Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Much advice about achievement is logical, earnest… and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success. You’ll learn:

• Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires
• How your biggest weakness might be your greatest strength
• Lessons about cooperation from gangs, pirates, and serial killers
• The Navy SEAL secret to “grit”
• How to find work-life balance from Genghis Khan, Albert Einstein, and Spider-Man

By looking at what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us, we learn how to be more like them—and discover why it’s sometimes good that we aren’t.