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Balance Is Bullshit

Author : Alicia McKenzie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951412302
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Balance Is Bullshit written by Alicia McKenzie and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Balance is Bullshit combines the advice of an expert, the exercises of a workbook, and the writing prompts of a journal into a program that will help you combine four major aspects of life: physical health, mental health, financial health, and social responsibility. Although we strive to balance these four parts of our lives, the stresses of everyday life interfere and keep us in a constant state of inadequacy because we can't seem to be great at everything at the same time. Alicia McKenzie--athlete, personal trainer, businessperson, wife, and mother of five--knows all too well how hard it can be to keep moving forward, so she developed this four-pronged approach that will help you schedule your time more efficiently while still getting moving toward your goals. She reveals how moving your body, developing your mind, managing your money, and giving back to the community are vital to your everyday wellness and overall happiness. The book starts with advice on creating routines to start and finish your day and using time blocking as a way to efficiently schedule your precious time. The following chapters detail each pillar of the program starting with physical wellness. Readers can use the prompts to begin writing on the journaling pages at the back of the book and a weekly schedule lets them note when they accomplish the assigned goals. Each section assigns exercises and assignments to complete that can be as small as making your bed every day to running one mile every day for a month. With its holistic approach to wellness, Balance is Bullshit is for anyone looking to eliminate the chaos in their lives and achieve more balance, productivity, and joy.

Bullshit Jobs

Author : David Graeber
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501143336
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Bullshit Jobs written by David Graeber and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling writer David Graeber—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (Slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs…and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society’s most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. “Clever and charismatic” (The New Yorker), Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation and “a thought-provoking examination of our working lives” (Financial Times).

Balance is B.S.

Author : Tamara Loehr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119550440
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Balance is B.S. written by Tamara Loehr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combine the best parts of your personal and professional life to live the life you really want Balance is B.S. is an unflinching and honest look at the challenges today’s working woman faces in balancing her professional and personal lives. In the United States, women comprise over 40% of household income. Increased gender diversity in the modern business landscape continues to have a positive impact on bottom lines and revenue reports across the economy, and offers significant benefits for ambitious women in the workplace. This increase of women in the workforce does present a serious problem—women are working longer and harder outside of the home, but their workload has not lessened inside of the home. While their career prospects rise, expectations of their family and personal lives remain flat. Women pursue the mythical “work-life” balance, and feel guilty for not reaching it. There is a better way. This insightful book provides working women with real-world advice, enabling them to blend their personal and professional lives, avoid burning out, and raise expectations of themselves and those around them. Every chapter presents practical exercises to identify values, and focus on what matters most. Following the path laid out by this essential guide, you will learn how to: Blend business and personal lives together without compromising your values Adjust expectations of yourself and others around you Use practical exercises and effective techniques to combine work, social, family, and parenting lives Stop feeling guilty about your work-life balance, and embrace the best parts of both Balance is B.S. is an invaluable resource for working women regardless of profession, experience, and status. Author Tamara Loehr draws on her years of entrepreneurial success to share her proven methods of merging work, play, and family to map out and reach the life you actually want to live.

The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit

Author : John V. Petrocelli
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250271630
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit written by John V. Petrocelli and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Expanding upon his viral TEDx Talk, psychology professor and social scientist John V. Petrocelli reveals the critical thinking habits you can develop to recognize and combat pervasive false information that harms society in The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit. Bullshit is the foundation of contaminated thinking and bad decisions leading to health consequences, financial losses, legal consequences, broken relationships, and wasted time and resources. No matter how smart we believe ourselves to be, we’re all susceptible to bullshit—and we all engage in it. While we may brush it off as harmless marketing sales speak or as humorous, embellished claims, it’s actually much more dangerous and insidious. It’s how Bernie Madoff successfully swindled billions of dollars from even the most experienced financial experts with his Ponzi scheme. It’s how the protocols of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward resulted in the deaths of 36 million people from starvation. Presented as truths by authority figures and credentialed experts, bullshit appears legitimate, and we accept their words as gospel. If we don’t question the information we receive from bullshit artists to prove their thoughts and theories, we allow these falsehoods to take root in our memories and beliefs. This faulty data affects our decision making capabilities, sometimes resulting in regrettable life choices. But with a little dose of skepticism and a commitment to truth seeking, you can build your critical thinking and scientific reasoning skills to evaluate information, separate fact from fiction, and see through bullshitter spin. In The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit, experimental social psychologist John V. Petrocelli provides invaluable strategies not only to recognize and protect yourself from everyday bullshit, but to accept your own lack of knowledge about subjects and avoid in engaging in bullshit just for societal conformity. With real world examples from people versed in bullshit who work in the used car, real estate, wine, and diamond industries, Petrocelli exposes the red-flag warning signs found in the anecdotal stories, emotional language, and buzzwords used by bullshitters that persuade our decisions. By using his critical thinking defensive tactics against those motivated by profit, we will also learn how to stop the toxic misinformation spread from the social media influencers, fake news, and op-eds that permeate our culture and call out bullshit whenever we see it.

That's Bullshit

Author : Mark Bramwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780645063608
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book That's Bullshit written by Mark Bramwell and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expectation to constantly succeed in all we do is exhausting - to aim higher and higher, to get more, have more and be more.The result? A life filled with stress.The cost? A rapidly escalating toll on our mental health and wellbeing.If you are exhausted from being pushed to aim higher and higher, if you are wanting to create better work-life balance, if you are looking to be more self-aware, if you are wanting to become a more effective communicator, listener, leader, follower, and lead a less stressed and successful life - then That's Bullshit will provide you with ideas, skills, and direction for change.Each chapter of That's Bullshit challenges a specific concept or area of modern-life that is brimming with rubbish tips, tricks, gimmicky ideas, and fads - strategies and mindsets are provided to put in place more valid and constructive alternatives. Personal growth is challenged to realise your full potential, and to support the achievement of your goals and aspirations - as defined by you! It's time to challenge the bullshit messages and pressures we are drowning under.We must shift our focus away from a toxic and endless pursuit of more, and instead focus on creating a genuinely healthy, happy, and successful life free of bullshit.We need to define our life by personally meaningful goals. Not goals driven by bullshit platitudes, unrealistic expectations, and an exhausting pursuit of more.It's time to strengthen our internal 'Bullshit-O-Meter' (our ability to identify bullshit) and become skilled at differentiating fact from fiction, and misguided advice from valuable insights.We must challenge the stress-inducing and misleading bullshit of modern life and find more constructive alternatives.

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

Author : Kate Kelly
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743288947
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! written by Kate Kelly and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-04-25 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Balance Is Bullshit

Author : Phyllis Williams-Strawder
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733095778
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Balance Is Bullshit written by Phyllis Williams-Strawder and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book acknowledges the life balance bullshit and punches it in the face. Instead of chasing balance, just make a fucking decision and move on. You will learn from it or lead with it.Work/life balance is a myth. Life is not meant to be balanced, it's meant to be lived. That myth is why the author, Phyllis Williams-Strawder, believes balance is bullshit. She recognizes the day-to-day struggle of solopreneurs and decision-making. You deal with it, not balance it.Balance Is Bullshit is written to get you in the right frame of mind for the solopreneur decisions ahead. Your business requires you to say yes to something while saying no to something else. You can't distract yourself or ignore the ones that scare you or you don't like. It's still a decision, conscious or not.There's gonna be some scary shit to face when facing life decisions. Giving into that fear will complicate and cloud your decision-making. You will second guess yourself and feel the need to justify or explain. You will seek reassurance from anyone you trust. It's time you learned to trust yourself.

Rest Ethic

Author : Dr. Sean Orr
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525559842
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Rest Ethic written by Dr. Sean Orr and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s ambitious and competitive world, we are taught that hard work is the only path to success. Taking time for ourselves is seen as selfish, lazy, or weak, and considered the number one reason for failures of all sorts. Without question, a strong work ethic is important. But what happens when hard work is all you have left? With your relationships neglected, your free-time non-existent, and your health in decline, can you really hope to enjoy your success? Just like day and night, rest balances work. A strong rest ethic is all about securing your own oxygen mask first and taking care of yourself. Sound selfish? It's not. A strong rest ethic offers you better health, more time to understand and pursue what you truly value, and a healthier, relationship with work, so that you can better meet the never-ending demands on your time and energy. We can all experience this balance, not by detracting from our work ethic but by including a strong rest ethic. Now included in this expanded Second Edition: Financial Rest and Putting your Rest Ethic to Work.

Blissfully Blended Bullshit

Author : Rebecca Eckler
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459743954
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Blissfully Blended Bullshit written by Rebecca Eckler and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2019-05-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebecca Eckler’s newest book chronicles the hard truth of what it’s really like to make a blended family. Blissfully Blended Bullshit is a witty, engaging, refreshingly candid chronicle of a modern family’s journey as they blend households. We follow Eckler as her partner and his two children move in with her and her daughter. Then, thanks to a reverse vasectomy, they add a baby to the mix. Readers go along for the ride in this poignant, often hilarious tale, as everyone attempts to navigate their new roles: the children, the in-laws, the exes, the ex-in-laws, and even the dog. Lighthearted and intimate, this is an indispensable story about a family determined to make blended splendid, and the juicy truth of what it’s really like behind closed doors in what is rapidly becoming a typical family makeup. Still, if Eckler had to blend again, would she?

The Year of No Nonsense

Author : Meredith Atwood
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN 13 : 0738285528
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book The Year of No Nonsense written by Meredith Atwood and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vein of How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t, a practical guide to acknowledging and getting rid of the nonsense and bs in your life Exhausted and overworked lawyer, triathlete, wife, and mom Meredith Atwood decided one morning that she'd had it. She didn't take her kids to school. She didn't go to work. She didn't go to the gym. When she pulled herself out of bed hours later than she should have, she found a note from her husband next to two empty bottles of wine and a stack of unpaid bills: You need to get your sh*t together. And that's what Meredith began to do, starting with identifying the nonsense in her life that was holding her back: saying "yes" too much, keeping frenemies around, and more. In The Year of No Nonsense, Atwood shares what she learned, tackling struggles with work, family, and body image, and also willpower and time management. Ultimately, she's the tough-as-nails coach /slash/ best friend who shares a practical plan for identifying and getting rid of your own nonsense in order to move forward and live an authentic, healthy life. From recognizing lies you believe about yourself and your abilities, to making a "nonsense" list and developing a "no nonsense blueprint," this book walks you through reclaiming yourself with grit and determination, step by step. With targeted, practical chapters to help you stop feeling stuck and get on with your life, The Year of No Nonsense is equal parts girlfriend and been-there-done-that. The best part? Like any friend, she helps you get to the other side.

Virtues, Democracy, and Online Media

Author : Nancy E. Snow
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000406113
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Virtues, Democracy, and Online Media written by Nancy E. Snow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses current threats to citizenship and democratic values posed by the spread of post-truth communication. The contributors apply research on moral, civic, and epistemic virtues to issues involving post-truth culture. The spread of post-truth communication affects ordinary citizens’ commitment to truth and attitudes toward information sources, thereby threatening the promotion of democratic ideals in public debate. The chapters in this volume investigate the importance of helping citizens improve the quality of their online agency and raise awareness of the risks social media poses to democratic values. This book moves from two initial chapters that provide historical background and overview of the present post-truth malaise, through a series of chapters that feature mainly diagnostic accounts of the epistemic and ethical issues we face, to the complexities of virtue-theoretic analyses of specific virtues and vices. Virtues, Democracy, and Online Media will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in virtue ethics, epistemology, political philosophy, and media studies.

Business Bullshit

Author : André Spicer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317433289
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Business Bullshit written by André Spicer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our organizations are flooded with empty talk. We are constantly "going forward" to lands of "deliverables", stopping off on the "journey" to "drill down" into "best practice". Being an expert at using management speak has become more important in corporate life than delivering long lasting results. The upshot is that meaningless corporate jargon is killing our organizations. In this book, management scholar the author argues we need to call this empty talk what it is: bullshit. The book looks at how organizations have become vast machines for manufacturing, distributing and consuming bullshit. It follows how the meaningless language of management has spread through schools, NGOs, politics and the media. Business Bullshit shows you how to spot business bullshit, considers why it is so popular, and outlines the impact it has on organizations and the people who work there. It also outlines what we can do to minimise bullshit at work. The author makes a case for why organizations need to avoid empty talk and reconnect with core activities.

Everything is Bullshit

Author : Zachary Crockett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692224960
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (249 download)

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Download or read book Everything is Bullshit written by Zachary Crockett and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Many of our society's most cherished traditions are actually based on historical accident, the profit motives of a few companies, or the agenda of someone who died long ago. A lot of what we believe and do is bullshit, yet we walk around thinking our way of doing things is inherently correct. Why do we exchange diamond engagement rings? Why is wine so expensive? How does art become 'art'? Why do so many non-profits want us to donate our cars? Why does college cost so much? Why do so many pets die in animal shelters? Why is the world the way it is?"--Back cover.

Reboot

Author : Jerry Colonna
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062749501
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Reboot written by Jerry Colonna and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the start-up world’s most in-demand executive coaches—hailed as the “CEO Whisperer” (Gimlet Media)—reveals why radical self-inquiry is critical to professional success and healthy relationships in all realms of life. Jerry Colonna helps start-up CEOs make peace with their demons, the psychological habits and behavioral patterns that have helped them to succeed—molding them into highly accomplished individuals—yet have been detrimental to their relationships and ultimate well-being. Now, this venture capitalist turned executive coach shares his unusual yet highly effective blend of Buddhism, Jungian therapy, and entrepreneurial straight talk to help leaders overcome their own psychological traumas. Reboot is a journey of radical self-inquiry, helping you to reset your life by sorting through the emotional baggage that is holding you back professionally, and even more important, in your relationships. Jerry has taught CEOs and their top teams to realize their potential by using the raw material of their lives to find meaning, to build healthy interpersonal bonds, and to become more compassionate and bold leaders. In Reboot, he inspires everyone to hold themselves responsible for their choices and for the possibility of truly achieving their dreams. Work does not have to destroy us. Work can be the way in which we achieve our fullest self, Jerry firmly believes. What we need, sometimes, is a chance to reset our goals and to reconnect with our deepest selves and with each other. Reboot moves and empowers us to begin this journey.

Summary of David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs

Author : Milkyway Media
Publisher : Milkyway Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summary of David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Summary of David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. David Graeber's "Bullshit Jobs" explores the phenomenon of meaningless employment, where workers perform tasks they know are pointless. Kurt's job, moving a soldier's computer, exemplifies this wastefulness. Joaquin Garcia, a Spanish civil servant, collected a salary for six years without working, highlighting inefficiencies in both public and private sectors...

Lies (and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them)

Author : Al Franken
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141924756
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book Lies (and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them) written by Al Franken and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-08-05 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al Franken, one of America's savviest satirists has been studying the rhetoric of the Right. He has listened to their cries of 'slander', 'bias' and even 'treason'. He has examined the Bush administration's policies of squandering our surplus, ravaging the environment, and alienating the rest of the world. He's even watched Fox News. A lot. And in this fair and balanced report, Al bravely exposes them all for what they are: liars. Lying, lying, liars.

Believing Bullshit

Author : Stephen Law
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1616144122
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Believing Bullshit written by Stephen Law and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies eight key mechanisms that can transform a set of ideas into a psychological flytrap. The author suggests that, like the black holes of outer space, from which nothing, not even light, can escape, our contemporary cultural landscape contains numerous intellectual black-holes—belief systems constructed in such a way that unwary passers-by can similarly find themselves drawn in. While such self-sealing bubbles of belief will most easily trap the gullible or poorly educated, even the most intelligent and educated of us are potentially vulnerable. Some of the world’s greatest thinkers have fallen in, never to escape. This witty, insightful critique will help immunize readers against the wiles of cultists, religious and political zealots, conspiracy theorists, promoters of flaky alternative medicines, and others by clearly setting out the tricks of the trade by which such insidious belief systems are created and maintained.