Feeling Smart

Distinguished authors like Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, and Nassim Nicholas Taleb have written much about the flaws in the human brain when it comes time to make a decision. Our intuitions and passion

Finn N. O. Hope, ultimate fail-magnet, is back in this second instalment of the hilarious middle-grade series by Phil Earle. Perfect for readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Loki and Tom Gates. ‘A riotous tale about the biggest loser since Wimpy Kid – you’ll be laughing from beginning to end.’ Jamie Smart, creator of Bunny vs Monkey, on Finn's Epic FailsFinn’s Gran is treating the family to a summer vacation in Tenerife – what could possibly go wrong? How about lost luggage, a hotel with guest rats, an army of dads in tiny mankinis (shudder) and an unexpected encounter with the Mothership and her new boyfriend… Suddenly it’s feeling less like paradise and more like the HOLIDAY FROM HELL. Finn’s going to need some serious good luck to turn this festival of fails into a week of wins!'Failure has never been this funny. Finn is my new hero!' - Rob BiddulphWhat to expect:Illustrations by the brilliant and hilarious AL MUPRHYLaughter guaranteedHoliday humiliationsCringe karaokePoolside pranksOff

生活即賽局，人性是戰場，而你的一瞬反應，往往是取勝關鍵。情緒不是失控，而是策略。那一瞬的憤怒、恐懼與喜悅，才是人性賽局中的致勝底牌！★本書入選國家文官學院「每月一書」★8位諾貝爾經濟學獎得主盛讚推薦：湯瑪斯．謝林（Thomas Schelling）、肯尼斯．阿羅（Kenneth Arrow）、埃里克．馬斯金（Eric Maskin）、羅傑．梅爾森（Roger Myerson）、小勞勃．盧卡斯（Robert Lucas）、勞勃．歐曼（Robert J. Aumann）、阿爾文．羅思（Alvin Roth）、弗農．史密斯（Vernon Smith）AI或許能為你推演出無數決策，卻無法解讀人心的波動與情緒的力量，所以你更需要本書，了解如何用情緒作為釋放訊號的機制，才能在人性賽局中看懂對手、掌控局勢！本書作者是享譽國際的賽局權威艾雅爾．溫特，他曾獲頒德國「宏博研究獎」（Humboldt Research Award），該獎項是頒給外國學者的最高榮譽，旨在推崇獲獎者的終身學術成就。在書中，他將帶你走入一個個職場與生活中的情境，學會在關鍵時刻用對情緒，帶來翻倍的勝算：【職場升遷】什麼樣的報酬，才能創造最大動機？→藉由賽局理論，了解激勵心理，掌握策略互動的關鍵。【商場求勝】如何促成雙方合作，在互動中雙贏？→看懂自己身處的賽局，激發互惠互利的情緒機制。【情場順利】情侶爭奪約會地點，如何做出彼此都開心的最佳選擇？→從戀愛賽局，找出相對優勢策略的組合。本書以賽局理論、行為經濟學、演化論、心理學、腦科學為架構，用深具啟發性的觀點解讀決策背後的情緒機制。作者不談艱澀難懂的理論或模型，而是以人性的直覺思維模式著手，搭配多項有趣的實驗成果、研究案例，以詼諧睿智的敘事手法，讓你有效率的認知升級，學會：1.精準判斷局勢我該蓋牌還是加碼？要妥協還是堅持？會得到香吻一枚還是一巴掌？了解情緒在社會情境下扮演的角色，能更準確判斷局勢，知道該合作互惠，還是競爭勝出。 2.高品質決策情緒跟理智機制實際上是共同運作、互相支持。許多時候靠情緒或直覺做出的決定，不但比嚴謹分析後所做的決定，來得更有效率、品質更好。3.提高勝算情緒並不是人類在漫長原始的演化過程中，所遺留下來的退化遺跡，而是一項有效、精巧的工具，能夠與理性面平衡互補。最終擁有優勢的不是僅靠理性運作的人，而是感性與理性兼具的人。媒體讚譽◆《金融時報》（F

The follow-up to bestseller All the Ways to be Smart by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys. I know your day is feeling greybut it won't always be this way.And everyone alive can saythey've felt the way you do today.We all have bad days, bad days do pass. From creative superstars Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys comes a message of hope that we can depend upon and live by: bad days pass, and no matter what happens, we are deserving of love. An uplifting and healing book that every family needs in an era of overwhelming change.

There's an 80% chance you're poor. Time poor, that is.Four out of five adults report feeling they are time-poor: They have too much to do and not enough time to do it. And the consequences are severe.

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In this clever and swoonworthy new novel from the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on.That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious 'Kingkiller' Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning Bad Boy of chess. Nolan's loss to an unknown rookie shocks everyone. What's even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again.What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over.But Mallory's victory opens the door to sorely needed cash-prizes and despite everything, she can't help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist... A

顛覆對情感與非理性的傳統認知重新審視決策系統並做出英明決策有句老生常談：你太感情用事，要試著理性思考。但這建議是否每次都算得上中肯？情感帶來的總是衝動嗎？衝動總是魔鬼嗎？在這部令人稱奇的著作中，埃亞爾·溫特提出了一個簡單的問題：我們為什麼有情感？若是情感讓人做出昏庸的決定，為何進化未能早早讓情感喪失重要性？就像自私的基因一樣，在進化過程中，情感是不是也有狡猾的一面？答案是，雖說或許並不完全符合邏輯，情感卻常常能為我們帶來更好、更安全、更理想的結果。實際上，按照溫特的發現，情感的背後有其理性的邏輯，而理性的決策中也常常帶有情感的影子。例如，許多互利的承諾，如婚姻或加入團隊，得以實現的唯一條件是情感的支撐，而非深思熟慮；儘管過度自信是人之常情――何以會人人都高於平均水準？――但我們卻經常得益於自己的妄自尊大……《狡猾的情感》結合博弈論、進化論、心理學和行為科學，為我們的思考方式乃至無意識的思考方式做出了出人意料、令人信服的辯護，讓我們逃出認知的囚籠。

Now in paperback, a heartfelt YA rom-com about smart girls, love-struck boys, and quantum theorySeventeen-year-old Evie Beckham has never been interested in dating. She’s fully occupied by her love of math and her frequent battles with anxiety. Besides, she’s always found the idea of kissing to be kind of weird and pretty unsanitary, when you think about it. But with the help of her therapist and her support system, she’s feeling braver. Maybe even brave enough to enter a prestigious physics competition or to say yes to the new boy who’s been flirting with her. Evie’s best friend, Caleb, has always been a little in love with Evie, and though he knows she isn’t ready for romance, he hopes that when she is, she’ll choose him. So Caleb is horrified when he is forced to witness Evie’s meet-cute with a floppy-haired, mathematically gifted transfer student. In desperation, Caleb decides to use an online forum to capture Evie’s interest. When it goes better than he could’ve wished for, he won

僅用七天陷入的熱戀，卻花十五年才遺忘。成為暢銷作家後重逢的兩人，是否該給錯失的愛情重新開始的機會。喧囂炙熱的城市中，作者機智、浪漫描繪當代愛情的另一種樣貌。"Seven Days in June had me laughing out loud and crying with the characters as their hearts are broken and healed. Tia Williams's book is a smart, sexy testament to Black joy, to the well of strength from which women draw, and to tragic romances that mature into second chances. I absolutely loved it." --JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Two Ways and Small Great Things Seven days to fall in love, fifteen years to forget, and seven days to get it all back again... Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning novelist, who, to everyone's surprise, shows up in New York. When Shane and Eva meet unexpectedly at a literary event, sparks fly, raising not only their buried traumas, but the eyebrows of the Black literati. What no one knows is that fifteen years earlier, teenage Eva and

Own your screw ups, get inspired and create the life you want. Sick of chasing the perfect relationship, career or bank balance? Tired of feeling like you’re never quite ‘enough’? Yo

The vast majority of people in this country say they believe in God. But why? Can they prove it or is it just a "feeling"? This book will help. A lot of very smart people are convinced that we descen

Ashlynne Rothschild grew up with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth. Smart and sassy, Ashlynne expects to inherit the Park Avenues magazine empire. But her family has other ideas. Feeling she ne

From a New York Times bestselling author, a planner and organizing system to help women conquer chaos. This book combines a practical planner with a smart system for women who are feeling frenzied (t

On the surface, seventeen-year-old Alex has it made. She’s beautiful and smart, plus she’s best friends with M, the absolute most popular girl in school. Feeling bored with their fancy Orange County s

In Nina Garcia's The Little Black Book of Style, she mapped out a core philosophy for fashionistas whose root principal was that looking great must first be accompanied with feeling great. Her follow

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Let the "Queen of Lean" (GQ) inspire you to a healthier, happier body in just thirty days, and help you enjoy the lifelong benefits of looking and feeling sensational. Carrie Latt Wiatt has worked wei

Every mom has those moments--whether it's once in a blue moon or, well, once an hour--of feeling that they're falling short. But guess what: The world is filled with moms worse than you. Way worse. To take just one example, hamster moms sometimes eat their newborn pups. No one knows exactly why, but one thing we do know--you didn't eat your baby! Good job! Glenn Boozan is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer who delivers a unique approach to celebrating moms everywhere--by giving a reality check on what really constitutes a "good mother," and letting readers revel in the amazing discoveries she's made. Hilariously reassuring, grounded in facts from the animal kingdom, written in lively rhyming verse, and delightfully illustrated, There Are Moms Way Worse Than You is like a really smart picture book for parents: Whenever you feel guilty that you haven't cleaned the house: Sexton beetles raise their kids in a decomposing mouse. For dinnertime, koala moms will feed her kids her poop. Remember