Maria's bookshelf: practic en-US Sun, 06 Oct 2024 03:29:31 -0700 60 Maria's bookshelf: practic 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking]]> 40102 The Tipping Point a classic, Blink changes the way you'll understand every decision you make. Never again will you think about thinking the same way.

Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work - in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?

In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of "blink": the election of Warren Harding; "New Coke"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing" - filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.]]> 296 Malcolm Gladwell 0316010669 Maria 0 3.97 2005 Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
author: Malcolm Gladwell
name: Maria
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/10/06
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]]> <![CDATA[The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage]]> 34189313
Using the science of habits, riveting stories and surprising facts from some of the most famous moments in history, art and business, Mel Robbins will explain the power of a “push moment.� Then, she’ll give you one simple tool you can use to become your greatest self.

It takes just five seconds to use this tool, and every time you do you’ll be in great company. More than 8 million people have watched Mel’s TEDx Talk, and executives inside of the world’s largest brands are using the tool to increase productivity, collaboration, and engagement.

In The 5 Second Rule, you’ll discover it takes just five seconds

- Become confident
- Break the habit of procrastination and self-doubt
- Beat fear and uncertainty
- Stop worrying and feel happier
- Share your ideas with courage

The 5 Second Rule is a simple, one-size-fits-all solution for the one problem we all face—we hold ourselves back.]]> 263 Mel Robbins 1682612392 Maria 3 practic 3.89 2017 The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage
author: Mel Robbins
name: Maria
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2024/02/24
date added: 2024/02/24
shelves: practic
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture]]> 58537332 In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.

In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal� when it comes to health?

Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal� as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Co-written with his son Daniel, The Myth of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.]]> 576 Gabor Maté 0593083881 Maria 5 practic A must read for everyone 4.30 2022 The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
author: Gabor Maté
name: Maria
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2023/11/05
date added: 2023/11/05
shelves: practic
review:
A must read for everyone
]]> <![CDATA[Floriografie. Limbajul secret al florilor: ghid ilustrat]]> 123218995
Prin ilustrațiile splendide și semnificațiile bine documentate, Jessica Roux reînvie „limbajul florilor� într-un mod cu totul original.

Jessica Roux este o ilustratoare pasionată de floră și faună și de explorarea abundenței naturii.
Desenele ei reproduc cu minuțiozitate, în culori pastelate și forme armonioase, plante, animale, mâncăruri și multe altele, în toată complexitatea lor.]]> 224 Jessica Roux 973473623X Maria 4 practic 4.60 2020 Floriografie. Limbajul secret al florilor: ghid ilustrat
author: Jessica Roux
name: Maria
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2023/10/21
date added: 2023/10/21
shelves: practic
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature—A New Evolutionary History]]> 40591933 We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but is there really anything special about us that sets us apart from other animals? Humans are the slightest of twigs on a single family tree that encompasses four billion years, a lot of twists and turns, and a billion species. All of those organisms are rooted in a single origin, with a common code that underwrites our existence. This paradox - that our biology is indistinct from all life, yet we consider ourselves to be special - lies at the heart of who we are.

In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford explores how many of the things once considered to be exclusively human are not: we are not the only species that communicates, makes tools, utilises fire, or has sex for reasons other than to make new versions of ourselves. Evolution has, however, allowed us to develop our culture to a level of complexity that outstrips any other observed in nature.

THE BOOK OF HUMANS tells the story of how we became the creatures we are today, bestowed with the unique ability to investigate what makes us who we are. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, it is a thrilling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them.

]]> 256 Adam Rutherford 1615195319 Maria 4 citite-in-engleza, practic 3.79 2016 Humanimal: How Homo Sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature—A New Evolutionary History
author: Adam Rutherford
name: Maria
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2020/09/07
date added: 2023/06/08
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:
A book in the genre of Sapiens, witty, funny, with interesting facts about the animal world and discoveries about evolution and human behaviour.
]]> Când corpul spune nu 59060049
După câteva decenii de carieră medicală de excepție, în care a urmărit legătura dintre stres și boală, Gabor Maté a strâns laolaltă poveștile pacienților săi, le-a confruntat cu cele mai recente studii clinice și a dezvăluit consecințele imediate, deseori ignorate, ale stresului de zi cu zi. Cartea sa este un semnal de alarmă și o pledoarie pentru medicina biopsihosocială, una dintre cele mai bune căi prin care ne putem elibera de această cumplită afecțiune a epocii noastre.

„O colecție inedită de cazuri reprezentative, extrase din experiența profesională a lui Maté, precum și dintr-o bogată bibliografie medicală.� (The Vancouver Sun)]]> 380 Gabor Maté Maria 5 practic 4.16 2003 Când corpul spune nu
author: Gabor Maté
name: Maria
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2023/01/08
date added: 2023/03/12
shelves: practic
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Omul în căutarea sensului vieţii]]> 18303517 Gordon W. Allport, psiholog

Cartea conţine probabil cea mai importantă concepţie psihologică de la Freud şi Adler încoace. Credinţa necondiţionată într-un sens necondiţionat � acesta este mesajul lui Frankl pentru cititori.
The American Journal of Psychiatry

Viktor Frankl a trăit experienţa a trei ani de inimaginabilă teroare în lagărele naziste ale morţii, printre care cele de la Auschwitz şi Dachau. În timpul suferinţei îndurate şi parţial din cauza acesteia, şi-a pus la punct viziunea psihoterapeutică originală cunoscută sub numele de logoterapie. În centrul teoriei sale stă convingerea că forţa motivatoare fundamentală a omului este căutarea sensului vieţii. Cartea de faţă conţine istorisirea vieţii unui om care, dintr-un număr, a redevenit o persoană.]]> 170 Viktor E. Frankl 9737283686 Maria 3 4.45 1946 Omul în căutarea sensului vieţii
author: Viktor E. Frankl
name: Maria
average rating: 4.45
book published: 1946
rating: 3
read at: 2023/03/11
date added: 2023/03/11
shelves: citite-in-engleza, biografice, practic
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men]]> 204773 144 James Hollis 0919123643 Maria 4 citite-in-engleza, practic 4.36 1994 Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men
author: James Hollis
name: Maria
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at: 2021/02/25
date added: 2021/02/25
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:

]]> The Course of Love 27789646
We all know the headiness and excitement of the early days of love. But what comes after? In Edinburgh, a couple, Rabih and Kirsten, fall in love. They get married, they have children—but no long-term relationship is as simple as “happily ever after.� The Course of Love explores what happens after the birth of love, what it takes to maintain, and what happens to our original ideals under the pressures of an average existence. We see, along with Rabih and Kirsten, the first flush of infatuation, the effortlessness of falling into romantic love, and the course of life thereafter. Interwoven with their story and its challenges is an overlay of philosophy—an annotation and a guide to what we are reading. As The New York Times says, � The Course of Love is a return to the form that made Mr. de Botton’s name in the mid-1990s�.love is the subject best suited to his obsessive aphorizing, and in this novel he again shows off his ability to pin our hopes, methods, and insecurities to the page.�

This is a Romantic novel in the true sense, one interested in exploring how love can survive and thrive in the long term. The result is a sensory experience—fictional, philosophical, psychological—that urges us to identify deeply with these characters and to reflect on his and her own experiences in love. Fresh, visceral, and utterly compelling, The Course of Love is a provocative and life-affirming novel for everyone who believes in love. “There’s no writer alive like de Botton, and his latest ambitious undertaking is as enlightening and humanizing as his previous works� ( Chicago Tribune ).]]> 222 Alain de Botton 1501134515 Maria 5 citite-in-engleza, practic 3.95 2016 The Course of Love
author: Alain de Botton
name: Maria
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2021/01/22
date added: 2021/01/24
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:
Great book, it steals from you the hope and the dream to find a soul mate, but instead, it gifts you hope to make a soul mate out of anyone.
]]> <![CDATA[Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind]]> 23692271 512 Yuval Noah Harari Maria 5 citite-in-engleza, practic 4.33 2011 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
author: Yuval Noah Harari
name: Maria
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2021/01/13
date added: 2021/01/14
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:
"Is there anything more dangerous than dissatisɹed and irresponsible gods who don’t know what they want?"
]]> <![CDATA[Хочу и буду. Принять себя, полюбить жизнь и стать счастливым]]> 34871287 320 Mikhail Labkovskiy 5961467996 Maria 5 citite-in-rusa, practic 3.87 Хочу и буду. Принять себя, полюбить жизнь и стать счастливым
author: Mikhail Labkovskiy
name: Maria
average rating: 3.87
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2020/08/16
date added: 2020/08/16
shelves: citite-in-rusa, practic
review:
O carte foarte buna, care ne deschide ochii la probleme care ne complica viata, ne trasnforma fericirea si pacea interioara intr-un scop greu de obtinut. Desigur, toate fixurile, "gandacii din cap" si complexurile cu care incercam sa traim astazi, isi au cauzele si originile in copilarie, in educatia pe care am primit-o si evenimentele care ne-au conturat caracterul. Aceasta carte ne permite sa realizam ca, cu toate aceste lucruri, putem lucra si le putem indrepta in prezent, pentru a trai fericit si linistit de acum inainte. Si ceea ce ne ramane sa facem este, nu sa invinovatim parintii pentru metodele cu care ne-au crescut, ci sa lucram asupra noastra si sa ne "tratam" de toate indispozitiile care ne impiedica sa ne bucuram de viata.
]]> <![CDATA[A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success]]> 51017356 The international supermodel shares personal stories and lessons learned from a life of "living dangerously--carefully".

Maye Musk is a fashionable, charming, jet-setting supermodel with a fascinating and tight-knit circle of family and friends--and is 71 years old. But things were not always so easy or glamorous--she became a single mom at 31, struggling through poverty to provide for her three children; dealt with weight issues as a plus-size model and overcame ageism in the modeling industry; and established a lifelong career as a respected dietitian, all the while starting over in eight different cities across three countries and two continents. But she made her way through it all with an indomitable spirit and a no-nonsense attitude to become a global success at what she calls the "prime of her life."

As everyone who follows her obsessively on social media knows, Maye is a fount of frank and practical advice on how the choices you make in every decade can pay off in surprising, exciting ways throughout your life. In A Woman Makes a Plan, Maye shares experiences from her life conveying hard-earned wisdom on career (the harder you work, the luckier you get), family (let the people you love go their own way), health (there is no magic pill), and adventure (make room for discovery, but always be ready for anything). You can't control all that happens in life, but you can have the life you want at any age. All you have to do is make a plan.]]> 224 Maye Musk 1984878506 Maria 3 citite-in-engleza, practic 3.79 2019 A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success
author: Maye Musk
name: Maria
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2020/07/19
date added: 2020/07/19
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:
O carte scurta, interesanta, utila si plina de viata, asa cum mi-o imaginez si pe aceasta femeie. Maye Musk este o adevarata luptatoare, o femeie care a luptat pentru visele sale, pentru bunastarea copiilor si a ajuns un top model la o varsta inaintata, datorita efortului depus si a perseverentei de care a dat dovada. Povestile autobiografice pe care le insira in aceasta carte, presarate cu sfaturi despre frumusete, sanatate, nutritie, relatii, cariera si educatie sunt ca o mana cereasca pentru cei care au nevoie de un pic de motivatie, pentru cei care cred ca au ajuns la capatul drumului si nu mai stiu ce sa faca. Maye Musk demonstreaza ca poti deveni faimoasa si la 70 de ani, poti creste trei copii singura, poti sa ai grija tine, sa te imbraci frumos si sa arati bine chiar daca nu mai ai 25 de ani. Beauty and Brains, Maye Musk vine cu sfaturi, povesti care te motiveaza si cateva exemple concrete despre cum sa-ti incepi viata de la capat si cum sa te bucuri de ea chiar si cand iti este mai greu.
]]> <![CDATA[21 Lessons for the 21st Century]]> 38820046 In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues.

How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children?

Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today's most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive.

In twenty-one accessible chapters that are both provocative and profound, Harari builds on the ideas explored in his previous books, untangling political, technological, social, and existential issues and offering advice on how to prepare for a very different future from the world we now live in: How can we retain freedom of choice when Big Data is watching us? What will the future workforce look like, and how should we ready ourselves for it? How should we deal with the threat of terrorism? Why is liberal democracy in crisis?

Harari's unique ability to make sense of where we have come from and where we are going has captured the imaginations of millions of readers. Here he invites us to consider values, meaning, and personal engagement in a world full of noise and uncertainty. When we are deluged with irrelevant information, clarity is power. Presenting complex contemporary challenges clearly and accessibly, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is essential reading.]]> 372 Yuval Noah Harari 0525512179 Maria 5 citite-in-engleza, practic 4.15 2018 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
author: Yuval Noah Harari
name: Maria
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2020/07/12
date added: 2020/07/12
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:
A great introduction to present world, its cultural, economic and political state; how it was shaped by the past events and how the future might look like. Every chapter is captivating and curiosity triggering, and I really enjoyed the connection between the chapters' subjects. I found "21 lessons for the 21st century" far more interesting and easy to read then the first book written by Harari, although I think I will go back again to the Sapiens one day.
]]> <![CDATA[Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?]]> 7155145 Purple Cow and Tribes, Seth Godin taught readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas. But this book is about you—your choices, your future, and your potential to make a huge difference in whatever field you choose.

There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there's a third team: the linchpins. These people figure out what to do when there's no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art.

Linchpins are the essential building blocks of great organizations. They may not be famous but they're indispensable. And in today's world, they get the best jobs and the most freedom.

As Godin writes, "Every day I meet people who have so much to give but have been bullied enough or frightened enough to hold it back. It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. You have brilliance in you, your contribution is essential, and the art you create is precious. Only you can do it, and you must."]]> 244 Seth Godin 1591843162 Maria 2 citite-in-engleza, practic Yes, the book could be a chapter in another Godin's book or a post on his blog.
I enjoy reading Seth Godin, but this book was a bit of a time waster. ]]> 3.82 2010 Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
author: Seth Godin
name: Maria
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2010
rating: 2
read at: 2020/06/15
date added: 2020/06/15
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:
Yes, there are some good ideas on how to be remarkable in your professional environment.
Yes, the book could be a chapter in another Godin's book or a post on his blog.
I enjoy reading Seth Godin, but this book was a bit of a time waster.
]]> <![CDATA[The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People]]> 34879265 Lykke (Luu-kah) (n): Happiness

Meik Wiking is the CEO of the world's only Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. His job is to travel around the world, seeking out the happiest people and uncovering what they do differently. In The Little Book of Lykke, he reveals what he has found.

This captivating read features case studies from Bhutan to Australia, South Korea to Canada, France to Denmark, taking the reader on a happiness treasure hunt. Written in the same warm tone as Meik's phenomenal bestseller The Little Book of Hygge, this easy-to-understand book will change the way you think about how you relate to your neighbours, the rituals around cooking and eating dinner, and when to book your next holiday - and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.]]> 288 Meik Wiking 0241302013 Maria 4 practic 3.98 2017 The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People
author: Meik Wiking
name: Maria
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2020/02/25
date added: 2020/05/02
shelves: practic
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time]]> 25817289 New York Times bestseller, The Body Book, with a personal, practical, and authoritative guide that examines the art and science of growing older and offers concrete steps women can take to create abundant health and resilience as they age.

Cameron Diaz wrote The Body Book to help educate young women about how their bodies function, empowering them to make better-informed choices about their health and encouraging them to look beyond the latest health trends to understand their bodies at the cellular level. She interviewed doctors, scientists, nutritionists, and a host of other experts, and shared what she’d learned—and what she wished she’d known twenty years earlier.

Now Cameron continues the journey she began, opening a conversation with her peers on an essential topic that that for too long has been taboo in our society: the aging female body. In The Longevity Book, she shares the latest scientific research on how and why we age, synthesizing insights from top medical experts and with her own thoughts, opinions, and experiences.

The Longevity Book explores what history, biology, neuroscience, and the women’s health movement can teach us about maintaining optimal health as we transition from our thirties to midlife. From understanding how growing older impacts various bodily systems to the biological differences in the way aging effects men and women; the latest science on telomeres and slowing the rate of cognitive decline to how meditation heals us and why love, friendship, and laughter matter for health, The Longevity Book offers an all-encompassing, holistic look at how the female body ages—and what we can all do to age better.

Without sugarcoating the hard facts—a sixty-year-old body is different than a thirty-five-year-old body, no matter how much yoga you do—or romanticizing the upside—wisdom comes with age, if you live your life wisely—Cameron offers women a compassionate, informative, and intimate tour through the next stage of life.]]> 272 Cameron Díaz 0062375180 Maria 5 citite-in-engleza, practic Even if you are young and know all of these informations, you could find something to help other women around you and consolidate your knowledge!]]> 3.59 2016 The Longevity Book: The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time
author: Cameron Díaz
name: Maria
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2020/01/23
date added: 2020/01/28
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:
Lovely, lovely book! Very informative and educational. It's an essential reading for every girl and woman out there!
Even if you are young and know all of these informations, you could find something to help other women around you and consolidate your knowledge!
]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment]]> 6708 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781577314806.

To make the journey into the Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. From the very first page of Eckhart Tolle's extraordinary book, we move rapidly into a significantly higher altitude where we breathe a lighter air. We become connected to the indestructible essence of our Being, “The eternal, ever present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.� Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle uses simple language and an easy question-and-answer format to guide us.

A word-of-mouth phenomenon since its first publication, The Power of Now is one of those rare books with the power to create an experience in readers, one that can radically change their lives for the better.]]> 229 Eckhart Tolle Maria 3 practic 4.16 1997 The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
author: Eckhart Tolle
name: Maria
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1997
rating: 3
read at: 2019/11/10
date added: 2019/11/10
shelves: practic
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business]]> 12609433
Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern—and with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year.

An untested CEO takes over one of the largest companies in America. His first order of business is attacking a single pattern among his employees—how they approach worker safety—and soon the firm, Alcoa, becomes the top performer in the Dow Jones.

What do all these people have in common? They achieved success by focusing on the patterns that shape every aspect of our lives.

They succeeded by transforming habits.

In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.

Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation’s largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death.

At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.

Habits aren’t destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.]]> 375 Charles Duhigg 1400069289 Maria 5 citite-in-engleza, practic 4.13 2012 The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
author: Charles Duhigg
name: Maria
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2019/09/16
date added: 2019/09/16
shelves: citite-in-engleza, practic
review:
Great book, a lot of examples with good explanation. A book for yourself, for your company and for your community.
]]> <![CDATA[Codul culturii. Secretele grupurilor de mare succes]]> 40237177
Autorul demistifică procesul de edificare a culturii, identificând trei competențe-cheie care generează coeziune și cooperare, și arată cum reușesc să învețe mai multe grupuri să funcționeze ca și cum ar avea un singur creier. Folosindu-se de exemple variate, începând cu Zappos, continuând cu trupa de comedie Upright Citizens Brigade și terminând cu o bandă îndrăzneață de hoți de bijuterii, Coyle prezintă strategii specifice, care declanșează procesul de învățare, aprind scânteia colaborării, edifică încrederea și potențează schimbarea pozitivă.

Daniel Coyle scoate la iveală povești utile despre eșec, care ilustrează ce nu trebuie făcut și oferă soluții pentru erori des întâlnite și sfaturi pentru reformarea unei culturi toxice. Combinând descoperiri științifice de ultimă oră, revelații ale unor lideri de clasă mondială și idei practice de acțiune, Codul culturii se constituie într-o hartă de traseu pentru crearea unui mediu în care inovația este la ea acasă, problemele se văd rezolvate și așteptările, depășite.]]> 304 Daniel Coyle Maria 3 practic 4.06 2017 Codul culturii. Secretele grupurilor de mare succes
author: Daniel Coyle
name: Maria
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2019/02/17
date added: 2019/02/17
shelves: practic
review:

]]> <![CDATA[In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed]]> 26096 321 Carl Honoré 0060750510 Maria 4 practic, citite-in-engleza 3.65 2004 In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed
author: Carl Honoré
name: Maria
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 2017/04/24
date added: 2017/04/24
shelves: practic, citite-in-engleza
review:
O carte cu mult idei faine de luat aminte si de implementat in dragoste, la munca, la scoala, acasa, in relatia cu cei din jur. M-am prins la gandul ca traiesc dupa multe principii din carte, dar e mereu bine sa-ti aduci aminte.
]]> <![CDATA[Cărţile care ne-au făcut oameni]]> 11258842 Ce-ar fi, mi-am zis, să adunăm zece, douăzeci de personalităţi culturale din România de azi � fiecare fiind, în domeniul său, o energie benefic-iradiantă, de mult recunoscută public � care să-şi mărturisească revelaţiile citirii fermecător-terapeutice?

Îmi îngădui să cred că, în funcţie de simpatia pentru unul sau altul dintre autorii cuprinşi în sfera nostalgică a evocărilor de faţă, cititorii-părinţi (şi mai ales bunici) îşi vor îndemna fiii şi nepoţii cu mai multă hotărâre şi seninătate către un titlu sau altul, odată ce ele, titlurile, i-au făcut oameni pe Ana Blandiana, Lucian Boia, Mircea Cărtărescu, Ştefan Câlţia, Livius Ciocârlie, Andrei Cornea, Neagu Djuvara, Gabriel Liiceanu, Mihai Măniuţiu, Dan C. Mihăilescu, Horia-Roman Patapievici, Ioana Pârvulescu, Irina Petrescu, Andrei Pleşu, Victor Rebengiuc, Valeriu Stoica, Ion Vianu…� (Dan C. MIHĂILESCU)]]> 144 Dan C. Mihăilescu 9735028239 Maria 3 practic, scriitori-ro-md Nu cred ca poţi nota şi descrie cartea, pentru că pot fi unele personaje, cu ale sale scrieri, care îţi vor plăcea şi alţii care te vor lăsa indiferent. Totuşi, mi-a plăcut că acestor oameni nu li s-a impus nici o limită pentru a răspunde la întrebarea: Care sunt cărţile recomandate, astfel putem urmări gândul autentic al fiecăruia, stilul de scriere, dar şi lecturile evidenţiate.

Un must read pentru părinţi cu copii şi adolescenţi acasă.]]> 3.88 2010 Cărţile care ne-au făcut oameni
author: Dan C. Mihăilescu
name: Maria
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2016/09/02
date added: 2016/09/02
shelves: practic, scriitori-ro-md
review:
Culegerea cuprinde texte despre cărţi şi lectură ale diverselor personalităţi româneşti, oameni de cultură, doctori în ştiinţe. În aceste esee, ei enumeră cărţile care i-au marcat, lecturile copilăriei şi adolescenţei care, după spusele lor, au fost cărămizi de formare a oamenilor care au ajuns astăzi.
Nu cred ca poţi nota şi descrie cartea, pentru că pot fi unele personaje, cu ale sale scrieri, care îţi vor plăcea şi alţii care te vor lăsa indiferent. Totuşi, mi-a plăcut că acestor oameni nu li s-a impus nici o limită pentru a răspunde la întrebarea: Care sunt cărţile recomandate, astfel putem urmări gândul autentic al fiecăruia, stilul de scriere, dar şi lecturile evidenţiate.

Un must read pentru părinţi cu copii şi adolescenţi acasă.
]]> Gândeşte fix pe dos! 9606286 144 Paul Arden Maria 3 practic 3.83 2006 Gândeşte fix pe dos!
author: Paul Arden
name: Maria
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 2016/08/25
date added: 2016/08/25
shelves: practic
review:
O lectura de o ora, cu exemple a unor istorii de succes, cu citate care se doresc a fi motivationale, cu unele ganduri de urmat :)
]]> <![CDATA[Love Yourself and Let the Other Person Have It Your Way]]> 6933659 174 Lawrence Crane 0977872610 Maria 2 practic Sunt unele momente interesante, dar faptul ca ideile se repeta, frazele se repeta si chiar intregi pagini, este enervant! Extrem de enervat. Plus, iubirea aceasta nemarginita pentru orice om si orice situatie nu prea are sens :) Uneori emotiile negative sunt potrivite si la locul lor si chiar folositoare!

Sunt unele idei despre pozitivitate care chiar pot prinde bine, dar lectura e pe alocuri plictisitoare, din cauza repetitilor fara sens.]]> 3.67 2009 Love Yourself and Let the Other Person Have It Your Way
author: Lawrence Crane
name: Maria
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2009
rating: 2
read at: 2016/04/29
date added: 2016/04/29
shelves: practic
review:
It was ok, cum spun si cele 2 stele.
Sunt unele momente interesante, dar faptul ca ideile se repeta, frazele se repeta si chiar intregi pagini, este enervant! Extrem de enervat. Plus, iubirea aceasta nemarginita pentru orice om si orice situatie nu prea are sens :) Uneori emotiile negative sunt potrivite si la locul lor si chiar folositoare!

Sunt unele idei despre pozitivitate care chiar pot prinde bine, dar lectura e pe alocuri plictisitoare, din cauza repetitilor fara sens.
]]> Incepe cu ce nu-ti place 15818182 The legendary Eat That Frog! (more than 450,000 copies sold and translated into 23 languages) provides the 21 most effective methods for conquering procrastination and accomplishing more. This new edition is revised and updated throughout, and includes brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating our time.]]> Brian Tracy Maria 2 practic Dacă cunoașteți ce e ăla managementul timpului, sau ați fost vreun training despre acest subiect, atunci această carte nu vă va aduce noi cunoștințe. Totul se repetă - idei, fraze, chiar și capitole întregi :)) Totuși, dacă cineva chiar urmează pașii din vreo carte sau se inspiră din regulile unui autor, puteți să o încercați!]]> 3.94 2001 Incepe cu ce nu-ti place
author: Brian Tracy
name: Maria
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2001
rating: 2
read at: 2016/04/05
date added: 2016/04/05
shelves: practic
review:
Iaca din cauza la așa cărți mie nu-mi trezește nici un interes cărțile de dezvoltare si selfhelp.
Dacă cunoașteți ce e ăla managementul timpului, sau ați fost vreun training despre acest subiect, atunci această carte nu vă va aduce noi cunoștințe. Totul se repetă - idei, fraze, chiar și capitole întregi :)) Totuși, dacă cineva chiar urmează pașii din vreo carte sau se inspiră din regulile unui autor, puteți să o încercați!
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