What if we could improve our ability to predict the future? Everything we do involves forecasts about how the future will unfold. Whether buying a new house or changing job, designing a new product or getting married, our decisions are governed by implicit predictions of how things are likely to turn out. The problem is, we're not very good at it. In a landmark, twenty-year study, Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed that the average expert was only slightly better at predicting the future than a layperson using random guesswork. Tetlock's latest project - an unprecedented, government-funded forecasting ... |
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How high achievers unlocked their potential. And how you can too. How do Olympic medal-winning athletes turbo-charge their motivation? How do multi-millionaire founders develop the habits of champions? And how do Premier League football coaches lead their teams to victory? "High Performance" reveals the methods the world's most remarkable athletes, coaches and entrepreneurs use to excel. From taking responsibility for your situation to finding your "trademark behaviours", thinking flexibly to crafting a high performance culture, Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes identify the eight crucial ... |
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Fifty recipes inspired by the works of Dr. Seuss, for children and grown-ups to cook together! Have you ever wanted to quench your thirst—like a Yink, with a Pink Ink Drink? Or to carve a Roast Beast like the Grinch at a holiday meal? Have you always wanted to say "Yes, thank you, I would like to try Green Eggs and Ham"? Then this is the book for you! From "Pups in Cups" to "Star-Belly Peaches" to "Warm Whisked Wocket Waffles", the simple, wholesome recipes in this unique cookbook are almost as much fun to read as they are to make! Created specifically for children to use with ... |
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Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience. In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances - a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection. Over the past two decades, Brown's extensive research into the experiences that ... |