The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
The Great Mental Models, Volume 1

Author: Shane Parrish

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2024-10-15

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0593719972

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Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.

You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!
You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!

Author: Kate Kelly

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2006-04-25

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 0743288947

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A revised and updated edition of the classic self-help book that has served as a lifeline to the millions of adults who have ADHD! With over a quarter million copies in print, You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! is one of the bestselling books on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder ever written. There is a great deal of literature about children with ADHD, but what do you do if you have ADHD and aren't a child anymore? This indispensable reference—the first of its kind written for adults with ADHD by adults with ADHD—focuses on the experiences of adults, offering updated information, practical how-tos, and moral support to help readers deal with ADHD. It also explains the diagnostic process that distinguishes ADHD symptoms from normal lapses in memory, lack of concentration or impulsive behavior, offering guidance on how your reframe our view of ADHD and embrace its benefits. Here's what's new: The new ADHD medications and their effectiveness The effects of ADHD on human sexuality The differences between male and female ADHD—including falling estrogen levels and its impact on cognitive function The power of meditation ADHD coaching tricks and tips And the book still includes the tried-and-true advice about: Achieving balance by analyzing one's strengths and weaknesses Getting along in groups, at work and in intimate and family relationships—including how to decrease discord and chaos Learning the mechanics and methods for getting organized and improving memory Seeking professional help, including therapy and medication

You Are Not Stupid
You Are Not Stupid

Author: Jack C. Stanley

Publisher: The Tech Academy

Published: 2020-02-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780997326499

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"Our lives have been dominated by technology. Yet most people can't define basic tech terms and don't really understand how computers work. This book defines all modern tech terms and explains how the machines and devices that saturate our everyday life work exactly. But here's the important part: the explanations in this book are written simply and in a way that the average person can understand. With over 100 chapters, you'll remove the confusions associated with modern-day technology, and gain answers to questions you may not even know you had, including: How do computers work? What is the difference between the internet and world wide web? What is the history of modern devices, and how did we arrive here? How do screens display images? How does Wi-Fi work exactly? What does the 4G at the top right of most cell phones mean? What makes a computer or device fast or slow? What is cryptocurrency and bitcoin? What does the https at the beginning of every website mean? What is coding? And much, much more. This book could also be called The Manual for Operating in Modern Society. It will move you from a point of mystery to deep knowledge of, and thereby causation over, today's technology"--

How to Start a Business Analyst Career
How to Start a Business Analyst Career

Author: Laura Brandenburg

Publisher:

Published: 2015-01-02

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780983861126

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You may be wondering if business analysis is the right career choice, debating if you have what it takes to be successful as a business analyst, or looking for tips to maximize your business analysis opportunities. With the average salary for a business analyst in the United States reaching above $90,000 per year, more talented, experienced professionals are pursuing business analysis careers than ever before. But the path is not clear cut. No degree will guarantee you will start in a business analyst role. What's more, few junior-level business analyst jobs exist. Yet every year professionals with experience in other occupations move directly into mid-level and even senior-level business analyst roles. My promise to you is that this book will help you find your best path forward into a business analyst career. More than that, you will know exactly what to do next to expand your business analysis opportunities.

It Devours!
It Devours!

Author: Joseph Fink

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-10-17

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0062476084

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A new page-turning mystery about science, faith, love and belonging, set in a friendly desert community where ghosts, angels, aliens, and government conspiracies are commonplace parts of everyday life. Welcome to Night Vale… “Brilliant, hilarious, and wondrously strange. I’m packing up and moving to Night Vale! –Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. From the authors of the New York Times bestselling novel Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a mystery exploring the intersections of faith and science, the growing relationship between two young people who want desperately to trust each other, and the terrifying, toothy power of the Smiling God. Nilanjana Sikdar is an outsider to the town of Night Vale. Working for Carlos, the town’s top scientist, she relies on fact and logic as her guiding principles. But all of that is put into question when Carlos gives her a special assignment investigating a mysterious rumbling in the desert wasteland outside of town. This investigation leads her to the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God, and to Darryl, one of its most committed members. Caught between her beliefs in the ultimate power of science and her growing attraction to Darryl, she begins to suspect the Congregation is planning a ritual that could threaten the lives of everyone in town. Nilanjana and Darryl must search for common ground between their very different world views as they are faced with the Congregation’s darkest and most terrible secret.

I'm Not Stupid, I'm Right-Brained
I'm Not Stupid, I'm Right-Brained

Author: Evie Fishkin

Publisher:

Published: 2009-11

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781935526001

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We are familiar with the left-brain genius, the person with a high IQ, but many don't know there is another kind of genius that is often overlooked: the right-brain genius. As our understanding of the brain goes, the importance of the right hemisphere is coming into focus, blowing away preconceived notions about the brain and how it learns. There's a great and growing body of research and evidence in the scientific community about the functions of the right and left side of the brain. The author has the unique opportunity to view from experience as an art teacher, the evidence that's in startling agreement with today's research. The classroom has been her "lab" for over twelve years. It has been this collective study, coupled with observation, that has been the premise for this book. "i'm not stupid, I'm Right-Brained" offers right-brain dominant individuals the insight and tools they need for success in a predominately left-brain world.

SOAR Study Skills
SOAR Study Skills

Author: Susan Woodcock Kruger

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780977428007

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"SOAR study skills is a comprehensive program that empowers students to manage their time, schoolwork, and extra-curricular activities more efficiently."--Back cover.

Not Stupid
Not Stupid

Author: Anna Kennedy

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2009-04-06

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1843582309

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When Anna and Sean Kennedy discovered that one of their sons had asperger's syndrome and that their other son was autistic, they were truly devastated - but their family's troubles were just the beginning.Turned away by no fewer than 26 special needs schools when searching for appropriate educational facilities for their boys, Anna and Sean were down - but not out. Anna was determined to prove that for children like their sons, the challenges of growing up with autism - to demonstrate to the world that they were simply Not Stupid - did not have to end in defeat. Through sheer guts and determination, they turned their situation into a victory by establishing a centre of excellence for the care and support of those with autism. With more than half a million people in Britain affected by autism, it is little wonder that their school quickly became over-subscribed - proof that educational provision in this field is inadequate in the United Kingdom today, and proof also that it is still possible to transform a vision into reality through simply not giving up. Anna's story, and that of her ever-improving sons, is a beacon of inspiration for parents of special needs children all over the country. Not Stupid offers a readers a rollercoaster of emotions but most of all it offers a real sense of hope for those whose lives are affected by autism.