The one problem all students run into while they prepare for a test is not what you might think. You might naturally assume that the problem is one of memory (i.e., remembering the answers to the test), but the real problem is what I call the Situation Effect. In laymen terms, our intelligence is composed of two halves, the first being genetic, the second being environmental (e.g., diet, sleep, sociability, etc.), and these two halves come together to form our current situation. Therefore,...

Two Awesome Hours reveals how to use science-based strategies to tap into your abilities to efficiently accomplish your daily tasks.Feeling overwhelmed with work and life demands? Rushing, multitasking, or relying on fancy devices and apps won't help. The answer is to create the conditions for two awesome hours of peak productivity per day.Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, Josh Davis, director of research at the NeuroLeadership Institute explains...

Marketing visionary Martin Lindstrom has been on the front line of the branding for over twenty years. In Brandwashed, he turns the spotlight on his own industry, drawing on all he has witnessed behind closed doors, exposing for the first time the full extent of the psychological tricks and traps that companies devise to win our hard-earned money.Lindstrom reveals eye opening details such as how advertisers and marketers t...

Bob Harper lets us in on the secret behaviors of people who not only lose weight but keep the pounds off for good—and make it look easy.In Bob Harper’s #1 New York Times bestselling book The Skinny Rules, the trusted trainer and coach of NBC’s The Biggest Loser laid out the twenty nonnegotiable eating rules for getting thin.In the process of helping countless men and women reach their weight loss goals, Harper has noticed six fund...

Do you suffer from physical pain relating to your writing life?Are you struggling with back pain, weight gain related to sedentary working, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, neck pain, eye strain, stress, loneliness, digestive issues, or Repetitive Strain Injury?These are the most common issues reported by writers and if you struggle with any of them, you are not alone.Writing is not a physically healthy job, but if you want a long-t...

Your teenager walks in the door from school, a little late. ""Hi! How are you?"" you say. ""Hey. Fine,"" he replies, heading toward his room where he'll close the door behind him.What's a parent to do? Teens Happen is here to help, but it isn't your run-of-the-mill parenting book. This one was actually written by a teenager, and the authorhigh schooler Shea Roudagives you an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the teenage mind, covering everything from school, sports,...

What inspires people to live a healthy lifestyle? Is it to postpone their expiration date or is there something more? The benefits of a healthy lifestyle are countless; there is no debate there. Yet the majority of us continue to struggle with motivation and barriers to living healthily. There is a disconnect between knowledge and behaviour that is only getting worse. We propose a dash of inspiration. Inspire Me Well takes an in-depth look at what motivates behaviour change through stories...

If you want a no-BS “crash course” in building lean muscle, losing fat, and getting healthy…eating foods you love…and doing workouts you actually enjoy...then you want to read this book.I have good news for you:Getting into awesome shape isn't nearly as complicated as the fitness industry wants you to believe.You don’t need to starve yourself with super low-calorie diets to lose weight and keep it off. In fact, this is how you ruin your me...

When a person receives a diagnosis of diabetes, he or she starts a process of adjusting and making sense of the new normal living with a chronic disease. A large part of that adjustment is figuring out how to balance diabetes with all the intricacies of a life outside of diabetes care. In Balancing Diabetes, diabetes online community blogger Kerri Sparling compiles strategies used by people with diabetes and their caregivers to bring that elusive balance into their lives. Whether ...

Written by a sufferer of impulse control disorder, and after many years of research into why people pick their skin and how Dermatillomania can be cured, this is a collection of powerful help based on real success stories in curing skin picking. These tools are immediately useable, and effective, and can be put to work immediately to help suffers stop picking their skin, including:- Simple ways to identify when and why you pick- How to use a form of 'auto-brainwashing' to sto...

Night Shift Nursing provides useful tips and practical tools that show nurses how to make the night shift work for them. From choosing energizing fitness routines and nutritious food options to reconstructing sleep patterns and balancing family and personal relationships, this book can help any nurse love the night shift. There is even a section for employers on creating healthy work environments for night shifters.

Do You Have Questions Like These about this Way to Lose Weight?How do I get motivated to walk 10,000 steps a day?How do steps walked turn into weight loss?How else can walking 10,000 steps a day help me?What are some simple ways to ensure that I am walking at least 10,000 steps a day?What else can I do to stay on track with the program in this book?Weight Loss in 10,000 Steps a Day