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Much of the advice we�ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest�and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You�ll learn: � Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength � Whether nice guys finish last and why the best lessons about cooperation come from gang members, pirates, and serial killers � Why trying to increase confidence fails and how Buddhist philosophy holds a superior solution � The secret ingredient to �grit� that Navy SEALs and disaster survivors leverage to keep going � How to find work-life balance using the strategy of Genghis Khan, the errors of Albert Einstein, and a little lesson from Spider-Man By looking at what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us, we learn what we can do to be more like them�and find out in some cases why it�s good that we aren�t. Barking Up the Wrong Tree draws on startling statistics and surprising anecdotes to help you understand what works and what doesn�t so you can stop guessing at success and start living the life you want.