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Barking up the Wrong Tree

The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

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Barking up the Wrong Tree

By: Eric Barker
Narrated by: Roger Wayne
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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.

©2017 Eric Barker (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
Career Success Personal Success Relationships Social Psychology & Interactions Social Sciences Career Business

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Fantastic book

Always enjoy a book that makes me see or think the world in a different way.
This is this kind of book.
In a similar style that The Sutle Art of Not Giving a F***, the book shows us to focus what's really important in our lives in a very creative way of telling there are always two sides of a story.
Very entertaining and insightful that only gets better with each chapter.

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One of the better success and happiness book I have read.

This book was interesting from the start to end. I wanted to start it again purely to give myself a second chance to take in all of the great information. Well researched stories with great flow.

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Awesome. Simple practical advice

Fantastic book. Goes through many different elements of success as a whole, job career and relationships. Provides practical advice that you can use with examples. Wish it was longer because it was well written too

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what a book

was a pleasure listening to this book. it seemed like every time i listened to a new concept, it organically came up in discussion amongst my peers. obviously very relevant content

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Loved it.

A Well articulated guide to sorting ones mind out. Good follow on read to the book stealing fire.

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Interesting book

Concepts like givers, matcher and takers clears a lot of things thats you find near you.

Appreciate Author efforts & research.

worth listening.

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EVEN Better Than His Blog!

I’ve been reading - and forwarding - the “Barking Up The Wrong Tree” blog for years and have finally listened to the book which, I hate to admit, has been on my to-do list for a while. And I’m so glad I did because now I don’t have a to-do list anymore!!!
I can’t stop talking about all the fascinating things that I’ve heard in this book and I am driving my family nuts. I can’t recommend it enough - you won’t be able to turn it off either.

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A must read

This book is insightful, funny and 100% what the modern person needs to hear. Want some practical advice toward success? This is the book for you. I can’t wait to listen to it again.

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it's pretty good

the book has a lot of invaluable insight.
thank you Eric Baker for this book

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You're not Batman

Or rather in my case, I'm not some one like Casey Nicetat- Sleep 4 hrs a day, make 20 mil. and be super famous. This book game me a reality check, but also motivated me by teaching me personal forgiveness, telling me about the success that grit and smart work(rather than hard work) brings about, why intelligence and a young age doesn't determine success and happiness later on in life and balance between extrovertnes and introvertnes. I would definitely recommend this book to someone like myself- who has poisoned their brain with unrealistic expectations and stupid motivational quotes and videos. But who also has big dreams.

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