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Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success : passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today's dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. In 'Give and Take', Adam Grant, an award-winning researcher and Wharton's highest-rated professor, examines the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom....
42) How to listen, hear, and validate: break through invisible barriers and transform your relationships
Author
Publisher
[Self Publishing]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Healthy relationships involve our feelings being heard, understood, and validated. Unfortunately, this is the exception rather than the rule. Are you doing it wrong, and alienating people versus comforting them? Find out how to walk this fine line. Uncover the biggest obstacle to the intimate, healthy relationships that we desire and deserve. How to Listen, Hear, and Validate is all about our top communication struggle - our tendency to react instead...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Linguistic interaction between two people is the fundamental form of communication, yet almost all research in language use focuses on isolated speakers and listeners. In this innovative work, Garrod and Pickering extend the scope of psycholinguistics beyond individuals by introducing communication as a social activity. Drawing on psychological, linguistic, philosophical and sociological research, they expand their theory that alignment across individuals...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Concerns about memory and other thinking skills are common, particularly in middle age and beyond. Due to worries about declining brain health, some seek out dubious products or supplements purportedly designed to improve memory and other cognitive abilities. Fortunately, scientific research has uncovered a clear- cut set of evidence- based activities and lifestyle choices that are inexpensive or free and known to promote brain and cognitive functioning....
Author
Series
Publisher
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Erikson explains that there are four key behavior types that define how we interact with and perceive the people around us. Reds are dominant and commanding, Yellows are social and optimistic, Greens are laid back and friendly, and Blues are analytical and precise. Understanding someone's pattern of behavior is the key to successful communication. Erikson provides practical advice for interacting with people based on their color profiles. -- adapted...
47) Designing gamified systems: meaningful play in interactive entertainment, marketing and education
Author
Publisher
Focal Press/Taylor & Francis Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Psychology of Sports Injury: From Risk to Retirement provides a critical overview of the psychology of sports injury, covering the 5Rs of sports injury: risk, response, rehabilitation, return to sport, and retirement. Drawing on a range of expert international perspectives from the fields of sport psychology and sport and exercise medicine, The Psychology of Sports Injury covers the psychological considerations associated with sports injuries,...
51) Succeeding with adult ADHD: daily strategies to help you achieve your goals and manage your life
Author
Series
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This expanded and updated new edition of psychologist Abigail Levrini's bestselling book offers realistic, proven strategies to help adults with ADHD lead more fulfilling and productive lives"--
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
An evaluation of the sources of illogical decisions explores the reasons why irrational thought often overcomes level-headed practices, offering insight into the structural patterns that cause people to make the same mistakes repeatedly.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
What if you woke up with the alarming suspicion that you were being watched' One day in 2003, a patient unlike any other that Dr. Joel Gold had seen before was admitted to his unit at Bellevue Hospital. This man claimed he was being filmed constantly and that his life was being broadcast around the world like The Truman Show'the 1998 film depicting a man who is unknowingly living out his life as the star of a popular soap opera. Over the next few...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Most philosophical studies of ancient wisdom lack practical applications, and many popular psychology books simply skim the surface of the human experience. Licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist Eric Ehrke offers a new foundation for profound living based on classical teachings and enriched by modern scientific/psychological breakthroughs. The principles and values it takes to be happy and whole endure, but gentle makeovers are needed...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"For many people, cutting ties with a toxic family member is a crucial step away from a legacy of dysfunction and toward healing and well-being. In Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members, psychologist Sherrie Campbell offers readers effective strategies for setting strong boundaries after ending contact with a toxic family member and provides powerful tools to help them heal from shame, self-doubt, and stigma"--
Author
Publisher
Tridox Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Keys to Healthy Communication is written strategically to improve personal health, both physical and mental, to foster healthier relationships and to develop a better understanding of how to build and participate in a healthier society. Contemporary issues, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic, are used to illustrate negative and positive results of communications actions. It is possible to be authentic, empathic, and empowered in our actions and our...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Neuroscience sheds light on the human proclivity for storytelling. Humans would not produce narratives so prolifically if they weren't somehow good for human brains and embodied interactions with the world. The author connects neuroscience with humanistic narrative theory. He explains how stories coordinate time, represent embodied action, and promote social collaboration, which are all fundamental to the brain-body interactions through which humans...
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"Healthy boundaries. We all know we should have them--in order to achieve work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do "healthy boundaries" really mean--and how can we successfully express our needs, say "no," and be assertive without offending others?"--
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book will help readers identify strategies to understand, avoid and handle fake news, misinformation, disinformation, information overload, surveillance and privacy loss, cyberbullying, hacking and other security flaws, and online and IT behavioral conditioning"--
It all started out so well: the online world began as an effective tool for communication that carried with it a great promise to level the playing field and eliminate borders. But...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results. Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship....
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