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Loserthink
''Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America'' is a 2019 nonfiction book by Scott Adams, creator of '' Dilbert''. Adams suggests that many otherwise intelligent people are trapped by unproductive ways of thinking. The reason for this, he says, is they don't have experience across multiple domains and thus are not equipped to think more productively. Loserthink introduces readers to the most useful thought patterns in a variety of disciplines. Adams wants to help employees identify mental barriers and how to break through them, as well as escape from their own "mental prisons." Loserthink is a New York Times Bestseller ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. John Bear, ''The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times .... The book claims to show you how to think like a psychologist, artist, historian, engineer, leader, scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Adams
Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is an American author and cartoonist. He is the creator of the syndicated ''Dilbert'' comic strip, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business. ''Dilbert'' gained national prominence during the downsizing period in 1990s America and reached a worldwide audience. Adams worked in various business roles before he became a full-time cartoonist in 1995. He writes in a satirical, often sarcastic way about the social and psychological landscape of white-collar workers in modern corporations. In addition Adams has written books in various other areas, including the spiritual experiment '' God's Debris'' encapsulating a form of pandeism, and books on political and management topics, including '' Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter''. Early life Adams was born in 1957 in Windham, New York, the son of Paul and Virginia (née Vining) Adams. He is of half-German descent and also has English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Self-Help
Self-help or self-improvement is a self-guided improvement''APA Dictionary of Physicology'', 1st ed., Gary R. VandenBos, ed., Washington: American Psychological Association, 2007.—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis. When engaged in self-help, people often use publicly available information or support groups, on the Internet as well as in person, where people in similar situations join together. From early examples in self-driven legal practiceSteve Salerno (2005) ''Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless'', pp. 24–25 and home-spun advice, the connotations of the word have spread and often apply particularly to education, business, psychology and psychotherapy, commonly distributed through the popular genre of self-help books. According to the ''APA Dictionary of Psychology'', potential benefits of self-help groups that professionals may not be able to provide include friendship, emotional support, experi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portfolio (publisher)
Portfolio is a division of Penguin Group (USA) and Penguin Random House founded in 2001 by Adrian Zackheim as a business book imprint dedicated to technology, economics, entrepreneurship, biography, and investigative journalism. Some of Portfolio’s bestsellers include ''Start with Why'' by Simon Sinek, ''#Girlboss'' by Sophia Amoruso, ''The Obstacle Is The Way'' by Ryan Holiday, ''Team of Teams'' by General Stanley McChrystal, ''This Is Marketing'' by Seth Godin, ''The Bullet Journal Method'' by Ryder Carroll, ''Brotopia'' by Emily Chang Emily Chang may refer to: * Emily Chang (actress) (born 1980), American actress * Emily Chang (journalist) Emily Hsiu-Ching Chang (; born August 11, 1980) is an American journalist, executive producer, and author. Chang was the anchor and execut ..., and ''The Four'' by Scott Galloway. Penguin launched Portfolio UK in 2010. References {{reflist External links www.penguin.com/publishers/portfolio Penguin Random House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilbert
''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satirical office humor about a white-collar, micromanaged office with engineer Dilbert as the title character. It has spawned dozens of books, an animated television series, a video game, and hundreds of themed merchandise items. ''Dilbert Future'' and ''The Joy of Work'' are among the most read books in the series. In 1997, Adams received the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award and the Newspaper Comic Strip Award for his work. ''Dilbert'' appears online and as of 2013 was published daily in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries and 25 languages. Publication history ''Dilbert'' began syndication by United Feature Syndicate (a division of United Media) in April 1989. On June 3, 2010, United Media sold their licensing arm, along with the rights to ''Dilbert'', to Iconix Brand Group. This led to ''Dilbert'' leaving United Media. In la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times Bestseller
''The New York Times'' Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.John Bear, ''The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago'', Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992. Since October 12, 1931, ''The New York Times Book Review'' has published the list weekly. In the 21st century, it has evolved into multiple lists, grouped by genre and format, including fiction and non-fiction, hardcover, paperback and electronic. The list is based on a proprietary method that uses sales figures, other data and internal guidelines that are unpublished—how the ''Times'' compiles the list is a trade secret. In 1983 (as part of a legal argument), the ''Times'' stated that the list is not mathematically objective but rather editorial content. In 2017, a ''Times'' representative said that the goal is that the lists reflect authentic best seller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Lisec Joshua Lisec is an American author, novelist, ghostwriter and writing coach. He has ghostwritten more than 80 books since 2011. He has written his own nonfiction book, ''So Good They Call You a Fake''. Early life and education Lisec grew up in Englewood, Ohio. He was homeschooled, graduating from high school at age 16 and Wright State University at age 20. Career Lisec wrote the action-adventure novel ''The Phoenix Reich'', published in 2013. During book signings, he was approached by two people who asked if he would help them write their own books and he started ghostwriting. Lisec has written more than 80 books for CEOs, celebrities and other clients. In 2023, Lisec published ''So Good They Call You a Fake'', which he described as “part memoir and part how to book”. In addition to ghostwriting, Lisec has developed a system he calls “ghost publishing” to help clients publish their own books. Lisec criticized fellow ghostwriter J. R. Moehringer in ''The Millions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] |
