Download or read book The Ulysses Pact written by Karthik C and published by Redgrab Books pvt ltd. This book was released on 2021-08-12 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yazdaan Abbas, an intrepid psychiatrist from the valley, uses five of his patients as pawns to play in a deadly game where they enter a Big Boss-esque house of death. The debauched ‘reality show’ is streamed live in the deep bowels of the darknet where delinquents bet on the horrid lives of miserable people. Each of the five carry their own secrets which when revealed can threaten their own reality: There is an egotistical writer who pushes the boundary of creativity to a point of no return, a man haunted by a shadow as the mystery of a murder unravels, an unbridled love story of a hopeless romantic, a tale of spies, cries and sacrifice, a psychological reflection filled with suspense and intrigue. Will the five drown in their despair? Will Yazdaan Abbas succeed in his unethical social experiment? Will we uncover all the enigmas that lie within? Dive right through the thrilling story of self-realization and second chances giving its readers an immersive experience, one which is assured to stay with them for a long time.

Download or read book The Freedom of Missing Out written by Michael Rossmann and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2022-07-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EXPERIENCE MORE BY DOING LESS IF YOU LIVE A LIFE OF CONSTANT JOY, BALANCE, AND EASY MODERATION, THEN THIS BOOK ISN’T FOR YOU. But if you are like the rest of us, every day presents a blinding rush of options and opportunities, risks and benefits. And no matter what, you are going to miss out on something that might be better than what you choose. Mix this anxiety with an unhealthy dose of fear in all its various forms, and you have a recipe for a confused, neurotic, and unhappy life. But there is hope for this present-day malady. Shattering the popular conception that we should say yes to everything lest we miss out on something better, Michael Rossmann outlines a practical plan for developing emotional courage, increasing focus, and learning to say no to what depletes us. In turn, we end up with the space and ability to say yes to what energizes us and gives our lives more meaning, vitality, and purpose. Blending personal stories, wisdom, and humor with cutting-edge research, Rossmann’s counterintuitive approach to the challenges of daily living provides readers with a roadmap to experience the freedom that comes from learning to discern what’s best for you, setting boundaries, and making a commitment to what matters most in your life.

Download or read book The Async First Playbook written by Sumeet Gayathri Moghe and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reimagining Agile for Distributed and Remote Teams Distributed work is now inevitable, but conventional agile approaches are too "synchronous" for today's remote teams. Meetings, ceremonies, and rituals can become unsustainable when teams are scattered across the globe. The result: burnout, constant interruptions, a lack of deep work, poor work-life balance, greater frustration, and workplaces with poor diversity. In The Async-First Playbook, Thoughtworks Principal Product Manager Sumeet Gayathri Moghe provides tools and techniques to embed remote-native, asynchronous practices into traditional agile methods, making remote work more efficient, inclusive, thoughtful, and fun. Drawing on extensive experience leading distributed teams, Moghe addresses the "nuts and bolts" of specific practices and the crucial "softer" elements such as culture, mindset, and leadership. Short, practical chapters show how to adapt traditional agile techniques such as sprints and pair programming for the realities of today's distributed environments. Whatever your project, you'll learn how to create asynchronous environments that promote success, improve the workplace experience, and deliver better results. Discover why asynchronous collaboration is crucial to your project's success Learn the tools, skills, and protocols you need to get right in order to go "async-first" Map current agile techniques to async-first versions that better reflect today's realities Become a more supportive and effective leader of async-first teams Anticipate, navigate, and mitigate the pitfalls of async-first distributed work Bring it all together--walk through your async-first transition Access valuable resources, examples, and hands-on templates at the companion website "This playbook will empower you to lead and build differently. All that you need is an open mind and a belief that the status quo isn't worthy of defining the future." --From the Foreword by Darren Murph Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.

Download or read book The Ethics of Everyday Medicine written by Erwin B. Montgomery Jr. and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethics of Everyday Medicine: Explorations of Justice examines and analyses the relatively unexplored domain of ethics involved in the everyday practice of medicine. From the author's clinical experience, virtually every decision made in the day-to-day practice of medicine is fundamentally an ethical question, as virtually every decision hinge on some value judgment that goes beyond the medical facts of the matter. The first part of the book is devoted to medical decision cases in several areas of medicine. These cases highlight elements of the current healthcare ecosystem, involving players other than the physician and patient. Insurers (private, commercial, and governmental), administrators, and regulators' perspectives are surfaced in point of care case analysis. Part two contributes to the development of actionable tools to develop better ethical systems for the everyday practice of medicine by providing a critical analysis of Reflective Equilibrium and ethical induction from the perspective of logic and statistics. The chapter on Justice discusses the neurophysiological representations of just and unjust behaviours. The chapter on Ethical Theories follows, describing the epistemic conundrum, principlism, reproducibility, abstraction, chaos and complexity. The following chapter approaches ethical decisions from the logic and statistic perspectives. The following chapter, The Patient as Parenthetical, the author discusses patient-centric ethics, and the rise of business- and government-cetric ethics. The final chapter, A Framework to Frame the Questions for Explore Further, proposes a working framework to deal with current ethical issues. Ethics of everyday Medicine: Explorations of Justice acknowledges that there are no answers yet to the ethical dilemmas that confront the everyday practice of medicine, but proposes a framework for deeper analysis and action. This reading would be useful to all healthcare professionals. Regulators and policy makers could also benefit from understanding how the complex healthcare environment influences medical decisions at point of care. - Offers an overview of the current health care ecosystem and the ethical questions posed by divergent interests - Includes cases for ethical analysis of common medical practice - Proposes a framework for ethical decision making in the clinical setting - Provides critical analysis of Reflective Equilibrium and ethical induction from the perspective of logic and statistics

Download or read book Old School Success for the Millennial Generation Beyond written by Jerry Gladstone and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this New Era of Uncertainty, we as Humans are Challenged like Never Before -As a Society We Need To Help Each Other Rise To Greatness... Old School Success for the Millennial Generation and Beyond goes against the so-called experts who say millennials are lazy, entitled and have labeled them "Generation Me," the "Peter Pan Generation," "Trophy Kids," and "Snowflakes." Jerry Gladstone says these "experts" forget what it was like being young. Do millennials need some good "Old School" advice...absolutely. Would they benefit from social, financial, and life skills that they were not taught in school...definitely. This is what Old School Success for the Millennial Generation & Beyond offers. The goal is to provide "old school wisdom" to the new generation. The inspiration within is provided by Academy Award and Grammy Winners, Super Bowl and Music Icons, Olympians, Boxing, UFC World Champions and even Billionaires. There are many "pain points" the millennial generation are challenged with each day including, job security, social media overload/anxiety, social distancing living up to society expeditions, fear of missing out (fomo), and debt. Within Old School Success for the Millennial Generation, there are chapters that help millennial's deal with their pain points. The content throughout is unique and appealing because it does not insult the millennial generation, it provides useful strategies and techniques to achieve their dreams and navigate through life's twists and turns.

Download or read book 30 Days to Self Discipline written by Peter Hollins and published by PKCS Media. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true guide for procrastinators, slackers, couch potatoes. In 30 days, you won't be one anymore! Want to get somewhere worth going? It's not going to be easy, and it's not going to be comfortable. This book holds the answers. You will gain scientifically-proven new perspectives and tips to manage your day, energy, motivation, and self-discipline. You'll learn how to deal with the tangled, contradictory mess that is the human psyche, and use it to your advantage for once! Unlock the secrets of how top performers consistently exercise self-discipline. Don't glide through life leaving things unfinished or unstarted. Change your habits in 30 days! Overcome the barriers that actually lead to "laziness". Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience. Adjust your psychology to master discomfort and master your impulses. •3 simple formulas for getting things done and evaluating yourself. •A timebox, an unschedule, and a calendar: what they can do for you. •Construct the most helpful to-do list that will also motivate you and organize your life. •Why you should actually read less, read Homer's Odysseus, and slice your life into categories. Daily self-discipline will fundamentally change your life.

Download or read book Practical Self Discipline written by Peter Hollins and published by PKCS Media. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true guide for procrastinators, slackers, couch potatoes, and those who get what they want right now, instead of what they want the most. Want to get somewhere worth going? It's not going to be easy, and it's not going to be comfortable. So, now what? This book gives you the missing key to all that you want in life. Practical Self-Discipline is exactly what the title promises: PRACTICAL. You will gain scientifically-proven new perspectives and tips to manage your day, energy, motivation, and self-discipline. In doing so, you will also deeply learn about your brain and what it is that drives you on a biological basis. You'll learn how to deal with the tangled, contradictory mess that is the human psyche, and use it to your advantage for once! Unlock the secrets of how top performers consistently exercise self-discipline. It can be frustrating to glide through life not competing things, or leaving things unfinished. It can be painful, even. But now, discover how to practically implement self-discipline into your life - mostly painlessly - and become a master finisher. Overcome the barriers that actually lead to "laziness". Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with dozens of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience. Adjust your psychology to master discomfort and master your impulses. •3 simple formulas for getting things done and evaluating yourself. •A timebox, an unschedule, and a calendar: what they can do for you. •Construct the most helpful to-do list that will also motivate you and organize your life. •Why you should actually read less, read Homer's Odysseus, and slice your life into categories. Daily self-discipline will fundamentally change your life.

Download or read book Advance Directives in Mental Health written by Jacqueline Atkinson and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2007-07-15 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An advance directive is a way of making a person's views known if he or she should become mentally incapable of giving consent to treatment, or making informed choices about treatment, at some future time. Advance Directives in Mental Health is a comprehensive and accessible guide for mental health professionals advising service users on their choices about treatment in the event of future episodes of mental illness, covering all ideological, legal and medical aspects of advance directives. Jacqueline Atkinson explains their origins and significance in the context of mental health legislation and compares advance directives in mental health with those in other areas of medicine like dementia or terminal illness, offering a general overview of the differences in the laws of various English-speaking countries. She explores issues of autonomy and responsibility in mental health and gives practical advice on how to set up, implement and change advance directives. The book offers a useful overview of advance directives and is a key reference for all mental health professionals as well as postgraduate students, lawyers who work with mentally ill people, service users and their families and carers.

Download or read book Great Games Need Great Leaders written by Matthew John Dyet and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the knowledge and perspectives of numerous past and present games industry leaders and practitioners to form a clear picture of how leadership operates in a game development studio. It identifies the ways in which things are changing or can change for the better in the games industry and provides a set of tools for the reader to use in their own professional practice. Embark on a journey with this book to understand how great leaders help make great games. These leaders embrace change through a broad set of skills intended to empower and nurture the teams they find themselves responsible for. Through the lens of three fantasy roleplaying classes – the Warrior, the Bard, and the Cleric – readers will understand the wide variety of skills and considerations involved in leading game developers well. This book will be of great interest to anybody curious about or currently working in games development.

Download or read book The Stressed Years of Their Lives written by Dr. B. Janet Hibbs and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From two leading child and adolescent mental health experts comes a guide for the parents of every college and college-bound student who want to know what’s normal mental health and behavior, what’s not, and how to intervene before it’s too late. “The title says it all...Chock full of practical tools, resources and the wisdom that comes with years of experience, The Stressed Years of their Lives is destined to become a well-thumbed handbook to help families cope with this modern age of anxiety.” —Brigid Schulte, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Overwhelmed and director of the Better Life Lab at New America All parenting is in preparation for letting go. However, the paradox of parenting is that the more we learn about late adolescent development and risk, the more frightened we become for our children, and the more we want to stay involved in their lives. This becomes particularly necessary, and also particularly challenging, in mid- to late adolescence, the years just before and after students head off to college. These years coincide with the emergence of many mood disorders and other mental health issues. When family psychologist Dr. B. Janet Hibbs's own son came home from college mired in a dangerous depressive spiral, she turned to Dr. Anthony Rostain. Dr. Rostain has a secret superpower: he understands the arcane rules governing privacy and parental involvement in students’ mental health care on college campuses, the same rules that sometimes hold parents back from getting good care for their kids. Now, these two doctors have combined their expertise to corral the crucial emotional skills and lessons that every parent and student can learn for a successful launch from home to college.

Download or read book Steps written by John Ortberg and published by Tyndale House Publishers. This book was released on 2025-02-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there really any hope for a spiritual way of living that actually works? Admiration, comfort, love, power, success, pleasure, escape, control: we're all addicted to something, whether we realize it or not. In this deeply heartfelt book, author John Ortberg offers a guide for transformation when we know something needs to change but we can't do it on our own. Rooted in the teachings of Jesus and using the framework of AAs 12 steps as a guide, Ortberg offers all of us a freeing roadmap for: Giving up our exhausting and fruitless efforts to fix, manage, and control our own lives Distinguishing between when willpower is essential and when it is futile Discovering how God can do for us what we can't do for ourselves, and living authentically, joyfully and in communion with God and other people. Ortberg shows us how to discover: Our spiritual attachment styles Our core doubts The benefits of practices like prayer, meditation, and mindfulness God's sufficiency in our inadequacy In Steps, find what's needed to experience a new freedom, a new fellowship and a new happiness no matter our circumstances.

Download or read book CBT for Career Success written by Steve Sheward and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CBT for Career Success is a unique self-help book, offering a powerful combination of cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT) approaches alongside career coaching for the first time. Whether you are just starting out in your career, aiming at a more senior position or considering a change in direction, this book is for you. If you want to succeed in the labour market, you need a psychological edge to help you progress in an increasingly competitive and volatile job market. This book provides powerful CBT approaches that will strengthen your resilience and motivation and increase the sheer excitement and enjoyment of achieving success in the workplace. The book provides clear, practical strategies and a wealth of materials that will help you to define your personal values and match them with suitable career choices, use psychological and motivational techniques to succeed in a competitive environment and deal effectively with work-related stress. The materials included within this book have been used on training courses delivered to hundreds of careers counsellors and coaches in different parts of England in recent years and have helped them to support their clients more effectively. CBT for Career Success will be of interest to all those wishing to succeed in their chosen careers, including new entrants to the labour market.

Download or read book The Art of Decision Making written by Joseph Bikart and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing insights from philosophy, psychology, literature, and theology, a longtime executive business coach explores how and why we make the decisions we do What is it that makes some of us better—or worse—than others at committing to a choice? What are the forces that hold us back, and how can we successfully overcome them? Every facet of our lives depends on the decisions we make. Yet, how often do we pause to reflect on our ability to make the best and smartest choices? The key is how we confront and refine the decision-making process. Here, Joseph Bikart explores the intricacies of decision making, challenging us to understand why we make the choices we do. He explores how the true power of decisions, especially the toughest among them, help us to face our fears and may in turn change how we think about ourselves. Breaking his study into four clear parts and short practical essays, Bikart presents a lively and compelling exploration of the process of decision making. He covers: • Indecision, Indecision: What makes us indecisive? What holds us back and why? • Where Art Thou?: How and where we get stuck and the importance of relaxing one's grip. • The Momentum of Decisiveness: Keeping our focus and proactivity. • The Deciding Mind: Making our smartest choices. Drawing from such different fields as philosophy, psychology, neurology, literature, art history and theology, The Art of Decision Making takes us on a journey from the depths of procrastination to the elation of decision making. Presenting a fresh perspective on what to do at the proverbial fork in the road, Bikart's unique philosophy is insightful, thought provoking, and potentially life-changing.

Download or read book Atomic Habits written by James Clear and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 20 million copies sold! Translated into 60+ languages! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to: make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy); overcome a lack of motivation and willpower; design your environment to make success easier; get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

Download or read book The Practice of Groundedness written by Brad Stulberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join thousands of readers and learn about a powerful antidote to today’s epidemic of burnout---and a path to achieving success with deeper satisfaction--from the bestselling author of Peak Performance "A thoughtful, actionable book for pursuing more excellence with less angst." --Adam Grant, author of Think Again Playing into the always-on, never enough hustle culture ultimately takes a serious toll. While the high of occasional wins can keep you going for a while, angst, restlessness, frayed relationships, exhaustion, and even substance abuse can be the unwanted side effects of an obsession with outward performance. In The Practice of Groundedness, bestselling author Brad Stulberg offers a path for which peak performance and well-being and fulfillment can emerge and prevail for a lifetime. At the heart of this model is groundedness--a practice that values presence over rote productivity, accepts that progress is nonlinear, and prioritizes long-term values and fulfillment over short-term gain. To be grounded is to possess a firm and unwavering foundation, an internal strength and self-confidence that sustains you through ups and downs and from which deep and enduring success can be found. Groundedness does not eliminate ambition and striving; rather, it situates these qualities and channels them in more meaningful ways. Interweaving case studies, modern science, and time-honored lessons from ancient wisdom traditions such as Buddhism, Stoicism, and Taoism, Stulberg teaches readers how to cultivate the habits and practices of a more grounded life. Readers will learn: Why patience is the key to getting where you want to go faster--in work and life--and how to develop it, pushing back against the culture’s misguided obsession with speed and “hacks.” How to utilize the lens of the wise observer in order to overcome delusion and resistance to clearly see and accept where you are—which is the key to more effectively getting where you want to go Why embracing vulnerability is the key to genuine strength and confidence The critical importance of “deep community,” or cultivating a sense of belonging and connection to people, places, and causes. Provocative and practical, The Practice of Groundedness is the necessary corrective to the frenetic pace and endemic burnout resulting from contemporary definitions of success. It offers a new—and better—way.

Download or read book Honey It s Not about Six Pack Abs written by Mayur Mathur and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you stand in that trial room of a fashion clothing store, looking at a pic of a model in a poster telling yourself, “Gosh! I wish I had that body!”? Or are you that person who wakes up every morning, gung-ho about going for your workouts and then just can’t go for it? Or are you that person who tells yourself, “I can’t do this” Or are you confused on how to begin? Or are you someone, who makes a New Year's resolution to get fit and drops out after a while? Don’t get bogged down. This book is meant just for you because the pre-requisite of getting fit and leading a healthy lifestyle has got nothing to do with what you do, but it’s got everything to do with what’s in your mind. In this book, you will go through the FOUR STAGES to a complete health transformation and help you formulate your own fitness blueprint to easily make fitness a part of the minutiae of your everyday life. The 4 stages are - Stage 1: Setting your Identity Blueprint-that will help you get the right mindset in place. Stage 2: Lock-n-load your mental arsenal–that will give you tools to keep you mentally fit. Stage 3: Unlock Yourself-here you will get to know how to take charge of your life by gaining control of your excuses, habits, and dreams. Stage 4: Get down to brass tacks – this is the real deal to get you physically fit. As there is a frantic rush to get fit by ‘sporting six-pack abs’ this book nudges that notion aside and focuses on the long-term benefits of having the right mindset and consciously working towards a healthy lifestyle.

Download or read book Sustain Your Game written by Alan Stein and published by Hachette Go. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sports Librarian’s Best of 2022 – Sports Books​ Sustain Your Game is built upon a simple premise: each of us will always be under construction, a work in progress, and constantly evolving. The goal is to be moving toward our highest potential, toward making a meaningful contribution, and toward becoming the best version of ourselves. Based on his years as a successful basketball performance coach—having worked with and alongside superstars like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant—and a keynote speaker to major companies like Pepsi and Amex, Alan Stein Jr. brings you the keys to lasting, unimaginable success. The secret? Sustain Your Game teaches a timeline of short term to medium term to long term because we are always battling all three: stress in the now, stagnation in the present, and burnout in the long term. Part I—PERFORM is about managing stress in the day-to-day (short term) Part II—PIVOT is about avoiding stagnation in your current situation (medium term) Part III—PREVAIL is about beating burnout and making a lasting impact (long term) This book is for high performers who want to learn practical strategies and action steps on how to sustain their game across all three timelines. It assembles invaluable advice and lessons from successful athletes, entrepreneurs, social scientists, journalists, CEOs, motivational speakers, business coaches, and consultants, as well as Alan’s own personal stories.