by Richard Wiseman
Finally read the whole thing, and it is worth more than 5 stars. On HappinessFirst, he talked about happiness, and getting people to like you, all based on researches and studies. Self-help books are rubbish because they are based on either common sense (which is already not too bad) or completely n...
I enjoyed this a lot better than Freakonomics. A self-help book that isn't fluffy but based on actual studies/experiments.
Did you ever wonder whether self-help books actually help? Well, in most cases they don't, however this one might! Why? It has a lot of simple, yet effective tips and tricks how to live better life, by all of them being based on scientific data and provided with a great deal of humor. It also provid...
We all want to be happier, more creative, less stressed, and better parents, and we all want to be these things right now. Well, why not? Research about how to be a better person is out there, so why not write a book with the best quick ways to be better, ideas that can change a person in one minute...
I really like reading Richard Wiseman's blog at http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/. Not only does he share quirky news and illusions, he posts photos of ghosts! It's awesome, I'm telling you. I love photos of ghosts because they teach me so much about the quirks of cameras and lighting and people'...
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