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Barking up the Wrong Tree
- The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 9 hrs
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Summary
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.
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- JedHoll
- 21-05-17
Enjoyable book
A very enjoyable listen. A collection of interesting observations. Not perhaps as controversial in its assertions as the title suggests. Would very much recommend.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-08-20
Great strategy
Love the concept of WOOP! Useful strategy, and actionable techniques. A must read if you want to make a positive change to your life!
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- S L
- 18-04-20
you could do worse
was a bit conflicting on one side this but om the other side that. overall was ok but im glad i was not reading it as would be harder to digest.
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- Catherine
- 13-02-20
Standard non fiction
Content was alright, nothing really new. Presented clearly but quite waffly in parts. Few actionable steps.
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- Emad
- 30-01-20
I love this book
I f*cling love this book! Will definitely be relistening to it later down the road :)
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- Stevebrucehk
- 01-02-19
Lots of very useful data in this book
Lot's of data in this book that challenges a lot of conventional thinking on may topics
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- Jiri
- 03-06-23
Nice and entertaining read
First I like the title, then get deeper in this book and find it both useful and entertaining. So you probably will too.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-01-23
Great Book
This is an excellently written and narrated book. The delivery was smooth - filled with practical humour and easily digestible wisdom nuggets. It was worth every moment of my time.
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- Stella
- 03-01-23
Amazing!
I love loved this book. Makes so much sense. I am always interested in the science and The author backs his arguments in an interesting, accessible way. I am not ambitious but I am curious about relationships and why some people are successful despite not being very good whilst others much more competent languish unrecognised. Thank you Eric for writing this - I am not one to gush but this book has honestly made me feel more positive about life. I d recommend it to anyone who wants to understand more about what what we say and do and what others see and hear.
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- Dom
- 08-12-22
fantastic book
such a good book with excellent entertaining examples. Defitly game changer , I will come back to this book in while
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