Book Recommendation #9
Noise: Living and Leading When Nobody can Focus
Author: Joseph McCormack
Call Number: BF323.D5 M33 2020
This book is a practical manual that explores how to maintain focus in the age of information overload. The author outlines the problem of information interference and its impact, sharing practical and easy-to-implement strategies for "noise elimination" with readers. In addition to the author’s professional research and insights, the book includes illustrations, making it engaging for readers while they learn these skills. In summary, this book is a must-read for students who want to cultivate high levels of focus and improve efficiency.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Author: Charles Duhigg
Call Number: BF335 D84 2014
The book explores the scientific principles behind habits, revealing the power of habits and how they can transform people's lives. Drawing on scientific research from renowned universities and real-life examples from prominent companies, the author reveals the magical mechanisms of habits and shows how changing them can lead to personal and organizational success. This book is relevant not only in the business domain but also holds inspiring insights for everyone’s life.
Bounce Forward: How to Transform Crisis into Success
Author: Sam Cawthorn
Call Number: BF632 .C39 2013
When you find yourself in a difficult situation, will you give in or will you overcome? Sam Cawthorn chose the latter. This book explores how individuals and businesses can move forward and succeed in the face of adversity through the author's personal experience. Confronted with the loss of an arm and the inability to walk due to an accident, the author turned these difficulties into stepping stones. With a positive life attitude, he gradually recovered and used his story to inspire and assist others, influencing hundreds of thousands of people and businesses. The reflections and positive mindset shared in the book provide valuable guidance for individuals and businesses facing adversity.
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff… and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
Author: Richard Carlson
Call Number: BF637.B4 C37 1997
This book is a spiritual guide that teaches you how to take control of your emotions. In thoughtful and insightful language, the author shares 100 tips for people to calm down and take things in a calm and insightful way, showing how today's generation can be calm in an anxious, stress-filled life without worrying about the little things. By learning to put things into perspective through the tips in this book, readers will learn to face life's challenges with a relaxed attitude, and learn to seize the moment and discover the beauty of life.
A Beautiful Constraint: How to Transform Your Limitations into Advantages, and Why It's Everyone's Business
Author: Adam Morgan & Mark Barden
Call Number: BF637 .M67 2015
This book is a practical guide that explores how individuals and organizations can transform limitations into opportunities in their lives and work. Based on the scientific study of psychology, the author draws inspiration from personal interviews across different professions and real-life cases from various fields to provide tools and methodological guidance for problem-solving. Suitable for all, this book is a practical manual that is accessible and entertaining.
All of the 5 books mentioned above have been shelved on the third floor of the SLAC. Patrons are welcome to borrow.
Content | PAN Li
Layout | HU Linxiao
Review | GU Mengmeng & REN Yuanyuan
