Category: Nonfixing

Riddles of sleep. From insomnia to lethargy

: The book of a scientist-somnologist reveals the secrets of sleep: how did a dream come about and why is it needed, how much should one sleep, do prophetic dreams exist, how to overcome insomnia, snoring and drowsiness. Sleeping well is very important. How much to sleep. Was Leonardo right? Most people sleep 7-8 hours: apparently this is exactly ...

Created for sale: Build a business that can thrive without you

Business Success - Narrow Specialization Let's say you just opened a design agency. How to make a company successful? Should you focus on providing one service or do whatever you can? Some take every opportunity to make money. But this is the wrong strategy for the long term. ...

You can agree on everything.! How to maximize any negotiation

The text is a concentrate of the book, divided into conventional parts with non-original headings. About the origins of negotiations You did not learn the art of negotiation at work. You studied negotiations without any effort, irresistibly striving for what you wanted to receive, and thereby satisfy ...

To Paulin on the transience of life

: The great Roman philosopher discusses the transience of life in letters to his friend Pauline. Most mortals complain about the treachery of nature: we are born so briefly, and the time allotted to us flies so soon that, with the exception of a few, we leave life before we have time for it ...

Five vices of the team: parables about leadership

Teamwork is the main competitive advantage. It is difficult to determine exactly what makes a team great, but one thing is clear: a great team is not just a combination of its components. Example. In basketball, the coordinated work of mediocre players defeats the disjointed team of stars. Why even the most ...

Winner

Personal business philosophy Mission and values ​​The mission answers the question: “How to achieve success in this business field?” and explains by what principles the company will select staff, make investments and allocate resources. Values ​​determine how the company plans to fulfill the stated ...

The halo effect ... and the other eight illusions that mislead managers

There is no scientific explanation for the success of the company. Every manager is looking for the Holy Grail - an idea or method that determines the path to success. Attempts to explain what makes a business successful, identify reasons that often depend not on science, but on pseudoscience. The scientific process determines the truth through experiments, and pseudoscience ...

Effective leader: complete guide to action - how to achieve the desired result

You can learn efficiency. Any leader is required to perform tasks correctly - efficiency. People with brilliant mental abilities can be ineffective workers. Mind, imagination and knowledge only in combination with efficiency are embodied in the results. Until recently ...

Conversations and Judgments

This book is the pearl of ancient Chinese philosophy, the legendary monument of literature, where the main provisions of Confucian teachings are concentrated. In 1910, the Russian Sinologist P.S. Popov translated this text and commented on it. Confucius is an ancient Chinese thinker and philosopher....

How to work 4 hours a weeknor do you hang around in the office “from bell to bell”, live anywhere and get rich

For the “new rich”, to be rich means to live a luxurious life here and now. Many people donate their best years of life to an unloved job to ensure a comfortable old age, and consider it worth it. They think that work should be hard, and they will be rewarded for their efforts in the future. Putting off ...

Psychology of influence: how to learn to persuade and succeed

Our stereotyped thinking can be used against us. In the modern world it is impossible to think about the details of each decision, and we use psychological labels, stereotypes, and they regularly serve us. The behavior of animals may seem ridiculously simple to us. Example: Sometimes a brood hen ...

How to make friendsand influence people

: A famous psychologist teaches you how to communicate with people, make friends, win disputes and influence the thoughts and emotions of others. If you want to immediately make a good impression - smile. Smile is the easiest way to tell a new friend: "I like you, and I am very happy to meet you." Our ...

This year I ...How to change habits, keep promises or do what you have long dreamed of

Your dreams and desires are the first step to success. Each of us would like to change something in our life or learn something new. But often our plans and dreams are not fulfilled - we simply do not know how to change this. Changing your behavior requires work. The process of change does not mean getting rid of harmful ...

I want and I will. Accept yourself, love life and become happy

Mikhail Labkovsky is a practicing psychologist with 35 years of experience. All psychological problems described by him in the book are conditionally reduced to three topics: relationships with oneself, with a partner, and with children. Neurotic personality - people with the habit of worrying about inconsequential occasions or no reason at all. Their psyche ...

Business in the style of F ***. Personal experience of an entrepreneur in Russia

Real business is far from being a continuous path from success to success. Failures and crises are his natural companions. In 1998, Dmitry Agarunov lost his business, owed a million dollars and undermined his health. Nevertheless, he managed to create a large successful media company that survived ...

How to solve the five main problems of the team: practical guide for leaders, managers and consultants

Managers often devote their time not to team problems, but to other issues - finance, marketing, sales, operations.There are two reasons for this: teamwork is difficult to measure (and how then to evaluate it?), And teamwork is difficult to achieve. However, teamwork is hard to overestimate. ...

State of the future

Introduction What is the role of the state in a developed industrial society? To answer this question, for a start, four theoretical positions should be designated as a framework for discussion. We will call these positions. Classical liberalism. Libertarian socialism. State socialism. State ...

Life as a constructor: highlight the main thing, take away the excess and create a life that inspires you

Introduction Life is a constructor, a combination of parts and processes that we can question, change and exclude. And create something new and original. Aisha Bersel, a twenty-year-old industrial designer whose work is exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art, will show ...

How to be interesting: 10 easy steps

Explore Explore new ideas, places and opinions. Listening only to yourself is the destiny of unbearably boring people. No one saw everything that you saw. No one was in all those places where you were. No one experiences exactly the same feelings as you. Find out why. Disconnect from gadgets. Not having ...

Stop dreaming, get down to business! Why it is more important to work well than to look for a good job

We often hear “Go for a dream!” and "Do what you like." Because of these slogans, it is impossible to see the path to full and fruitful work. These erroneous statements make it difficult to build a career and receive satisfaction from the profession. The scientist and author of several best-selling books on personal growth and ...