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Book Preview: #1 The gap is the space between where you are and where you want to be. Companies that close the gaps in business best, win.
#2 We all have gaps in life, between where we are and where we want to be. These gaps are human nature. Without them, we would have no hopes, dreams, or aspirations. But while there's nothing more human than dreaming of leaping a gap, there are...
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#1 Change causes fear, and fear causes panic. You can either resist change and do nothing, or you can make a rash decision and hope it solves everything. Neither option tends to work out well.
#2 If a panic happens, do something. Don't do nothing. Change causes fear, and fear causes panic. You can either resist change and do nothing, or you can make a rash decision and...
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Get the Summary of Leonard Mlodinow's “Subliminal” in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Leonard Mlodinow, the best-selling author of “The Drunkard's Walk” and coauthor of The Grand Design (with Stephen Hawking), gives us a startling and eye-opening examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world and how, for instance, we often misperceive our relationships...
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#1 The concept of intelligence is based on the traditional IQ test, which was invented by Alfred Binet to measure, objectively, comprehension, reasoning, and judgment. However, contemporary research shows that intelligence is not fixed at birth and can be developed throughout life.
#2 The brain is much more flexible and multidimensional than any supercomputer. It can...
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Get the Summary of Prem Rawat's Hear Yourself in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The cacophony of modern life can be deafening, leaving us feeling frazzled and uneasy. In this warm, wise book, Prem Rawat teaches us how to turn down the noise to "hear ourselves"-to listen to the subtle song of peace that sings inside each of us. Once we learn to truly "hear ourselves" and the voice of...
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Get the Summary of Nick Trenton's Stop Overthinking in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Stop Overthinking is a book that understands where you've been through,the exhausting situation you've put yourself into, and how you lose your mind in the trap of anxiety and stress. Acclaimed author Nick Trenton will walk you through the obstacles with detailed and proven techniques to help you rewire...
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Get the Summary of Ron Lieber's The Price You Pay for College in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Sending a teenager to a flagship state university for four years of on-campus living costs more than $100,000 in many parts of the United States. Meanwhile, many families of freshmen attending selective private colleges will spend triple - over $300,000. With the same passion, smarts, and...
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Book Preview: #1 The importance of fathers is a love-hate relationship in our feminine-primary social order. On the one hand, many people lament the lack of fathers' involvement in their kids' lives, especially boys' lives. On the other hand, many people hate the buffoon, bumbling Dad who is always out of touch with the mainstream.
#2 When it comes to Father's Day, most men receive...
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Get the Summary of Shankar Vedantam's The Hidden Brain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: The hidden brain is the voice in our ear when we make the most important decisions in our lives-but we're never aware of it. The hidden brain decides whom we fall in love with and whom we hate. It tells us to vote for the white candidate and convict the dark-skinned defendant, to hire the thin woman...
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Get the Summary of Alice Sheldon's Why weren't we taught this at school? in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: Alice Sheldon is the creator of Needs Understanding, a fresh and exciting approach for finding practical solutions to problems and building relationships that work. Alice graduated from Oxford University with an MA in Psychology and Neurophysiology. She's always had a strong interest...
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Book Preview:#1 The idea of influence has been corrupted by tacky, greedy people using tacky, greedy tactics to sell used cars, promote sponsors' products on social media, and get us to buy now, while supplies last.
#2 When you become someone people want to say yes to, you are heavily rewarded. Money is not your top priority, but it helps you get other things done and can be a benchmark...
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#1 When we are selecting a dog or addressing specific behaviors with our existing canine partner, we must be sure that we are looking at the whole animal. We don't want to fall in love with a dog that is doomed to fail, and we don't want to give up prematurely when there may be a simple solution.
#2 The L. E. G. S. system is a framework for understanding the many factors...
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Book Preview:#1 If you have a history of being hurt or mistreated, you may be a Walking Wounded. You may think, I know this happened to me, but that was a long time ago, and I don't want to remember it anymore. But the pain is going to stay with you, trying to find a way to get you to acknowledge it.
#2 I used to unconsciously choose narcissistic, wounded people as friends. I didn't...
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Book Preview: #1 Louise, the mother of the New Thought movement, was one of the first to connect physical ailments and their corresponding thought patterns and emotional issues. She explained that we each experience grief differently because we have different thoughts about our grief.
#2 When a client tells you they will never love again, take it as a statement, not a fact. It could...
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#1 The myths surrounding memory are that it can be improved through memory training, but that you can never improve your memory beyond a certain point. However, a realistic understanding of what your memory can do can help you achieve that potential.
#2 Memory is a process rather than a structure. It is not an identifiable structure, and the process cannot be...
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Book Preview: #1 You are more than a body, and you knew that once. It takes some work to remember and understand this truth, but it is important. You are more than beautiful, more than parts in need of fixing, and more than an object to be looked at and evaluated.
#2 We all live in the sea of objectification, and it is a constant burden on our mental and physical energy to keep our...
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#1 I had not had an uninterrupted night's sleep for months because I was infatuated with Joanne. I was in Mr. Lewison's 5M English class, and he was a boring teacher who never missed a chance to hit one of his students with a piece of chalk.
#2 I was infatuated with Joanne Lymnaeidae, a pond snail, at the age of 11. I would spend my allowance on buying pieces...
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Book Preview: #1 The best way to avoid making a mistake is to understand what makes you tick and why you choose certain women. Without this knowledge, you are the most uncertain variable in your romantic life.
#2 The task of self-mastery is to create order out of the chaos within. We are all born with insecurities and needs, and we eventually learn to deal with them. People tend to...
19) Summary of Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach & Joanna Sawatsky's The Great Sex Re
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Book Preview: #1 Christians, as a whole, have better sex and happier marriages than people who are not religious. But just because something is better for the group does not mean you, as an individual, think it's anything to write home about.
#2 The orgasm gap exists between men and women, with 95 percent of men orgasming every time they have sex, while only 48 percent of women orgasm...
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Get the Summary of Leah Guy's Overcoming Toxic Emotions in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The desire to love and be loved and feel valued is universal. Seems easy enough, but for most people it is a constant, and often silent, struggle. Toxic emotions such as fear, resentment, guilt, and shame drain your energy, deflate the spirit, and make you feel stuck. Without attentive care and...
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