Name: Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results
Price: 426.00 ZAR
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Author: Parrish, Shane
ISBN: 9780593086117

portada Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results

Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results

Type

Physical Book

Author

Shane Parrish

Publisher

Portfolio

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780593086117

Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results

Shane Parrish (Author) · Portfolio · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results "

Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to think clearly. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to think in the first place. You might believe you're thinking clearly in the moments that matter most. But in all likelihood, when the pressure is on, you won't be thinking at all. And your subsequent actions will inevitably move you further from the results you ultimately seek--love, belonging, success, wealth, victory. According to Farnam Street founder Shane Parrish, we must get better at recognizing these opportunities for what they are, and deploying our cognitive ability in order to achieve the life we want. Clear Thinking gives you the tools to recognize the moments that have the potential to transform your trajectory, and reshape how you navigate the critical space between stimulus and response. As Parrish shows, we may imagine we are the protagonists in the story of our lives. But the sad truth is, most of us run on autopilot. Our behavioral defaults, groomed by biology, evolution, and culture, are primed to run the show for us if we don't intervene. At our worst, we react to events without reasoning, not even realizing that we've missed an opportunity to think at all. At our best, we recognize these moments for what they are, and apply the full capacity of our reasoning and rationality to them. Through stories, mental models, and more, Parrish offers the missing link between behavioral science and real-life outcomes. The result is a must-have manual for optimizing decision-making, gaining competitive advantage, and living a more intentional life.

Shane Parrish

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Shane Parrish, called the guru of Wall Street's bigwigs, is a former spy for the Canadian intelligence service. He is the founder of the Farnam Street blog, and has over a million subscribers to his weekly newsletter "Brain Food". He is the host of the podcast The Knowledge Project, which has amassed 35 million downloads. His three volumes of The Great Mental Models have become worldwide bestsellers.

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