Patricia Sanders is a freelance writer and editor. She lives in the Azores.
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Hidden Potentialby Adam M. Grant
You Can
Everyone is born with immense potential — but it often remains untapped. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant dismantles common misconceptions about what it takes to become…
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The Art of Insubordinationby Todd B. Kashdan
A How-To for Heretics
Disrupters, dissenters and nonconformists make the world a better place. Here’s help for the rebels – and guidance for everyone else on how to give…
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Influence Is Your Superpowerby Zoe Chance
Influence for Nice People
Influence doesn’t have to be tacky, greedy or corrupt. Renowned Yale professor Zoe Chance offers an alternative: research-based insights into influence that nice people will…
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STFUby Dan Lyons
Hitting Mute on a Motormouth
People who talk too much – humanity’s compulsive talkers, windbags, chatterboxes and motormouths – annoy listeners, alienate friends and frequently sabotage their careers, relationships and…
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Cuesby Vanessa Van Edwards
Cue Up Stronger Communication
High-impact communicators aren’t born, they’re made. Behavioral investigator Vanessa Van Edwards spills the secrets to high-impact communicating in this insight-rich, actionable guide to cues –…
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I Didn’t Do the Thing Todayby Madeleine Dore
Not Getting Things Done
Nobody gets everything done. Extraordinary Routines blogger Madeleine Dore draws on hundreds of interviews with artists, entrepreneurs and other creatives to delve into the reasons – and explains…
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Win Every Argumentby Mehdi Hasan
How to Dominate Debates
Debates – around the supper table or the water cooler, in town halls and school board meetings, in the halls of Congress and on cable…
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Learning Serviceby Joseph Collins, Zahara Heckscher, Claire Bennett and Daniela Papi-Thornton
Doing Voluntourism Right
“Voluntourism” – going abroad to perform volunteeer work – has emerged as a top trend in travel, but it often does more harm than good.…
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I Hear Youby Michael Sorensen
The Gift of Listening
Everyone wants to feel heard. Relationship coach Michael S. Sorensen explains how to show people you’re listening and why validation is a life-changing skill.
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The Happiness Advantageby Shawn Achor
Happiness Is at Hand
Positivity researcher Shawn Achor’s introduction to happiness and how to build it has earned a place in the canon of positivity literature. Get happy –…