Book HackBarking up the Wrong TreeBy Eric Barker
In a Nutshell
Barking Up The Wrong Tree turns standard success advice on its head by looking at both sides of many common arguments, like confidence, extroversion, or being nice.
Favorite Quote
We spend too much time trying to be 'good' when good is often merely average. To be great, we must be different. More often being the best means just being the best version of you.
Eric Barker
Introduction
Renowned blogger Eric Barker roots his work in the Stoic principle to learn more about yourself as long as you live. Many of his posts are dedicated to making scientific research accessible to the general public in ways that balance both sides of an issue.
In 2017 Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong. It focuses on the real roots of success and debunks some of the myths that surround it.
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