Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Dr. Carol Dweck: World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, explains the power of how we approach our mindset. Dweck explains why it’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success–but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset.
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan: This book explains the success habit to overcome the six lies that block our success, beat the seven 'thieves' that steal time, and leverage the laws of purpose, priority, and productivity.
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, by John Medina: Each chapter describes a brain rule and what scientists know for sure about how our brains work, then offers transformative ideas for our daily lives.
What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast by Laura Vanderkam: Lessons on how to makeover your mornings so that you can take advantage of this time to incorporate things into your day that you love outside of work/school. This is one of many short books on success and time management that Vanderkam has written.
Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman: A tour of the mind that explains 2 systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior.
* Book descriptions adapted from goodreads.com and the GradHacker Blog.
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Grad School Book Club: Working Smarter
January 28, 2015
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