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Quit : the power of knowing when to walk away / by Duke, Annie,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting to achieve greater success Business leaders, with millions of dollars down the drain, struggle to abandon a new app or product that just isn't working. Governments, caught in a hopeless conflict, believe that the next tactic will finally be the one that wins the war. And in our own lives, we persist in relationships or careers that no longer serve us. Why? According to Annie Duke, in the face of tough decisions, we're terrible quitters. And that is significantly holding us back. In Quit, Duke teaches you how to get good at quitting. Drawing on stories from elite athletes like Mount Everest climbers, founders of leading companies like Stewart Butterfield, the CEO of Slack, and top entertainers like Dave Chappelle, Duke explains why quitting is integral to success, as well as strategies for determining when to hold em, and when to fold em, that will save you time, energy, and money. You'll learn: How the paradox of quitting influences decision making: If you quit on time, you will feel you quit early What forces work against good quitting behavior, such as escalation commitment, desire for certainty, and status quo bias How to think in expected value in order to make better decisions, as well as other best practices, such as increasing flexibility in goal-setting, establishing "quitting contracts," anticipating optionality, and conducting premortems and backcasts Whether you're facing a make-or-break business decision or life-altering personal choice, mastering the skill of quitting will help you make the best next move"--
Subjects: Choice (Psychology); Failure (Psychology); Persistence.; Success.;
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Adapt : why success always starts with failure / by Harford, Tim,1973-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-298), Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Adaptability (Psychology).; Failure (Psychology).; Success in business.;
© c2011., Bond Street Books,
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Colossal Canadian failures. a short history of things that seemed like a good idea at the time / by Richmond, Randy,1958-; Villemaire, Tom;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-189), Internet addresses (p. 189) and index.
Subjects: Failure (Psychology);
© c2006., Dundurn Group,
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Don't bullsh*t yourself! : crush the excuses that are holding you back / by Taffer, Jon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Jon Taffer, the popular host of Spike TV's 'Bar Rescue', doesn't sugarcoat - he tells it like it is. Now, in 'Don't Bullsh*t Yourself', he teaches readers how to stop fooling themselves and turn their excuses into solutions to improve their life and business.
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Success in business.; Success.; Excuses.; Failure (Psychology);
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The rise [sound recording] : creativity, the gift of failure, and the search for mastery / by Lewis, Sarah,1957-;
Read by the author.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Creative ability.; Expertise.; Failure (Psychology);
© p2014., Simon & Schuster Audio,
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Why we make mistakes : how we look without seeing, forget things in seconds, and are all pretty sure we are way above average / by Hallinan, Joseph T.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Errors.; Failure (Psychology); Insight.; Thought and thinking.;
© c2009., Broadway Books,
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The right kind of wrong : the science of failing well / by Edmondson, Amy C.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Award-winning Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson has influenced legion MBA grads as well as Big Think authors from Brenae Brown to Adam Grant with her pioneering work on psychological safety. Now, Amy is bringing her work to the wider world,upending our entire cultural notion of failure with this guide to the science of failing well, which actualizes the potential of psychological safety for both individuals and organizations alike"--
Subjects: Failure (Psychology); Organizational learning; Psychology, Industrial.;
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The girls at 17 Swann Street [sound recording] / by Zgheib, Yara,author.; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Saskia Maarleveld."The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose a little more weight, perhaps she would make the soloists' list. Perhaps if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. Perhaps if she just ran for one more mile, lost just one more pound. Anna Roux was a professional dancer who followed the man of her dreams from Paris to Missouri. There, alone with her biggest fears - imperfection, failure, loneliness - she spirals down anorexia and depression till she weighs a mere eighty-eight pounds. Forced to seek treatment, she is admitted as a patient at 17 Swann Street, a peach pink house where pale, fragile women with life-threatening eating disorders live. Women like Emm, the veteran; quiet Valerie; Julia, always hungry. Together, they must fight their diseases and face six meals a day. Every bite causes anxiety. Every flavor induces guilt. And every step Anna takes toward recovery will require strength, endurance, and the support of the girls at 17 Swann Street"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Anorexia nervosa; Dancers; Depression, Mental; Failure (Psychology);
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Rosie Revere, engineer / by Beaty, Andrea.; Roberts, David,1970-;
A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Engineers; Inventions; Failure (Psychology); Perseverance (Ethics);
© 2013., Abrams Books for Young Readers,
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The disintegrating student : struggling but smart and falling apart ... and how to turn it around / by Jannot, Jeannine,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-203).In 'The Disintegrating Student', Jeannine Jannot, PhD, explores an increasingly common phenomenon: bright, successful students who suddenly hit a wall, with falling grades, scattered work, and emotional upheaval - and what parents can do to help their child get back on track. Primarily for students in high school and the first year of university.
Subjects: Academic achievement.; Failure (Psychology) in adolescence.; Motivation in education.; School failure; Stress in adolescence.; Time management.;
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