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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree

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

HarperOne, 2017 más...

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Editorial Rating

8

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This wide-ranging self-help style guide to a better life and career covers an enormous amount of territory. From whether to play it nice and straight, manipulate like Machiavelli, or “fake it until you make it,” lifestyle expert Eric Barker reels you in with all sorts of research-based evidence on one side, only to yank the carpet out from under your feet with at least as much evidence for the other alternative. His back-and-forth style continues through more than 250 pages of studies and stories, cases and examples, including how to get off the unhealthy wheel of competition, create your own definition of success and plan your life accordingly. As Barker points out, for every expert and every study, there are equal and opposite experts and studies, so read with a bit of skepticism and trust your judgment as you decide what applies to you. getAbstract recommends this guide about making productive career choices and finds that it would be especially useful to anyone just starting a career.

Take-Aways

  • Often, your disadvantages in one arena mean you have advantages in another.
  • Learn about your strengths; then find a career and an organization that encourages and appreciates what you contribute.
  • Play nice, but not too nice. Extend trust, but retaliate if anyone tries to step on you.

About the Author

Eric Barker is the creator of the blog “Barking Up The Wrong Tree” which has more than 325,000 subscribers and is syndicated by Time magazine as well as other media outlets.


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    E. V. 6 years ago
    I have been following Eric Barker for a while now and this summary is a god-send because I haven't had the time to buy and read books.