Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science behind why everything you know about success is (mostly) wrong
When I see talent, I want them to be all they can be. I really want to help — and by doing so, I am helped as well. Whenever I mentor, I notice I'm learning something myself.
—Garry Shandling(resource) Eric Barker, Barking Up the Wrong Tree
If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.
A study of lucky and unlucky people to see if it was just random chance, spooky magic... or if there were real differences that caused such different results in life.
It turns out luck isn't just serendipity or due to the paranormal. A lot of it is about the choices people make.
—Richard Wiseman, a professor at the University of Hertfordshire, (resource) Barking Up the Wrong Tree
That is the hallmark of a true eccentric — not thinking you're all that eccentric, even when your every thought, word, and deed seems to set you apart from the rest of the world.
Comedians need a place where we can work on that stuff... No comedians ever done a joke that bombs all the time and kept doing it. Nobody in the history of stand-up.
Not one guy. —Chris Rock (resource) Eric Barker, Barking Up the Wrong Tree
A strong desire for novelty and a low threshold for frustration may be adaptive earlier in life: Moving on from dead-end pursuits is essential to the discovery of more promising paths. — Angela Duckworth, Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long Term Goals(resource) Eric Barker, Barking Up the Wrong Tree www.myINSPIRATIONALquotes.net
Research shows that when we choose to quit pursuing unattainable goals, we're less happier, less stressed, and get sick less often. Which people are the most stressed out? Those who wouldn't quit what wasn't working.
— Eric Barker, (resource) Barking Up the Wrong Tree
