Eric Barker

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

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  • kilueohas quoted2 years ago
    Karen Arnold, a researcher at Boston College
  • kilueohas quoted3 years ago
    I don’t know about you, but my high school guidance counselor never told me that hallucinations, mailbox assaults, and generalized insanity were vital to being a world-renowned success at anything. I was told to do my homework, play by the rules, and be nice.
  • Gunel Gasanovahas quoted3 years ago
    Research shows that the most motivating thing is progress in meaningful work.
  • Gunel Gasanovahas quoted3 years ago
    This “justifiable optimism” makes difficult things fun. Games are often harder than real life, but they are fun
  • Gunel Gasanovahas quoted3 years ago
    Change the story and you change your behavior.
  • Gunel Gasanovahas quoted3 years ago
    Takers trade short-term gains for long-term losses
  • Gunel Gasanovahas quoted3 years ago
    reciprocity one of the key elements of being influential and winning favor with others but it’s also essential that you go first
  • Gunel Gasanovahas quoted3 years ago
    instead of behavior following our beliefs, often our beliefs come from our behaviors
  • jjochocohas quoted5 years ago
    Optimists are luckier. Studies show by thinking positive they persevere and end up creating more opportunities for themselves.
  • jjochocohas quoted5 years ago
    Seligman found that when you shift your explanatory style from pessimistic to optimistic it makes you feel better and you become grittier.
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