Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

What defines success for you is, well, up to you.

In each chapter we’ll review both sides of the story. We’ll see the strengths of each perspective.

an unsound mind can help an athlete ignore pain and push his or her body beyond its naturally conservative limits.

It’s only natural to wonder what made Robič so dominant and successful in such a grueling event. Was he genetically gifted? No. When tested, he seemed physically typical for a top ultra-endurance athlete. Did he have the best trainer? Nope. His friend Uroč Velepec described Robič as “Completely uncoachable.” In a piece for the New York Times, Dan C

Research shows prisons in the United States run smoother with gangs than without them.

As the old saying goes, “You can do anything once you stop trying to do everything.”

Inherent in the strategies of the bad guys in the tournament were two mistaken assumptions. The first was that later rounds would be like earlier rounds. Yet many programs, including TFT, paid attention to prior moves and responded accordingly, eventually punishing bad behavior.

“The executive who wants to be effective and who wants his organization to be effective polices all programs, all activities, all tasks. He always asks: ‘Is this still worth doing?’ And if it isn’t, he gets rid of it so as to be able to concentrate on the few tasks that, if done with excellence, will really make a difference in the results of his o

The same traits that make people a nightmare to deal with can also make them the people who change the world.