A lot of the tips we have been told on the subject of achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker uncovers the extraordinary science behind what in fact determines success and most importantly, how anyone can perform it. You’ll find out:

• Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and exactly how your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength

• Whether nice guys finish last and why the very best lessons about assistance result from gang users, about Barking Up the incorrect Tree: The Surprising Technology Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mainly) Incorrect pirates, and serial killers

• Why trying to improve confidence fails and how Buddhist philosophy holds an excellent solution

• The secret ingredient to “grit” that Navy SEALs and devastation survivors leverage to continue

• Where to find work-life balance using the strategy of Genghis Khan, the mistakes of Albert Einstein, and a little lesson from Spider-Man

By looking at what separates the incredibly successful from the rest of us, we learn what we can do to become more like them-and find away in some instances why it’s great that we aren’t. Barking Up the incorrect Tree draws on startling figures and amazing anecdotes to help you understand what works and what doesn’t which means you can quit guessing at achievement and start living the life you want.