About the Book: What is reality? What is clarity? How to shape human life and wellbeing? These three are the most fundamental, eternal, and universal questions of humankind. Human life is an intrinsic organic unity of all three questions and their dimensions. Purposeful and joyful living is impossible without deep understanding of this organic unity which is mainly controlled and influenced by intrinsic laws or phenomena— the invisible driving force of human reality and flow of life. The essence of clarity: clear, clean, and neutral understanding of reality. Clarity creates value and shapes better life. Stupidity destroys value and sucks life. Stupidity is the source of all human miseries in individual's life, society, country, and the world at large. Clarity is the secret power to transform humankind. For the first time in history, this book has tried specifically and exclusively to explain, and highlight the essence, relevance, and significance of intrinsic laws to discover the power of clarity to shape mind, better life, and human wellbeing—health, happiness, and contentment This book is timeless, universal, relevant, and extremely useful for all people across the cultures and countries of the world for profound clarity to ensure living rightly and completely.
In urgent response to the epidemic of crippling complexity affecting organizations around the world, Simplify Work reveals the common sources of this virus and outlines practical steps that can be taken to liberate innovation, productivity, and engagement. Complexity is like a vine that gradually grows and expands, wreaking havoc in organizations and individual lives. Growing complexity has traditionally been met with added structures, processes, committees and systems. Consequently, organizations often become a complicated mess, clouding strategic focus, slowing innovation and breeding complacency. It is no wonder that large organizations around the world are failing at an increasing rate and employee engagement levels have never been so low. Simplify Work reveals the typical drivers of complexity and provides a practical method for simplifying work. Inside, global management consultant Jesse Newton delivers a newfound clarity on the case for simplification and the steps organizations and individuals need to take to unleash its potential. He reveals the common drivers of debilitating complexity and provides a recipe for reducing and removing those things getting in the way of peak performance. Based on the research and experiences of a recognized organization effectiveness expert, Simplify Work leaves readers inspired and equipped to create a new liberating reality in both their organization and their life.
Welcome to the "Suck Less At Day Trading Series" Step into the world of professional day trading with Zalman “Sal” Sulaymanov’s transformative guide, "How To Suck Less At Day Trading." This isn’t just another trading manual; it's an unfiltered, comprehensive masterclass in navigating the markets with the wit, wisdom, and straight talk that only a seasoned price action trader and fund manager can provide. Don't let the name fool you. This is the most comprehensive guide to “mastering the art of day trading” available to retail traders on the market today. This Book has been split into two essential parts due to its massive size, ensuring you receive the most in-depth and practical knowledge available. You'll learn to think, and execute trades like an institutional trader, and begin a life of “day trading for a living.” With over 15 years of daily price action trading experience, Sal has paid the necessary tuition AKA "Mistakes & Losses," for the school of hard knocks AKA "The Market," so you don't have to. A Massive Series for Ambitious Traders: Spanning two books, over 700 pages, 28 chapters, and 110 topic sections, this series offers an exhaustive exploration of day trading. Part 1 focuses on topics that span from market fundamentals to trading psychology, laying the essential groundwork for your trading career. Why This Series Is a Must-Read: Unfiltered Insights: With over 15 years of daily price action trading experience, Sal has paid the necessary tuition AKA "mistakes and losses" in the school of hard knocks AKA "The Market" so you don't have to. He cuts through the noise with frank discussions about the realities of day trading, offering a fresh, honest perspective and tough love that's rare in trading literature. Psychology and Discipline: Discover the critical role of trading psychology, emotional discipline, and market psychology. Learn how to avoid self-destructive habits and master the mindset needed for trading success. Sections include, The Self-Sabotage Cycle, Fear and Greed in Trading, Trading vs Gambling, Neurolinguistic Programming, Neurolinguistic Programming for Day Traders. Empowerment Through Knowledge: Unveil the fundamentals of day trading. The business of day trading, commitment required for trading, retail vs. institutional, who are the key players, trading systems, understand market dynamics, market sectors, major exchanges, market correlations, margin, trading instruments, what markets can be traded, and the impact of economic indicators and market-moving events, the art of charting, chart types, candlesticks in trading, cryptocurrency. Practical Tools and Resources: From Understanding the Pattern Day Trader Rule, to leveraging charting software, trading hardware, brokers, news sources, market research, day trading vs. swing vs scalping, sim trading, pre-market prep, and the best times to trade, this guide covers all the essentials for setting up and succeeding in day trading. What Sets This Book Apart: No-Nonsense Approach: Sal’s straightforward, humorous style simplifies complex concepts, making this guide a refreshing read for traders at all levels. Comprehensive Market Knowledge: Gain deep insights into financial markets, trading instruments, and the impact of global economic events on trading strategies. Learn about crucial topics you never knew existed but actually needed. Tailored for Retail Traders: Specifically designed for retail traders, this book bridges the gap between amateur trading and professional expertise. Embark on Your Day Trading Journey: "How To Suck Less At Day Trading" is more than a book; it's a transformative experience. It's your key to unlocking the secrets of the markets, helping you make more informed decisions and ultimately suck less at the art of day trading. Get your copy today and transform your trading experience from mundane to extraordinary!
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Once in a great while, a book comes along that changes our view of the world. This magnificent novel from the Nobel laureate and author of Never Let Me Go is “an intriguing take on how artificial intelligence might play a role in our futures ... a poignant meditation on love and loneliness” (The Associated Press). • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA Book Club Pick! Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love?
"A freshly brewed introduction to the caffeine subculture." For hot beverage novices and budding baristas, here is an essential introduction to the world of coffee and tea, from a basic history of each product, to advanced tips and tricks for blending, brewing, and using syrups and milk, to recipes from around the world. ? Includes information on different types of beans and teas, available brewing equipment, and little-known secrets to making fabulous coffee- and tea-based drinks ? Written by food and beverage writers who are experts in the field ? Contains the finest recipes from worldwide barista champions
Winner of a 2013 Small Business Book Award for Economics The world is more overwhelming than ever before. Our work is deeper and more demanding than ever. Our businesses are more complicated and difficult to manage than ever. Our economy is more uncertain than ever. Our resources are scarcer than ever. There is endless choice and feature overkill in all but the best experiences. Everybody knows everything about us. The simple life is a thing of the past. Everywhere, there's too much of the wrong stuff and not enough of the right. The noise is deafening, the signal weak. Everything is too complicated and time-sucking. Welcome to the age of excess everything. Success in this new age looks different and demands a new skill: Subtraction. Subtraction is defined simply as the art of removing anything excessive, confusing, wasteful, unnatural, hazardous, hard to use, or ugly . . . or the discipline to refrain from adding it in the first place. And if subtraction is the new skill to be acquired, we need a guide to developing it. Enter The Laws of Subtraction. Through a dozen of the most compelling stories of breakthrough innovation culled from 2,000 cases and bolstered by uniquely personal essays contributed by over 50 of the most creative minds in business today, The Laws of Subtraction outlines six simple rules for winning in the age of excess everything, and delivers a single yet powerful idea: When you remove just the right things in just the right way, something very good happens. The Laws of Subtraction features contributions by over 50 highly regarded thinkers, creatives, and executives. On Law #1: What Isn't There Can Often Trump What Is "When you reduce the number of doors that someone can walk through, more people walk through the one that you want them to walk through." -- SCOTT BELSKY, founder and CEO of Behance and author of Making Ideas Happen On Law #2: The Simplest Rules Create the Most Effective Experience "Keeping it simple isn't easy. By exploiting subtraction in innovation, we've been able to create an environment of freedom and creativity that allows us to thrive." -- BRAD SMITH, CEO, Intuit On Law #3: Limiting Information Engages the Imagination "Subtraction can mean the difference between a highly persuasive presentation and a long, convoluted, and confusing one. Why say more when you can say less?" -- CARMINE GALLO, author of The Apple Experience On Law #4: Creativity Thrives Under Intelligent Constraints "Here's the key to the conundrum for managers who want to stoke the innovation fire: That close cousin of scarcity, constraint, can indeed foster creativity." -- TERESA AMABILE, author of The Progress Principle On Law #5: Break Is the Important Part of Breakthrough "If you kill the butterflies in your stomach, you'll kill the dream. Embrace the feeling. Save the butterflies." -- JONATHAN FIELDS, author of Uncertainty On Law #6: Doing Something Isn't Always Better Than Doing Nothing "When we're faced with the greatest odds against us, often we need to edit rather than add." -- CHIP CONLEY, cofounder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and author of Emotional Equations
The guide that proves your meetings don't have to suck! There's a big dull elephant in the boardroom: this meeting! Most of the millions of meetings held in the world today are a monumental waste of time and talent. Worse still, most of the so-called solutions and books for boring meetings are twice as boring. Boring Meetings Suck provides tips and tactics to deliver "Get-In, Get-It-Done, or Get-Out" style meetings, while also tackling what most prefer to avoid; that you don't have to BE in charge of a meeting to TAKE charge of a meeting. This entertaining and take-no-prisoners guide is full of easily deployed SRDs?Suckification Reduction Devices?that will help you make your next meeting both efficient and effective. Empowers attendees to politely speak up and get a meeting back on track, or graciously get out, without being fired Shows how hosts can capitalize on technology, learning to crowd-source problems and increase participation Defines surefire methods to get meetings to start and end on time and not have the speaker read the slides STOPS over-invitation syndrome The author has appeared before many major corporate clients, and was named a "Top Business Professional Under 40" by American City Business Journals Your meetings do not have to bore, nor must they suck. Instead, get the winning techniques in Boring Meetings Suck, and make your meetings awesome in their engagement and productivity, or stop having them!
Essentials of Botanical Extraction: Principles and Applications provides a unique, single source of valuable information on the various botanical extraction methods available, from conventional to the use of green and modern extraction technologies including ultrasounds, microwaves, pressurized liquids, and supercritical fluids. Most extracts obtained from botanicals are often poorly characterized with unidentified active or inactive constituents. A wise selection of an extraction strategy is vital to drug discovery from medicinal plants as extraction forms the basic first step in medicinal plant research. This book also explores the mathematical hypotheses and innovations in botanical extractions and analyzes different post extraction operations so that dependency on serendipity is reduced and the same be converted into programmed drug discovery. Reviews the history and current state of natural product drug discovery and development, highlighting successes and current issues Explains the application of chemometric tools in extraction process design and method development Introduces process intensification as applied to the processing of medicinal plant extracts for rapid and cost-effective extraction
