For years gurus, coaches and motivational speakers have urged people to improve their lives by changing the way they think and behave. Research has revealed that many of their techniques are ineffective: visualization exercises often hinder rather than help and group brainstorming produces fewer, and less original, ideas than individuals working alone. Collecting together myth-busting scientific research on a huge range of everyday problems, Richard Wiseman shows that personal and professional success may be less than a minute away . . .
* How you can become 10% more creative by just lying down
* How placing a pencil in your mouth instantly makes you feel significantly happier
* How merely thinking about the gym helps keep you in shape
- ISBN10 0230741479
- ISBN13 9780230741478
- Publish Date 3 July 2009
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 2 March 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Imprint Macmillan
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English