The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now

Meg Jay
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Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are a second adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. Dr. Meg Jay, a clinical psychologist, argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized what is actually the most defining decade of adulthood.

Drawing from a decade of work with hundreds of twentysomething clients and students, The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings themselves. The result is a provocative read that provides the tools necessary to make the most of your twenties, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, social networks, identity, and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood-if we use the time wisely.

The Defining Decade is a smart, compassionate and constructive book about the years we cannot afford to miss.

"The professional and personal angst of directionless twentysomethings is given a voice and some sober counsel in this engaging guide. While Jay maintains that facing difficulties in one's 20s 'is a jarring--but efficient and often necessary--way to grow,' the author is sincere and sympathetic, making this well-researched mix of generational sociology, psychotherapy, career counseling, and relationship advice a practical treatise for a much-maligned demographic."―Publishers Weekly

"Excellently written, this book is sensitive to the emotional life of twentysomethings."―Library Journal

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這一生，你想留下什麼？：史丹佛的10堂領導課 (Leading Matters)

約翰‧漢尼斯 (John L. Hennessy)
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Google母公司Alphabet董事長約翰‧漢尼斯巨作
25歲就當教授，Google、YAHOO創辦人都是他的學生
為學界、產業貢獻甚巨，被譽為「矽谷教父」
本書為其生涯領導之洞見，是各階層領導人必讀指南

漢尼斯曾任史丹佛校長長達16年，是美國大學校長平均任期的兩倍。任期間帶領史丹佛被《富比士》評為「全美頂尖大學第一名」，對學術與產業的貢獻甚巨，不只是圖靈獎得主，更有「矽谷教父」的讚譽。曾受美國前總統歐巴馬邀請，參與科技領袖晚宴，與賈伯斯、祖克柏、施密特同為座上嘉賓。本書分享的10項領導原則，是他40多年職涯、25年領導之路精髓，旨在建議現在與未來的領導人，發揮影響力，留下長遠的貢獻。

我的貢獻無關緊要，重要的是，在這一路上，我們能幫助多少人？── 約翰．漢尼斯

真正的自信來自謙卑
有自信才會為人所信，但不是放大自己，而是放低身段。遭逢挫折時要謙卑，才有機會從錯誤中學習。成功時更要謙卑，因為成功大抵來自運氣，不是你努力掙來的。

勇敢做對的事
除了具備謙卑、真誠、同理心以及服務的心，好的領導人更需要培養勇氣，與恐懼共處，以中心思想支撐勇氣：牢記核心使命、挺身而出、堅定立場，以及不要害怕冒險。

領導人的敏銳學習力
除了增強技能，也該追求新知，與時俱進。學習不只是學知識，還要從別人的經驗汲取知識，看他們如何因應危機、面對成功，還有更重要的是，學會處理失敗。

做比生命更長久的志業
職涯早期，應該努力培養技能、累積經驗、學習獨立作業與團隊合作。太在意最後的成就，就可能不願冒險。你真正該做的，是思考如何善用有限的時間、精力、資源以及地位，聚焦在最重要的事情上。

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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

James Clear
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The instant New York Times best seller. Over one million copies sold!

Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, listeners will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
．make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
．overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
．design your environment to make success easier;
．get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits - whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

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運動改造大腦: EQ 和 IQ 大進步的關鍵 (Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain)

約翰．瑞提 (John J. Ratey) 、艾瑞克．海格曼 (Eric Hagerman)
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★15年研究首發！革命性科學發現！運動是天然的健腦丸！
★50位讀者親身實作、Amazon 4.5顆星好評推薦！

為什麼有些人就是業績好人緣也好？
為什麼有些人就是會玩又會念書？
因為他們的大腦結構不一樣！
想改造失控的大腦嗎？
快繫上你的慢跑鞋，就能工作順利、課業進步、幸福快樂全部來！

只有會「動」的生物，才需要大腦！
做事老是鬼打牆、壓力大到想殺人
憂鬱纏身、忘東忘西、無法專注，緊張焦慮殺很大
??注意，你的腦細胞開始變少、海馬回變瘦、突觸萎縮、血清素快要不夠用啦！

聽聽「過動兒」約翰．瑞提醫師怎麼說！本書首度公開革命性的大腦研究，透過美國高中的體育改革計畫、真實的案例與作者的親身經歷，證實「有氧運動」不只能鍛鍊肌肉，還能直接鍛鍊大腦，改造心智與智商，讓你更聰明、更快樂、更幸福！

運動能刺激腦幹，提供能量、熱情和動機，還能調節腦內神經傳導物質，改變我們既定的自我概念，穩定情緒，增進學習力。請別再坐著憂鬱、碎碎念、想個不停，身體只要動起來，就能騙過大腦，增長腦細胞、避開消極因應中心，重新開拓新迴路，排除諸如焦慮、憂鬱、過動、成癮、經前症候群等困擾，還能減緩老化、預防阿茲海默症！

別懷疑，你絕對有能力改造自己的大腦！想改善智商與心智？先繫好你的慢跑鞋吧！

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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Gretchen McCulloch
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An Instant New York Times Best Seller!

Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post

A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer

“Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the matrix.” (Jonny Sun, author of everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too)

Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are.

Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. Internet conversations are structured by the shape of our apps and platforms, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @replies. Linguistically inventive online communities spread new slang and jargon with dizzying speed. What's more, social media is a vast laboratory of unedited, unfiltered words where we can watch language evolve in real time. Even the most absurd-looking slang has genuine patterns behind it.

Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch explores the deep forces that shape human language and influence the way we communicate with one another. She explains how your first social internet experience influences whether you prefer "LOL" or "lol," why ~sparkly tildes~ succeeded where centuries of proposals for irony punctuation had failed, what emoji have in common with physical gestures, and how the artfully disarrayed language of animal memes like lolcats and doggo made them more likely to spread.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

大腦會說故事 : 看電影、讀小說, 就是大腦學習危機下的生存本能 (The Storytelling Animal)

哥德夏 (Jonathan Gottschall)
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★「紐約時報書評」選書
★「洛杉磯時報好書獎」決選書單

作者透過分析各種故事原型，以最新的腦神經醫學、心理學研究和實驗為基礎，說明故事之所以吸引我們，正是因為人類的大腦在接收這些暴力情節的同時，強化了自身對未知情境和棘面對大自然和社會複雜情境時需要的生存本能。

人為什麼會說故事、聽故事、沉浸在故事的世界中？作者從多種面向切入探討，並舉出了許多心理學與神經科學的發現來說明故事的功能與未來……──林君昱　國立成功大學心理學系助理教授

這本書小心翼翼地結合藝術與科學，手法相當高明，讀起來很有收穫，令人振奮且擴展思維。──Terry Castle　史丹佛大學哈斯人文講座教授

這本書緊緊抓住了讀者的心思，作者分享了許多生動的故事，以及說故事本身的故事，綜合起來說明為何說故事是人類的本能。──Edward Wilson　哈佛大學昆蟲學榮譽館長

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