59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

Richard Wiseman

Dec 2009 · Sold by Anchor

About this ebook

A psychologist and best-selling author gives us a myth-busting response to the self-help movement, with tips and tricks to improve your life that come straight from the scientific community.

Richard Wiseman has been troubled by the realization that the self-help industry often promotes exercises that destroy motivation, damage relationships, and reduce creativity: the opposite of everything it promises. Now, in 59 Seconds, he fights back, bringing together the diverse scientific advice that can help you change your life in under a minute, and guides you toward becoming more decisive, more imaginative, more engaged, and altogether more happy.

From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting the new science of “rapid change” and, with clarity and infectious enthusiasm, describes how these quirky, sometimes counterintuitive techniques can be effortlessly incorporated into your everyday life. Or, as he likes to say: “Think a little, change a lot.”

Ratings and reviews

The book was a fun quick read. Richard Wiseman explores the evidence for many commonly held beliefs in regards to happiness, relationships, self-disipline, changing behavior, etc and presents it in a concise format.

This is a great book that has given me a different view on many different things in life. Like the book says, small things that have a big impact. I highly recommend it!

About the author

Richard Wiseman is based at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. He is the author of the best-selling The Luck Factor and Quirkology and other titles. He also regularly acts as a creative consultant for print, broadcast, and new media.