成長思考力 : 創造人生良性循環的七個行動法則

赤羽雄二
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讓成長不再是「偶發的結果」，而是「精心準備下的必然」。

成長不是結果，而是持續進化的過程。
《零秒思考力》系列暢銷作者最新提案，
協助你立定目標，藉由一步步的行動，人生完美再升級。

人在成長的時候，可以「真切」體會到活著的感覺。
一旦有所成長，便能達成過往無法做到的事，也能發現至今無法察覺的問題，更能獲得過去的自己所無法企及的觀點。
這些可以為我們帶來自己正真切地活著的感覺。

如何才能成功建立自信，並且持續成長？
為了達成，我們應該如何制定計畫，並實際付諸行動？

擁有十多年專業顧問經驗，一手打麥肯錫韓國分公司，日本顧問大師赤羽雄二見證許多菁英獲得更好的人生發展，也看到很多所謂成功人士，其實早已停止成長、對自己完全失去自信。離開校園後，不論公司或是上司、前輩，都不會教你如何繼續成長，市面上的商管類、勵志類書籍也很少聚焦在人生及職場最核心的重點，亦即「成長的方法」。本書將具體提出協助你打破心理障礙，促進成長的七個行動法則。

行動1：果斷降低難度
關鍵在於設定簡單的目標，即使途中停擺也要持續朝目標邁進。

行動2：堅持不痛苦的努力，能令人感到快樂的努力
捨棄「辛苦的努力」和「痛苦的努力」。重點是「持續努力」，所以要尋找相對輕鬆的努力方式。

行動3：設法建立自信
將「自信」轉化為可強化自身能力的思考方式，運用「A4筆記訓練法」及升級版的「靈感筆記」，獎勵努力的自己並提升自信。

行動4：創造良性循環
良性循環並非偶然的結果，而是由自己主動去創造。

行動5：培養樂觀的思維方式
能否正向思考取決於個人想法，悲觀的人當然也能夠轉變為正向思考的人。

行動6：下工夫保持狀態
徹底掌握了解自身的最佳狀態，將努力效益最大化。

行動7：借助他人的力量，與同伴一起成長
與同伴共享彼此的創意和資訊，找出有效達成目標的方法。一起成長，所有人都受益。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)

Ukraine's Maidan, Russia's War: A Chronicle and Analysis of the Revolution of Dignity

Mychailo Wynnyckyj
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In early 2014, sparked by an assault by their government on peaceful students, Ukrainians rose up against a deeply corrupt, Moscow-backed regime. Initially demonstrating under the banner of EU integration, the Maidan protesters proclaimed their right to a dignified existence; they learned to organize, to act collectively, to become a civil society. Most prominently, they established a new Ukrainian identity: territorial, inclusive, and present-focused with powerful mobilizing symbols.

Driven by an urban "bourgeoisie" that rejected the hierarchies of industrial society in favor of a postmodern heterarchy, a previously passive post-Soviet country experienced a profound social revolution that generated new senses: "Dignity" and "fairness" became rallying cries for millions. Europe as the symbolic target of political aspiration gradually faded, but the impact (including on Europe) of Ukraine's revolution remained. When Russia invaded-illegally annexing Crimea and then feeding continuous military conflict in the Donbas-Ukrainians responded with a massive volunteer effort and touching patriotism. In the process, they transformed their country, the region, and indeed the world.

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孤獨世紀：衝擊全球商業模式，危及生活、工作與健康的疏離浪潮 (The Lonely Century)

諾瑞娜．赫茲 (Noreena Hertz)
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我們正處在人類有史以來最「孤獨」的時代。
正面對決衝擊全球的「疏離浪潮」，首部全方位解析「孤獨危機」的趨勢觀察大作！
◎2021新領導力必讀選書
◎《金融時報》最佳讀物

這股疏離浪潮正劇烈影響著你我，
不只衝擊身心健康，更重創了全球的經濟、政治、商業…… 接下來怎麼辦？解方何在？
從哪些社會現象與線索可以找到對抗孤獨的轉捩點？
全球知名的新一代思想家諾瑞娜，將提供你全方位的深度考察與解決方向。

2030年之前，全球將有40%的人口是獨居（相當於34億人）。
而我們每天平均查看手機221次，年用量將近1200小時（50天），
深陷數位氣泡裡的人們，孤獨感已達到史上最高點！

迄今，我們尚未警覺這個「孤獨危機」有多龐大──
．對身體──比缺乏運動更傷，危害等同於酗酒，比肥胖嚴重2倍。孤獨等同每天抽15根菸……
．對心理──超過130項研究都發現孤寂感與自殺、自殺意念或自殘有關聯……
．對社會福利──社會孤立每年將消耗美國聯邦醫療保險近70億元，超過治療關節炎的金額，幾乎追上治療高血壓……
．對經濟──零工經濟興起，工作者不但要應付讓人士氣低落的監控形式，多半也會陷入低薪、工作不穩以及勞工權利低落的危機……
．對政治──美、歐以及全球的分歧和極端主義崛起。而實證研究指出，孤寂和右翼民粹主義關係緊密……

幸好，這一切並非無解。

作者親身走訪全球趨勢現場，提供全方位深度考察，積極為這個迫切的危機尋找答案。她分析市場興起的陪伴、群體體驗與服務等「孤獨商機」，以及教育界、學界、政商、醫療界的專業見解，提出我們能夠強化人際連結的具體方案。對抗孤獨世紀的解藥，最終只可能是許多個「我」願意站在彼此身邊，成為「我們」，無論對方是誰。如果想在即將瓦解的世界裡團結起來，這是不能妥協的要求。

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Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children's Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls

Mitali Perkins
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The stories we read as children shape us for the rest of our lives. But it is never too late to discover that transformative spark of hope that children's classics can ignite within us.

Award-winning children's author Mitali Perkins grew up steeped in stories--escaping into her books on the fire escape of a Flushing apartment building and, later, finding solace in them as she navigated between the cultures of her suburban California school and her Bengali heritage at home. Now Perkins invites us to explore the promise of seven timeless children's novels for adults living in uncertain times: stories that provide mirrors to our innermost selves and open windows to other worlds.

Blending personal narrative, accessible literary criticism, and spiritual and moral formation, Perkins delves into novels by Louisa May Alcott, C. S. Lewis, L. M. Montgomery, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and other literary "uncles" and "aunts" that illuminate the virtuous, abundant life we still desire. These novels are not perfect, and Perkins honestly assesses their critical frailties and flaws related to race, culture, and power. Yet reading or rereading these books as adults can help us build virtue, unmask our vices, and restore our hope. Reconnecting with these stories from childhood isn't merely nostalgia. In an era of uncertainty and despair, they lighten our load and bring us much-needed hope.

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極端經濟 : 當極端成為常態, 反思韌性, 復甦與未來布局 (Extreme Economies)

理查・戴維斯 (Richard Davies)
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今日的極端，明日的常態
深入全球九大地區，深掘九個極端案例
預見2030最重要的經濟新趨勢
────探知彈性應變、扭轉危機、開創新局的關鍵，
在於「韌性」────

★2019開明經濟學家獎（Enlightened Economist Prize）★
★2019《新政治家》（New Statesman）年度最佳書籍★
★2020愛德華．斯坦福旅行寫作獎（Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards）年度最佳新人作家★
★2019《金融時報》和麥肯錫年度最佳商業圖書獎（FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year）入圍★
★《紐約時報》編輯選書（New York Times Editor's Choice）★
★《出版人週刊》（Publishers Weekly）星級評論★
★耶魯大學、紅杉資本指定「創業者、高階主管」必讀經濟著作★
★美國智庫布魯金斯研究院（Brookings Institution）推薦防疫期間必讀「經濟發展類」著作★

作者並非象牙塔裡的經濟學家，他親自走訪全球十六萬公里以上，採訪五百多人，包括政府官員、難民、罪犯等，透過真實發生的故事，為我們還原難民營、監獄、超高齡社會的經濟、市場乃至日常生活的真實面貌。

書中的九個地點，代表三種極端經驗——極端的生存（再生）、失敗與未來——不論現在或未來，都在人們的生活中扮演舉足輕重的地位。作者透過獨特的觀點，逐一闡明在極端惡劣的條件下，人們如何透過自發市場、非正規經濟、傳統交易、保險機制、人力與社會資本等，來面對巨大衝擊、恢復經濟活力，並展現過人韌性；擁有一手好牌的政府，為何經濟會輸得一敗塗地？以及，在代表未來十年趨勢的極端經濟體，人們如何因應兼具「超高齡化、最尖端科技、極度貧富不均」三種條件的社會？

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Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close

Aminatou Sow, Ann Friedman
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A close friendship is one of the most influential and important relationships a human life can contain. Anyone will tell you that! But for all the rosy sentiments surrounding friendship, most people don’t talk much about what it really takes to stay close for the long haul.

Now two friends, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, tell the story of their equally messy and life-affirming Big Friendship in this honest and hilarious book that chronicles their first decade in one another’s lives. As the hosts of the hit podcast Call Your Girlfriend, they’ve become known for frank and intimate conversations. In this book, they bring that energy to their own friendship—its joys and its pitfalls.

An inspiring and entertaining testament to the power of society’s most underappreciated relationship, Big Friendship will invite you to think about how your own bonds are formed, challenged, and preserved. It is a call to value your friendships in all of their complexity. Actively choose them. And, sometimes, fight for them.

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