How to Win Friends & Influence People “The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee. And I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun” -John D. Rockefeller . The key to connecting with others is making them feel important. People care about… Continue reading How to Win Friends & Influence People
Give and Take
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success Givers, Takers, and Matchers Conventional wisdom attributes success to motivation, ability and opportunity, but misses a fourth crucial element: Reciprocity style or the way we approach and exchange value with people. There are takers, givers, and matchers. Takers like to get more than they receive. Self-promote… Continue reading Give and Take
Influence
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition People have automatic responses to certain stimuli. Without these shortcuts, we’d be processing and evaluating information all day. While useful, these automatic responses leave us vulnerable to people who know how they work. Understanding these behaviors can help protect yourself from unwanted influence. The tactics fall into six major categories.… Continue reading Influence
Man’s Search For Meaning
Man’s Search for Meaning Part I: Experiences in a Concentration Camp In Part I, Victor Frankl recounts his experiences in concentration camps. There were mass killings. Prisoners were given bars of soap and sent to gas chambers to take a “bath”. Everyone considered suicide. Prisoners grew detached and disgusted with life. They were constantly beaten. Sometimes the mental… Continue reading Man’s Search For Meaning
10 Days to Faster Reading
10 Days to Faster Reading “The unemployable of the (near) future will be those who can’t, or don’t learn, regardless of available learning resources.” Increasing your reading speed and comprehension can be an effective way to increase your productivity and speed of learning. Finding Time Nuggets to Read Using an activity journal or app can help… Continue reading 10 Days to Faster Reading
Rework
Rework The New Reality Tools previously out of reach now easily accessible One person can do the job of departments You can start a business on the side You don’t need an office Take Downs Ignore the Real World. The real world is an excuse and justification for not trying. It has nothing to do… Continue reading Rework
Learned Optimism
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life Optimism and Pessimism People with optimistic outlooks tend to be more successful than their pessimistic counterparts. Studies have also shown that pessimism is also associated with a weaker immune system. Optimistic and Pessimistic tendencies are not due to natural or biological inclinations but to cognitive explanatory… Continue reading Learned Optimism
The First 20 Hours
The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything . . . Fast! There is a frustration barrier when it comes to learning new skills. Don’t follow a haphazard approach. Your pace of learning depends on concentrated time deliberately practicing. Learning enhances practice, but does not replace it. Ambient practice is not enough to improve at… Continue reading The First 20 Hours
The Art of Learning
The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance Approaches to Learning There are two approaches to learning: Entity and Incremental. Those who hold the entity perspective believe intelligence and skill are fixed. Those who hold the incremental theory of learning believe that difficult material can be mastered with hard work. Incrementalists are more resilient,… Continue reading The Art of Learning
The Charisma Myth
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism Charisma Demystified Charisma is a set of learned behaviors. It can be broken into three categories: Presence, power and warmth. If you are not present, people will detect this instantly and you will be perceived as inauthentic and untrustworthy. It is less… Continue reading The Charisma Myth
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