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Smarter Faster Better:The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business provides an in-depth look at some of the world’s most successful individuals, teams, and corporations, and breaks down the secrets of their productivity. With deep analysis backed by recent scientific research, Smarter FasterBetter uncovers the art and science of how to get more done.
From the story of how a group of creatives turned a failed script into Disney’s megahit Frozen, to Jack Welch’s ambitious goals at General Electric in the ’90s, to the trials and travails of a marine at basic training, Smarter Faster Better explains the science of productivity in a relatable, actionable, and interesting way.
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Smarter Faster Better:The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business provides an in-depth look at some of the world’s most successful individuals, teams, and corporations, and breaks down the secrets of their productivity. With deep analysis backed by recent scientific research, Smarter FasterBetter uncovers the art and science of how to get more done.
From the story of how a group of creatives turned a failed script into Disney’s megahit Frozen, to Jack Welch’s ambitious goals at General Electric in the ’90s, to the trials and travails of a marine at basic training, Smarter Faster Better explains the science of productivity in a relatable, actionable, and interesting way.
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Smarter Faster Better
The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
Based on the Book by Charles Duhigg
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Smarter Faster Better is the follow-up to Charles Duhigg’s 2012 bestseller, The Power of Habit. Like his first book, which focused on why habits form and how they can be changed, Smarter Faster Better weaves recent research in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics with compelling narratives drawn from a wide range of professional fields to help readers improve their lives. Smarter Faster Better focuses on increasing productivity, which Duhigg defines as the process of learning how to succeed with less stress and struggle.
The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better are part of a recent and very popular trend of books based on behavioral science, which is the study of how humans and animals behave. Israeli psychologist Daniel Kahneman helped popularize the field in 2002, when he won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work exploring how humans make decisions in the face of uncertainty. His book on this subject, Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011), was an international bestseller, and his collaboration with colleague Amos Tversky is the subject of a new book by Michael Lewis, The Undoing Project (2016). Other bestselling and influential behavioral science titles include Blink (2005) and Outliers (2008) by Malcolm Gladwell, Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert (2006), Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely (2008), Nudge by Richard H. Thaler (2008), and Quiet by Susan Cain (2012).
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