John Tierney

Roy F. Baumeister

"The most important book at the borderland of psychology and politics that I have ever read."--Martin E. P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at that University of Pennsylvania and author of Learned Optimism Why are we devastated by a word of criticism even when it's mixed with lavish praise? Because our brains are wired to focus on the bad. This negativity effect explains things great and small: why countries blunder into disastrous wars, why couples divorce, why people flub job interviews, how schools fail students, why football coaches stupidly punt on fourth down. All day long, the power of bad governs people's moods, drives marketing campaigns, and dominates news and politics. Eminent social scientist Roy F. Baumeister stumbled unexpectedly upon this fundamental aspect of human nature. To find out why financial losses mattered more to people than financial gains, Baumeister looked for situations in which good events made a bigger impact than bad ones. But his team couldn't find any. Their research showed that bad is relentlessly stronger than good, and their paper has become one of the most-cited in the scientific literature. Our brain's negativity bias makes evolutionary sense because it kept our ancestors alert to fatal dangers, but it distorts our perspective in today's media environment. The steady barrage of bad news and crisismongering makes us feel helpless and leaves us needlessly fearful and angry. We ignore our many blessings, preferring to heed--and vote for--the voices telling us the world is going to hell. But once we recognize our negativity bias, the rational brain can overcome the power of bad when it's harmful and employ that power when it's beneficial. In fact, bad breaks and bad feelings create the most powerful incentives to become smarter and stronger. Properly understood, bad can be put to perfectly good use. As noted science journalist John Tierney and Baumeister show in this wide-ranging book, we can adopt proven strategies to avoid the pitfalls that doom relationships, careers, businesses, and nations. Instead of despairing at what's wrong in your life and in the world, you can see how much is going right--and how to make it still better.

How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It

The Power of Bad

Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions, it's hard to possess willpower - or in fact even understand why we should need it. Yet it's actually the most important factor in achieving success and a happy life, shown to be more significant than money, looks, background or intelligence. This book reveals the secrets of self-control. For years the old-fashioned, even Victorian, value of willpower has been disparaged by psychologists who argued that we're largely driven by unconscious forces beyond our control. Here Roy Baumeister, one of the world's most esteemed and influential psychologists, and journalist John Tierney, turn this notion on its head. They show us that willpower is like a muscle that can be strengthened with practice. The latest laboratory work reveals that self-control has a physical basis and so is dramatically affected by simple things such as eating and sleeping - to the extent that a life-changing decision may go in different directions depending on whether it's made before or after lunch. You will discover how babies can be taught willpower, the joys of the to-don't list, the success of Alcoholics Anonymous, the pointlessness of diets and the secrets to David Blaine's stunts. There are also fascinating personal stories, from explorers, students, soldiers, ex-addicts and parents. Based on years of psychological research and filled with practical advice, this book will teach you how to gain from self-control without pain, and discover the very real power in willpower. The results are nothing short of life-changing.

Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength

Willpower

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Christopher Buckley

A Monk-Tycoon Reveals The 71/2 Laws Of Spritual And Financial Growth

God Is My Broker

"The most important book at the borderland of psychology and politics that I have ever read."—Martin E. P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at that University of Pennsylvania and author of Learned Optimism Why are we devastated by a word of criticism even when it’s mixed with lavish praise? Because our brains are wired to focus on the bad. This negativity effect explains things great and small: why countries blunder into disastrous wars, why couples divorce, why people flub job interviews, how schools fail students, why football coaches stupidly punt on fourth down. All day long, the power of bad governs people’s moods, drives marketing campaigns, and dominates news and politics. Eminent social scientist Roy F. Baumeister stumbled unexpectedly upon this fundamental aspect of human nature. To find out why financial losses mattered more to people than financial gains, Baumeister looked for situations in which good events made a bigger impact than bad ones. But his team couldn’t find any. Their research showed that bad is relentlessly stronger than good, and their paper has become one of the most-cited in the scientific literature. Our brain’s negativity bias makes evolutionary sense because it kept our ancestors alert to fatal dangers, but it distorts our perspective in today’s media environment. The steady barrage of bad news and crisismongering makes us feel helpless and leaves us needlessly fearful and angry. We ignore our many blessings, preferring to heed—and vote for—the voices telling us the world is going to hell. But once we recognize our negativity bias, the rational brain can overcome the power of bad when it’s harmful and employ that power when it’s beneficial. In fact, bad breaks and bad feelings create the most powerful incentives to become smarter and stronger. Properly understood, bad can be put to perfectly good use. As noted science journalist John Tierney and Baumeister show in this wide-ranging book, we can adopt proven strategies to avoid the pitfalls that doom relationships, careers, businesses, and nations. Instead of despairing at what’s wrong in your life and in the world, you can see how much is going right—and how to make it still better.

Provides step-by-step instructions for dealing with the best life has to offer, including success, wealth, and fame.

A Parody

The Best-Case Scenario Handbook

Bezwingen Sie den Negativitätseffekt! Warum brauchen wir durchschnittlich vier gute Erlebnisse, um ein schlechtes emotional auszugleichen? Warum erschüttert uns ein einziges Wort der Kritik, selbst wenn es mit heftigem Lob daherkommt? Der renommierte Sozialpsychologe Roy F. Baumeister entdeckte den Negativitätseffekt als grundlegenden Aspekt unseres Wesens. Mit ihm lässt sich erklären, warum Länder in katastrophale Kriege geraten, warum Paare sich scheiden lassen, warum Menschen Vorstellungsgespräche vermasseln. Doch wir können lernen, unsere Negativitätsvorurteile zu erkennen, zu steuern und sogar zu überwinden. Die Macht des Schlechten kann perfekt für Gutes genutzt werden. »Dieser faszinierende Blick eines unserer kreativsten Psychologen und Wissenschaftsautoren auf unsere Negativitätsvorurteile kann Ihr Verständnis der menschlichen Natur erhellen, Ihre Weltanschauung ausbalancieren und Sie aufheitern.« Steven Pinker

Nicht mehr schwarzsehen und gut leben

Die Macht des Schlechten

Stephen Davies

Philip Booth

Nima Sanandaji

Tom G. Palmer

Lynne Kiesling

Lisa Conyers

Jeffrey Miron

Sarah Skwire

Self-Control Or State Control? You Decide

An introduction to criminological theory, and to the scope of criminology as an academic discipline, this text presents criminological theory within wider social and political contexts, charting the corresponding development of the academic discipline in a chronological framework.

Theory and Context

Criminology

This book is an invaluable reference for those new to the field of criminology, who are looking for a clear outline of the major perspectives and traditions found in criminology. The author has outlined the ideas, concepts and traditions of the key theoretical perspectives that drive contemporary debate. Topics discussed include: Anomie theory Classical criminology Critical criminology Labelling theory Positivism Post-modernism Subcultural theory Key Perspectives in Criminology is not simply a dictionary of criminology, but a welcome introduction for those with a genuine interest in the terms, concepts, themes and debates in the field.

EBOOK: Key Perspectives In Criminology

Il raggiungimento degli obiettivi personali - una famiglia felice, la sicurezza economica, una salute di ferro - si basa soprattutto su due fattori: l'intelligenza e l'autodisciplina. Mentre ci sono dubbi sulla possibilità di aumentare il livello di intelligenza, è stato scoperto che l'autocontrollo si può migliorare in modo significativo. Le ricerche hanno rilevato che i principali problemi personali e sociali derivano dalla mancanza di autocontrollo: gioco d'azzardo, shopping compulsivo, scarsi risultati scolastici e lavorativi, abuso di droghe, disturbi dell'alimentazione, cattiva forma fisica. Dopo aver raggiunto il punto di massimo discredito negli anni '60 e '70, quando si celebravano le libertà individuali e l'importanza dell'autostima, oggi la forza di volontà - e la conseguente autodisciplina -, grazie soprattutto alle ricerche di Baumeister, è di nuovo uno dei temi più considerati nell'ambito delle scienze sociali. Volere è potere insegna non solo a migliorare la forza di volontà (che per Baumeister è come un muscolo che può essere rafforzato con l'esercizio), ma anche a conservarla, fissando i giusti obiettivi e monitorando i progressi ottenuti.

La forza di volontà è la chiave di ogni successo e può essere allenata

Volere è potere

Faire de l’exercice, dépasser l’échec scolaire, sortir des addictions, triompher de l’anxiété ou des crises de colère... Nous pouvons vaincre la plupart des problèmes sérieux auxquels nous sommes confrontés dans notre vie personnelle comme dans notre vie professionnelle grâce au self-control. La force de la volonté, étudiée depuis plusieurs années par les neurosciences et la psychologie comportementale, est un élément indispensable pour comprendre notre comportement. Faisant le point sur les recherches actuelles, les auteurs dévoilent tout de la nouvelle science du self-control : en identifiant les pièges qui affaiblissent la volonté, ils suggèrent des stratégies pour les éviter – le meilleur moyen, selon eux, d’améliorer sa vie.

Le pouvoir de la volonté. La nouvelle science du self-control

This is an incredible story. The author, a failed, alcoholic Wall Street trader, had retreated to a monastery. It, too, was failing. Then, one fateful day, Brother Ty decided to let God be his broker--and not only saved the monastery but discovered the 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth. Brother Ty's remarkable success has been studied at the nation's leading business schools and scrutinized by Wall Street's greatest minds, but until now the secret to his 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth have been available only to a select few: • 87 percent of America's billionaires • 28 recent Academy Award winners • Over half the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize • No members of the U.S. Congress Now, for the first time, Brother Ty reveals the secrets he has gleaned from the ancient texts of the monks, and tells how you can get God to be your broker. God Is My Broker is the first truly great self-help business novel. Open this book and open your heart. It will change your life.

A Monk-Tycoon Reveals the 7 1/2 Laws of Spiritual and Financial Growth

Roy Baumeister

Der verständliche Forschungsbericht über die entscheidende Rolle von Disziplin und Willenskraft für Glück und Zufriedenheit, Karriere, Gesundheit und finanzielle Sicherheit zeigt auch, wie sich beide Fähigkeiten trainieren lassen.

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