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Now a Wall Street Journal bestseller. What if the games we played as children were the greatest gift to helping us achieve more today? Before stage fright, impostor syndrome, emotional baggage, and the other dubious gifts of adulthood, everyone pretended to be a superhero, a favorite...

Best-selling author Chris Guillebeau presents a full-color ideabook featuring 100 stories of regular people launching successful side businesses that almost anyone can do. This unique guide features the startup stories of regular people launching side businesses that almost anyone can do: an...

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1963, selling many millions of copies since its original publication. It is one of the most brilliant and beloved spiritual self-help works of all time which can help you heal yourself, banish your fears, sleep...

The bestselling authors of the classic Difficult Conversations teach us how to turn evaluations, advice, criticisms, and coaching into productive listening and learning We swim in an ocean of feedback. Bosses, colleagues, customers—but also family, friends, and in-laws—they all have “suggestions”...

★長銷25年，心理學家、經濟學家、投資理財專家必推的思考經典 ★作者與《快思慢想》康納曼並列美國社會心理學頂尖學者 警告：一無所知的麻煩不大，錯誤認知的麻煩才大！ 「一本關於人類理性偏見最重要的著作！」 小心！理性犯的錯，最可怕！ 你確定看到的證據就是全部的真相？ 你做決定時，自認理性又客觀？ 研究顯示，錯誤認知並非因為愚蠢或無知，而是有過多的腦補與不完整的資訊！ 本書教你如何避免自以為是的思考陷阱，從個人投資到企業戰略，做出最正確的決定！ 人類生性厭惡空白，往往樂於在隨機事件中發現規律，只注意對自己有利的證據，看到自己想看到的事物。以下日常生活中的六大謬誤，你犯了幾件？ ▍謬誤1　無中生有：對隨機資料的錯誤解讀 常出事情的交通路段，辦了法會果然就沒事？真的有「這次得獎、下次就無緣」的魔咒？球員手感好、棒子燙，所以一直得分？別讓隨機資訊給騙了。 ▍謬誤2　過度推論：不完整資料所造成的誤解 油價變便宜，電動車類的股價「照理」該跟著跌，為何反而大漲？何時是進場好時機？千萬不能用常識來判斷！ ▍謬誤3　預設立場：模糊資料所造成的偏頗評估 穿黑色球衣的球員，比較容易犯規？星座解析準到你的心坎裡？還是你一廂情願的對號入號？ ▍謬誤4　期盼眼光：認知的動機要素 考試成績好，就認為考題有鑑別度，考砸就認為考題出太爛？ ▍謬誤5　以訛傳訛：二手資訊的偏誤效應 五成離婚率=每兩對就有一對離婚？統計數字怎麼來？嚴格檢視想用數據說服你的新聞！ ▍謬誤6　認同想像：對想法一致程度的過度高估 排越長隊伍的餐廳，越好吃？大家跟你想的都一樣？ 在碎片資訊充斥的大數據時代，統計＋數學的思維訓練已不夠用，你需要更強大的思考邏輯力！本書從簡單的生活例子，由認知、動機和社會三方面探討了生活中常見的思維謬誤，幫助你繞開理性陷阱、排除雜訊，抵禦錯誤與可疑觀念，讓你從一片資訊迷霧中，撥雲見日！ 【名人推薦】 這是一本充滿真正智慧的著作。 ──喬納‧萊勒　《連線》雜誌特約作者 內容充實豐沛，敘事嚴謹，寫法引人人勝。為什麼我總認為別人都是認同自己觀點的？為什麼即便在事態危急、急需援手的緊要關頭，我還是不願意與名人或權貴交換生活？現在，我知道這些問題的答案了。 ──埃利奧特‧阿倫森　美國著名社會心理學家 一本精闢、豐富、準確、睿智、清晰的傑作。 ──馬丁‧葛登能...

Frank Bettger’s life is a classic rags-to-riches tale. As a child Bettger earned money to feed his family by selling newspapers on street corners, and he left school when he was only fourteen. His career as a professional baseball player was short-lived and he spent several years unsuccessfully...

A revelatory examination of the alchemy of successful selling and its essential role in just about every aspect of human experience. When Philip Delves Broughton went to Harvard Business School, an experience he wrote about in his New York Times bestseller Ahead of the Curve, he was baffled...

Tom Peters--brilliant, original, and perhaps the most inspiring and listened-to business thinker of our time--has a lot on his mind these days. And he wants to share it in The Circle of Innovation. The world of business is in a permanent state of flux, he argues, a state of chaos in which constant...

Brilliant distillations of the strategies of war—and the subtle social game of everyday life—by the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature Robert Greene’s groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power,* The Art of Seduction*, and Mastery, espouse profound,...

Myth: If you save for decades and invest in 401(k)s, IRAs, and a home, these investments will grow steadily, allowing twenty to thirty years of secure, peaceful retirement. Reality: Though this might have been true at some point in the last century, it is not true any longer. If you want to...

Drawing upon forty years of experience from his own sports and celebrity management practice, Mark H. McCormack is back with common-sense advice aimed at business owners and would-be CEOs. McCormack's tips include: End your day on time People who say they can keep a secret usually can't It...

Jared Martinez traded the forex market for a decade through the 1980s and ’90s before he discovered that successful trading requires 10 percent skill and 90 percent emotional intelligence. He founded the Market Traders Institute on that underlying principle, and now MTI is the most established leader...

The #1 Principle of Sustainable Business Success Is Simpler Than You Think   “Do the Right Thing is about how any company can stay true to its soul. Jim Parker’s deep and abiding belief in the power of people and culture in building a business of lasting worth is evident everywhere; so too is...

Praise for The Truth About Making Smart Decisions   “The Truth About Making Smart Decisions offers a truly valuable and entertaining journey through the complex terrain of decision making. Robert Gunther combines a writer's gift of the pen with a keen understanding of human nature,...