Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers and why they often go wrong—now with a new afterword by the author.
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"These days it's hard to count on the world outside. So it's vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion---the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world. True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions. We need resilience every day to raise a family, work at a job, cope with stress, deal with health problems, navigate issues with others, heal from old pain, and simply keep on going. With...

In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life. How can we embrace failure? And how can we use our imagination to better both ourselves and others? Drawing from stories of her own post-graduate years, the world famous author addresses some of life's most important...

• ¿Eres el tipo de persona que prefiere quedarse en casa ya que sabes que aventurarte al exterior con un gran número gente puede dejarte emocionalmente desahuciado? • ¿Te has sentido incomprendido por tus amigos, familiares y demás personas, los cuales te acusan de ser muy sensible? • ¿Tienes la habilidad de comunicarte con los animales y la mayoría de estos te dejan pasar tus dedos a través de su pelaje e inclusive darles un beso como...

Esta obra quiere mostrar de manera sencilla las grandes conexiones que existen entre la psicología y el coaching, así como reflejar las distintas miradas que de estas conexiones tienen profesionales y organizaciones relacionados con las mismas. Sinergias entre la psicología y el coaching es un canto a la colaboración, al hermanamiento de dos formas del saber, que en acción conjunta han tenido, tienen, y tendrán sin duda, un efecto muy superior...

How to Develop Self-Discipline, Resist Temptations and Reach Your Long-Terms Goals If you want to make positive changes in your life and achieve your long-term goals, I can't think of a better way to do it than to learn how to become more self-disciplined. Science has figured out a lot of interesting aspects of self-discipline and willpower, but most of this knowledge is buried deep inside long and boring scientific papers. If you'd like to benefit...

How to Develop the Self-Discipline Essential to Become and Remain a Successful Entrepreneur If you are an entrepreneur or want to become one, self-discipline is one of the most important skills you need to develop to achieve success. Entrepreneurship is a wild rollercoaster. It will test your willpower and persistence time after time, like nothing else. Get yourself ready for that ride by reading Self-Discipline for Entrepreneurs. Learn how to...

Based on findings from the neurosciences and evolutionary and behavioral biology, Bernd Hufnagl explains exactly how our instincts, our reward systems, and even our declining willingness to change are affected as a consequence of working in an environment that is in opposition to brain-friendly conditions. All too often, stress and burnout are dealt with in an indiscriminate manner, without taking the specific risk scenario into account— in the...

If You're Expecting a Revolution, Expect Disappointment The world wants to sell us the idea that all we need to succeed is one lucky event. One lucky event and your dreams come true, your problems are forever solved, and everything is perfect. But life doesn't work that way. Those who expect an overnight revolution in their lives end up right back where they started-bitter and angry at the merciless world that placed so many obstacles on their path...

Este libro excepcional ofrece una imagen de vanguardia sobre el Trastorno de Ansiedad Generalizada (TAG). Sus editores han reunido un grupo de expertos internacionales quienes, desde puntos de vista diferentes, discuten modelos conceptuales, pautas de evaluación y estrategias de tratamiento basados en la evidencia. "El libro contiene capítulos con una variedad de temas incluyendo la evolución histórica del diagnóstico y de los modelos conceptuales...