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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Vanessa Van Edwards's Captivate and NOT the original book.
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Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People (2017) by Vanessa Van Edwards is a collection of tips and tricks, or hacks, aimed at creating more meaningful and productive social interactions. Interpersonal skills are acquired, not innate...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Robin Norwood's Women Who Love Too Much and NOT the original book.
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In Women Who Love Too Much (1985), marriage and family therapist Robin Norwood offers guidance for women with destructive relationship patterns. Though they might not realize it, "women who love too much" are addicted to their partners like an alcoholic is addicted to alcohol...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Paul Van Der Merwe's Lucky Go Happy and NOT the original book.
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Author Paul van der Merwe follows an unlikely journalist on an adventure to define happiness in Lucky Go Happy: Make Happiness Happen! (2014). The journalist is not actually a person but rather a rat named Lucky who searches for a shared definition of happiness among the animals of the African Bushveld...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Susan David's Emotional Agility by Instaread
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Emotional Agility by psychologist Susan David is a nonfiction self-help book designed to help people embrace difficult emotions that hold them back in life and work so that they can thrive even in the most challenging of situations. David outlines a four-part method for becoming emotionally agile. The four parts are facing emotions, creating distance from those emotions,...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Sheryl Sandberg's & et al Option B and NOT the original book.
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Option B (2017), coauthored by Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and organizational psychology expert Adam Grant, explores how to cope and ultimately thrive in the aftermath of tragic events and extreme adversity. In June 2015, Dave Goldberg, Sandberg's husband of 11 years, suddenly died from a cardiac arrhythmia...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind by Instaread
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Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion is an application of Haidt's research on moral psychology to the context of American politics. Haidt argues that morality is based on both intuition and reasoning, and that liberals and conservatives base their beliefs on different and often competing moral constructs. He...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to John C. Maxwell's No Limits and NOT the original book.
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No Limits: Blow the Cap Off Your Capacity (2017) by John C. Maxwell is a self-help book about how people can tap their full potential for success and happiness. Many people mistakenly believe that their capacity is naturally limited, but in fact it can be increased...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to David Schwartz's The Magic of Thinking Big and NOT the original book.
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In The Magic of Thinking Big (1959), professor and leadership expert Dr. David Schwartz argues that the "size" of people's thoughts determines their success in life. Big thinking is categorized as positive and progressive and small thinking as negative and regressive...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Stephen Richards's 7 Day Confidence and Ego-Boost Affirmation Plan and NOT the original book.
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In 7 Day Confidence and Ego-Boost Affirmation Plan (2011), self-help guru Stephen Richards champions the use of affirmations for improving self-confidence. Simply repeating mantras doesn't lead to success, which is why this book is dedicated to providing specific affirmations that will change lives...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Stephen Richards's Develop Jedi Self-Confidence and NOT the original book.
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In Develop Jedi Self-Confidence: Unleash the Force within You (2011), self-help guru Stephen Richards aims to train his readers to build self-confidence in the style of a Star Wars Jedi. Two factors combine to create Jedi self-confidence...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Stephen M.R. Covey's The Speed of Trust and NOT the original book.
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In The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything (2006), Stephen M.R. Covey breaks down the behaviors, ways of speaking, and psychological attitudes that inspire trust in relationships.
In business, trust has a measurable impact on reputation and profits...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Ron Powers's No One Cares About Crazy People and NOT the original book.
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No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America (2017) by Ron Powers is a memoir by the father of two schizophrenic sons, Dean and Kevin. Powers incorporates history about the treatment of mental illness into personal narrative about his family...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Judson Brewer's The Craving Mind and NOT the original book.
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In The Craving Mind (2017), Judson Brewer argues that addiction is the result of behavioral conditioning. Certain behaviors are initiated by triggers and are associated with specific rewards, such as pleasure or distraction...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to David Schwartz's The Magic of Thinking Big and NOT the original book.
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In The Magic of Thinking Big (1959), professor and leadership expert Dr. David Schwartz argues that the "size" of people's thoughts determines their success in life. Big thinking is categorized as positive and progressive and small thinking as negative and regressive...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Mark Manson's The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Instaread
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by blogger Mark Manson is a candid self-help guide for anyone who needs a dose of inspired but realistic perspective on their path of self-development. Manson's personal experience in self-improvement is the cornerstone of his philosophy. He argues that people should learn to care less-or in his parlance, give...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things and NOT the original book.
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Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar (2012) is a collection from the popular advice column that novelist and essayist Cheryl Strayed wrote for The Rumpus, a literary website, from 2010 to 2012. Using the pen name Sugar, Strayed responded to queries from troubled readers who were coping with love, loss, and other...
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Steve Pavlina's Personal Development for Smart People and NOT the original book.
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In Personal Development for Smart People (2008), Steve Pavlina describes what he sees as the universal truth of personal development: principles that are practical work when employed in all areas of life. Many personal growth ideas will work in relationships, for example, but cannot be applied to one's career...
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Summary of The War of Art by Steven Pressfield | Includes Analysis
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Steven Pressfield's The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles is a book dedicated to helping writers and other artists overcome creative barriers and produce valuable and satisfying work. Pressfield discusses his own artistic struggles and uses examples of artists throughout history in order to
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