Ebook: Overachievement: the new science of working less to accomplish more

As the author has discovered through years of cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience and real-world coaching, techniques such as goal-setting, relaxation, visualization, stress management, and flow just don't work for most people. He's proven that at high levels of business, medicine, entertainment, and sports, relaxing when the pressure is on is the wrong way to go. In this book, the author offers the rest of us the counterintuitive and unconventional concepts that have been embraced by the Olympic athletes, business moguls, top surgeons, salesmen, financial experts, and rock stars who have turned to him for performance enhancement advice.;Introduction : the myths of high performance -- "The trusting mindset" (or how to think like a squirrel) -- Butterflies are a good thing -- The wisdom of Yogi -- Embracing the last taboo : being as "unrealistic" as you can -- Hard work is not the answer -- Definitely put all your eggs in one basket -- We all should wear Ray-bans to the office -- Closing billion-dollar deals : "one pitch at a time" -- Target shooting -- Making it routine -- Socrates never had a slump -- The next .400 hitter will be -- The art of high performance : Michelangelo, Michael, and you -- Conclusion : "fallor ergo sum."