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59 Seconds: Decision-Making
Want to improve your relationship, make better decisions or simply be happier? Success is now only seconds away...In 59 Seconds, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman presents a fresh approach to change that helps people achieve their aims and ambitions in minutes, not months. From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, and resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting this new science of rapid change, and describes how these quick and quirky techniques can be incorporated into everyday life. Think a little, change a lot.
- GenresNonfictionPsychology
37 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2012
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Richard Wiseman
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Professor Richard Wiseman started his working life as a professional magician, and was one of the youngest members of The Magic Circle. He then obtained a degree in psychology from University College London and a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.
Richard currently holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, where he has gained an international reputation for research into psychology of luck, self-help, persuasion, and illusion. He has published over 50 papers in leading peer reviewed academic journals (including Nature and Psychological Bulletin), and his work has been cited in over 20 introductory textbooks.
A passionate advocate for science, his best-selling books have been translated into over 30 languages and he has presented keynote addresses at several organisations, including Microsoft, The Royal Society, Caltech, and Google.
Richard is the most followed British psychologist on Twitter, and has created viral videos that have received over 40 million views. Over 2 million people have taken part in his mass participation experiments and he has acted as a creative consultant to Derren Brown, The MythBusters, CBS’s The Mentalist, and Heston Blumenthal, Nick Cave, and the West End play ‘Ghost Stories’.
Richard is a Member of the Inner Magic Circle, an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association, and a Fellow of the Rationalist Association. He is one of the most frequently quoted psychologists in the British media and was recently listed in the Independent On Sunday’s top 100 people who make Britain a better place to live.
He likes sushi, is fond of dogs, and finds Arrested Development very funny.
Professor Richard Wiseman started his working life as a professional magician, and was one of the youngest members of The Magic Circle. He then obtained a degree in psychology from University College London and a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.
Richard currently holds Britain’s only Professorship in the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, where he has gained an international reputation for research into psychology of luck, self-help, persuasion, and illusion. He has published over 50 papers in leading peer reviewed academic journals (including Nature and Psychological Bulletin), and his work has been cited in over 20 introductory textbooks.
A passionate advocate for science, his best-selling books have been translated into over 30 languages and he has presented keynote addresses at several organisations, including Microsoft, The Royal Society, Caltech, and Google.
Richard is the most followed British psychologist on Twitter, and has created viral videos that have received over 40 million views. Over 2 million people have taken part in his mass participation experiments and he has acted as a creative consultant to Derren Brown, The MythBusters, CBS’s The Mentalist, and Heston Blumenthal, Nick Cave, and the West End play ‘Ghost Stories’.
Richard is a Member of the Inner Magic Circle, an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association, and a Fellow of the Rationalist Association. He is one of the most frequently quoted psychologists in the British media and was recently listed in the Independent On Sunday’s top 100 people who make Britain a better place to live.
He likes sushi, is fond of dogs, and finds Arrested Development very funny.
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March 1, 2020
I have a book contract that I must fulfill so I’ll pose basic life problems/desires: Want a new job? A date? A smart baby? Then I’ll stitch together half-assed advice on how to do those things by quoting results from research papers. And I will lead into those factoids by saying “Here’s what you should do to get what you want. NOT! You should do the exact opposite and here is a research paper to prove it.” It is a hodgepodge with some helpful advice.
December 3, 2018
A quick read but I would suggest you don't complete it in one seating. Let the information sink in.
It makes you doubt your assumptions and gives insightful information to base your decisions on. There are some good tactics to use before arriving at a conclusion. There is an explanation of dealing with the simple and complex decisions differently. And there are some quick exercises.
It is definitely useful. I am glad to have read it.
It makes you doubt your assumptions and gives insightful information to base your decisions on. There are some good tactics to use before arriving at a conclusion. There is an explanation of dealing with the simple and complex decisions differently. And there are some quick exercises.
It is definitely useful. I am glad to have read it.
February 12, 2019
I really agree on the idea of this book concept: make it short and concise. I find its execution a bit too lacking though. On top it suffers from the fact, that it's a book, and therefore it's not updated to reflect the newest research (e.g. that some of the studies in the book hasn't been viably replicated).
Better and a bit more thorough books on the subject out the. Although I understand the book is a compromise given the lenght scope. Therefore three instead of two stars.
Better and a bit more thorough books on the subject out the. Although I understand the book is a compromise given the lenght scope. Therefore three instead of two stars.
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