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Book Think Twice

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  • Author : Michael J. Mauboussin
  • Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
  • Release : 2012-11-06
  • ISBN : 1422155544
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book Think Twice written by Michael J. Mauboussin and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No matter your field, industry, or specialty, as a leader you make a series of crucial decisions every single day. And the harsh truth is that the majority of decisions—no matter how good the intentions behind them—are mismanaged, resulting in a huge toll on organizations, the people they employ, and even the people they serve. So why is it so hard to make sound decisions? In Think Twice, now in paperback, Michael Mauboussin argues that we often fall victim to simplified mental routines that prevent us from coping with the complex realities inherent in important judgment calls. Yet these cognitive errors are preventable. In this engaging book, Mauboussin shows us how to recognize and avoid common mental missteps. These include misunderstanding cause-and-effect linkages, not considering enough alternative possibilities in making a decision, and relying too much on experts. Through vivid stories, the author presents memorable rules for avoiding each error and explains how to recognize when you should “think twice”—questioning your reasoning and adopting decision-making strategies that are far more effective, even if they seem counterintuitive. Armed with this awareness, you'll soon begin making sounder judgment calls that benefit (rather than hurt) your organization.

Book Thinking Twice

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  • Author : Jonathan St BT Evans
  • Publisher : OUP Oxford
  • Release : 2010-09-30
  • ISBN : 9780199547296
  • Pages : 256 pages

Download or read book Thinking Twice written by Jonathan St BT Evans and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the idea that much of our behaviour is controlled by automatic and intuitive mental processes, which shape and compete with our conscious thinking and decision making. Accessibly written, and assuming no prior knowledge of the field, the book will be fascinating reading for all those interested in human behaviour.

Book Don t Think Twice

Download or read book Don t Think Twice written by Barbara Schoichet and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A late-in-life coming-of-age escapade told with humor and heart, Don’t Think Twice is a moving and irreverent account of grief, growing up, and the healing power of adventure. Within six months, Barbara Schoichet lost everything: her job, her girlfriend of six years, and her mother to pancreatic cancer. Her life stripped bare, and armed with nothing but a death wish and a ton of attitude, Barbara pursues an unlikely method of coping. At the age of fifty she earns her motorcycle license, buys a Harley on eBay from two guys named Dave, and drives it alone from New York to Los Angeles on a circuitous trek loosely guided by her H.O.G. tour book and a whole lot of road whimsy. On the open highway—where she daily takes her speed to a hundred—Barbara battles physical limitations and inner demons on a journey that flows through the majestic Appalachian Mountains, the enchanting Turquoise Trail, and all along America’s iconic Route 66. She is awed by the battlefields in Gettysburg, stunned by the decadence of Graceland, and amused by a Cadillac graveyard in the middle of nowhere. She meets kind strangers, odd strangers, and a guy who pulls a gun on her for cutting him off. She is vulnerable but sassy, broken but determined to heal . . . or die trying.

Book Think Twice

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  • Author : Lisa Scottoline
  • Publisher : Large Print Press
  • Release : 2011-02
  • ISBN : 9781594134241
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Think Twice written by Lisa Scottoline and published by Large Print Press. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Published in 2011 by arrangement with St. Martin's Press"--T.p. verso.

Book Think Twice

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  • Author : Lisa Scottoline
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Press
  • Release : 2010-03-16
  • ISBN : 1429961333
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book Think Twice written by Lisa Scottoline and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the blockbuster New York Times bestselling author of Look Again comes a novel that makes you question the nature of evil: is it born in us or is it bred? Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her identical twin, Alice Connolly, but the darkness in Alice's soul makes them two very different women. Or at least that's what Bennie believes, until she finds herself buried alive at the hands of her twin. Meanwhile, Alice takes over Bennie's life, impersonating her at work and even seducing her boyfriend in order to escape the deadly mess she has made of her own life. But Alice underestimates Bennie and the evil she has unleashed in her twin's psyche, as well as Bennie's determination to stay alive long enough to exact revenge. Bennie must face the twisted truth that she is more like her sister Alice than she could have ever imagined, and by the novel's shocking conclusion, Bennie finds herself engaged in a war she cannot win—with herself.

Book 3 Seconds

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  • Author : Les Parrott
  • Publisher : Zondervan
  • Release : 2008-10-14
  • ISBN : 0310309050
  • Pages : 163 pages

Download or read book 3 Seconds written by Les Parrott and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just three seconds. The time it takes to make a decision. That's all that lies between settling for "Whatever" . . . or insisting on "Whatever it takes." 3 Seconds shows how to unleash the inner resources that can move you to a whole new level of success. It comes down to six predictable impulses that most of us automatically accept without a second thought. You can replace them with new impulses that lead toward impact and significance. For instance, it takes Three Seconds to . . . Disown Your Helplessness - The First Impulse: "There's nothing I can do about it." The Second Impulse: "I can't do everything, but I can do something." Quit Stewing and Start Doing - The First Impulse: "Someday I’m going to do that." The Second Impulse: "I'm diving in . . . starting today." Fuel Your Passion - The First Impulse: "I'll do what happens to come my way." The Second Impulse: "I'll do what I'm designed to do." Inhale . . . exhale . . . the difference of your lifetime can begin in the space of a single breath. The decision is yours. Start today.

Book Think Twice

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  • Author : Sarah Mlynowski
  • Publisher : Open Road Integrated Media, Incorporated
  • Release : 2024-06-04
  • ISBN : 9781504094498
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Think Twice written by Sarah Mlynowski and published by Open Road Integrated Media, Incorporated. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Don't Even Think About It, these high school seniors may know each other's thoughts, but they'll never see what's coming. Since refusing to take the antidote after acquiring flu shot-induced telepathy two years ago, the twenty Espies (that's people with ESP to you norms) have been kept together in one class every single day. Now that they're seniors, their separation is looming . . . Though their superpower has come with a price--headaches, constant noise, purple-tinted eyes, C-list celebrity status--Mackenzie Feldman, Olivia Byrne, Cooper Miller, Pi Ricci, and the others wouldn't change a thing. They've all gotten closer than ever, and when--one-by-one--they start losing their telepathic abilities, they'll do whatever it takes to stop the damage. Graduation is coming up, and if the Espies are going out, they may as well go out with a bang. Praise for Don't Even Think About It "A tour-de-force comic narration that will leave you gasping in awe--if you ever catch your breath from laughing." --E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of We Were Liars "Funny, realistic, heartfelt, satiric, and unpredictable." --Ned Vizzini, New York Times-bestselling author of It's Kind of a Funny Story "Smart and frequently hilarious . . . Filled with heartbreak, hilarity, and some brutal truths, Mlynowski's novel will leave readers thinking about the gaps between our private and public selves and the lies we tell others and ourselves." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Hilarious, moving, and utterly ingenious." --Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on Fire "A solid, comical sci-fi romp." --Kirkus Reviews

Book Think Twice

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  • Author : Dasha Zerboni
  • Publisher : Archway Publishing
  • Release : 2022-11-11
  • ISBN : 1665731753
  • Pages : 45 pages

Download or read book Think Twice written by Dasha Zerboni and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-11 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creative thinking is the key to problem solving. In this compilation of short stories, author Dasha Zerboni tackles big global issues and imagines a future world where solutions to these problems are possible. In Think Twice, she questions whether these solutions always make the world a better place. This collection explores a variety of subjects, including a world where eating insects solves world hunger, and viruses cure people of infections, a world where water is recycled for human use, and a world where technological advancements to the human brain allow us to see through time and space. These thought-provoking stories seek to spread awareness of big global topics like world hunger, antibiotic resistance, water supply, and neurotechnology, and to initiate discussion on these topics.

Book Don t Think Twice

Download or read book Don t Think Twice written by Harriet B. Gilmour and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twin witches Alex and Cam, try to find a mysterious woman who has the key to everything they have been searching for.

Book Twice Shy

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  • Author : Sarah Hogle
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2021-04-06
  • ISBN : 059308554X
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book Twice Shy written by Sarah Hogle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you find real love when you've always got your head in the clouds? Maybell Parish has always been a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. But living in her own world has long been preferable to dealing with the disappointments of real life. So when Maybell inherits a charming house in the Smokies from her Great-Aunt Violet, she seizes the opportunity to make a fresh start. Yet when she arrives, it seems her troubles have only just begun. Not only is the house falling apart around her, but she isn't the only inheritor: she has to share everything with Wesley Koehler, the groundskeeper who's as grouchy as he is gorgeous--and it turns out he has a very different vision for the property's future. Convincing the taciturn Wesley to stop avoiding her and compromise is a task more formidable than the other dying wishes Great-Aunt Violet left behind. But when Maybell uncovers something unexpectedly sweet beneath Wesley's scowls, and as the two slowly begin to let their guard down, they might learn that sometimes the smallest steps outside one's comfort zone can lead to the greatest rewards.

Book Don t Think Twice

Download or read book Don t Think Twice written by Ruth Pennebaker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-05-15 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biting humor with heart makes this a perfect paperback for teenage girls. Anne Harper, a seventeen-year-old with a hard-hitting, yet hilarious, sense of sarcasm, is living in a group home for pregnant teenagers. As the weeks pass, she comes to realize that what is growing inside her is not just a child, but also a new awareness of herself.

Book Smart Girls Think Twice

Download or read book Smart Girls Think Twice written by Cathie Linz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociologist Emma Riley’s new research project depends on a sexy bartender who wants nothing to do with her project—and certainly nothing to do with Emma. Too bad she’s way too smart to ever take no for an answer.

Book Margo Thinks Twice

Download or read book Margo Thinks Twice written by and published by Owlkids. This book was released on 2016 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Margo is an imaginative, adventurous little girl who has just one problem worry has found its way into her life. She sometimes feels nervous and uncomfortable, especially inside the wild world her imagination creates. Whenever her mom gives instructions, Margo's mind turns the everyday advice into worst-case scenarios. Luckily, Margo's mom comes up with an idea to ease her daughter's anxieties and encourage her inventive spirit in a positive way."--Provided by publisher.

Book Too Young To Think Twice

Download or read book Too Young To Think Twice written by Areeb Sami and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What I read ignores most of what I see. So, I wanted to write for people who mostly see what I see. Through Too Young to Think Twice, I intend to rekindle our desires, to cherish our individuality and to eulogize our persevering young blood.

Book Should Have Thought Twice

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  • Author : Tanisha Stewart
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2021-05-03
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 140 pages

Download or read book Should Have Thought Twice written by Tanisha Stewart and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should Have Thought Twice They say to always watch the quiet ones, because you never know when they might snap. Shatina is a young woman with a troubled past and present. She lives in the shadows of her fraternal twin sister, who sucked up all the beauty genes, her best friend, whose seductive charm will sway any boy who listens, and her cousin, who is more than a knockout, but a force to be reckoned with. Shatina feels like she has nothing going for her but her grades and her full scholarship to a four year institution of her choice... until someone comes along to threaten that. Shatina has faced threats before, and little does anyone know, she has gained vindication over all of her enemies, one by one. Except this last one might be a bit more of a challenge than she bargained for.

Book Don t Think Twice

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  • Author : Wayne Johnson
  • Publisher : Harmony
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 314 pages

Download or read book Don t Think Twice written by Wayne Johnson and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1999 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep in the magnificent landscape of northwest Minnesota, near the Chippewa reservation where he grew up, Paul Two Persons owns a resort lodge on fourteen thousand acres of pristine forests and lakes. Haunted by the death of his young son and his disintegrating relationship with his beautiful wife, Paul is on the verge of losing the land he loves due to an unpaid loan to his childhood friend Al. When he is called on to identify Al's body at the morgue, he knows his troubles have just begun. Not only are shady developers eyeing his property with escalating delight, but his best friend is putting moves on his mourning wife, and he's getting the dizzying sense that these occurrences are related to his son's death and Al's "suicide." It's not just the fire that damages half the lodge or the potshots that somebody takes at him on a dark night; it's the left boot missing from Al's body and the Chippewa burial markings misplaced on his dead friend's flesh. These oddities lead Paul into a staggering game of deceit and murder even as his family and friends go to great lengths to save him. Wayne Johnson has crafted a complex novel propelled by the mysterious circumstances of a man's downfall and the pride and misfortunes of his people. This riveting literary thriller captures the soul of a people and the beauty of their land, while calculating the price of true friendship and the enduring power of love.

Book Twice Alive

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  • Author : Forrest Gander
  • Publisher : New Directions Publishing
  • Release : 2021-05-04
  • ISBN : 0811230309
  • Pages : 68 pages

Download or read book Twice Alive written by Forrest Gander and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting new book about renewal by the winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry In the searing poems of his new collection, Twice Alive, the Pulitzer Prize–winner Forrest Gander addresses the exigencies of our historical moment and the intimacies, personal and environmental, that bind us to others and to the world. Drawing from his training in geology and his immersion in Sangam literary traditions, Gander invests these poems with an emotional intensity that illuminates our deep-tangled interrelations. While conducting fieldwork with a celebrated mycologist, Gander links human intimacy with the transformative collaborations between species that compose lichens. Throughout Twice Alive, Gander addresses personal and ecological trauma—several poems focus on the devastation wrought by wildfires in California where he lives—but his tone is overwhelmingly celebratory. Twice Alive is a book charged with exultation and tenderness.