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The Science of Intelligent Achievement


The Science of Intelligent Achievement

How Smart People Focus, Create and Grow Their Way to Success
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von: Isaiah Hankel

13,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 30.11.2017
ISBN/EAN: 9780857087720
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 320

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<b>Smart strategies for pragmatic, science-based growth and sustainable achievement.</b> <p><i>The Science of Intelligent Achievement</i> teaches you the scientific process of finding success through your most valuable assets:</p> <p>·      Selective focus – how selective are you with who and what you let into your life?</p> <p>·      Creative ownership – how dependent are you on others for your happiness and success?</p> <p>·      Pragmatic growth – how consistently and practically are you growing daily?</p> <p>First, this book will show you how to develop your focus by being very selective with where you spend your mental energy. If you've failed to reach an important goal because you were distracted, misinformed, or overcommitted, then you know the role focus and selectivity play in achievement. Second, you will learn how to stop allowing your happiness and success to be dependent on other people and instead, start taking ownership over your life through creative work. Finally, you will learn the art of changing your life through pragmatic decisions and actions. Self-improvement is not the result of dramatic changes. Instead, science has shown that personal and professional change is initiated and sustained by consistent, practical changes. To grow, you must leverage the power of micro-decisions, personality responsibility, and mini-habits. Your own biology will not let you improve your life in any other way.</p> <p>What do you currently value? What are working to attain? Have you been taught to value your job title or your relationship with some other person above all else? Have you been convinced that the most valuable things in life are your paycheck, the number of people who say 'hello' to you at the office, and the number of people who say 'I need you' at home? Or, have you become so passive in what you value that you let anyone and anything into your life, as long as whatever you let in allows you to stay disconnected from the cold hard truth that when things really go wrong in your life, the only person who will be able to fix it and the only person will be responsible for it is you. <i>If so…welcome to fake success</i>. Passivity, dependence, and the sacrifice of practical thinking and personal responsibility to fuzzy, grandiose ideals and temporary feelings — these are markers of fake success.</p> <p><i>Intelligent Achievement</i>, on the other hand, is <i>not</i> a moving target. It's <i>not</i> empty either. Instead, it's sturdy, full, and immovable. It's <i>not</i> something that's just handed to you. It's <i>not</i> something you're nudged to chase or coerced into wanting. <i>Intelligent Achievement</i> comes from within you. It's a collection of values that are aligned with who you are—values you have to protect and nurture. These values do not increase your dependence on other people and things. Instead, they relieve you of dependence. This kind of achievement is something that you have a part in building from the ground up—you know what's in it—you chose it, someone else didn't choose it for you.</p> <p>Achieving real success means you must focus, create, and grow daily. <i>The Science of Intelligent Achievement</i> will show you how.</p>
<p>Foreword xix</p> <p>Preface: A Fool’s Guide to Fake Success xxiii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xxix</p> <p>About the Author xxxi</p> <p>Introduction: What is Intelligent Achievement? xxxiii</p> <p><b>Part 1 Selective Focus 1</b></p> <p><b>1 Why Mental Energy is Your Most Valuable Asset 3</b></p> <p>The Fight for Your Mental Energy 4</p> <p>Protecting Your Mental Energy 6</p> <p>Surround Yourself With Mental Energizers 7</p> <p><b>2 How Busyness Leads to Burnout and Manipulation 9</b></p> <p>The Busy Life Versus the Productive Life 10</p> <p>Busy People Become Average 11</p> <p>Busy People Are Followers, Not Leaders 13</p> <p>Why Busy People are Easily Manipulated 13</p> <p><b>3 The Infection Known as “Other People’s Opinions” 16</b></p> <p>You Know What’s Best For You 17</p> <p>You Are Biologically Wired to Copy Others 19</p> <p>Negative Opinions Can Rot Your Brain 20</p> <p><b>4 How Small-Minded People Block Big Goals 26</b></p> <p>The Power of Suggestion 27</p> <p>Your Brain’s Herd Mentality 28</p> <p>The Liberating Power of Defiance 29</p> <p><b>5 Scientific Proof That 50% of Your Friendships are Fake 31</b></p> <p>Why Fake Friendships are Irrational 33</p> <p>Signs You Are Stuck in a Fake Friendship 34</p> <p><b>6 How to Deal With Negative People Without Becoming Negative 38</b></p> <p>The Fog Technique Versus the Investment Technique 40</p> <p>Negativity Versus the Void 42</p> <p>Case Study #1: Rome Scriva 43</p> <p><b>7 Why You Need to Go on a Relationship Fast 46</b></p> <p>You Have to Say Goodbye First 47</p> <p>What You Will Learn During a Relationship Fast 48</p> <p>Why Your Entire Life is Your Fault 50</p> <p><b>8 Automaticity, Scaling, and the Rise of Mental Loops 52</b></p> <p>Self-Regulation Versus Automaticity 54</p> <p>How Mental Loops Will Improve Your Life 55</p> <p><b>9 Tracking Emotions and Predicting Feelings 59</b></p> <p>When are Your Energy Levels and Emotions Peaking? 60</p> <p>Emotional Predictions Protect Against Emotional Decisions 62</p> <p><b>10 How to Label and Close Your Brain’s Open Loops 64</b></p> <p>How the Zeigarnik Effect Affects Your Energy and Emotions 65</p> <p>How to Start Closing Off Your Brain’s Open Loops 66</p> <p><b>11 Keep it and Clarify it, or Delete it From Your Life Completely 69</b></p> <p>Actively Delete Your Open Loops, Don’t Just Passively “Let Go” 70</p> <p>How to Make Your Open Loops Actionable 71</p> <p>Case Study #2: Yuri Klyachkin, PhD 73</p> <p><b>Part 2 Creative Ownership 77</b></p> <p><b>12 Where Millennials and Baby Boomers Meet 79</b></p> <p>How Experience and Equity Combine to Create True Value 82</p> <p>Experiences That Create Equity and Wealth 83</p> <p><b>13 “Entre-Employee” and Temp-Employee are the Only Career Options Left 86</b></p> <p>What Is an Entre-Employee? 89</p> <p>Why Employers Want to Hire Entrepreneurs 90</p> <p>Why The Temp-Employee Class is Growing Exponentially 91</p> <p>Finding Creative Ownership in Entre-Employment 93</p> <p><b>14 Content Marketing Is Creative Ownership 97</b></p> <p>What is Content Marketing? 99</p> <p><b>15 Leveraging Walt Disney’s Secret System of Creativity 101</b></p> <p>What You Should Write (or, Overcoming Writer’s Block) 104</p> <p>Video Blogs are Not Just for the Writing Impaired 105</p> <p><b>16 Finding Your Voice and Letting the Right Audience Pick You 108</b></p> <p>What’s the Message of Your Content? 110</p> <p>Finding Your Voice in a Noisy World 111</p> <p><b>17 Why a Good Story Will Make You More Money Than a Great Product 115</b></p> <p>How Storytelling Creates Influence and Ownership 116</p> <p>The Hero’s Story 118</p> <p>Add Credibility and Practicality to Your Story 120</p> <p>Choosing the Right Words 121</p> <p><b>18 The Magic of Turning Your Message into a Magnet 125</b></p> <p>Lead Magnets Create Two-Way Value 126</p> <p>How to Create an EBook Lead Magnet 128</p> <p><b>19 How to Build up Your Virtual Rolodex 132</b></p> <p>Squeeze and Splash Your Followers 133</p> <p>What is a CTA Feature Box? 134</p> <p>Case Study #3: Tim Bushnell, PhD 136</p> <p><b>20 Developing and Automating a Message-Driven Content 139</b></p> <p>How to Leverage an Email Subscription List 141</p> <p>Why Email Marketing Will Always be Valuable 142</p> <p>Email Marketing and the Last Gatekeepers 144</p> <p><b>21 Turning Your Message into a Minimum Viable Product 147</b></p> <p>What is a Minimum Viable Product? 148</p> <p>Remember the “M” in MVP 150</p> <p>Growing an MVP into a Flagship Product 152</p> <p><b>22 What Happens When Your MVP Meets Your Market? 154</b></p> <p>The Prelaunch Phase of a Product Launch 155</p> <p>The Launch Phase of a Product Launch 157</p> <p>How to Fulfill an Online Product 159</p> <p><b>23 The Addiction of Vanity Analytics and How to Really Use Social Media 162</b></p> <p>Social Media is a Means of Brand Awareness and Brand Protection Only 164</p> <p>The Big Five Social Media Platforms and How to Use Them 165</p> <p><b>24 The Laws of Convergence, Replication, and Accelerated Returns 170</b></p> <p>What is the Law of Convergence? 171</p> <p>What is the Law of Replication? 172</p> <p>Case Study #4: Franco Valentino 174</p> <p><b>Part 3 Pragmatic Growth 177</b></p> <p><b>25 Turning Pain into Productivity Through Pragmatism 179</b></p> <p>Transform Pain Through Pragmatic Thinking 180</p> <p>How to Use Your Negativity Bias to Your Advantage 182</p> <p><b>26 One Non-Negotiable is Worth a Thousand To-Dos 186</b></p> <p>To-Do Lists are Time-Wasters 187</p> <p>How to Leverage the Power of “No” 189</p> <p>Going Beyond “No” to “Never Again” and “Non-Negotiable” 191</p> <p><b>27 The Real Theory of Relativity and the Law of Relaxed Productivity 194</b></p> <p>Your World is Relative to Your Mood, Focus and Motivation 195</p> <p>The Three Non-Relative Relativity Exceptions in Life 196</p> <p>The Law of Relaxed Productivity and How to Follow it 197</p> <p><b>28 Avoiding Drama, FOMO, and “Blind Spot Ignorance” 200</b></p> <p>What is FOMO and Who has it? 201</p> <p>How Selective “Blind Spot Ignorance” Leads to Disaster 202</p> <p>Two Keys to Keeping Your Blind Spots in Full View 204</p> <p><b>29 Preventing the Deadly Eight Productivity Pitfalls 208</b></p> <p>Are You Living Your Life Eight Distracted Hours at a Time? 211</p> <p>Case Study #5: Catherine Sorbara, PhD 214</p> <p><b>30 Is Everyone a Narcissist Now? 218</b></p> <p>Narcissism is a Buzzword for Self-Pity 219</p> <p><b>31 Seeing Through the Victim Illusion 222</b></p> <p>How to Deal With People Who Play the Victim (Yourself Included) 224</p> <p><b>32 How Decision Fatigue Reduces Willpower 227</b></p> <p>How Are You Spending Your Decision-Making Units? 229</p> <p><b>33 Hacking and Stacking Mini-Habits to Success 232</b></p> <p>The Habitual Mouse Gets the Cheese 235</p> <p>Hacking and Stacking Mini-Habits 236</p> <p>Turn Deliberate Action into a Habit 238</p> <p>Case Study #6: Jamie Johnston, R.M.T. 239</p> <p><b>34 Leveraging Boredom and Filling the Mental Void 242</b></p> <p>Using Boredom to Build a More Creative Future 244</p> <p>Filling the Void with Vitality and Adventure 246</p> <p>Conclusion: A Practical Guide to Intelligent Adventure 250</p> <p>Epilogue: Legacy 256</p> <p>Bonus: Achieving Alignment 259</p> <p>Index 261</p>
<i>“throws up plenty of little nuggets for improving life and generating wealth.” </i>(Global Payroll Association, May 2018)<br /><br />“<i>This is a good read full of personal insights from the author, but also ideas we can all adopt</i>.” (FT Adviser, May 2018)
<p><b>Isaiah Hankel</b> is the founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist, a career training company that specialises in helping PhDs and other advanced degree holders transition into corporate careers. He is also a managing partner of Expert Cytometry, a technology company that specialises in flow cytometry-based cancer research. Through these ventures, Isaiah has spoken and trained on career development, employee management, entrepreneurship, focus, and motivation at many of the worlds largest companies including Merlin Entertainment, Merck, MedImmune, T-Mobile, Pfizer, and Amgen. He has also been invited to speak at top institutions including the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the UK Cancer Research Center, Marie Curie Institute France, Harvard Medical School, MIT, Stanford University, and the St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital. In addition to his consulting work, Isaiahs personally branded website (IsaiahHankel.com) attracts employees and entrepreneurs across all industries and levels with his scientific approach and tangible methodology to the pursuit of purpose, focus, and professional growth.  Isaiah has developed a membership and training program under the Cheeky Scientist umbrella named the Cheeky Scientist Association, which now has over 2,500 active members worldwide. He has also developed a membership and training program under the Expert Cytometry umbrella named the Flow Cytometry Mastery Class, which has over 1,000 active members worldwide. Through his training programs, Isaiah has developed corporate sponsorships with ThermoFisher, Beckman Coulter (a Danaher company), MedImmune, Regeneron, Merck, and the SickKids Foundation. Isaiahs first book, <i>Black Hole Focus: How Intelligent People Can Create a More Powerful Purpose for Their Lives</i>, has sold over 11,000 copies internationally. He has been featured as an expert on mental focus, behavioral psychology, and career development in The Guardian, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur Magazine. He has delivered corporate presentations to over 30,000 people in the US and internationally, including over 300 workshops and keynotes worldwide in the past 5 years.</p>
<p>"The key to success is learning the meta-language of learning. Learning how to learn Isaiah shows us how."<br /><b>—James Altucher,</b> Journalist and Author of Choose Yourself</p> <p><b>Your smart strategies for achieving your goals.</b></p> <p>Tap into the power of a proven scientific process of finding success through your most valuable assets: selective focus, creative ownership and pragmatic growth.</p> <p><b>Discover the keys to sustainable achievement.</b></p> <p><i>The Science of Intelligent Achievement</i> shows you how to overcome distractions, misinformation and over-commitment, and become selective in order to achieve your goals. You can build your own guidepost of focus, creation and growth, and avoid the common mistake of chasing after fake success. Isaiah Hankel shows you how to:</p> <ul> <li>Define your values and align them with who you are.</li> <li>Stop depending on others for your happiness and success.</li> <li>Become selective with where you spend your mental energy.</li> <li>Initiate and sustain consistent, practical changes.</li> <li>Leverage the power of micro-decisions, personal responsibility and mini-habits.</li> </ul> <p>Take ownership of your life and learn the art (and science) of positive change through pragmatic decisions and actions.</p> <p>"The book shows you that it's never too late to turn things around."<br /><b>—Dr. Klodjan Stafa,</b> Senior Scientist at Estée Lauder Companies</p> <p>"Reading this book is like a healthy punch in the gut. I dare you to read it and not come out transformed."<br /><b>—Margo Aaron,</b> Founder of That Seems Important</p>

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