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"Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the...

Within the pages of this transformational book, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented you from living at the highest levels of success, happiness, and health. You'll learn to apply specific questions to any excuse, and then proceed through the steps of a new paradigm.

"The Fox News host and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Doesn't Hurt to Ask shares his trusted framework for decision-making, a game-changing method for anyone at a crossroads in life"-- Provided by publisher. In life, there are crucial moments when you must decide your next move. Gowdy has found that most consequential decisions boil down to three simple options: start, stay, or leave. Over the years he has made some great decisions and some...

"In an overloaded, superficial, technological world, in which almost everything and everybody are judged by their usefulness, where can we turn for escape, lasting pleasure, contemplation, or connection to others? While many forms of leisure meet these needs, Zena Hitz writes, few experiences are so fulfilling as the inner life, whether that of a bookworm, an amateur astronomer, a birdwatcher, or someone who takes a deep interest in one of countless...

"Psychologist Woo-kyoung Ahn devised a course at Yale called "Thinking" to help students examine the biases that cause so many problems in their daily lives. It quickly became one of the university's most popular courses. Now, for the first time, Ahn presents key insights from her years of teaching and research in a book for everyone. She shows how "thinking problems" stand behind a wide range of challenges, from common, self-inflicted daily aggravations...

Gather successful people from all walks of life-what would they have in common? The way they think! Now you can think as they do and revolutionize your work and life!

Through a backdrop of amusing anecdotes and accounts of psychological experiments, Chabris and Simons-psychology professors and winners of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Psychology-paint a surprising picture of the everyday illusions that cause shifts in our sense of reality.

If you could put on a pair of magical invisible glasses and see all the feelings, ideas, and other Invisible Things that populate our world, what would they look like? Could you see an itch? Could you describe hope? From the sound of a dog barking to the rainbow-MAGIC taste of a lollipop, from gratitude to grit, this book will help you meet the many interesting sensations that that follow you every day, even if you can't see them. Explore the way...

One of the world's leading practical Bible teachers outlines a flexible program to turn thoughts into habits, and habits into success, by using the mind as a tool for achievement.

"Featuring cutting-edge research and in-depth reporting, this paradigm-shifting book shows us how to skillfully confront the unexpected and unknown, and how to seek not-knowing in the service of curiosity, wisdom, and discovery"-- Provided by publisher.