Stick with It: The Science of Lasting Behaviour

Sean Young
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Learn how to make real, lasting changes in your life

We all have bad habits - whether it's a weakness for junk food, a smartphone addiction or a lack of exercise. But change is hard. Forty percent of dieters quit within a week. Eighty percent of New Year's resolutions don't last beyond January. How can we kick bad habits - and stick with it?

According to psychologist and behaviour researcher Dr Sean Young, the answer is to stop trying to change the person, and instead change the process. In Stick With It, Dr Young draws on his own research and that of other leading experts to explain how the mind often interferes with breaking bad habits, and how we can outsmart it, increasing the likelihood of lasting change by 200%.

Packed with practical exercises and real-life case studies, Stick With It shows that it is possible to control spending, stick to a diet, exercise regularly and overcome problem behaviours - forever.

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當日出日落同步上演 : 致香港流行文化, 2012-2017

阿果
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對香港人來說，2012至2017年，是無法忘記，甚至影響深遠的五年。

我們送走了曾蔭權，迎來了梁振英，又過渡至林鄭月娥；經歷了幾場龐大的社會運動，一起反國教，要求看電視，喊著特首下台，也曾撐起雨傘──這些記憶我們歷歷在目。

那麼，這段時間的流行文化，你記得幾多？與政局大事相比，流行文化被看為次要──聽一首歌，看一套劇集，究竟有幾重要？這些明星八卦新聞，這些不合情理的節目，為什麼值得一提再提？

「我已經無睇TVB好耐啦！」
「我唔聽廣東歌架啦！」
「我當然要XXX，而唔要XXX！」

這些說話，我們不陌生。然而，打開Facebook研究數據，在茶餐廳做田野考察的時候，你會發現現實的世界不是這樣。

「我已經無睇TVB好耐啦！」（但談論某劇集的時候，個個都能發表幾句，最多聽到的一句是「同其他TVB的劇集好唔同」。）
「我唔聽廣東歌架啦！」（但某歌手登上頒獎禮的台上時，整個Facebook都在share/ comment。）

這是流行文化的厲害之處。

更重要的是，以為流行文化是獨立於整個社會氣候環境而風花雪月嗎？恐怕不是如此。

我們有什麼電視台，看怎樣的電視節目，其實都是（我們很討厭的）政治。是以，被人詬病的大台繼續一台獨大，有著改革野心大量投資的電視台不獲發牌。

看回這幾年的流行文化大事，我們看見的是香港故事。在我們以為最困難的時候，有些人、有些事就悄悄冒起──這幾年，是日出與日落同時上演的時刻，也是我們的轉折點。

(摘錄自cp1897.com.hk)

How to Have a Great Career: Find Your Passion, Achieve Your Goals, Love What You Do

Larry Smith
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Whether you are just starting out or are reinventing yourself, Larry Smith will show you how to turn what you love into what you do

For the past three decades, Professor Larry Smith has become something of a “career whisperer” for his students at the University of Waterloo. His guidance has helped steer more than twenty-five thousand students to careers they love at companies like Facebook, Amazon, Tesla and Google, to name just a few. But most of us are left to figure out one of the biggest decisions of our lives on our own. Each year, millions of talented college and university students graduate with little or no real sense of what their next step will be. And shifting economies and life circumstances often send us down the wrong career path, or down one that isn’t a perfect fit for our skills and personalities—even if we are often unaware of it. But it is possible—even if you already have a foothold in a career—to make changes that will result in renewed passion and success that is greater than anything you’ve ever imagined.

With his straightforward, no-nonsense approach, Smith itemizes and dismisses all the usual excuses, fears and worries that people hide behind when trying to find their true direction. He shows how it is possible to change course and get on the right path. It won’t necessarily be easy, but if you follow Smith’s guidance, your career dreams can come true.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

情緒陰影──「心靈整合之父」榮格，帶你認識內在原型，享受情緒自由

許皓宜
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如果說格雷有五十道陰影，你有沒有想過，你的心裡有幾道陰影？
你所有的不快樂，怪別人都沒有用。
抓出陰影背後的形象，讓我們一起學習駕馭他。
面對厭世代，我們都可以自我拯救。
陰影，也是一種力量！

當遇上無法真心擁抱的負面時刻──
看到朋友在臉書曬幸福照，你突然覺得心情低落，就把他封鎖了；
最討厭突然插隊超車的駕駛，總想按喇叭來表達不滿；
上台報告後，覺得台風不夠穩健的自己好糟糕，變得好沮喪；
進入一個陌生團體，身旁的人看起來又厲害又迷人，你開始害怕……
這些，都是「情緒陰影」！

「情緒陰影」，就是讓人在情感暴雨來襲時，常常找不到傘的窘境；是阻礙我們身心能量的「情結」所在，也是我們心靈深處的「雜質」。這些無法被自我所意識到的情感經驗，原來背後，暗藏著許多我們還不夠了解自己的地方。

所以，這本書要帶領你——
覺察「情緒陰影」的存在，把它提取到意識層面反覆思考，轉化成正向的力量。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges

Steven M. Southwick, Dennis S. Charney
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Most of us at some point in our lives will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, assault, or a natural disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to 'bounce back' after encountering difficulty. This book provides a guide to building emotional, mental and physical resilience by presenting ten factors to help anyone become more resilient to life's challenges. Specific resilience factors such as facing fear, optimism, and social support are described through the experiences and personal reflections of highly resilient survivors. These survivors also describe real-life methods for practicing and benefiting from the resilience factors. As resilience is the complex product of genetic, psychological, biological, social, and spiritual factors, the authors investigate resilience from multiple scientific perspectives. They synthesize the latest literature on the topic, describe their own research on resilience, and quote from their interviews with highly resilient people.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

品味人生12講

傅佩榮
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品味人生靠自己，追求活得更有智慧的幸福人生

同樣的一生，有人活得多采多姿，有人活得黯然神傷；同樣的一天，有人過得充實美好，有人過得了無生趣。人生際遇各有不同，但是追求幸福之心並無差異。幸福的定義可能言人人殊，但是它與人的自我實現必有密切關係。

現代人的生活充滿逆境，應付每天的困難都措手不及。如何認識及提升自己的抗壓力，使自己擁有百折不回的毅力，努力攀上人生的頂峰？

活著，就須不斷自我超越。經營充實的生活，當務之急是激發潛能、培養創意、堅定信心，才有能力在充滿變化的世局中，讓身體像行雲一般自在，心靈像流水一樣自由，活得灑脫而愉快。

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