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-307).

Introduction. What really produces success? -- Should we play it safe and do what we're told if we want to succeed? -- Do nice guys finish last? -- Do quitters never win and winners never quit? -- It's not what you know, it's who you know (unless it really is what you know) -- Believe in yourself...sometimes -- Work, work, work...or work-life balance? -- What makes a successful life?

Discusses the components of success and how to achieve it, discussing such topics as work-life balance, grit, cooperation, confidence, and personality weaknesses.

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Success--Psychological aspects.
Success--Social aspects.

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