Always Eat Left Handed: 15 Surprising Secrets For Killing It At Work And In Real Life

by Rohit Bhargava, Kseniya Artamonova (Translator)

Overview

Everything in this book is the exact opposite of what your parents, teachers, colleagues, and bosses have been telling you for years. "Procrastinate more. Bring people to tears. Learn to yodel." Are you serious at all? Actually yes. This book is filled with the paradoxical and sometimes daunting secrets of success that no one has ever dared to tell you. But unlike most of the tired clichés, these tips will really help you in life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9785961416947
Publisher:	Alpina Publisher
Publication date:	05/03/2023
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Rohit Bhargava is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of five books, occasional Georgetown Universityprofessor, and award-winning storyteller who has been invited to speak at events in 32 countries around the world. After spending 15 years working in corporate America and Australia, Rohit became an entrepreneur and is currently the founder of three successful businesses. He is based in Washington DC with his wife and two young boys, and believes that the most entertaining and impactful "job" he will ever have is being a great dad and teaching his sons to be kind when no one expects it, curious about the things others take for granted, and confident enough to change the world.

Table of Contents

Read This First: Is This Book for You? 1

Introduction: Why Eat Left Handed? 3

Chapter 1 The Pomegranate Principle 9

I Think Better 17

Chapter 2 Be Forgetful 19

Chapter 3 Start Smoking 27

Chapter 4 Reinvent Your playlist 35

Chapter 5 Learn to Yodel 43

II Work Better 49

Chapter 6 Ignore Your Job 51

Chapter 7 Never Serve Burnt Toast 59

Chapter 8 Be a Cross-Dresser 65

Chapter 9 Procrastinate More 71

III Communicate Better 79

Chapter 10 Make Others Cry 81

Chapter 11 Interrupt Often 91

Chapter 12 Never Eat Cauliflower 97

Chapter 13 Write On Walls with a Sharpie 105

IV Connect Better 111

Chapter 14 Leave your Toys Out 113

Chapter 15 Rip Your Jeans 121

Chapter 16 Help people steal 127

Chapter 17 Why Most Good Advice is Useless 133

Afterword Why This Book Took 4 Years to Write… 139

Appendix 141

3 Reasons to share this book 161

Acknowledgements 163

Index 167

Endnotes 175

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

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