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Highlights
- Peter Bregman, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller 18 Minutes, offers strategies to replace energy-wasting, counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones.The things we want most--peace of mind, fulfilling relationships, to do well at work--are surprisingly straightforward to realize.
- Author(s): Peter Bregman
- 272 Pages
- Business + Money Management, Personal Success
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About the Book
"How can we be most effective and productive in a world that moves too fast and demands so much of us? In [this book], Peter Bregman shows that the answer is to pause for as few as four seconds--the length of a deep breath--to replace bad habits and reactions with more productive behaviors ... Bregman reveals some of our most common counter-productive tendencies and describes counter-intuitive strategies for acting more intentionally, including: why setting goals can actually harm your performance, how to use strategic disengagement to recover focus and willpower, why listening--not arguing--is the best strategy for changing someone's mind, how taking responsibility for someone else's failure can actually help you succeed"--Book Synopsis
Peter Bregman, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller 18 Minutes, offers strategies to replace energy-wasting, counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones.
The things we want most--peace of mind, fulfilling relationships, to do well at work--are surprisingly straightforward to realize. But too often our best efforts to attain them are built on destructive habits that sabotage us. In Four Seconds, Peter Bregman shows us how to replace negative patterns with energy boosting and productive behaviors. To thrive in our fast-paced world all it takes is to pause for as few as four seconds--the length of a deep breath--allowing us to make intentional and tactical choices that lead to better outcomes. Four Seconds reveals:
- Why listening--not arguing--is the best strategy for changing someone's mind
- Why setting goals can actually harm performance
- How to use strategic disengagement to recover focus and willpower
- How taking responsibility for someone else's failure can actually help your team
Practical and insightful, Four Seconds provides simple solutions to create the results you want without the stress.
Review Quotes
"Peter Bregman is back, this time with an even faster way to find your focus and get back on track when life throws you off. His honesty and empathy for his own failings make Four Seconds a refreshing read." -- Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive
"Bregman's insights are life-changing, often surprising, and--most importantly--entirely practical. His strategies can be used every day, take very little of your time, and yet yield extraordinary results." -- Heidi Grant Halvorson, associate director, Motivation Science Center, Columbia Business School, and author of Nine Things Successful People Do Differently
"This book is priceless, a book that could change your career, your marriage, your life. I hope you get a chance to read it." -- Seth Godin, author of The Icarus Deception