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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as performance)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,224,215 ratings — published 2018
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as performance)
avg rating 4.18 — 26,592 ratings — published 1974
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as performance)
avg rating 4.16 — 183,730 ratings — published 2016
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise (ebook)
by (shelved 26 times as performance)
avg rating 4.20 — 18,699 ratings — published 2016
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as performance)
avg rating 4.13 — 553,480 ratings — published 2012
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as performance)
avg rating 4.11 — 87,036 ratings — published 1990
Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as performance)
avg rating 4.17 — 8,918 ratings — published 2017
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as performance)
avg rating 4.30 — 301,311 ratings — published 2018
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as performance)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,879 ratings — published 2018
The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else (Audio CD)
by (shelved 20 times as performance)
avg rating 4.03 — 26,686 ratings — published 2009
Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as performance)
avg rating 4.19 — 852,526 ratings — published 2008
Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as performance)
avg rating 3.93 — 20,744 ratings — published 2008
Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as performance)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,546 ratings — published 2023
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as performance)
avg rating 4.09 — 171,795 ratings — published 2006
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as performance)
avg rating 4.16 — 808,253 ratings — published 1989
The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as performance)
avg rating 3.92 — 5,462 ratings — published 2014
The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as performance)
avg rating 4.04 — 20,669 ratings — published 2007
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as performance)
avg rating 4.01 — 166,186 ratings — published 2001
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as performance)
avg rating 4.10 — 44,335 ratings — published 2016
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as performance)
avg rating 3.98 — 15,579 ratings — published 2003
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as performance)
avg rating 4.06 — 127,694 ratings — published 2011
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as performance)
avg rating 4.13 — 72,355 ratings — published 2012
Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as performance)
avg rating 4.49 — 470 ratings — published 2013
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as performance)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,123,443 ratings — published 1936
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as performance)
avg rating 3.95 — 124,285 ratings — published 2009
The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as performance)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,341 ratings — published 2021
Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as performance)
avg rating 4.07 — 21,175 ratings — published
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as performance)
avg rating 4.07 — 49,395 ratings — published 2012
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as performance)
avg rating 4.25 — 97,300 ratings — published 2015
Mastery (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as performance)
avg rating 4.26 — 47,645 ratings — published 2012
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as performance)
avg rating 4.08 — 139,053 ratings — published 2016
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as performance)
avg rating 4.17 — 572,562 ratings — published 2011
High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as performance)
avg rating 4.13 — 13,094 ratings — published
Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as performance)
avg rating 3.95 — 15,240 ratings — published 2019
Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable (Tim Grover Winning Series)
by (shelved 12 times as performance)
avg rating 3.96 — 21,083 ratings — published 2013
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as performance)
avg rating 3.87 — 80,487 ratings — published 2001
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as performance)
avg rating 4.18 — 118,973 ratings — published 2021
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as performance)
avg rating 4.13 — 77,399 ratings — published 2019
The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as performance)
avg rating 4.09 — 215,367 ratings — published
How to Take Smart Notes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as performance)
avg rating 4.09 — 13,307 ratings — published 2017
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as performance)
avg rating 4.10 — 261,539 ratings — published 2009
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as performance)
avg rating 4.13 — 33,157 ratings — published 2011
How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as performance)
avg rating 4.09 — 6,424 ratings — published 2015
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as performance)
avg rating 4.35 — 202,564 ratings — published 2016
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as performance)
avg rating 4.25 — 36,708 ratings — published 2007
Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as performance)
avg rating 4.40 — 43,744 ratings — published 2022
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as performance)
avg rating 4.22 — 172,894 ratings — published 1984
Principles: Life and Work (Audio CD)
by (shelved 9 times as performance)
avg rating 4.10 — 65,604 ratings — published 2017
Ego Is the Enemy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as performance)
avg rating 4.13 — 85,786 ratings — published 2016
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as performance)
avg rating 3.90 — 35,514 ratings — published 2016
“On the right side-panel of the verbose and somewhat tautological box of Cheerios, it is written,
If you are not satisfied with the quality and/or performance of the Cheerios in this box, send name, address, and reason for dissatisfaction—along with entire boxtop and price paid—to: General Mills, Inc., Box 200-A, Minneapolis, Minn., 55460. Your purchase price will be returned.
It isn’t enough that there is a defensive tone to those words, a slant of doubt, an unappetizing broach of the subject of money, but they leave the reader puzzling over exactly what might be meant by the “performance” of the Cheerios.
Could the Cheerios be in bad voice? Might not they handle well on curves? Do they ejaculate too quickly? Has age affected their timing or are they merely in a mid-season slump? Afflicted with nervous exhaustion or broken hearts, are the Cheerios smiling bravely, insisting that the show must go on?”
― Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
If you are not satisfied with the quality and/or performance of the Cheerios in this box, send name, address, and reason for dissatisfaction—along with entire boxtop and price paid—to: General Mills, Inc., Box 200-A, Minneapolis, Minn., 55460. Your purchase price will be returned.
It isn’t enough that there is a defensive tone to those words, a slant of doubt, an unappetizing broach of the subject of money, but they leave the reader puzzling over exactly what might be meant by the “performance” of the Cheerios.
Could the Cheerios be in bad voice? Might not they handle well on curves? Do they ejaculate too quickly? Has age affected their timing or are they merely in a mid-season slump? Afflicted with nervous exhaustion or broken hearts, are the Cheerios smiling bravely, insisting that the show must go on?”
― Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
“As the manager sits before a performance, as the critics wait like hungry dogs to rip apart the performance, they all become entwined in the theatrics of it all.”
― Afterlife
― Afterlife
