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== Christianity related material ==

[[User: Conservative/Christianity|Christianity and related material]]

== The 7 key life skills and habits ==

*[https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/16/these-skills-separate-successful-kids-from-those-who-struggle-says-psychologist-parenting-expert.html 7 key skills that help create successful people]

* [https://sites.google.com/view/writingandspeakingskills/home Writing and speaking skills]

*"[https://edmondbusiness.com/2021/02/gentlemen-this-is-a-football/ Gentleman, this is a football.]" - [[Vince Lombardi]] (The importance of knowing foundational/key skills)

== Personality improvement ==

*[[Personality]]
*[[Big Five personality traits]]
*[[Personality#Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to improve their personality|Neoroplasticity and the ability of individuals to improve their personality]]
*[[Conscientiousness]]

== Dan Peña ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo5xZ6DO0XXihkmtiPaz4pt761pX6C1Dt Dan Pena playlist]

=== Dan Pena's 10 habits of success ===

1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaNgsKOyDEg Practice Daily Affirmations] - Based on goals. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200813021704/https://lonerwolf.com/fear-of-success/ Avoid self-sabotage]. [https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-positive-affirmations-work/ Do Positive Affirmations Work? What Experts Say], Cleveland Clinic. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/05/02/do-self-affirmations-work/ How to make self-affirmation work, based on science], Washington Post, 2022. [https://steverosephd.com/do-positive-affirmations-work/ Do Positive Affirmations Work? A Look at the Science] by Steve Rose, PhD. [https://www.mindtools.com/air49f4/using-affirmations Using Affirmations], Mindtools.com. [https://malpaper.com/blogs/news/is-there-science-behind-positive-daily-affirmations Is There Science Behind Positive Daily Affirmations?]. [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-wise-open-mind/201108/5-steps-make-affirmations-work-you 5 Steps to Make Affirmations Work for You] by Ronald Alexander Ph.D. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24405362/ The psychology of change: self-affirmation and social psychological intervention], PubMed. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31185806/ Reinstating the Resourceful Self: When and How Self-Affirmations Improve Executive Performance of the Powerless], PubMed. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26541373/ Self-affirmation activates brain systems associated with self-related processing and reward and is reinforced by future orientation], PubMed. [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33641204/ Understanding self-affirmation effects: The moderating role of self-esteem], PubMed. [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWo-PXvaXLAAiXtqYO7ig3TZcS66ukjJQ Science/application of self-affirmations - playlist].  [https://sites.google.com/site/paraliminal4748/home Positive self-talk recordings]

2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZ22YYabWo Measure What You Do And Improve]

3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teiarVeldps Success leaves clues]

4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=745xJDceUyg Smell the leather]

5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q_rpnzjJTk&feature=emb_logo Conventional Wisdom is Almost Always Wrong]

6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q_rpnzjJTk&feature=emb_logo Get Out of Your Comfort Zone]

7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSKsrHjI31c&feature=emb_logo Have Laser Beam Focus]

8. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndPPh_5zzAY Don't Care About What People Think About You]

9. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6bN0reXwo&feature=emb_logo Surround Yourself with Successful People]

10. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-waMI3kpKnw Take Action]
==== Dan Peña quote ====

“Never underestimate how wrong you can be!” - Dan Peña
==== Dan Pena ====

*[https://www.danpena.co.uk/ Dan Pena - website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdClq1wiTsI Dan Peña at Michael Pilarczyk's Maximum Potential Business Edition Event 2019 (Day 2)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fzFb2S0kl8 Michael Pilarczyk - Maximum Business Potential - Event with Dan Peña - 2018]

=== Some Anthony Viccone core skills ===

Anthony Viccone's 3 core skills:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXxo8wL8wI4&list=PLOn-fuwMRtCaZ0EQi-vNlXQq3gnLBeNHs&index=1]

1. Focus

2. Learning

3. Discipline

Other important skill is communication (Body language, speaking/tonality, public speaking, persuasion and storytelling)

== Key articles on personal development ==
[[File:Windmill.jpg|thumbnail|right|400px|“As the windmill can do nothing without the wind, so man can do nothing without God” - [[Windmill Ministries]] ]]
*[[Achievement]]
*[[Time management]]
*[[Procrastination]] (Humorous by good article: [https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html Why Procrastinators Procrastinate]).
*[[Conscientiousness]]
*[[Self-control]]
*[[Grit (personality trait)]]
*[[Motivation]]
*[[Concentration (Psychology)|Concentration]]
*[[Big Five personality traits]]

== Peak performance and maximum achievement ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOWLTJPmoY Charles A. Garfield and Peak Performance (1985)]

Key points of Charles A. Garfield's video on peak performance:

*1. Motivation through mission
*2. Results orientation
*3. Empowers others through teamwork
*4. Ability to innovate and change
*5. Develops himself as a resource

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWo-PXvaXLABMQ0cfJhr0xANqixQ2Lyrr High performance videos - playlist]
*[[Achievement]]
*[[User: Conservative/Results orientation|Results orientation]]
*[[User:Conservative/Goal setting|Goal setting]]
*[[Time management]]
*[[User: Conservative/Teamwork skills|Teamwork skills]]
*[[User:Conservative/Change, adaptability and change management|Change, adaptability and change management]]
*[https://archive.org/details/peakperformancem00garf/mode/2up Peak performance : mental training techniques of the world's greatest athletes : Charles A. Garfield with Hal Zana Bennett] - Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi6SPoxGbCqXpX9V20oNw0Fn7iLQ1mtC8 Maximum achievement - Brian Tracy]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6i8hrm4gEM&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhlYXxTzmCntdX7LQ_d-EYk Cost of greatness]
*[https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/jayabrahamassets/50+shades/PowerTalk_Interview+with+Coach+John+Wooden+PT1.mp3 The winningest coach in basketball history John Wooden challenges YOU to compete against yourself…]

Maximum achievement podcasts:

*[https://player.fm/series/the-becoming-superhuman-podcast-97256 Jonathan Levi - The Becoming SuperHuman Podcast]

===Peak Performance general tips ===

*[http://www.moaa.org/main_article.aspx?id=8048 5 tips to achieve peak performance]
*[http://newberrycoaching.com/2012/02/06/three-keys-to-peak-performance/ 3 keys to peak performance]
*[http://www.briantracy.com/blog/personal-success/the-secrets-to-peak-performance/ Keys to peak peformance - Brian Tracy]
*[http://bobchoat.com/2013/11/30/5-keys-to-peak-performance-living/ 5 keys to peak performance - Bob Choat]
*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2013/10/02/5-things-super-successful-people-do-before-8-am/ 5 things successful people do before 8am - Forbes]
*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/08/23/16-things-you-should-do-at-the-start-of-every-work-day/ 16 things you should do at the start of every workday]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/peakperformance282748/ Peak performance resources]
*[http://www.lombardimovie.com/ Vince Lombardi clips] 
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6245244315457897692# High Perfomance People: Vince Lombardi - speaker]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9XpT4tMG0M&feature=related Action Creates Energy]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH9YpS8eJEs&feature=related Focus]

=== Brendon Burchard and peak performance ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_FAxpz6pdo High Performance Habits How Extraordinary People Become That Way]

*[https://brendon.com/blog/high-performancehabits/ High Performance Habits: Excerpts] -  Brendon Burchard's website

*[https://fourminutebooks.com/high-performance-habits-summary/ High Performance Habits Summary]

=== Peak Performance general principles ===
[[File:1100865787 f88d4dcf2a.jpg|thumbnail|right|325px|And He said to them, 'Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you." - Jesus, (Matthew 17:20 NASB) ]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiDbhQrPtOc&list=PLWo-PXvaXLACwwAt_buyw_dAba7HWC492 Peak performance principles - playlist]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/peakperformance3473/ Peak performance techniques]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/peakperformance893763/ Peak performance principles]
*[http://www.businessinsider.com/andrew-carnegies-rules-of-success-2014-5 Andrew Carnegies 10 tips to business people]
*[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1915810/jack_canfield_peak_performance_principles/ Peak Performance Principles]
*[http://danshaffer.org/are-you-a-high-achiever/ B. Eugene Griessman's high achievement factors]
*[http://hoopthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/06/achievement-factors.html B. Eugene Griessman's high achievement factors - hoops]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_dtRIf0rGY&feature=BFp&list=PLA65BAB2AFE4664EF Navy Seal - David Rutherford]
=== Charles Garfield ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V6OZa1fr1U&list=PLAiI5VXp1G3NxImQDrCWunMbV4YvDNJDa Charles Garfield - playlist]

*[https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Performers-Charles-Garfield/dp/0380703041/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509203533&sr=1-3&keywords=charles+garfield Peak Performers] by Charles Garfield

*[https://www.amazon.com/Peak-Performance-Training-Techniques-Greatest/dp/0446391158/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509204813&sr=8-1&keywords=Peak+performance%3A+mental+training+techniques+of+the+world%27s+greatest+athletes Peak Performance: Mental Training Techniques of the World's Greatest Athletes]

=== Peak performance - Dr. Harold Harung ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M9BIQlOz7k&index=1&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqXwZGceNzHJSEwShS8Vh9DU 3 keys to peak performance - Dr. Harold Harung]

*[http://www.tm.org/blog/research/brain-integration-in-top-athletes/ New research looks at brain integration in top athletes and in long-time meditators] (Intense prayer similar to meditation)

*[http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/muom-rbh061812.php Research breakthrough: High brain integration underlies winning performances]

*[http://sciencenordic.com/highly-developed-brains-behind-top-performances Highly developed brains behind top performances], Science Nordic

*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21507681 Moral development, executive functioning, peak experiences and brain patterns in professional and amateur classical musicians: interpreted in light of a Unified Theory of Performance]

*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1472462017/ref=rdr_ext_tmb Excellence through Mind-Brain Development: The Secrets of World-Class Performers]

*[http://personality-development.org/content/higher-brain-development-top-level-managers Higher Brain Development in Top-Level Managers]

*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22193866 Higher mind-brain development in successful leaders: testing a unified theory of performance]


*[https://hbr.org/2007/10/manage-your-energy-not-your-time Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time], Harvard Business Review, work of Jim Loehr

=== Mental training ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QKUEDBIG6w How Navy SEAL Mental Training Helped Me Win The USA Memory Championships]

=== Grit, passion, growth mindset and perseverance ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=EgQIBBAB&search_query=angela+duckworth Angela Duckworth - recent videos on YouTube]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWctLEdIgi4 GRIT by Angela Duckworth|Animated CORE Message]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYECIjmnQs&list=PLsgOUPLhd47jG3ZPlpG3KNG_3fI5kB9gd Grit, passion, growth mindset and perseverance]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXwznUSwqyM What quality do the most successful people share? True grit]

'''Grit/Persistence:'''

Importance of Grit: 

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrkwrHSfsMY&list=PLbus_F_8bvRYWNKS1Ge1WMWAhSdgQYxJh Angela Lee Duckworth - Grit/persistence - playlist]
*[http://99u.com/articles/7094/the-future-of-self-improvement-part-i-grit-is-more-important-than-talent Perseverence/grit is more important for “extremely high-challenge achievement”/"greatness" than talent]
*[http://www.businessinsider.com/grit-is-more-important-than-iq-2013-5 Student Test Scores Show That 'Grit' Is More Important Than IQ]

Grit factors:

*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/margaretperlis/2013/10/29/5-characteristics-of-grit-what-it-is-why-you-need-it-and-do-you-have-it/ 5 characteristics of Grit]
*[http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober_2012/on_political_books/firstrate_temperaments039435.php?page=all Grit - first rate temperaments]
*[http://www.kipp.org/our-approach/character 7 strengths relating to character/grit]

Relationship between Grit and self-control:

*[http://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/12/high-achievers.aspx Relationship between Grit and self-control]
*[http://cdp.sagepub.com/content/23/5/319.abstract Self-Control and Grit Related but Separable Determinants of Success]

Relationship between grit, self-control and engaging in limiting behaviors:

*[http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/etd/4263/ Relationship between grit, self-control and engaging in limiting behaviors] 
*[http://www.researchgate.net/publication/254671911_Grit_Self-Control_and_the_Fear_of_Failure Relationship between grit, self-control and engaging in limiting behaviors]

Developing Grit: 

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADeTEhX7621qFwYjGgKPlx7 Developing grit/perseverence - playlist]
*[http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/how-to-foster-grit-tenacity-and-perseverance-an-educators-guide/ How to foster Grit]
*[http://www.edutopia.org/blog/true-grit-measure-teach-success-vicki-davis True Grit: The Best Measure of Success and How to Teach It]
*[http://99u.com/articles/7094/the-future-of-self-improvement-part-i-grit-is-more-important-than-talent Factors that cause Grit]
*[http://characterlab.org/character/grit/ Grit - character Lab]
*[http://www.edutopia.org/blog/true-grit-measure-teach-success-vicki-davis Developing grit]
*[http://www.christinecarter.com/community/blog/2013/02/happiness-tip-develop-grit/ Happiness tip - developing grit]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/polly-campbell/perserverance-and-grit_b_2638698.html How to develop true grit]
*[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141015-angela-duckworth-success-grit-psychology-self-control-science-nginnovators/ Grit Trumps Talent and IQ: A Story Every Parent (and Educator) Should Read - plus Grit strategies]
*[http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304213904579095303368899132 Why Tough Teachers Get Good Results], WSJ, 2013
*[http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept13/vol71/num01/Grit-Plus-Talent-Equals-Student-Success.aspx Unlocking Grit]
*[http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/mental-health/8-tips-to-grow-your-grit 8 tips to grow Grit]
*[http://youngfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/GRIT-The-skills-for-success-and-how-they-are-grown-2009.pdf Grit: The skills for success and how they are grown]
*[http://jamesclear.com/mental-toughness The Science of Developing Mental Toughness in Your Health, Work, and Life] by James Clear 
*[http://www.muscleforlife.com/how-to-develop-true-grit/ Use the gym to develop true grit]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFvCuvCbBrw Entrepreneurial persistence]
*[http://joellambert.com/826/learn-live-like-navy-seal-traits-todays-warrior-class/ Navy SEAL mindset]

Growth mindset:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxb1Jbmdk00 Angela Duckworth - A growth mindset is the right mindset - Insights for Entrepreneurs]

Books related to Grit:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Grit-Project-Ingredients-Perseverance-ebook/dp/B00IY5RNIA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1418016046&sr=8-2&keywords=grit The Grit Project: Ingredients of Perseverance [Kindle Edition]] by  Gerry Stoltzfoos 

*[http://www.amazon.com/Willpower-Instinct-Self-Control-Works-Matters/dp/1583335080/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418012395&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Willpower+Instinct The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It] by Kelly McGonigal Ph.D., 2013

*[http://www.amazon.com/Willpower-Self-Control-Rediscover-Instinct-Empowerment/dp/0615871119/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1418012603&sr=8-3&keywords=Willpower Willpower: Regain Your Self-Control and Rediscover Your Willpower Instinct (Empowerment Book Series)] by Allison Perry, Paperback – March 31, 2014

*[http://www.amazon.com/Willpower-Rediscovering-Greatest-Human-Strength/dp/0143122231/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_z Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength] by Roy F. Baumeister, Paperback – August 28, 2012

=== Self-sacrifice, self-denial and love ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f9k9nDnC64&list=PL3C9AJX5guQ3OFMjiFqd76h5dPYgMJdWW&t=0s&index=2 Self-sacrifice and heroes]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGvFlkZwGQ&list=PL3C9AJX5guQ2FYUasPNbIdF9VMGvyZ7Y3 Self-sacrifice, self-denial and love]

Jesus on self-denial/self-sacrifice: "And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me."  (Luke 9:23)

=== Developing good habits and breaking bad habits ===

==== Christian articles on habits ====
[[File:Habits1.png|200px|right]]
*[http://make-or-break-habits.com/breaking-bad-habits-developing-good-habits-christian-perspective/ Breaking Bad Habits & Developing Good Habits – a Christian Perspective]

*[http://viewpoint.pointloma.edu/habit-making-habit-breaking/ Habit making, habit breaking]

*[http://www.pursuegod.org/how-to-break-bad-habits/ How to Break Bad Habits]
===== Habits - General articles =====
*One paper published by a Duke University researcher in 2006 found that about 45 percent of the actions people performed each day weren’t the due to decision making, but were habits.[http://www.danpink.com/2012/03/the-power-of-habits-and-the-power-to-change-them/][http://blogs.plos.org/neurotribes/2012/03/20/breaking-the-habits-that-enslave-us-qa-with-charles-duhigg/][http://web.archive.org/web/20110526144503/http://dornsife.usc.edu/wendywood/research/documents/Neal.Wood.Quinn.2006.pdf]
*[https://qz.com/877795/how-to-create-new-good-habits-according-to-stanford-psychologist-b-j-fogg/ A Stanford University psychologist’s elegant three-step method for creating new habits]
*[http://www.tinyhabitsacademy.org/ Tiny Habits academy]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g0PECJg8bo&list=PLAiI5VXp1G3P8fzcRGk_hEKzvJSWpWoY8 Habitudes]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voX0gUn_JOI&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADeCe-AsHW-9wEqXCjiMsaF Habits - playlist]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/habits638395/ Habits]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/Tapandhar/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people-slideshare31102010-7873823 7 habits of highly effective people - slides]
*[http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/seven-habits-of-highly-effective-people-condensed-summaries.html 7 Habits of highly effective people - condensed summaries]
*[http://www.quickmba.com/mgmt/7hab/ 7 habits of highly effective people - summary]
*[http://www.businessballs.com/sevenhabitsstevencovey.htm 7 Habits of highly effective people - list and summary]

'''Creating new habits:'''

*[http://jamesclear.com/habit-guide Creating new habits]
*[http://careercoachint.com/media/library/92.01.HowHabitsWork.pdf How habits work]
*[http://99u.com/articles/17123/5-scientific-ways-to-build-habits-that-stick Cognitive psychology methods of developing a new habit based on empirical research]
*[http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/18-tricks-to-make-new-habits-stick.html 18 tips to making habits stick]
*[http://life.gaiam.com/article/10-steps-starting-new-habit-and-creating-lasting-change-your-life 10 ways to make habits stick]
*[http://www.sparringmind.com/good-habits/ How to Build Good Habits (and Make Them Stick)]
*[http://charlesduhigg.com/want-to-make-a-habit/ Charles Duhigg's habit creation flowchart]

Breaking old habits:

*[http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/issue/Jan2012/feature1 Breaking bad habits- NIH]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/charles-duhigg-science-of-habits-brains-video_n_4562945.html Replacing a bad habit with a good habit]
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/breaking-bad-habits-you-can-do-it/2014/08/01/1f25f6ce-1767-11e4-9349-84d4a85be981_story.html Breaking bad habits - you can do it]
*Book: [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594632561?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1594632561&linkCode=xm2&tag=thewaspos09-20 Rewire: Change Your Brain to Break Bad Habits, Overcome Addictions, Conquer Self-Destructive Behavior Hardcover – July 31, 2014 by Richard O'Connor (Author)]
*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/bad-habits.htm Breaking bad habits - Mindtools]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcia-wieder/breaking-habits_b_3870561.html Breaking bad habits]

Neuroscience, habit formation, tactics/strategies:

*[http://www.acatnyc.org/main/2014/07/25/why-are-habits-so-hard-to-break/ Alexander tecnique]
*[http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00039/full Neuroscience and habit formation]


'''How long does it take to establish a new habit:'''

*[http://jamesclear.com/new-habit Cognitive psychology research: It takes 66 days for the average person to develop a new habit so it is automatic].  
*[https://psychcentral.com/blog/need-to-form-a-new-habit-66-days Need to Form a New Habit? Give Yourself At Least 66 Days]
*[http://elitedaily.com/life/motivation/need-stop-bad-habit-need-66-days/784244/ Scientists Say It Only Takes 66 Days To Change Your Life, If You're Strong Enough]
*[https://www.healthline.com/health/how-long-does-it-take-to-form-a-habit#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202009%20study,new%20behavior%20to%20become%20automatic. How Long Does It Take for a New Behavior to Become Automatic?]
*How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world. In Lally's study, it took anywhere from 18 days to 254 days for people to form a new habit.[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.674/full] 
*How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world†, Phillippa Lally*, Cornelia H. M. van Jaarsveld,Henry W. W. Potts and Jane Wardle, European Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 40, Issue 6, pages 998–1009, October 2010: "The time it took participants to reach 95% of their asymptote of automaticity ranged from 18 to 254 days; indicating considerable variation in how long it takes people to reach their limit of automaticity and highlighting that it can take a very long time. Missing one opportunity to perform the behaviour did not materially affect the habit formation process."[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.674/abstract]

Habit related software:

*[http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/4e56c781-8c4a-4a59-8d22-01340e1681e2 Alarm Clock HD]
*[http://www.habitclock.com/#header_slide HabitClock]


Habits:

*[http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/fifty-habits-of-highly-successful-people.html 50 habits of successful people]

Books on habits:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Habits-Die-Hard-Building-Successful-ebook/dp/B00FDX7WRI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412292905&sr=8-1&keywords=habits+die+hard Habits die hard]
Book: 

*[http://www.amazon.com/Daily-Rituals-Inspiration-Artists-Hardcover/dp/B00HS8H5SM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412325471&sr=8-1&keywords=Daily+Rituals%3A+How+Great+Minds+Make+Time%2C+Find+Inspiration+And+Get+To+Work%3B Daily Rituals: How Great Minds Make Time, Find Inspiration, and Get to Work: How Artists Work by Currey, Mason (2013)]

=== Taking direct action ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8XDyqrPcds Navy SEAL Radio: Direct Action]

=== Mastery ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWxts-QMuXA&list=PLc2eSR_oncVg2CZL2E4sUWjBir42l7Dp4 Mastery playlist]

'''Five keys to mastery:'''

'''1.''' Surrender to your passion

'''2,'''  Practice, Practice, Practice

'''3.''' Find a good guide

'''4'''. Visualize the outcome

'''5.''' Play the edge[http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/08/the-5-keys-to-mastery/]

'''Mastery - Book:''' 

*[https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Keys-Success-Long-Term-Fulfillment/dp/0452267560/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1490421795&sr=1-3&keywords=mastery Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment] by George Leonard

Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard: Book Summary:

*[http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-the-shit/144872-book-notes-mastery-keys-success-long-term-fulfillment-george-leonard.html Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard: Book Summary]

Mastery by Robert Greene - Book summary:

*[http://www.menprovement.com/book-summary-mastery/ Book Summary: Mastery]

=== Peak performance training ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QKUEDBIG6w&list=PLc2eSR_oncVi5ZU9PMfQwBhhZe-oJE01e Mental training - Playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9zWYRZIYo0&list=PLbTFhPispU_tuKlY4ngc9IoZxUp4KoGt6 Winning attitude - playlist]
*[https://www.amazon.com/Art-Mental-Training-Performance-Excellence-ebook/dp/B00CARM81K The Art of Mental Training - A Guide to Performance Excellence] by DC Gonzalez

=== Growth mindset ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUWn_TJTrnU&list=PLjs7_UtttXEBg6FvG5I3Accelkau9WM3P Growth mindset]

=== Commitment ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWo-PXvaXLABwdDX6bs6QI8gdQZ0IFpdV Commitment playlist]

=== Science of achievement, Tony Robbins ===

*[https://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/10/tony-robbins-use-this-3-step-process-to-achieve-anything-you-want.html Tony Robbins: Use this 3-step process to achieve anything you want]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78afcUZKYh0 Tony Robbins obsession and massive action]

*[https://medium.com/the-ascent/how-to-become-obsessed-with-your-goals-and-demolish-all-your-excuses-c2a3b9ae79cb How to Become Obsessed with Your Goals and Demolish All Your Excuses]

Commitment to goals/dream:

*[https://www.tonyfahkry.com/5-ways-fully-commit-dreams-never-give/ 5 Ways To Fully Commit To Your Dreams So You Never Give Up]

*[https://rizzarr.com/ready-to-commit-100-to-your-dreams-here-are-the-10-steps/ Ready To Commit 100% To Your Dreams? Here Are The 10 Steps.]

*[https://stunningmotivation.com/how-to-fully-commit-to-goals/ 10 Powerful Steps How to Fully Commit to Goals]

*[https://www.webmd.com/women/features/set-reach-goals How to Set Your Goals and Reach Them]

*[https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-to-commit-and-change-your-life.html How to Commit, Achieve Excellence And Change Your Life]

*[https://head4knowledge.com/2017/10/17/commit-future-self-dreams/ Ready for Your Future? How to Commit to Your Dreams]

*[https://www.followyourownrhythm.com/blog-1/2017/12/26/10-tips-for-pursuing-and-staying-committed-to-your-dreams 10 Tips for Pursuing and Staying Committed to Your Dreams]

*[https://www.timothysykes.com/blog/8-ways-to-stay-committed-to-your-goals/ 8 Ways to Stay Committed to Your Goals]

*[http://www.miraclesarebrewing.com/6-ways-to-stay-committed-to-your-dreams/ 6 Ways To Stay Committed To Your Dreams]
=== Reasoning training ===

*[http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/reasoning-training-increases-brain-connectivity-associated-with-high-level-cognition/ Reasoning Training Increases Brain Connectivity Associated with High-Level Cognition], Scientific American 

==== Reason training: Brain products/programs ====

*[http://www.mycognition.com/ My Cogition]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw_3Enoigdo My Cognition: video]

*[http://www.brainhealth.utdallas.edu/about_us/about-brain-performance-institute/ Center for Brain Health] at University at Dallas

"Zientz teaches patients three simple strategies: integration is breaking down and summarizing information, innovation is coming up with solutions to problems and strategic attention means blocking out useless details.

"So you can save your cognitive capital for thinking about things that really matter," said Zientz.

Sina Aslan, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Center for Brain Health, studied the brains of people who completed the Smart Training program and noticed more blood flow for those participants.

One person improved blood flow by over 12 percent.

Most of the patients also increased the speed of communications across brain networks by 30 percent.

"Thirty percent faster speed is probably regaining 20 years of brain function," said Dr. Chapman

Researchers can actually see brain changes after just twelve hours of training, but it isn't a permanent fix."[http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Brain-training-could-lead-to-a-healthier-mind-257545351.html]

*[http://www.cheetahlearning.com/pmcareerbuilder8/index_brain.htm Strategy-Based Cognitive Training]

*[https://www.amazon.com/Make-Your-Brain-Smarter-Creativity-ebook/dp/B007EDYN18 Make Your Brain Smarter: Increase Your Brain's Creativity, Energy, and Focus]

=== Prayer and the brain ===

"It has been found that 12 minutes of daily focused prayer over an 8 week period can change the brain to such an extent that it can be measured on a brain scan (''How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist''– March 23, 2010 by Andrew Newberg M.D, Mark Robert Waldman. P26,27.). This type of prayer seems to increase activity in brain areas associated with social interaction compassion and sensitivity to others. It also increases frontal lobe activity as focus and intentionality increase.

*[https://www.amazon.com/How-Changes-Your-Brain-Neuroscientist/dp/0345503422 How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist]

===Tommy Newberry ===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl8uIMh8TOw Tommy Newberry - The 4:8 Principle]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxq1HpWWy08 What is Success?]

== Growth mindset ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkE1lC4CpIE Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential by Carol Dweck ► Growth Mindset Book Summary]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4PHa6w3Rto Mindset - The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck - audio book]

=== Growth mindset videos ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkE1lC4CpIE&list=PLAiI5VXp1G3NStjT2Hfa2YLWavErqZVzW Mindset - Carol Dweck - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AKlQMa-tmI&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGu9hIJhqqDanqXf4y5gxLw Jonah complex]

== Focus ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVwrpOWUKEw&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiF4VORiQJAfJFJ6KVBVrxA0 Power of Focus -book]

*[https://www.jeffsanders.com/070-new-strategies-to-stay-focused-an-interview-with-warren-benedetto-podcast/ New Strategies to Stay Focused: An Interview with Warren Benedetto]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as90joLch8A Get Laser Focus On Your Goals In 3 Steps] (That Habit Guy Channel)

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBgBy4vP_QE angela Duckworth - The secret to focus in work and life]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTfYv3IEOqM&list=PLc2eSR_oncVheKzFNa3ETg5GCT5Eq3lxc Focus - Key to success - Goleman]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MikBRguJq0g&list=PL10g2YT_ln2gmPbtzIWIPXKsNR2_-BrWn Focus playlist created by someone else]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eodB3zOvJ6w Power of focus - video slideshow of the book by Jack Canfield]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77RubAueWjg&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADulkw1zSC3qTdjbaB0JGgM&index=1 Focus - YouTube playlist]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaCjkzT7Zf0&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADulkw1zSC3qTdjbaB0JGgM&index=22 Focus - YouTube playlist w/Robbins beginning]

*[http://www.thoughts2treasure.com/5-keys-to-staying-focused 5 keys to staying focused]

*[http://biznik.com/articles/5-keys-to-improving-confidence-focus 5 keys to staying focused]

*[http://blogs.hbr.org/2009/09/the-key-to-effectiveness-focus/ Key to effectiveness - Focus]

*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_78.htm Achieving Focus/concentration Amid Distractions]

*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/long-term-focus.htm Developing long term focus]

*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_HTE.htm#focus Time Management skills]

*[http://www.55questions.com/blog/ceo-success-four-keys-requiring-laser-focus Four things requiring laser focus in business]

Miyamoto Musashi:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUXEqS6GqUU Miyamoto Musashi | A Life of Ultimate Focus]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InzNZWQwAqI 21 Rules For Life by Miyamoto Musashi]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClxwHq_MxXE, SUN TZU VS MIYAMOTO MUSASHI]

David Gogan:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3g9dtXNgfU Focus On Yourself Not Others]

==== Prioritization ====

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDGIRabLsIA&list=PLWo-PXvaXLACURCx_k64GOSYmcs1a-08l Prioritization - playlist]
*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newHTE_92.htm Prioritization]

=== Productivity ===

*[https://effectiviology.com/category/productivity/ Productivity]

*[https://www.jeffsanders.com/ Jeff Sanders - Productivity for high achievers]

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65HKFevUNqIygFdCQeDN8qlCA7GCtBGT Getting things done]

==== Organizational skills ====

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kPiAY_Bv4A&list=PLWo-PXvaXLACpH97_ZJW4jIhAoXpEGt_1 Organizational skills - playlist]

*[http://personalorganizing.about.com/od/How-to-Organize/tp/How-To-Be-Organized.htm How to be more organized]

*[http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Organized 5 ways to be more organized]

*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/organize-your-life-life-organization_n_2908774.html#slide=2235305 10 habits of organized people]

*[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2420518,00.asp How to be more organized]

==== Time Management and Prioritization ====
[[File:Big Ben Clock London UK.jpg|thumbnail|350px|right|God has given you a limited time on earth. 
<br />
<br />
Don't waste your precious time on earth dealing with unreasonable people. Get away from them as soon as possible.]]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTugjssqOT0&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABYSsCfnq_npyqMfEkdg2xs Time management skills - playlist]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/procrastination34973/ Lessening procrastination tips]
*[http://www.rd.com/slideshows/how-to-stop-procrastinating/view-all/?trkid=soc How to Stop Procrastinating: Top Tricks] - Reader's Digest
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLYwz3JUsLw Schedule your Day - 1-Page Productivity Tool]
*[http://www.internetworldstats.com/articles/art032.htm Time management]
*[http://www.wahm.com/articles/internet-time-management-how-to-stop-wasting-time-online.html Time management and the internet]
*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_HTE.htm Time management tips and tools]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnI9FMPgml8&feature=related Goals, Prioritization, and Organization]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTugjssqOT0 Randy Pausch Lecture: Time Management - University of VA]
*[http://www.briantracy.com/blog/personal-success/focus-on-key-result-areas/ Focus on Key Result Areas]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BygEHtRYddo&feature=related Time Management - 80/20 rule]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/tasksgoalsultimateobjectives/ Choosing tasks/goals based on ultimate objectives]

Managing emails:

*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/managing-email.htm Managing emails and time management]

Time orientation:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isPj5KgpVqg Are you past oriented or future oriented.]

Reading speed:

*[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2012/05/speed-reading.html Reading speed test]

Helpful Time Management websites:

*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_HTE.htm Time Management - Mindtools website]
*[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time.html Time Management - Dartmouth website]
*[http://www.time-management-guide.com/ Time Management Guide website]
*[http://www.timemanagement.com/ TimeManagement.com]
*[http://www.scribd.com/doc/6283088/SiteScribdcom-Time-Tactics-of-Very-Successful-People Griessman - 29 time saving tactics]
*[http://www.success.com/articles/topic/1087 Success magazine articles- time management]

Entertainment vs. education/productivity:

*[http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2337731-amusing-ourselves-to-death-public-discourse-in-the-age-of-show-business Amusing ourselves to death quotes]
*[http://www.librarypoint.org/amusing_ourselves_to_death_postman Amusing ourselves to death] by Neil Postman - review by Library Point

=== Being more productive via developing greater concentration/focus ===

*[[User:Conservative/Cognitive performance#Increasing concentration|Increasing concentration]]

=== Taking action ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxS45dAsIIk&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABPoC5OTcnJl4hjUhS_44ci Taking action - playlist]
=== Having a sense of urgency ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5802FBaMSI&list=PLc2eSR_oncVi_KmHUhPZTuzGU1H4FF2r4 Having a sense of urgency]
[[File:MotoGP final race.jpg|600px|center|thumbnail|Faster!]]
{{Clear}}

== Goal Setting == 

[[User: Conservative/Goal setting]]

[[File:2422216053 6541b36524.jpg|thumbnail|right|450px|"How blessed is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding. For her profit is better than the profit of silver, And her gain better than fine gold. She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her. Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, And all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast." - Solomon, (Proverbs 3:13-18 NASB) ]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-VJ_lauCw&playnext=1&list=PL708899A5321AD6ED Goal setting playlist]

*[http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/management/Ex-Gov/Goals-and-Goal-Setting.html Goals and goal setting] by referenceforbusiness.com

*[http://sidsavara.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/researchsummary2.pdf - Goal, action commitments, and weekly reporting study] - People with written goals, action commitments and weekly progress reports to a friend saw a 80.95% improvement over control group which had no written goals, no action commitments and no weekly progress reports
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130303163000/https://www.dominican.edu/dominicannews/study-backs-up-strategies-for-achieving-goals Study Backs up Strategies for Achieving Goals]
*[http://www.fastcompany.com/1798754/goals-difference-between-success-and-failure Goals: The Difference Between Success And Failure] - Dr. Gail Matthews study at Dominican University

Studies related to long term goals:

*[http://99u.com/articles/7094/the-future-of-self-improvement-part-i-grit-is-more-important-than-talent Perseverence/grit is more important for “extremely high-challenge achievement”/"greatness" than talent]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grit_%28personality_trait%29 Grit - personality trait]
*[http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2012/08/long-term-goals/ Get motivated and stay motivated: Eight keys for pursuing long-term goals] 
*[http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~duckwort/images/publications/truegrit.pdf True Grit and teachers - study]
*[http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2014/03/gritty_teachers.html Study Links Teacher 'Grit' with Effectiveness, Retention]
*[http://happierhuman.com/grit-perseverance-and-passion-for-long-term-goals/ Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals]
*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/long-term-focus.htm How to develop long term focus]
*[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.1778/abstract Masters of the long haul: Pursuing long-term work goals. Journal of Organizational Behavior Volume 33, Issue 7, pages 984–1006, October 2012Thomas S. Bateman1, and Bruce Barry2]

Goals vs. purpose:

*[http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-purpose-and-goal/ Goals vs. purpose]

Effective goal setting steps/tactics: 

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-VJ_lauCw Zig Ziglar Setting Goals 1 of 3]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiQV0oTyd98&feature=related Zig Ziglar Setting Goals 2 of 3]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su2UuP3aqZg&feature=related Zig Ziglar Setting Goals 3 of 3]

Goals and character:

*[http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/01/achieving-goals-by-improving-your-character/ Goals and character development]

Goal setting forms:

*[http://www.goal-setting-for-success.com/support-files/goalsettingforms.pdf Goal setting form]

Goal setting - general:

*[http://www.gettingtosomeday.com/articles/4-tips-achieving-your-goals 4 tips to achieving your goals]
*[http://topachievement.com/glenhopkins.html Importance of goal setting]

Success magazine - goal setting articles:

*[http://www.success.com/articles/topic/1098 Success magazine - goal setting articles]

=== Yearly goal setting ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzMDD98z4kU Career Coach Shares A Trick For Making The New Year More Productive]

== Self-discipline - staying focused on your vision, goals and tasks ==

*[[Self-control]]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6p8aq4zU8Y&list=PLbTFhPispU_tQVPy2avQjkMKimdAu3BzJ self-control Playlist]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eXKmQrPR0s&list=PLbTFhPispU_uvAt50hjNkj6hYDRnf7ON0 Woop and self-control]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTb3d5cjSFI&list=PLbTFhPispU_uoSkXns6kNCTSoIDs06IPc Self-control strategies]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBXK4mtgEyE&list=PLbTFhPispU_vPsO7j3peiBcn2x989RqA1 Self-control Bible - playlist]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvg1fz9DNKA&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhrL8E_kpMoRTzvN6lFvm-U Consistency]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFsaZaGQcYQ&index=7&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqW2XppzhKCmzSxLQtktAkwL  Self-discipline - playlist]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADLMaVw3yfM&list=PLtIx42o9EJjODfNlfnUwoBDrP2gWbaHaK Self-discipline - playlist]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W4v55J2h2g&list=PL4848AA59D4BE1E20 The miracle of self-discipline Brian Tracy - video]

*[https://sites.google.com/site/selfdiscipline3749379/ Self-discipline]

*[http://bible.org/seriespage/mark-10-self-control Self-control - Bible.org]

*[http://bible.org/seriespage/self-control-galatians-523 Self-control - 2nd lesson at Bible.org] 

*[http://www.freebiblestudyguides.org/bible-tips/the-fruit-of-self-control-self-discipline.htm 3 Bible tips for Self- control]

*[http://www.netbiblestudy.com/00_cartimages/Self-Control.pdf Self-control online Christian book - Control Yourself: Practicing the art of Self-Discipline by D.H. Kehl]

=== Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) ===

*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-success/201003/the-motivational-one-two-punch-overcoming-bad-habits The Motivational One-Two Punch for Overcoming Bad Habits The Motivational One-Two Punch for Overcoming Bad Habits]
*[http://happierhuman.com/mental-contrasting/#Why_Does_Mental_Contrasting_Work Mental Contrasting – Effectiveness, Uses, and Precautions]
*[https://hbr.org/2014/10/stop-being-so-positive Stop Being So Positive] - HBR
*[http://www.businessinsider.com/gabriele-oettingen-woop-2016-6 Gabriele Oettingen - Business Insider]

====  Videos: Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) ====

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pooG3-Whqys&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhRZfnU4Lavw_T2xEI1fMt7 Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions - Playlist]

=== Self-control article ===

*[https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/8-easy-ways-to-increase-your-self-control/ 8 EASY WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR SELF-CONTROL]
*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2014/06/18/5-proven-methods-for-gaining-self-discipline/ 5 Proven Methods For Improving Self Discipline]
*[http://www.cssreflex.com/2012/06/10-tips-superior-power-freelancer.html/ 10 tips for strengthening self-discipline]
*[http://www.thefeelgoodlifestyle.com/willpower-discipline.html Just Do It: 11 Proven Ways to Increase Your Willpower and Self-Discipline]
*[http://www.studygs.net/discipline.htm Developing greater self-discipline]
*[http://www.uncommonhelp.me/articles/self-discipline-techniques/ 7 self-discipline techniques]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/selfdisciplineincreasing/ Increasing discipline]
*[http://sidsavara.com/personal-development/will-power-how-to-improve-your-personal-self-discipline 7 ways to increase discipline]
*[http://www.eruptingmind.com/how-to-develop-self-discipline/ Developing stronger self-discipline]
*[http://www.wikihow.com/Build-Self%E2%80%90Control#Practice_Positive_Thinking_sub Building stronger self-control - Wikihow]
*[http://expertenough.com/2319/self-discipline 4 Simple Steps to Building Stronger Self-Discipline]
*[http://www.successconsciousness.com/willpower-self-discipline.html Self-discipline]
*[http://www.success.com/article/the-science-of-willpower The science of willpower]

==== Daily routines ====

The creative lives of massively productive people like John Milton, Charles Dickens, Ludwig Beethoven and Edison follow strict daily routines. (i.e., when they would get up, when they would start work, when they would exercise and when they would relax). Peak productivity’s not about luck. It’s about devotion.[http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/09/become-the-most-productive-person-you-know][http://www.fastcodesign.com/3032874/infographic-of-the-day/the-daily-routines-of-26-of-historys-most-creative-minds]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJb2qmd5wsk Brian Tracy on time management]
*[http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/09/become-the-most-productive-person-you-know/ 21 Tips to Become the Most Productive Person You Know]
*[http://getaltitude.com/wup-video Wakeup productive]
*[http://lifehacker.com/5810934/top-10-ways-to-upgrade-your-daily-routine Top 10 Ways to Upgrade Your Daily Routine]
*[http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/234093 5 Things Productive Entrepreneurs Do Each Day]
*[http://personalorganizing.about.com/od/DailyRoutine/a/Create-A-Daily-Routine.htm 5 Steps to Create a Daily Routine That Works For You]
*[http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/05/daily-rituals-creative-minds-mason-currey Rise and shine: the daily routines of history's most creative minds] - Guardian article
*[http://www.fastcodesign.com/3032874/infographic-of-the-day/the-daily-routines-of-26-of-historys-most-creative-minds The Daily Routines Of 26 Of History's Most Creative Minds]

=== Increasing inhibition and executive control ===

*[https://blog.cognifit.com/exercises-to-improve-executive-function/ 10 Simple Exercises to Improve Executive Function At Home]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/increasinginhibition101/ Increasing inhibition practices]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNKlFat4xZk Keeping Your Mind Sharp with CogniFit]

=== Disciplined thinking ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCJqLVtgCqY&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqU1NbYR24hPsru_G_7TsNjI Disciplined thinking]
*[http://www.standard.net/Success-Strategies/2014/10/15/Da-Vinci-s-seven-secrets-to-great-accomplishments Lack of self-discipline and integrity are great enemies]

=== Willpower ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7K3nrLXEKc&list=PLOn-fuwMRtCYR7rVywooUsj1istZPRt5Y Willpower - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5BXuZL1HAg&list=PL1d66cNsrwQsJfXPuQR1aqfWU545Q7vzt Kelly McGonigal - Willpower - playlist]

==== Willpower Articles ====

*[https://blog.bufferapp.com/willpower-and-the-brain-why-its-so-hard-to-avoid-temptation 6 ways to boost your willpower]

*[http://www.fasttracktofreedombook.blogspot.com/ Fast track to freedom - Breaking bad habits]

*[http://www.openculture.com/2014/01/the-science-of-willpower.html Science of willpower - Open culture]

*[http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/inspiration-motivation/increase-your-willpower 5 ways to boost your willpower]

*[http://io9.com/how-to-make-your-willpower-stronger-according-to-sci-1677999508 How to Make Your Willpower Stronger -- According to Science]

*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/increase-willpower/ Increase willpower]

*[http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-science-of-self-control-can-you-increase-your-willpower/ The Science of Self-Control: Can You Increase Your Willpower?]

*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/good-thinking/201306/how-boost-your-willpower How to boost your willpower]

*[http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/science-willpower-0 The Science of Willpower]

*[http://blog.ted.com/the-science-of-willpower-kelly-mcgonigal-on-why-its-so-dang-hard-to-stick-to-a-resolution/ Kelly McGonigal on keeping resolutions/goals]

==== Future self ====

*[http://kellymcgonigal.com/sow/letter-from-your-future-self/ Writing letter to future self technique]

==== Defensive pessimism ====

*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-willpower/200909/the-virtue-pessimism The Virtue of Pessimism]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defensive_pessimism Defensive pessimism]

==== Surfing the urge/mindfulness ====

*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-willpower/201111/how-mindfulness-makes-the-brain-immune-temptation How Mindfulness Makes the Brain Immune to Temptation Paying attention to cravings takes away their power]

*[http://summertomato.com/surfing-the-urge-how-to-quench-cravings/# Quenching temptations]

==== Course ====

*[https://www.udemy.com/science-of-willpower/ Science of willpower]


== Mental toughness - MTQ48 model ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9kidOEvFb4&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiE7ZEhLEPTP0YO5rh5YtnOh MTQ48 model - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9kidOEvFb4 4Cs of mental toughness] - video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQqrkUMAoGw Mental Toughness The Four C’s] - video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXXIrh7FP38 The 4C's of Mental Strength] -video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEm3b0R1ySI MTQ Plus Webinar]

*AQR mental toughness product: [https://aqrinternational.co.uk/product/mental-toughness-development-online-programme Mental Toughness Development – Online Programme]
*AQR Book: [https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Mental-Toughness-Performance-Organizations/dp/1398601845/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ETY8VVGTRFMO&keywords=developing+mental+toughness&qid=1697160789&s=books&sprefix=developing+mental+toughness%2Cstripbooks%2C110&sr=1-1 Developing Mental Toughness: Strategies to Improve Performance, Resilience and Wellbeing in Individuals and Organizations] by Peter Clough, Doug Strycharczyk and John Perry (Author)

=== Control ===

==== Life control ====

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjBjlax3sfo&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiG8h7J-8cwXWsT2Ey1eYeQi I can do it attitude]

==== Emotional control ====

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7m9eNoB3NU&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHPlWoMyCFlTa84weqW68p4 Emotional intelligence]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YlRIvdokMg&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiEatj3uB28_JUf1q-wjQZvN Self-awareness] - confident, realistic estimation of oneself, humility

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhsRvCJobCs&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHVPjyIc69HK3ra8lOFWw1Z Self-regulation] - Trustworthy, comfortable with ambiguity, open to change

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jhBS2a4Da0&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiEIgXHqs2IN1kN_2FYVV2ip Motivation] - Achievement mindset, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o5544Mnc5k&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiH-4CpZKPlFhgMkDwqxVByh ambitious mindset], optimism under adversity, commitment to organization/others

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eOKwU0LLTE&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHwB42kfoMU2kB9qdyBeXky Social skills] - Effectiveness at leading change, persuasiveness, expert in leading teams

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJLiNKV_Oso&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFg0i4xf7MXwg1xXEmMTNQ2 Empathy] - Service to others/clients, expertise in building and retaining talent, adept at cross-cultural situations

**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kujUs_6qeUI&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHB7fGB6gdFzW_2nzwgP2cB Cross cultural communication]

=== Confidence ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWbX958xwCA&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFcjXwl4uBa6dQRyK1H2F3l Personal confidence] 

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib09GqWP5rY&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFwTehL0OgWdiJvu8SM1Cdh Interpersonal confidence/skills]

=== Commitment ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HsTSnTdDaA&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHVgR6E92yFi0Q-soVQ2-S8 Achievement orientation]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpKvs-apvOs&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFlSgCWUVPshZOm5L2RynPe Goal settting]

==== Conscientiousness ====

*[[Conscientiousness]] is the personality trait of being thorough, careful, consistent and vigilant.

Conscientiousness is positively correlated to a desire to perform a task well. Conscientious people are highly efficient and organized. They also exhibit: self-discipline; achievement oriented behavior; planning skills; organizational skills; and dependability. 

Conscientiousness is one of the [[Big Five personality traits]].  Generally speaking, conscientious individuals have a strong work ethic and are reliable. 

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zcOF3v4JDA&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHlWgmrEECkjVrssBUzPUZf&index=1 Conscientiousness - playlist]

=== Challenge ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlmiCo9hUTI&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiEwaQoxUrBOPUs7iRgr-5lx Learning from experiences]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe3HBDFbvTs&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHogKssLnP07yrr2irMXOvX Taking risks]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxSYd__pgmE&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiGgrdiRA7Dbfiz5Vw45uD0w Risk vs. reward ratio]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLAEuVSAlVM&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiFtRTYCYAs9zwSxgWf7nqDp Risk management]

*Risk vs. reward - Risk versus reward and 4 quadrants

*Risk management cycle - Identify risk, risk assessment/analyze, plan of action, implement, measure/monitor

==== Growth mindset ====

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkE1lC4CpIE Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential by Carol Dweck ► Growth Mindset Book Summary]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4PHa6w3Rto Mindset - The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck - audio book]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkE1lC4CpIE&list=PLAiI5VXp1G3NStjT2Hfa2YLWavErqZVzW Mindset - Carol Dweck - playlist]

==== Change management ====

*[https://sites.google.com/site/personalchange1235/ Personal change]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOA9w4LVlHY&index=5&list=PLc2eSR_oncVggHLscO3z5_jZ8WlANAzHK Personal change management - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu5RAzMeaRY&list=PLhL9X0noKimiUI4ZVHpLykPUecBEXhawz Resistance to change - playlist]

== Resiliency, tough experiences and overcoming obstacles ==

Videos:

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVjbTH-tHwjx3TI3yeS-8Odl Al Siebert - Resiliency]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygIiJuOTRks&index=11&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhANf2-oLzX45fdCSf2xasX Resiliency - playlist]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlC2OdnhIiQ Finding meaning in difficult times (Interview with Dr. Viktor Frankl)] - Decision/action/freedom/responsibility; Despair = Suffering - Meaning. Meaning - For what purpose is this happening? Ultimate meaning/theology.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zLMxPzBRQ4 Overcoming Obstacles by Brian Tracy]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2F7bApgZ-w What Makes a Survivor?] by Lawrence Gonzalez

General articles:

*[http://www.success.com/articles/topic/1097 Overcoming obstacles - Success magazine articles]
*[https://www.bkconnection.com/static/siebertexcerpt.pdf The Resiliency Advantage] by Al Siebert, PhD

Dr. Al Siebert who was a former paratrooper wrote the book ''The Survivor Personality: Why Some People are Stronger, Smarter, and More Skillful at Handling Life’s Difficulties…and How You Can Be, Too.'' Siebert offers his findings from autobiographies and hundreds of interviews. He interviewed survivors of adversity such as war, cancer, abuse, job loss, and addictions. 

A book summary of his book can be found [https://www.solutionsforresilience.com/the-survivor-personality/ HERE]. 

Books:

*[https://www.amazon.com/Resiliency-Advantage-Master-Pressure-Setbacks/dp/1576753298/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2? The Resiliency Advantage] by Al Siebert
*[https://www.amazon.com/Survivor-Personality-Stronger-Skillful-atHandling/dp/0399535926/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0399535926&pd_rd_r=5KEFSHZGR4H8D2FV39DB&pd_rd_w=QQC8d&pd_rd_wg=haeW7&psc=1&refRID=5KEFSHZGR4H8D2FV39DB Survivor Personality: Why Some People Are Stronger, Smarter, and More Skillful atHandling Life's Diffi culties...and How You Can Be, Too] by Al Siebert
*[https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Survival-Who-Lives-Dies/dp/0393353710/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532315737&sr=1-1&keywords=Laurence+Gonzales+survival&dpID=51%252B%252B-N%252Bv%252B1L&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why] by Laurence Gonzales
*[https://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Survival-Art-Science-Resilience/dp/0393346633/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1532315737&sr=1-4&keywords=Laurence+Gonzales+survival&dpID=41rvQvJCldL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience] by Laurence Gonzales

===Mental Toughness ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgU7abzvSQk&list=PLAiI5VXp1G3NlcJ02mTRvA1da3t0M0KUg Mental toughness examples]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYp8Hldzd-Q&list=PLbTFhPispU_vp7srdc7BSfVyPhFGI7hMA Mental toughness - playlist]

*[http://ideas.time.com/2012/04/19/can-you-instill-mental-toughness/ Can you instill mental toughness?]
*[http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml 5 Powerful Exercises To Increase Your Mental Strength]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_resilience Pschological resilience]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=7uw7j672UrQC&pg=PA128&lpg=PA128&dq=Otto+von+Bismarck+plan+b+resilience&source=bl&ots=SJsNEIxKo9&sig=B32ketbBEPcZ01keIpPyQ7K71Vw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH6I2hxvjSAhUr5IMKHZJODioQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=Otto%20von%20Bismarck%20plan%20b%20resilience&f=false Having a Plan B and resilience], Time Power: A Proven System for Getting More Done in Less Time Than You Ever Thought Possible By Brian Tracy, 2007, page 128.
*[http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/how-to-develop-mental-toughness.html How to have mental toughness]
*[http://navyseals.com/nsw/fear-and-mental-toughness/ Mental conditioning and the SEALS]
*[http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/17/executive-mental-toughness-leadership-managing-athletes.html 6 elements of mental toughness]
*[http://ashotofadrenaline.net/navy-seals-how-they-made-it-through-hell-week/ 24 Elite Navy Seals & How They Made It Through Hell Week]

==== Therapism ====

The notion that human beings are fragile and permanently damaged by traumatic experiences. 

*[http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/the-obsession-with-mental-illness-is-bad-for-everyone/18347#.Vz6U0yEn_7Z Therapism: The obsession with mental health is bad for everyone’, Creates invalidism.]. PTSD has some validity, but way overblown. Vietnam War politicized this issue. Threshold for what constitutes a traumatic event has been lowered. Victim culture affected this also. 

*[http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/leithart/2006/07/therapism Therapism]

Books:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Elite-Forces-Guide-Mental-Endurance/dp/0762787856 SAS and Elite Forces Guide Mental Endurance: How To Develop Mental Toughness From The World's Elite Forces]

==== Models ====

*[https://sites.google.com/site/mentaltoughnesss38385/ Basic strategies in dealing with adversity/stressful situations/etc]

Peter Clough and MTQ48:

*[https://aqrinternational.co.uk/mental-toughness-connection-related-concepts Mental Toughness and its connection with related concepts]
*[https://www.mentaltoughness.partners/the-4-c/ 4 Cs of mental toughness]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9kidOEvFb4 4Cs of mental toughness] - video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQqrkUMAoGw Mental Toughness The Four C’s] - video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXXIrh7FP38 The 4C's of Mental Strength] -video
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEm3b0R1ySI MTQ Plus Webinar]
*[https://slideplayer.com/slide/4059049/ Mental toughness slideshow]
*[https://www.mentaltoughness.partners/control-mentally-tough/ How To Use Control To Be Mentally Tough]
*[http://www.mentaltoughness.co.nz/ MTQ48 reports]
*[https://www.mindtools.com/blog/corporate/mental-toughness-peter-clough/ Developing Mental Toughness, With Peter Clough]


Dr. Jim Loehr:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCxlORhwg80 Dr. Jim Loehr - Power of story]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybfPNevrF00 Stress or lack of recovery?]
*[http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/01/31/stress-and-recovery/ Stress and recovery]
*[https://www.hpinstitute.com/why-hpi/our-people/dr-jim-loehr Dr. Jim Loehr]

Adversity quotient:

*[http://peaklearning.com/about_aq.php Adversity quotient/efficacy/studies]

*[http://www.winstonbrill.com/bril001/html/article_index/articles/501-550/article517_body.html Improving adversity quotient and adversity quotient test]

*[https://www.figur8.net/2011/03/05/adversity-quotient-why-your-child-needs-to-lose-sometimes/ Adversity advantage] (harnessing adversity for motivation/character development instead of merely trying to cope with it)

===== General =====

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdHAMjA1lMw Prime the Pump]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSM1mvMypWU&feature=channel_page Motivational...Period!]
*[http://www.bukisa.com/videos/69584_how-to-practice-building-mental-toughness How To Practice: Building Mental Toughness]
*[http://www.mentaltoughnesssecrets.com/ Mental Toughness - 1]
*[http://www.internetfitness.com/articles/9tips.htm Mental toughness 2]
*[http://mentaltoughnessblog.com/?p=634 What's your excuse?]

'''Dealing with adversity:'''

Coming back after facing adversity: 

*[http://mentaltoughnessblog.com/are-you-a-comeback-artist/ Are you a comeback artist?]

*[http://www.resiliencycenter.com/articles/stresshype.shtml To Be Resilient, Resist the Hype About Stress]

=== Dealing with difficult people ===

*[https://sites.google.com/site/difficultpeople38473/ Dealing with difficult people]

=== Testing via adversity ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7e5M9ICg5w Being on a SEAL TEAM]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyb2dMBHDsU US Navy Seal Training, start to end. Can you do it?]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNn0yh9373o Navy Seals Their Untold Story - Several Documentaries]
=== Beyond mere resilience: Thriving in adversity and being antifragile ===

*[https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/beyond-sissy-resilience-on-becoming-antifragile/ Beyond “Sissy” Resilience: On Becoming Antifragile]

*[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083DJWGO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0083DJWGO&linkCode=as2&tag=stucosuccess-20 Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder] by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

== Character ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHG-gLyCF8Y&list=PL3C9AJX5guQ1e_mA85ktlLf9TRID8mhGw Character development - playlist]

*[http://characterlab.org/character/self-control/ Growing self-control]

*[http://characterlab.org/goal-setting/ Self-control/goal setting and WOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, and Plan)]

*[http://characterlab.org/character/grit/ Growing Grit ]

*[http://characterlab.org/character/optimism/ Growing optimism]

*[http://characterlab.org/character/zest/ Growing zeal/zest]

*[http://characterlab.org/character/gratitude/ Growing gratitude]

*[http://characterlab.org/character/curiosity/ Growing curiosity]

*[http://characterlab.org/character/social-intelligence/ Growing interpersonal skills]

*[http://characterlab.org/growth-mindset/ Developing a growth mindset]
== Society, influence, acceptance of negative ideas/fat acceptance, and upgrading the people around you ==

*[https://archive.md/TDJEJ You’re NOT The Average Of The Five People You Surround Yourself With]

Videos: Show me your friends and I will show you you're future:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6bN0reXwo Surround Yourself with Successful People | 10 Things Successful High Performance Do]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBEM_7oZsgI Show me your friends and I will show you you're future], Dan Pena

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6zqatiur3A Billionaire Dan Pena's Ultimate Advice for Students & Young People - Show me your friend and I will show you you're future]

*[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2anbNrfCg2Y Dan Pena - Show me your friends and I will show you you're future]

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbjmSS6LZDGpVNBK2mp_HoX6rnP-pWXV_ Bad company corrupts good morals] - Playlist

*[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/44SCYtnnF2w Bad Company Corrupts Good Morals...] - Short video

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NObYKWsiqeI Show Me Your Friends and I’ll Show You Your Future | David Marvin]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DbQpdHQ6Gg Sometimes You Outgrow People (Surround Yourself With The Right People)]

'''Social influence:''' 

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORUPsLGvjJY Summary of Invisible Influence by Jonah Berger | Free Audiobook]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2UE3TnVl30 Influence: the Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior #GartnerMKTG]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz6lcWwMCPk INVISIBLE INFLUENCE: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior by Jonah Berger]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_urunjhCsw Robert Cialdini Explains the Seven Principles of Influence | Brainfluence Brief]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuMJl3I5laY The 6 Principles of Influence Explained in less than 8 minutes!]

'''Fat acceptance:'''

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDWYxKP6mLE Joe Rogan & David Goggins Real Opinion on FAT MODELS...]

=== Manufacturing consent ===


*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OhID5pFfg Noam Chomsky Explains The Propaganda Model in 5 Minutes | Manufacturing Consent (Part 1)]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbdmEf05EFk ‘There Is Always a Fringe of Dissidents’ — Noam Chomsky On The Propaganda Model (Part 2)]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf-tQYcZGM4 Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent revisited | The Listening ]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_4HdnUdHA Does "Manufacturing Consent" Still Hold Up? — Matt Christman]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuwmWnphqII Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media | Feature Film]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34LGPIXvU5M Noam Chomsky - The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txBRml8k86M Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Audiobook) [1/2]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXginhTsHE Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Audiobook) [2/2]

=== Negative influence of academia's wrongheaded ideas on society ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waEc4YbQQX0 The vision of the anointed — with Thomas Sowell (1995) | THINK TANK]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGvYqaxSPp4 Thomas Sowell and a Conflict of Visions]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH8oiwFbJw8 Thomas Sowell - The Vision of the Anointed - Full Audiobook]

*[https://www.samizdat.qc.ca/cosmos/sc_soc/sc_po/University=propagandamachine_PG.htm A Brief Note on Universities as Propaganda Machines]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMU2udkoBsk Why are Universities so Left-wing? | Thomas Sowell]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghAhEBH3MDw Academia is a cult - Karen Kelsky]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYo4KMhUx9c Roger Scruton: Why Intellectuals are Mostly Left]
==== Academia: Poor performance and often failing to meet the needs of society  ====

{{See also|Academia and intellectual development}}
 
Presently, there appears to be a higher education bubble that will burst.<ref>Multiple references:
*"Schumpeter" (April 13, 2011). [https://www.economist.com/blogs/schumpeter/2011/04/higher_education "Higher education bubble"]. ''The Economist'' website/Blogs/Schumpeter: Business and management.
*Vedder, Richard (April 5, 2011). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ "The higher education bubble"]. ''Forbes'' website/Sites/CCAP.
*O'Shaughnessy, Lynn (May 3, 2011). [https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2011/05/03/higher-education-bubble-will-burst "Higher education bubble will burst"].  ''U.S. News and World Report'' website/Education/Blogs/The College Solution.</ref> In addition, college is clearly not delivering the goods in terms of intellectual development for a large percentage of its students. An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during their first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent displayed no significant increases in these so-called "higher order" thinking skills.<ref>Rimer, Sara (January 18, 2011). [https://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106949/study-many-college-students-not.html "Study: Many college students not learning to think critically"]. ''The Hechinger Report''.  Reprinted at McClatchyDC website/News/Nation-World/National.</ref> Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.<ref>Vedder, Richard (April 5, 2011). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ "The higher education bubble"]. ''Forbes'' website/Sites/CCAP.</ref>

== Smooth interpersonal relations ==

*[https://development-academy.co.uk/news-tips/how-to-win-friends-influence-people-in-8-key-points/ 8 takeaways from Dale Carnagie's book How to Win Friends and Influence People]
*[https://theartofliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/How-to-Win-Friends-and-Influence-People-PDF-Summary.pdf How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - Book Summary]
*[https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/How-to-Win-Friends-and-Influence-People-Book-Summary.pdf How to Win Friends and Influence People - Book Summary]

== Outworking the competition ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R8gBnhyMSA&list=PL3C9AJX5guQ3OE-Ts1ldbDYaAdq5I5Igf Outworking the competition]

== Maintaining a positive/constructive mindset ==

*[https://www.forbes.com/sites/palomacanterogomez/2018/11/19/get-the-10-habits-used-by-positive-people-to-overcome-a-negative-mindset/ Get The 10 Habits Used By Positive People To Overcome A Negative Mindset]

== Books related to peak performance/Maximum achievement ==

*[https://sites.google.com/site/nookreviewsofbookreadin2016/ Some book reviews of books I read]

== Cognitive performance ==

*[[User: Conservative/Cognitive performance]]

== Reading comprehension improvement ==

=== Reading comprehension strategies ===

*[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303742915_How_Can_Students_Improve_Their_Reading_Comprehension_Skill How Can Students Improve Their Reading Comprehension Skill?]

*[https://www.thoughtco.com/reading-comprehension-strategies-7952 10 reading comprehension strategies]

*[http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/reading-comprehension-skills-english-language-learners Reading comprehension skills/strategies]

*[https://huntingtonhelps.com/resources/blog/six-strategies-for-improved-reading-comprehension 6 strategies for greater reading comprehension] by Jeffrey D Wilhelm

Visualization:

*[https://cbennettrivier.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/reading-comprehension-visualization/ Reading Comprehension: Visualization]

*[http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev094.shtml Teaching Students to Use Visualization to Improve Comprehension]

Strategic reading: 

*[https://www.slideshare.net/lovelyeducation/teaching-strategic-reading Teaching strategic reading]

*[http://www.lessonsense.com/tips/strategic-reading/ Strategic reading tips]

General books/DVDs:

*[https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/understanding-reading-comprehension/ Understanding reading comprehension] by 

*[https://www.amazon.com/Enriching-Comprehension-Visualization-Strategies-Understanding/dp/0545218845 Enriching Comprehension With Visualization Strategies: Text Elements and Ideas to Build Comprehension, Encourage Reflective Reading, and Represent Understanding]

*[https://www.amazon.com/Action-Strategies-Deepening-Comprehension-Text-Structure/dp/0439218578 Action Strategies For Deepening Comprehension: Role Plays, Text-Structure Tableaux, Talking Statues, and Other Enactment Techniques That Engage Students with Text (Action Strategies for Readers)]

*[https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Reading-Students-Lifelong-Literacy/dp/086709561X Strategic Reading: Guiding Students to Lifelong Literacy] by Tanya Baker, Julie Dube Hackett, Jeffrey D Wilhelm

==== Reading comprehension assessment and strategies ====

*[https://blog.acereader.com/education/what-is-reading-comprehension-and-how-do-we-assess-it/ What is Reading Comprehension, and How Do We Assess It?]

=== Metacognition strategies ===

*[http://www.readingrockets.org/article/instruction-metacognitive-strategies-enhances-reading-comprehension-and-vocabulary How to Improve Reading Skills Through Metacognition]

*[http://www.readingrockets.org/article/instruction-metacognitive-strategies-enhances-reading-comprehension-and-vocabulary Instruction of Metacognitive Strategies Enhances Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Achievement] - Foreign languages, etc.

== Speeding up reading ==

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_reading#Effect_on_comprehension Speed reading]

*[https://lifehacker.com/the-truth-about-speed-reading-1542508398 The Truth About Speed Reading]

== Learning a foreign language ==

*[https://refold.la/simplified/stage-0/a/what-is-immersion Skill building approach vs. immersion learning]

=== Learning Spanish ===

*[https://verbalicity.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-spanish/ They're Lying to You About How Long it Takes to Learn Spanish]

== Responsibility and accountability ==

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QRqIGznHvU&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAB9dq3AZyJe5GXl26yXN0oJ Responsibility - videos]

*[https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/taking-responsibility.htm Encouraging Accountability]

Locus of Control:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Kbw7UKlQQ&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAAXjW_Cy5VLJbC0kvthCpj1 Locus of control - playlist]

*[https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_90.htm Locus of control]

Grow model:

*[https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_89.htm Grow Model]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3iJwoydBbg&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABZfnTgN7oZ64H93aUdBYeb Grow Model]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GROW_model Grow Model]

*[http://www.performanceconsultants.com/grow-model Grow Model]

Related essays:

*[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/439656/personal-responsibility-trumps-systemic-oppression-america In America, You’re Your Own Greatest Oppressor]

== Systems to support goals/vision ==

*[https://sites.google.com/site/systemsvsgoals/ The importance of systems to support goals]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skrYxCkisic&list=PLc2eSR_oncVibwsnc5sprKnHV1mR1xs78 Systems to support goals - playlist]

== Managing personal energy vs. managing time ==

*[https://hbr.org/2007/10/manage-your-energy-not-your-time# Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time]

*[https://staroversky.com/blog/the-power-of-full-engagement-book-summary The Power of Full Engagement Book Summary]

*[https://experiencelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/34-the-power-of-full-engagement.pdf The Power of Full Engagement - PDF]

*[http://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Full-Engagement-Performance/dp/0743226755 The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal - Amazon]

== Key time management/priority principles ==

*[http://zenhabits.net/big-rocks-first-double-your-productivity-this-week/ Handle the big rocks first - Stephen Covey]

*[https://stream.simpleology.com/public/habits/productivity/the_productivity_habit.pdf Productivity habit]

*[https://stream.simpleology.com/public/habits/productivity/the_warm_up.pdf Before starting your projects/tasks]

*[https://stream.simpleology.com/public/habits/productivity/start_my_day.pdf Starting the day]

*[https://stream.simpleology.com/public/habits/productivity/the_dream_catcher.pdf Filing distractions]

*[https://stream.simpleology.com/public/habits/productivity/your_major_focus.pdf Focusing the on the high impact items and smooth workflow]

*[https://stream.simpleology.com/public/habits/productivity/hit_your_targets.pdf Daily targets and not to do lists]

=== Cutting down on time wasters ===

==== Excess internet usage ====

*[https://sites.google.com/site/internet384384/?pli=1 Cutting down on excess internet usage]

==== Excess news watching ====

Excess news watching: Average American spends 70 minutes a day paying attention to the news. See: [http://www.wikihow.com/Curb-Your-Addiction-to-News Why not to watch the news: WikiHow - Stopping watching the news too much] and [https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/why-we-worry/201206/the-psychological-effects-tv-news Psychology Today - Effects of news] and [http://www.medicaldaily.com/psychological-effect-bad-news-and-what-you-can-do-stay-positive-298084 Psychological effects of news]

“Studies have shown that 60-75% of what is shown on the news is negative and further perpetuates the notion of you not being able to do anything about it.” - Logic of Success, Antonio , page 110

== Task/project/time management system using Trello ==

*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/timmaurer/2013/11/21/7-steps-to-creating-the-best-personal-task-management-system-with-trello/ 7 Steps To Creating The Best Personal Task Management System With Trello]

*[http://claireburge.com/2014/10/20/trello-review/ Integrating Trello with other software]

*[http://www.amazon.com/Things-Done-Trello-Step---Step/dp/1500437980/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424340529&sr=8-2&keywords=trello Get Things Done with Trello: Your Quick Access to Productivity and Success includes a Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up and Implement Trello] by Dominic Wolff, July 1, 2014

== Personal and organizational vision ==

Purpose:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiNksF67ukU&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqXP-SISLOrL7V3aZB934jla Purpose - playlist]

Personal vision:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFZEm3BBVWc&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAA32JkITV6taYJhWpKxpvg_ Personal vision - playlist]

*[http://humanresources.about.com/od/success/a/personal_vision.htm Creating a personal vision statement]
*[http://cigdemkobu.com/creating-your-personal-vision Creating your personal vision statement - if you can see it, you can do it]
*[http://www.tobeanentrepreneur.com/blog/building-a-personal-vision-statement/ Building a personal vision statement]

Passion/Commitment/Persistence (GRIT) to personal vision and growth:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8 GRIT - Angela Duckworth]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbxJQpPKygU Keys to progress in reaching vision]
*[http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/01/30/your-concentration-training-program-11-exercises-that-will-strengthen-your-attention/ Your Concentration Training Program: 11 Exercises That Will Strengthen Your Attention]
*[http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-critical-tips-prevent-distraction-and-sharpen-your-focus.html Keys to focus]
*[http://examinedexistence.com/training-the-brain-how-to-focus-better-and-avoid-distractions/ Improving focus]

Organizational vision:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIYlayPzwz8&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAAyZb8C9wW9IqzMD-t2uwSt Organizational shared vision - playlist]
*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_90.htm Mission Statements and Vision Statements] - Mindtools
*[http://www.inc.com/ss/8-steps-to-creating-a-great-vision#0 8 steps to creating organizational vision] - Inc. Magazine
*[http://www.hvacrbusiness.com/vision-statement.html 3 steps to creating an organizational statement]
*[http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/strategic-planning/vision-mission-statements/main Developing organizational and mission statements]

== Passion/zeal success at endeavors ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prq3o0ZKpTw&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABiN6c0o2kppuvKGg22uWUZ&index=3 Passion/zeal success at endeavors - playlist]

== Change ==

[[File:Gear3 w.gif|thumbnail|right|200px|The term "changing gears" means taking a different approach]]

*[[User: Conservative/Change, adaptability and change management]]

*Logic vs. human emotions and decisions to change course. Computers beat human chess masters because humans are more reluctant to do a retreat when an attack is ineffective.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff4W7A-j1RM]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOA9w4LVlHY&index=5&list=PLc2eSR_oncVggHLscO3z5_jZ8WlANAzHK Personal change management - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu5RAzMeaRY&list=PLhL9X0noKimiUI4ZVHpLykPUecBEXhawz Resistance to change - playlist]

*[https://sites.google.com/site/risepersonalchange/ R.I.S.E. - Personal change]
*[http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept93/vol51/num01/The-Stages-of-Systemic-Change.aspx Systematic change - stages]

Quantum thinking by creativity, innovation and motivational speaker James Mapes:

*[https://sites.google.com/site/quantumleapthinking838/ Quantum leap thinking resource]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Leap-Thinking-Owners-Guide/dp/1402200439 Quantum thinking by creativity, innovation and motivational speaker James Mapes]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXECpzzYc3qLd8yGtDbVBv2vq James Mapes - playlist]

You Squared: A High Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps:

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2eSR_oncVhwc3SV75dNpz7xprFmZodz You Squared: A High Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps]

Flexibility: Changing purpose/identity and goals:

*[http://www.mindtweaks.com/wordpress/?p=364 Changing purpose/identity and goals/meaning]

Resistance to change:

*[http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/09/ten-reasons-people-resist-chang/ Ten Reasons People Resist Change] -Harvard Business Review
*[http://www.processexcellencenetwork.com/organizational-change/articles/people-don-t-hate-change-they-hate-ambiguity-trans/  People don’t hate change…they hate ambiguity (transcript)]
*[http://www.suemckee.com/2012/02/23/3-reasons-people-hate-change/ 3 reasons why people hate change]
*[http://gizmodo.com/why-we-hate-change-1263949872 Why we hate change and branding]
*[http://cheeky-girl.hubpages.com/hub/Why-we-need-change-why-we-hate-change Why we need change - Why we hate change]

Resistance to change = Fear; Loss of face/control - pride; Challenge - Self-control (Overcoming cost and delayed gratification vs. laziness and comfort); Pack mentality

=== Change management ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fOQ_XjCcyA&list=PLI2exEpn6f_XNU3PFTg8WuudIbT79RW_7 Kotter's change management - playlist]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQrPVmcgJJk&list=PLhL9X0noKimh5Kb9aUsqJwnc-C6DPZ2y_ Change and leadership - Playlist]
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*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_82.htm Kotter's 8 step change management]
*[http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-01/the-key-to-managing-change Key to managing change]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Change_management Change management]
*[http://www.change-management.com/tutorial-change-process-detailed.htm Systems and tools for managing change]
*[http://www.businessballs.com/changemanagement.htm Change management tips]
*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_87.htm Change management tools and HR management]
*[http://management.about.com/cs/people/a/MngChng092302.htm Managing people's fears during change]
*[http://www.strategy-business.com/article/rr00006?pg=all 10 principles to managing change in an organization]
*[http://gbr.pepperdine.edu/2010/08/leading-and-managing-change/ Leading and managing change - Graziadio Business Review - Pepperdine University]

== Interpersonal skills ==

Interpersonal skills videos:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w97dR3OJB1k&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADKaXY8q73c84UKQzr7YMjn Interpersonal skills - playlist]

Verbal Communication skills:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5hMN_XkPQA&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABeYuKRUyR-qEe8IHu4XGHQ Communication skills - playlist]

Non-verbal communication:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFpOWDAhvM&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAA5pJ3hUIhgxs-1WwhV7Yh0 Non-verbal communication]

Listening skills:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9LBUf1NzU0&list=PLWo-PXvaXLACpveB6pxcVBNAHw4o_Wt0H Developing better listening skills]

Negotiation skills:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFpOWDAhvM&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAA5pJ3hUIhgxs-1WwhV7Yh0 Negotiation skills]

Dealing with anger:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBWlmyN0MuI&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABGBIXWnnSioZXZJU7HYymu Dealing with anger]

Conflict resolution: 

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xCkhV7zhuw&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADloqYNMTeHfNG2iXrAZvmP Conflict resolution - playlist]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Bwu-S0Z6o&list=PL6F2E5AE08AE9752C Conflict resolution - playlist]

*[https://sites.google.com/site/conflictresolution347934/ Conflict resolution]

Teamwork:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQXHoWDazpE&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADH8GMfDOqYa5kjrCjmkGXf Teamwork skills - playlist]

==== Articles ====

*[http://www.skillsyouneed.com/interpersonal-skills.html What are interpersonal skills?]

*[http://voices.yahoo.com/five-great-interpersonal-skills-work-5394557.html 5 great interpersonal skills - General effective communication, assertive communication, anger management, conflict resolution and teamwork]

==== Mind maps ====

*[http://www.mindmeister.com/40950677/how-to-win-friends-influence-people Mindmap of Dale Carnegie's classic How to win friends and influence people]

== Planning skills ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbGc1ekEdic&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABEoVXv479zn7Ve2mElxj-P Planning skills - playlist]
*[http://www.strath.ac.uk/careers/skills/generalskills/planningorganisingskills/ Planning skils - University of Strathclyde, Glasgrow]
*[http://planningskills.com/askdan/4.php Basic planning skills]
*[http://ccvillage.buffalo.edu/Village/WC/wsc/jeff_brooks-harris/group_facilitation_skills/facil15.html Various planning skills]
*[http://smallbusiness.chron.com/description-planning-skills-21226.html A description of planning skills]

Planning your day:

*[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWo-PXvaXLACaA8t2ZY3BQmGvQPFOs34k Planning your day - playlist]

Planning your week:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Styyq6q1MoU&list=PLWo-PXvaXLACbW_q1U7yrXaIMNHUNTKDM Planning your week - playlist]

Planning your month:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqb7nhNUlTg&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAB0qbRs6LCbCqZ_czHW93ha Planning your month - playlist]

Quarterly planning:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSWMFLFY3tQ&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAAiKm4A9HdqQMdS1-1qjX2V Quarterly planning]

Planning your year:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwyHOKpcccU&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADrT8vmYV50pBCf1ENzhqWu Planning your year - playlist]

== Project management skills ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65HKFevUNqJyetd7jIFki6qkGWXOVGx2 Project management skills]
*[http://www.projectinsight.net/project-management-basics/basic-project-management-phases Basic project management]
*[http://www.method123.com/project-planning-phase.php Project planning phase]
*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_PPM.htm Project management skills] - Mindtools
*[http://projectmanagementskills.info/ Key project management goals]

Project execution:

*[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-ways-to-bulletproof-your-project-execution/ 10 ways to bulletproof your project execution]
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Development_Cooperation_Handbook/Designing_and_Executing_Projects/Project_Execution_and_Control Project execution and control]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfB9nrjMGyg Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy]

Free project management software:

*[http://blog.capterra.com/free-open-source-project-management-software/ The Top 6 Free and Open Source Project Management Software for Your Small Business/Non-profit]
*[https://trello.com/ Trello]
*[https://www.bitrix24.com/features/ Bitrix24 Social network and project management - 12 users]

Paid project management software tools:

*[http://technical.ly/dc/2015/02/27/grindhub-platform-guanxi-innovations-brandon-luong/ Grindhub review]
*[https://basecamp.com/ Basecamp]

== Productivity/efficiency ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHfjvYzr-3g&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADVLf4BBjUD3zAj8QKktetR Productivity - playlist]

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL65HKFevUNqIygFdCQeDN8qlCA7GCtBGT Getting things done]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pz03hNEVTE&playnext=1&list=PL710615C105878708 Efficiency playlist]

*[http://blog.trello.com/the-five-uncommon-habits-of-highly-productive-people/ The Five Uncommon Habits Of Highly Productive People]

*[http://www.sparringmind.com/productivity-science/ The psychology of getting more done (in less time)] by Gregory Ciotti

*[http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/08/habit-stacking/ Productivity through habit stacking - 97 methods]

*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/8-steps-to-extreme-productivity_n_2472051.html 8 simple steps to productivity - Forbes]

*[https://www.themuse.com/advice/6-productivity-tricks-you-can-learn-from-ceos 6 Productivity Tricks You Can Learn From CEOs]

*[http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/triple-your-personal-productivity.htm Increasing personal productivity]

*[http://www.marksanborn.com/blog/12-keys-to-increasing-personal-productivity/ 12 keys to increasing your productivity]

*[http://theproductivitypro.com/pdfs/111_Ways_to_Improve_Your_Personal_Productivity.pdf 111 ways to be more productive]

*[http://wayneharrel.zielix.com/10-ways-to-increase-your-personal-productivity/ 10 ways to dramatically improve your personal productivity]

*[https://sites.google.com/site/productivitycourse474/ Productivity courses]

Productivity and income:

*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmysXhfxpQifdDllVlFxb3N2YkdxU3J2QkFaYml3VlE&usp=sharing Productivity and income - various annual incomes based, on dollars per hour and workweek hours]

=== Breaks and stretching at a workstation ===

*[http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/office/stretching.html Breaks and stretching at a workstation - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)] (breaks every 5- 10 minutes at a computer workstation)

*[http://ergo.berkeley.edu/services/computer_use.php Safe computer use] (break every hour - recommends breaks every 20 - 30 minutes for a few minutes)

*[https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/computerworkstations/more.html OSHA guidelines to breaks and stretching, etc.] (Every hour, take a five-minute break from computer tasks)

*[http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/general/ergo/microbreaks.html Work Breaks, Exercises and Stretches] (Microbreaks of 30-60 seconds every 10 minutes for upper and lower extremities, back, neck, and eyes; 2 minutes every hour for repetitive tasks like typing) - Stanford University

*[http://www.wikihow.com/Sit-at-a-Computer Sitting at a computer - WikiHow] (1 to 2 minutes every 30 minutes, 5-10 break or change tasks every hour)

==== Pomodoro technique ====

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique Pomodoro Tecnique]
*[http://blog.clarity.fm/25-minutes-is-all-you-need-how-the-pomodoro-technique-increases-productivity/ Tips on using the pomodoro technique]
*[http://pomodorotechnique.com/ Pomodoro website]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq9RWmmg830 How I use the Pomodoro technique]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5DAuPoMb98 Pomodoro technique - review of it]
*[http://www.quora.com/Pomodoro-Technique/What-are-some-studies-suggesting-the-Pomodoro-Technique-works-or-doesnt-work Is the pomodoro technique effective]

Breaks:

*[http://pomodorotechnique.com/pomodoro-technique-short-break/ Things to do on your Pomodoro 5 minute breaks]

Book:

*[http://www.amazon.com/The-Pomodoro-Technique-Francesco-Cirillo/dp/3981567900/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1400495439&sr=8-2&keywords=pomodoro Pomodoro Technique] by Francesco Cirillo
*[https://www.worldcat.org/title/pomodoro-technique-illustrated-the-easy-way-to-do-more-in-less-time/oclc/489540266&referer=brief_results Pomodoro Technique] by Staffan Nöteberg and Francesco Cirillo

Apps:

*[https://sites.google.com/site/pamodoroapps8473/home Pomodoro apps]
*[http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/tom8to/b9ee72ac-0179-48cb-9d57-51d03e1e1500 Microsoft Windows Store - Free and for pay Pomodoro apps]
*[http://gigaom.com/2010/11/10/9-free-pomodoro-timers/ 9 free Pomodoro Timers]
*[http://www.teamviz.com/pricing-plan/ Free project/task management and pomodoro timer]
*[http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-free-pomodoro-productivity-apps/ 3 of the best free pomodoro apps]
*[http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/productivity-roundups/5-great-apps-for-working-the-pomodoro-technique/ 5 great apps for working the pomodoro technique]

'''Working in 90 minutes increments:'''

*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-schwartz/work-life-balance-the-90_b_578671.html The 90-Minute Solution: How Building in Periods of Renewal Can Change Your Work and Your Life (POLL) (VIDEO)]

*[http://www.fastcompany.com/1707718/90-minute-solution-live-sprinter The 90-Minute Solution: Live Like a Sprinter!]

Benefits of regular breaks and adequate sleep:

*[http://blogs.hbr.org/2010/05/the-productivity-myth-2/ The productivity myth]

*[http://bgallen.com/2014/01/28/90-minutes-greater-productivity/ 90 Minutes = Greater Productivity]

== Kaizen Principle ==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pz03hNEVTE&feature=related Increasing Your Income 1000% Formula - Kaizen Principle]

== Commitment ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7cR352z2KE&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADGSatdJ3cQ6LcuXNutCHMX Commitment - playlist]
*[http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/smart-goals-reduce-ambiguity-and-increase-commitment.html SMART Goals decrease ambiguity and increase commitment]

== Motivation ==

*[[User: Conservative/motivational|Motivational]]

Critical thinking and emotional intelligence:

*[http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/cognition-and-affect-critical-thinking-and-emotional-intelligence/485 Critical thinking and emotional intelligence]

Other:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_dtRIf0rGY Navy SEAL Training - Self Confidence - Froglogic Motivational Training]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiifYNnkuIU&feature=PlayList&p=627AA873A3A60FDD&index=0&playnext=1 Leadership and Motivation]
*[http://www.achieveezine.com/quotes/Jim-Rohn.shtml Jim Rohn Quotes]

Rudy Ruettiger story:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEGOTWwd14M Rudy Ruettiger story - part 1]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL4fEUKwdPw Rudy Ruettiger story - part 2]

== Attitude and mindset ==

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXTGmTIJlqM&feature=BFa&list=PL8D7A5276ACB1202C&lf=plpp Attitude playlist]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83s0uLdgXkg See you at the top - Zig Ziglar]

*[http://bigthink.com/videos/mindset-psychology-and-stress Important of mindset]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl2HdhDG69Y&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqVqDDYp3cyeVs3Vpv5iIboF Boldness]

*[https://sites.google.com/site/buildingmoreoptimism8373/ Building a more optimistic mindset]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7syQoxP2MZE&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqW1tcQeqBxY4k3L5Ti6D-qq Culture of dependency on man vs. culture of success]

*[http://www.success.com/articles/topic/1099 Attitude - success magazine]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajKMkIXN1eg Gratitude and positive attitude plus attitude, awareness and authenticity - Neil Pasricha]

== Important skills to acquire or improve ==

*[https://sites.google.com/view/important-skills-to-acquire-or/home Important skills to acquire or impove]

== Execution skills: Getting things done ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfB9nrjMGyg&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABs-Pt1JGjRtaj5DhR8nBF- Execution - getting things done - playlist]
*[http://www.altfeldinc.com/pdfs/execution.pdf Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done By Larry Bossidy & Ram Charan]

=== Business relationships and networking ===

Better business relationships:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Ws9BluDak&list=PLWo-PXvaXLACoahaCEpF0DSblkSYpfMPF Building better business relationships]

Business networking:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnvPvIVy0MM&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAB1UVnlJhkZl0isfQVKTiCD Business networking]

Mastermind groups and importance of mentors:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlZ6A9pStBA&list=PLWo-PXvaXLACV1mPg0NCySDakg5Oh7mb1 Mastermind groups and mentorships]

=== Asking for what you want and optimizing your chance of getting it through selling/negotiation ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHqFxgrhyvg&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAA8WY3jQtC4d2WH0ufe3PA6 Asking for what you want and optimizing your chance of getting your request granted through negotiation and salesmanship]

== Research and investigative reporter skills ==

*[https://sites.google.com/site/researchskillsreporterandbasic/ Investigative skills and basic research skills]

=== Research skills ===

*[http://guides.library.georgetown.edu/content.php?pid=276687&sid=2384821 Research skills - Georgetown University]
*[http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill1.htm The Seven Steps of the Research Process]

Specific skills:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fhOocJ1pR4 Citation searching]
*[http://library.indstate.edu/tools/tutorials/topten/ Database search tips]
*[http://www.berkeleycitycollege.edu/wp/library/2011/04/04/databasesearchtips/ Database search tips]
*[http://www.library.illinois.edu/bix/pdf/genguide/searchtips.pdf Database search tips]

Online search tips:

*[http://www.microsoft.com/business/en-us/resources/technology/communications/6-tips-for-better-online-searches.aspx?fbid=VR-BEukpYeU Online search tips]

List of search engines:

*[http://www.thesearchenginelist.com/ Search engine list]
*[http://conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Web_searches Various search engines]

Google search tips:

*[http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/1264/12-Quick-Tips-To-Search-Google-Like-An-Expert.aspx Search Google like an expert]
*[http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/06/expertise-in-google-search/ 15 Google search tips]
*[http://www.google.com/cse/docs/ Google custom search]

Advanced Google search:

*[http://www.google.ca/advanced_search Advance Google search]

Books:

*[http://www.amazon.com/The-Oxford-Guide-Library-Research/dp/0195189981/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358170135&sr=8-1&keywords=library+research Oxford Guide to library research]

== Critical Thinking skills ==

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking Critical thinking]
*[http://academic.udayton.edu/legaled/ctskills/ctskills01.htm Critical thinking skills]
*[http://www.truthpizza.org/outline.htm Responsible thinking - outline]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPg_cGAfHk&feature=PlayList&p=160B4FE1E81FFDE3&index=0&playnext=1 Critical Thinking]
*[http://sociology.about.com/od/Research/a/Deductive-Reasoning-Versus-Inductive-Reasoning.htm Inductive vs. deductive reasoning]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/socraticmethod8438746/ Socratic method]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/decisionmakingmethodologies/ Strategic Decision making]

Avoiding errant thinking:

*[https://fallacyinlogic.com/the-psychology-of-human-misjudgment/ Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment (Transcript)]

Books:

*[https://superthinking.com/ Superthinking: The Big Book of Mental Models] by Gabriel Weinberg (founder of DuckDuckGo search engine)

Cognitive bias mitigation: 

*[http://io9.com/5974468/the-most-common-cognitive-biases-that-prevent-you-from-being-rational 12 of the most common cognitive biases]
*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/cognitive-biases-are-bad_b_3307172.html Cognitive biases are bad for business and ways to mitigate them]
*[http://jeremiahstanghini.com/2013/06/24/ways-for-avoiding-cognitive-biases-list-of-biases-in-judgment-and-decision-making-part-16/ Ways to avoid cognitive biases in decision making]
*[http://www.zhangzhiyong.cn/decision_making/avoiding_biase.htm Avoiding cognitive biases in decision making]
*[http://critical-thinkers.com/2010/12/7-ways-to-avoid-groupthink/ Avoiding groupthink]
*[http://hbr.org/2011/06/the-big-idea-before-you-make-that-big-decision/ar/1 The Big Idea: Before You Make That Big Decision...]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias_mitigation Cognitive bias mitigation - general and examples]

Recognizing the tactics of those engaged in disinformation:

*[http://www.globalresearch.ca/twenty-five-rules-of-disinformation/24889 Spotting the 25 tactics of those engaged in disinformation]

== Questioning skills ==

*[http://questioning.org/may06/learn2q.html Questioning as a means of learning]

Lines of questioning:

*[http://fno.org/oct97/question.html 3 basic questions of Why, How and Which]
*[http://questioning.org/oct07/ch9.pdf Various lines of questioning]
*[http://blog.majoriumbusinesspress.com/2011/12/01/seven-styles-of-questioning-that-sharpen-critical-thinking-skills/ 7 Lines of questioning]
*[http://www.med.wright.edu/sites/default/files/aa/facdev/_Files/PDFfiles/QuestionTemplates.pdf Various questioning templates]
*[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_88.htm Questioning techniques]
*[http://www.brockport.edu/~slc/tips/questioning.html Questioning strategies]

Strategic questioning:

*[http://chrisriedy.me/2013/05/10/strategic-questioning/ Strategic questioning - Overview]
*[http://www.thechangeagency.org/_dbase_upl/strat_questioning_man.pdf Strategic questioning]
*[http://www.co-intelligence.org/P-strategicQing.html Strategic questioning]

Questions for business:

*[http://blogs.hbr.org/2010/05/the-five-questions-of-strategy/ 5 questions for business and other endeavors]
*[http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6493.html 7 business questions]

*[http://brainzooming.com/20-creative-innovative-strategic-planning-questions-to-prepare-for-next-year/10160/ 20 questions for business]

== Teaching skills ==

*[https://sites.google.com/site/education47476/ Teaching skills]
== Persuasion, argumentation and marketing ==

*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/business#Marketing Marketing and persuasion]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qoj_mRG2JUE&list=PLNyC_kB6bYwFh485nHllqCsdfQOGrxanE How to create effective arguments] by Professor David H. Zarefsky

=== Aristotle's rhetoric ===
[[File:Aristotle.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Aristotle]] ]]
*[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-rhetoric/ Aristotle's rhetoric]

== How some levels of stress can be good for you ==

*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-mindful-self-express/201612/why-some-stress-is-good-you Why some levels of stress can be good for you]

*[http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/weird-ways-stress-good/story?id=25085508 5 Weird Ways Stress Can Actually Be Good for You]

*[http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/stress-myths.aspx Some myths about stress]

*[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-myth-of-executive-str/ The myth of executive stress]

*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-myth-stress/201005/8-deadly-myths-about-stress Myths about stress]

== 6 levels of thinking ==

*[http://www.scholastic.com/browse/subarticle.jsp?id=4423 6 levels of thinking]
*[http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/104428/chapters/Higher-Order_Thinking.aspx Higher order thinking]

==  General levels of thinking and increasing your level of thinking ==

*[http://www.thehealersjournal.com/2013/07/26/hawkins-scale-consciousness-how-to-raise-your-number/ Understanding Your Level of Thinking/Consciousness]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/thinkinglevel3737/ Raising your level of thinking]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukTnepXhE7c&list=PLc2eSR_oncViICBnmZxi5c7IbHTQiqruI Tony Robbins on mindset]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBM-tuTVEZo&list=PLc2eSR_oncVivSbAtHE4tVH-jeOcFYBWB Mindset - Jim Rohn]

videos:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMxJH8EyvAY&list=PLc2eSR_oncVgM11ztFcg2ELNO0LSXJ8BM Transforming your thinking]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmHU3p8L-VI&list=PLNZKSbeevj13J4MQK97IUiJPItC79jknM Renewing your mind] by R.C Spoule

Jim Rohn Books:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUV5GnztZKw The day that turns your life around]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekWqlh0mWdc 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-xUuMFNI_g Take charge of your life]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRLLH1fL6cI The art of exceptional living]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO0Ou5n_5ic Get serious]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y00HGt095Bg Cultivating an Unshakable Character]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3j24Ff7NkU Personal development. Have a Solid Plan]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8oIeZb7zwQ Seasons of life]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajrSPIpgQi8 Five major pieces to the life puzzle]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86GdMPh_VMA Jim Rohn's Philosophy for Successful Living]

== Problem Solving ==
[[File:2128339616 19664c7895.jpg|thumbnail|right|375px|"The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him." - Solomon, (Proverbs 18:17 NASB) ]]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZXDGQSuF9I&list=PLWo-PXvaXLABLFmP_oKdv4JDxOiG8F7XL Effective problem solving]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SVUo2dGcUk&list=PLWo-PXvaXLADWU2Dy4lAFPaRLQBHWYZ8e Creative problem solving]

*[https://effectiviology.com/simple-flowchart-for-solving-technical-issues/ How to Solve Technical Issues: A Simple Flowchart]

'''Ray Dalios 5 steps to success (problem solving included):'''

*[https://commoncog.com/blog/dalios-5-step-process-to-getting-what-you-want/ Ray Dalio's 5 Step Process (To Getting What You Want Out Of Life)]

'''Articles:'''

*[http://www.seminarsondvd.com/ourarticles/ProblemSolving.aspx Problem solving skills]
*[http://www.realinnovation.com/commentary/archive/non_linear_problem_solving.html Non-linear problem solving]
*[http://www.thinking.net/Systems_Thinking/systems_thinking.html Systems thinking]
*[http://www.thinking.net/Systems_Thinking/OverviewSTarticle.pdf Overview of systems thinking]
*[http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/six-sigma-training-certification-information/articles/problem-solving-with-six-sigma-root-cause-analysis.html Problem Solving With Six Sigma Root Cause Analysis]
*[http://www.managementhelp.org/systems/systems.htm#anchor6250 Systems Thinking and Systems Tools]
*[http://inderscience.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,3,6;journal,3,20;linkingpublicationresults,1:112380,1 Enhancing the Six Sigma problem-solving methodology using the systems thinking methodologies]
*[http://monash.academia.edu/JoachimSturmberg/Papers/74546/Systems-and-complexity-thinking-in-general-practice---Part-1---clinical-application Systems and complexity thinking]
*[http://multispective.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/from-solution-to-contextualized-solution-system-process/ From “solution” to “contextualized solution systems”]
*[http://www.iiisci.org/journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/P594305.pdf Systems thinking applied to business]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ TRIZ]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking Lateral thinking]

Systems thinking:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhbLNBqhQkc&index=7&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhHl00jCLkRCyV-zbQ1yLwZ Systems thinking]

George Polya's 4 steps to problem solving:

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Solve_It How to solve it - overview] by George Polya 

*[http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/steppro.htm 4 steps to problem solving]

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCS7GO0fkc4&list=PLWo-PXvaXLAA5q5uoVhy9cZEwrt2KdTJS Polya's problem solving techniques]


VUCA:

*[http://www.slideshare.net/dcaron/its-a-vuca-world-cips-cio-march-5-2009-draft VUCA slideshow]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatility,_uncertainty,_complexity_and_ambiguity VUCA article]
*[http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ndu/strat-ldr-dm/pt1ch2.html VUCA and decision making]

=== Problem solving Videos ===

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ZlEk5oHzo&list=PL379A17ACB08FE56C&feature=plpp_play_all Problem solving]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ZlEk5oHzo Problem Solving Ideas That Work]

General problem solving:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ZlEk5oHzo Problem Solving Ideas That Work]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME3mi6A88QE&feature=related How to become a better problem solver]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4G_c_Ci_c Problem Solving Using the Why Tree By Creative Safety Supply]

Mind mapping:
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*[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Documentation Freemind documentation]
*[http://www.mindmeister.com/ Mindmeister]
*[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mindmeister/bdehgigffdnkjpaindemkaniebfaepjm?hl=en Mindmeister] - Chrome store - Works with Google drive
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrWv25qQ Mind mapping - Tony Buzan]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8_H42Z9wxA How to make a mind map - version 1]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UCXalYcoko How to make a mind map - version 2]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWV0XN7K1g How to make a mind map the basics]
*[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page FreeMind - Free mind mapping software]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33PCtkSlEf4 Mind mapping by Tony Buzan]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grut_2cardM FreeMind tutorial]

Lateral thinking:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb9Oe83ruUw Dr. Edward de Bono discusses Lateral Thinking]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guvKWZnpw-s&feature=related Lateral thinking]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpF80ztn2dM&feature=related Linear vs. Lateral Thinking - Team 49 Lateral thinking]

Creative problem solving:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hzOZrG3waA Creative problem solving]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0deXiIQSF0&feature=related What is Creativity - Brian Tracy]

Vuca:
[[File:Prepare to fly.gif|right|200px]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6t4Y3GfAf0 Vuca video - Get There Early - BK Business Book by Bob Johansen ]

'''Forecasting:'''

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9JWa4pHAyU&feature=channel Effective forecasting - questioning your assumptions]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z68yL4omCm4 Gerald Celente on trend forecasting]

Multiple strategies 

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z68yL4omCm4 Multiple strategies]

=== Creativity / Innovation ===

*[https://blog.richiebartlett.com/Science_%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6/Creative-thinking-tools/ Creatitive thinking tools]
*[https://sites.google.com/view/creativity-skills-101/home Creativity articles/resources]
*[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Cognitive_performance#Creative_thinking_tools Creativity tools] 

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmZ6lxLSNRz3ulVfySGQO7XfjEKwB4kLB Creativity - playlist]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0deXiIQSF0&feature=related What is creativity - Brian Tracy]
*[http://www.tactical-graphic-design.com/articles/brian_tracy-guide_for_creative_thinking.htm Guide to creative thinking] by Brian Tracy
*[http://www.nexera.com/members/your-inborn-creativity.htm Unlocking creativity] by Brian Tracy
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmZ6lxLSNRz29BnO6R17r9XkZoF6-PjWs Creativity - Buffalo State College lectures (International Center for Studies in Creativity) - Playlist 1]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXRuufMFDWc&list=PLD989D12E5AA349A5 Buffalo State College- (International Center for Studies in Creativity) - Playlist 2]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJavF95T448&list=PLPw8xRFij-jxmoKKhw1DK0NLGRaC4gygD  Buffalo State College- (International Center for Studies in Creativity) - Playlist 3]
*[http://blog.sparcit.com/2015/02/press-release-suny-buffalo-state-selects-sparcits-automated-creativity-assessment-tool-for-its-upcoming-mooc-on-creativity/ SUNY Buffalo State Selects SparcIt’s Automated Creativity Assessment Tool for its Upcoming MOOC on Creativity]
*[http://www.ez3dbiz.com/ez_creativity.html Ignite your creativity]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/kkjjkevin03/creative-and-innovative-thinking-skills Creative thinking skills - slides]
*[http://lifereimagined.aarp.org/page/signature/22711-Open-Your-Eyes--Yes--You-Are-Creative What kind of creative thinker are you? - a test]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/usmcyoo/creative-thinking-4858458 Creative thinking - Tony Yoo slides]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/bstennes/six-thinking-hats-overview-1326857 Bono - 6 thinking hats]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/akhanna78/lateral-thinking-by-edward-de-bono Lateral thinking - Bono]

International Center for Studies in Creativity:

*[https://creativity.buffalostate.edu/videos International Center for Studies in Creativity - videos]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbgwnIsm-7I International Center for Studies in Creativity - History]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXEBYdKyFmBXApjs-7vThZ-is Creativity 101]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXEAgx04mT6s2MvZkU2eSOdZt Disecting creativity]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXEDRHnfeqV939zB_gHnHG2P2 Alumni videos]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs7_UtttXEAJQQqGgonSd_ZbQ_cW8ldW Founder talks]

Now here: 

*[http://www.walkyourtalk.at/wp-content/uploads/eight-questions-intensive1.pdf 8 questions]

CNN - Next, innovation:

*[http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/category/the-next-list/ What is next - CNN]

Innovation articles:

*[http://www.innovationlabs.com/publications/ Innovation Labs publications]


Ray Dalio: Be radically open-minded:

*[https://fs.blog/2015/04/ray-dalio-not-knowing/ Ray Dalio: Open-Mindedness And The Power of Not Knowing]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Qrm9UB7qY Principles for Success “Be Radically Open-Minded”]

Books on creativity:

*[[Books on creativity]]

== Strategic thinking ==

=== Personal strategic plan ===
[[File:Paolo de Matteis - The Annunciation.jpg|right|400px]]
General:

*[http://www.slideshare.net/itsaboutyou/personal-strategic-planning-10234652 Personal strategic plan] - slideshare overview

Creating a personal strategic plan:

*[http://observationsandnotes.blogspot.com/2009/05/sample-personal-strategic-plan.html Sample personal strategic plan]

*[http://unclutterer.com/2008/09/16/creating-a-personal-strategic-plan/ Creating a personal strategic plan]

*[http://www.bizsuccess.com/articles/persplan.htm Your personal strategic plan]

Personal balance assessment:

*[http://www.davidirvine.com/pdf/Personal_Balance_Assessment.pdf Personal balance assessment]

Personal strategic plan: workbooks, checklists, etc.:

*[http://www.achieve-goal-setting-success.com/life-planning-workbook.html Personal strategic plan: workbooks, checklists, etc.]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgAN_wOyd88&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqXDFUEkm8fWZpC7ZgU2XlHO Personal strategic planning]

==== Strategic and tactical thinking ====

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_of_war Principles of war]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_of_warfare Principles of warfare]
*[http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/respond-to-counterattacks/respond-to-opposition/main How to respond to opposition's tactics]
*[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-return-of-voxiversity.html A History of Strategy: From Sun Tzu to William S. Lind]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/strategicthinkingquotes/ Strategic thinking quotes]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lRH7uMjXKA&playnext=1&list=PL8721FE17B652EAA4 Strategic thinking playlist] 
*[https://sites.google.com/site/strategy403047846/ Strategy and tactics]
*[http://www.wikisummaries.org/wiki/The_33_Strategies_of_War The 33 Strategies of War]
*[http://www.businessinsider.com/33-strategies-of-war-you-should-apply-to-everyday-life-2012-5?op=1 33 war strategies]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_warfare 4rth generation warfare]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR4-waImqus&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhNgHZAT6iHTIoHEHLBONgt War strategies and tactics - playlist]
*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1267536/Ten-greatest-battlefield-tactics-Rob-Johnson.html 10 battlefield tactics]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic_defence Defense in depth]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneuver_warfare Maneuver warfare]
*[http://www.fasttime-leadership.com/blog/?p=881 Indirect approach]
*[https://archive.org/stream/strategyofindire035126mbp#page/n11/mode/2up The Indirect Approach] by  B. H. Liddell Hart
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_strategies_and_concepts List of military strategies and concepts]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_tactics List of military tactics]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/strategyandlogistics1743/ Logistics]

Sun Tzu: 

*[[Sun Tzu quotes]]
*[https://sites.google.com/view/sun-tzu-quotes/home Sun Tzu quotes]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3NwaTXf1yg Offensive Strategy - Sun Tzu's Art of War #3 - Revisited]
*[http://www.businessinsider.com/best-lessons-and-summary-of-the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu-2015-3?op=1/#-management-care-about-your-team-but-also-be-tough-1 The best lessons from 'Art of War]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31j43R77tOc The Art of War by Sun Tzu (Complete Audiobook, Unabridged)]
*[http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/book/the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu Art of War, Sun Tzu - audiobook]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwxXaOIFaQw&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqU2MEwteUxhArHV1Js1GnTA Art of War - video]
*[http://www.sonshi.com/learn.html Art of War]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/bright9977/6-strategic-principles-by-sun-tzu-6204904 6 principles of Sun Tzu]
*[http://favoritesuntzuquotes.blogspot.com/2013/07/sun-tzu-quotes.html Favorite Sun Tzu quotes]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/tasksgoalsultimateobjectives/ Choosing tasks/goals based on ultimate objectives]

George Washington:

"Washington’s true genius as a military leader was his refusal to give up. He was also very
much inclined as a leader to listen to the other military leaders around him. Invariably, he adopted the consensus of opinion reached by his military advisers in making his decisions. Unlike flashier generals, Washington was always able to maintain a steady demeanor and, most importantly, keep his army in being. A lesser general would have risked all for a spectacular but non-decisive victory against the British. As a leader who valued winning the war more than winning individual battles, Washington knew well that time was on his side given the realities of geography and the
larger geopolitical situation." - ''Command and Control, Great Military Leaders from Washington to the 21st Century'' by Mark R. Polelle 

"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all." - George Washington

Sun Tzu and marketing:

*[http://www.ukessays.com/essays/marketing/the-sun-tzu-marketing-strategies-marketing-essay.php Sun Tzu principles applied to marketing]
*[http://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/digital-strategy-development/sun-tzu-and-digital-marketing-part-1/ Sun Tzu and digital marketing]
*[http://www.smartinsights.com/digital-marketing-strategy/sun-tzu-art-of-digital-marketing-strategy-part-2/ Sun Tzu and digital marketing - part 2]


Sun Tzu and business:

*[http://www.businessinsider.com/the-art-of-war-sun-tzu-2011-5?op=1 Sun Tzu - Business Insider]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/allanelder/sun-tzu-for-business-nine-key-components Sun Tzu and business - slideshare]
*[http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=500 Sun Tzu and business]

=== Communication, marketing and PR ===

*[https://sites.google.com/site/marketingseminarsandtips/ NST]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/communication83473/ Communication O]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310110845/https://www.killology.com/defeating_the_enemys_will.pdf Defeating the Enemy’s Will: The Psychological Foundations of Maneuver Warfare]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAmYl8v_vnc How Propaganda Works] by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEUstbsTJYYGq_uhWj3RASA/videos Truth in News]

== Greater reading comprehension ==

*[http://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Book-Intelligent-Touchstone/dp/0671212095/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417944498&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+read+a+book How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book)] by [[Mortimer Adler]]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Comprehension-Techniques-Intellect-Information-ebook/dp/B00OXIT2Z4/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&qid=1417944767&sr=8-25&keywords=reading+comprehension Reading Comprehension: The Best Reading Comprehension Techniques to Read Faster, Learn More, Enhance Intellect, and Process Information Faster! (reading ... learning, improve memory, reading)]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Steps-Building-College-Reading-Skills/dp/1591940370/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1417945292&sr=8-9&keywords=reading+skills+college 10 steps to improve college reading skills]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Steps-Improving-College-Reading-Skills/dp/1591944236/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417945067&sr=8-2&keywords=reading+skills+college 10 steps to improving college reading skills]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Skills-College-Students-7th/dp/0132208121/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417945177&sr=8-1&keywords=reading+skills+college Reading skills for college students]
=== Increasing ability to memorize ===

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonist Mnemonist]
*[http://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Christianity#Scripture_memorization Bible memorization]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Best-Memory-Techniques-Understanding-Memorization-ebook/dp/B00KCABE0S/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1417944162&sr=8-7&keywords=memorization 10 Best Memory Techniques: Understanding How You Can Memorize Anything You Want (Memory Improvement, Memory Book, Memory Enhancement, Brain Power, Memorization, Brain Education, Memorize]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Remember-Everything-Want-Manage-Rest-ebook/dp/B00CL8F7EI/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1417944162&sr=8-12&keywords=memorization Remember Everything You Want and Manage the Rest: Improve Your Memory and Learning, Organize Your Brain, and Effectively Manage Your Knowledge]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1417943373&sr=8-4&keywords=memorization Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything] by Joshua Foer (Author)
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/science/21memory.html?_r=2&emc=eta1& To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test]

Other tips to improve mental performance:

*[https://www.inverse.com/article/5716-q-a-berit-brogaard-on-unlocking-your-brain-s-superhuman-abilities Berit Brogaard on Unlocking Your Brain’s Superhuman Abilities]

== Talent vs. hard work ==

*[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjDpsj02PPhAhUKQ60KHZDUA4MQFjAAegQIARAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chatham-nj.org%2Fcms%2Flib%2FNJ01000518%2FCentricity%2FDomain%2F869%2FThe%2520Secret%2520to%2520Raising%2520Smart%2520Kids%2520by%2520Carol%2520S%2520Dweck.pdf&usg=AOvVaw38XxmsV2bWmTdkntPhp9uY The Secret to Raising Smart Kids]
*[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-procrastination-equation/201110/hard-work-beats-talent-only-if-talent-doesn-t-work-hard Hard Work Beats Talent (but Only If Talent Doesn’t Work Hard)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXVlv1yHBn8 Does Talent Exist? Is Talent Just Hard Work? (animated)]
*[https://www.elon.edu/e-net/Article/160637 Grit: Psychologist, author Angela Duckworth explains the science behind success]
*[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-success-come-mostly-from-talent-hard-work-mdash-or-luck/ Does Success Come Mostly from Talent, Hard Work—or Luck?]
*[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2007/11/curse-of-intelligence.html The curse of intelligence]

== Skill acquisition ==

Learning new skill:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfcdMI7dO-c&list=PLc2eSR_oncViQkXp0nH1K-dTI9nogLfv0 Learning new skills quickly] - playlist
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AysWsbrtzMU&list=PLi6SPoxGbCqW5v9Ci1-rmd_ZaVuZufPFX Skill mastery - playlist]
*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/07/19/how-to-learn-a-new-skill-fast/ How to learn a new skill fast]
*[http://blogs.hbr.org/hmu/2012/11/how-to-master-a-new-skill.html How to master a new skill - Harvard Business review]

Deryfus model of skill acquisition:

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition Dreyfus model of skill acquisition]
*[http://www.heimeshoff.de/wordpress/?m=201306 Dreyfus model of skill acquisition]

Foundational skills/aptitudes for learning or related to success:

*[http://www.superscholar.org/features/7-skills-become-super-smart/ 7 cognitive aptitudes/skills to develop]
*[http://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Book-Touchstone-book/dp/0671212095/ Reading comprehension - How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (A Touchstone book) by Mortimer J. Adler (Author), Charles Van Doren (Author)] - Considered a classic 
*[http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/chapter2.pdf Critical/core skills]

=== Expertise ===
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*"The amount of money or good you receive is going to be in direct ratio to: the need for what you do, your ability to do it and the difficulty there will be in replacing you." - Earl Nightengale

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4hPbHIZ6Y&playnext=1&list=PLEEBB4B3D60F14422 Expertise playlist]

'''Talent vs. practice:'''

Talent matters a lot and Gladwell's deliberate practice claim overrated: [http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/09/malcolm_gladwell_s_10_000_hour_rule_for_deliberate_practice_is_wrong_genes.html Practice Does Not Make Perfect: We are not all created equal where our genes and abilities are concerned]

Outliers:
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4hPbHIZ6Y Malcolm Gladwell Outliers]

Talent is overrated:
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09jbXEx_mWs Talent is overrated]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbs_567P5HI Talent is overrated]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJGREbjZKCA Talent Is Overrated What Really Separates World-Class Performers] by Geoff Colvin 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osdc5g7Z9Ho  Geoff Colvin on "Talent is Overrated" - Part 1]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG6UR9ZP5DQ  Geoff Colvin on "Talent is Overrated" - Part 2]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZlJ9ui9JfU  Geoff Colvin on "Talent is Overrated" - Part 3]

Deliberate practice:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqHXQPbrWVA Deliberate Practice: The Absolute Best Way to Learn]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFRhBMMvYdA&feature=related Deliberate Practice Essential to Top Performers]
*[http://www.sportsscientists.com/2012/03/10000-hours-vs-training-debate/ Criticism of deliberate practice and sports]

The Talent Code:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Code-Greatness-Born-Grown/dp/055380684X/ref=tag_dpp_lp_edpp_ttl_ex The Talent Code]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY7QNxXbziA Talent Code]
*[http://vimeo.com/7190272 Talent Code at Vimeo]

Personality types/tests:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcvYlZDniKM The Big Five of Personality]
*[http://pages.uoregon.edu/sanjay/bigfive.html#whatisit The Big Five of Personality traits doc]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMmFcnBC2n0 Myers Briggs - Extraversion & Introversion (Part 1 of 2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLx7RcpJNHo Myers Briggs - Extraversion & Introversion (Part 2 of 2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii6eRzV6EHE Tony Alessandra - Plantinum rule]
*[http://www.mindperk.com/clips/PlatinumRuleDVD.htm Tony Alexandra - The Platinum Rule]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnyCTeKmef0&feature=related Discovering Personalities] (Mixed bag and maybe dated)

Book:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418019332&sr=8-1&keywords=mastery Mastery] by Robert Greene

=== Mastery ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWxts-QMuXA&list=PLc2eSR_oncVg2CZL2E4sUWjBir42l7Dp4 Mastery playlist]

=== Miscellaneous ===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwV3x1jZ8oE&feature=channel We are all geeks now]

=== Dunning-Kruger effect ===

*[[Dunning-Kruger effect]]

*[https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/31/18200497/dunning-kruger-effect-explained-trump An expert on human blind spots gives advice on how to think]

== Talent ==

=== Talented geniuses ===

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsZPTVpNBNs Superhuman Geniuses (Extraordinary People Documentary)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11z9aGw_iEs Child Prodigy Is a Self-Made Millionaire from Selling Her Incredible Paintings | SuperHuman Geniuses]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-HMPr648d0 10 Year Old Plays Piano Better Than Professionals | SuperHuman: Geniuses]

== Forecasting and developing usable expertise ==


*[https://trendsresearch.com/ Trends Research Institute]

=== Avoiding common pitfalls of forecasting ===

*[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/how-to-predict-the-future/588040/ The Peculiar Blindness of Experts], The Atlantic, 2019

*[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-experts-are-almost-always-wrong-9997024/ Why Experts are Almost Always Wrong], Smithsonian

*[https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregsatell/2014/02/19/why-experts-always-seem-to-get-it-wrong/ Why Experts Always Seem To Get It Wrong] Forbes, 2014

*[https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/04/why-experts-get-it-wrong/73322/ Why Experts Get It Wrong], ''The Atlantic''

*[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/30/opinion/sunday/when-forecasters-get-it-wrong-always.html When Forecasters Get It Wrong: Always], ''New York Times'', 2017

*[https://www.theblaze.com/contributions/be-wary-of-the-experts-predictions-are-usually-wrong Be Wary of the Experts: Predictions Are Usually Wrong], The Blaze, 2016

*[https://nypost.com/2010/06/13/why-experts-are-usually-wrong/ Why experts are usually wrong], NY Post, 2010
=== Academic and highly educated/intelligent people, political elitism and pride/blindsidedness ===

*[https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/08/27/academe-should-avoid-politicizing-educational-attainment-opinion?utm_content=buffer09313&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Academic and Political Elitism]

"Yet the cognitive and behavioral science literature suggests that those who are highly educated, intelligent or rhetorically skilled tend to be significantly less likely than most to revise their beliefs or adjust their positions when confronted with evidence or arguments that contradict their priors. This is because, in virtue of knowing more about the world, or being better at arguing, they are better equipped to punch holes in data or arguments that contradict their prior views or to otherwise make excuses for “sticking to their guns” regardless. And so, they do...

Indeed, research suggests that people with highly refined critical capacities often deploy them to scrutinize others. Hence, those with higher education levels and academic aptitude (college GPA) tend to be less attuned than most to ambiguity, complexity, uncertainty and limitations in their own knowledge -- and less prone to innovative or creative thinking.

That is perhaps because studies show that, compared to the general public, highly educated or intelligent people tend to be more ideological in their thinking, more ideologically rigid and more extreme in their ideological leanings. Highly educated and intelligent people are also more likely to grow obsessed with some moral or political cause. Research suggests that they are more likely to overreact to small shocks, challenges or slights. Other studies have found that, while they are less likely to be prejudiced against others on the basis of things like race, they tend to be more prejudiced than most against those who seem to think differently than they do -- and often look down on those with less education.

In short, many of the biases and distortions to which all people are susceptible seem to be even more pronounced among those who are highly educated or intelligent."[https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/08/27/academe-should-avoid-politicizing-educational-attainment-opinion?utm_content=buffer09313&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer]

== Competition ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olk8hnGrQXU Billy Martin on winning]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjQiHf3A4hc Vince Lombardi - winning]

== Increasing cognitive performance ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW8qF3tUDl8&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhDrdEcFlK-NOpmN6KG7s39 Increasing cognitive performance]

== Profitable activity ==

*[http://www.humanresourcesiq.com/business-strategies/columns/drucker-s-two-essential-functions-for-success/ Drucker's Two Essential Functions for Success]
*[http://www.thomasjstanley.com/blog.php Dr. Thomas Stanley]

==== Personal finance ====

Income:

*[http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/15/business/one-percent-map.html?_r=0 Income in the US and percentiles]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United_States Household incomes in the US]
*[http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/20/news/economy/top-1-percent/index.html What it takes to be a one percenter]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States Affluence in the US]
*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/07/30/americas-15-most-surprising-six-figure-jobs/ 15 most surprising 6 figure jobs]

Wealth inequality:

*[http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/inequality-is-most-extreme-in-wealth-not-income/ Inequality is in wealth and less in income]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States Wealth inequality in the USA]

Savings and investment:

*[http://masteryourmoney.com/ Master Your Money - Ron Blue]
*[http://www.crown.org/ Crown Financial Ministries]
*[http://www.thomasjstanley.com/ Thomas J. Stanley website]
*[http://www.thomasjstanley.com/blog.php Thomas J. Stanley blog]
*[http://survivethemeltdown.org/ Survive the meltdown]

Sources of income for the wealthy:

*[http://www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/sites/default/files/ssn_basic_facts_hicks_on_the_very_rich.pdf Sources of wealth for the wealthy]

Taxes:

*[http://www.kiplinger.com/article/taxes/T054-C000-S001-where-do-you-rank-as-a-taxpayer.html How do you rate as a taxpayer]

== Leadership ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWo-PXvaXLADYLbjI4bCJYNS73D8to--K Leadership - playlist]
*[http://www.imd.org/news/Becoming-a-General-Manager.cfm 7 shifts from manager to leader - originally in HBR]
*[http://www.zdnet.com/seven-seismic-shifts-to-becoming-a-leader-7000001054/ 7 shifts from manager to leader - ZDNet]
*[http://hbr.org/2012/06/how-managers-become-leaders/ar/1 Managers to leaders - HBR]
*[http://www.success.com/taxonomies/1088-leadership Leadership - Success Magazine article]
*[http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Alan-Bass/The-Hidden-Side-of-Coaching/167/43646 The hidden side of coaching]

=== Leadership and managing virtual teams ===

*[https://www.imd.org/publications/articles/leading-virtual-teams/ Leading virtual teams]

=== Decentralized organizations and decision making ===

*[http://blog.nus.edu.sg/audreyc/2014/04/24/decentralization-moving-towards-a-leaderless-organization/ Decentralization: Moving Towards a Leaderless Organization]

==== Mentorship program ====

*[http://www.success.com/articles/1655-how-to-develop-a-mentorship-program Developing a Mentorship program]

== Team work skils ==

*[[User:Conservative/Teamwork skills|Teamwork skills]]

== Risk taking ==

Videos:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOMx6EWWo9o&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLD1FD91035503B135 Taking risk - playlist]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM4pOgI1_aI&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLF98DB165C3AF7C5A Risk taking - playlist]

Articles:

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQSboZPUfCI Risk aversion and risk taking]
*[http://vimeo.com/8985164 Not taking risks is risky]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7gIRZDVImg Leadership and risk taking]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8Cg1AtfXwk Innovation and risk taking]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zgxcMZ4yf8 Risk taking and innovation]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFJGGxMFCgk How poor leaders destroy risk taking]

==== Avoiding complacency and moving out of your comfort zone ====

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygIiJuOTRks&index=11&list=PLc2eSR_oncVhANf2-oLzX45fdCSf2xasX Getting out of your comfort zone - playlist]

*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgkq60_how-to-get-out-of-your-comfort-zone_lifestyle Getting out of your comfort zone]

*[http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2362944/take_risks_step_out_of_your_comfort_zone/ Get out of Le Comfort Zone - Vive la différence!]

*[http://vimeo.com/27067169 Joshua Foer: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone and Study Yourself Failing]

*[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xepuq6_motivational-webtv-17-comfort-zones_tech Comfort zones as a function of incrementally expanding skill set]

*[http://www.ted.com/talks/tony_robbins_asks_why_we_do_what_we_do.html Why we do what we do, and how we can do it better]

=== Negotiations and conflict resolution ===


*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo47sjThtgU&list=PLWo-PXvaXLACkpwWWSovbO8BAMZO6JiV_ Conflict resolution and negotiations - playlist]
*[http://www.ted.com/talks/william_ury# William Ury: The walk from "no" to "yes"]
*[http://www.chsbs.cmich.edu/leader_model/development/media/Targeted%20Lessons/ConflictRes.htm Tips For Resolving Conflicts/Negotiating]
*[http://ce.columbia.edu/negotiation-and-conflict-resolution Negotiation and conflict resolution]
*[http://www.usip.org/events/introduction-negotiation-and-conflict-management Negotiation and conflict resolution]
*[http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-667-negotiation-and-conflict-management-spring-2001/ Negotiation and conflict resolution]
*[http://www.marsdd.com/news-and-insights/negotiation-conflict-resolution-perfecting-a-skill-you-use-daily/ Negotiation and conflict resolution]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict_resolution Conflict resolution]
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== Books ==

*''[https://www.worldcat.org/title/essentials-of-negotiation/oclc/436028017&referer=brief_results Essentials of Negotiation]'' - Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 

* ''Options and Choice for Conflict Resolution in the Workplace'' by Mary Rowe

* ''The Emergence and Transformation of Disputes: Naming, Blaming, Claiming'' in Law and Society Review 15, no. 3-4, 1980-81, pp. 631-654, by Felstiner, William L. F., Richard L. Abel, and Austin Sarat.

* Business Dispute Resolution: Best Practices in System Design and Case Management. South-Western College Pub, 1999 by Cavanagh, Thomas D.

* ''Getting Past No: Negotiating with Difficult People'' by Ury

*Moore, How Mediation Works (Chapter 2), pp. 41-77, and Designing a Plan for Mediation (Chapter 6) and Building Trust and Cooperation (Chapter 7), pp. 141-192

* Halliburton Dispute Resolution Program

== IQ/EQ/AQ/WQ/SQ/BQ/RQ and other forms of intelligence ==

*[[User:Conservative/the Word Dynamo test|Word Dynamo test and IQ]]

*[http://www.forbes.com/sites/keldjensen/2012/04/12/intelligence-is-overrated-what-you-really-need-to-succeed/ Success: IQ,  EQ, MQ, and BQ - Forbes]

*[http://www.reachcc.com/reachdotcom.nsf/3d3ab85617c37d52c1256af500687f55/56c837f9c9320991c1256db5006913a5!OpenDocument High (IQ+EQ+RQ) = Success!]

*[http://www.compoundleadership.com/2012/10/24/formula-for-adversity-quotient-aq/  Formula for Adversity Quotient (AQ) is AQ = IQ + EQ x WQ]

*[http://www.fernley.com/bestpractices/industry_cco/IQ_vs_EQ.asp IQ vs. EQ: Hire Smart People Who Understand More Than Just the Job]

*[http://jomcdermott.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/multiple-intelligences-iq-eq-sq-and-the-other-sq/ Multiple Intelligences: IQ, EQ, SQ and the other SQ]

Comprehensive:

*[http://hi.baidu.com/geovindu/item/612ac13a19ae46c6382ffa4a IQ, EQ, CQ, AQ, BQ, NQ, FQ, DQ, SQ, MQ]

* IQ (Intelligence Quotient)
* EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)
* HQ (Health Intelligence Quotient)
* MQ (Moral Intelligence Quotient) 
* DQ (Daring Intelligence Quotient) 
* AQ (Adversity IntelligenceQuotient)
* FQ (Financial Intelligence Quotient)
* MQ (Mental Intelligence Quotient) 
* WQ (Will Intelligence Quotient)
* SQ (Spiritual Intelligence Quotient)
* PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient (PSP)

== Personal branding ==

Personal brand:

*[http://brandingpays.com/ Branding pays - Karen Kang]
*[http://www.amazon.com/BrandingPays-Five-Step-System-Reinvent-Personal/dp/0988437503/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1364964518&sr=8-2&keywords=personal+branding BrandingPays: The Five-Step System to Reinvent Your Personal Brand]

Dan Schawbel:

*[http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/12/personal-branding-trends-for-2010.html Personal brand trends]

*[http://danschawbel.com/ Dan Schawbel.com]

== Sales, marketing and promotion ==

*[https://sites.google.com/site/sellingservice347397/ Selling, marketing and promoting: services/products/ideas]

Memorable:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-Survive-Others/dp/1400064287/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367287378&sr=1-11&keywords=Sticky Why some ideas die and others stick]

Viral:

*[http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=3206  'Contagious': Jonah Berger on Why Things Catch On - Wharton School of Business]

*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonah-berger/virals-secret-formula-part-2_b_3100340.html Virals secret formula]

*[http://www.businessinsider.com/the-science-of-going-viral-2013-3 Science of viral]

*[http://www.amazon.com/s/178-5704861-4666444?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=contagious%20&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&tag=mozilla-20 Contagious - Jonah Berger - Amazon]

Video:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Vagabonds-Successful-YouTube-Production-ebook/dp/B00C18IHL8 Ian Juby's guide to making YouTube videos]

== Principles of getting results plus business tips - various speakers and writers ==

Jim Rohn:

*[http://www.success.com/authors/19-jim-rohn/articles Jim Rohn articles]
*[http://www.youtube.com/results?q=jim%20rohn&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=w1 Jim Rohn - YouTube]

Earl Nightengale:

*[http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=earl+nightengale&oq=earl+nightengale&aq=f&aqi=g-s10&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=17788l24666l0l25118l34l25l1l3l4l2l267l2171l7.10.2l21l0 Earl Nightengale - YouTube]

Brian Tracy: 

*[http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brian+tracy&oq=brian+tracy&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=67791l75438l0l76672l34l30l5l3l0l0l424l2533l7.9.0.1.1l22l0 Brian Tracy - YouTube]

Omar Periu:

*[http://omarperiu.com/category/products/ Omar Periu products]

== Business tips ==

Marketing/public relations:

*[http://www.inc.com/scott-steinberg/35-ways-to-make-your-business-look-bigger.html Ways to make your small business look bigger]

== Unconventional business tips ==

[https://sites.google.com/site/businessresources7372/ Unconventional business tips]

== Speakers and Speeches ==
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKDGM5KTBY&feature=related Winston churchill "finest hour"]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6llT2ZYg-4E&feature=related We shall fight them on the beaches - Winston Churchill]

Jim Rohn:

*[http://grooveshark.com/#!/search?q=rohn Jim Rohn - grooveshark]
*[http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?_adv_prop=video&x=op&sort=&fr2=op&_bcrumb=zq4mK4F8naE%2C1339479970&tnr=21&vw=g&ei=utf-8&fr=&va=jim+rohn&vp=&vo=&ve=&durs=long&vst=0&vs=&vm=r Yahoo video - long videos]
*[http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jim+rohn&oq=jim+rohn&aq=f&aqi=p-p2g2&aql=&gs_l=youtube-reduced.3..35i39l2j0l2.3683.6757.0.7401.8.8.0.0.0.0.145.811.5j3.8.0...0.0.1knDt5pa7vE Jim Rohn - YouTube]
*[https://www.google.com/search?tbm=vid&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=526&q=jim+rohn&gbv=2&oq=jim+rohn&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_l=video-hp.3..0l10.3334.5152.0.5908.8.7.0.1.1.0.131.746.2j5.7.0...0.0.zG9-8BVnxAg Jim Rohn - Google video]

== Various recommended books and resources ==

3 Books recommended by Inc.:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Creativity-Works-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0547386079 Imagine how to improve creativity by Jonah Lehrer]
*[http://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Habit-What-Business/dp/1400069289 The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0143120530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336467215&sr=1-1 Moonwalking With Einstein by Joshua Foer] - memory

Excellent business/ performance related books:

*[http://books.google.com/books?id=Sx3cbfmYkAIC&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&dq=The+Power+of+Focus:+How+to+Hit+Your+Business,+Personal,+And+Financial+Targets+With+Absolute+Certainty&source=bl&ots=F5RK9DyDNi&sig=PGnCtz7-T1NwV6fBcfYRgpQ6eK8&hl=en&ei=yGFXTu75EMTl0QG3u9mIDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=The%20Power%20of%20Focus%3A%20How%20to%20Hit%20Your%20Business%2C%20Personal%2C%20And%20Financial%20Targets%20With%20Absolute%20Certainty&f=false Power of Focus] 
*[http://www.amazon.com/Achievement-Factors-Candid-Interviews-Successful/dp/0893842281/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308131758&sr=1-2 The Achievement Factors: Candid Interviews With Some of the Most Successful People of Our Time] by B. Eugene Griessman

Glenn Beck recommended books:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Aftershock-Protect-Yourself-Financial-Meltdown/dp/0470481560 Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown]
*[http://www.aftershockeconomy.com/ Aftershock website]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Age-Unthinkable-Disorder-Constantly-Surprises/dp/0316118087 The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It - Joshua Cooper]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Survivors-Club-Secrets-Science-Could/dp/0446698857/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267329061&sr=1-1 The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that Could Save Your Life (Paperback) - Ben Sherwood] 
*[http://www.managementconsultingnews.com/interviews/kanter_interview.php Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End (turnarounds)]
*[http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Income-Strategies-That-Bring/dp/0071487786/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308131533&sr=1-1 Instant Income]

Human events interview and interesting book:

*[http://www.amazon.com/Next-Convergence-Future-Economic-Multispeed/dp/0374159750 Peter Spence - The Next Convergence]

=== Seth Godin ===

*[http://www.squidoo.com/book-list-2012-first-one Seth God's recommended books for 2012]

== Christian professional and personal development organizations ==

*[http://www.ziglar.com/ Ziglar]

*[http://bilcornelius.com/ Bill Cornelius]

*[http://www.lk13development.com/ LK Development and coaching]

== Other Professional development companies ==

*[http://omarperiu.com/ Omar Periu]

== Audiobook business book summaries ==

*[http://www.audiotech.com/business-summaries/ Audiobook business book summaries]

== Learning a language for free ==

*[https://www.duolingo.com/ Duolingo]

== Learn a programming language for free ==

*[http://www.codecademy.com/ Code academy]

== Business books and miscellaneous books ==

[https://sites.google.com/site/booksbusinessandmisc/ Business books and miscellaneous books]

== Pete Williams - best books - Noise reduction report ==

*[https://sites.google.com/site/businessresources7372/ Best books]

== 100 best business books of all time ==

*[http://100bestbiz.com/more-on-the-100-best/ 100 best business books of all time]

== Amazon best business books ==

*[http://www.amazon.com/20-Best-Business-Books/lm/RMWFY333UR2L7 Amazon list of best 20 business books]

== 2012 best business books ==

*[http://www.amazon.com/All-Business-Is-Local-Matters/dp/1591844657 All business is local Why Place Matters More Than Ever in a Global, Virtual World] by John A. Quelch and  Katherine E. Jocz

== 2011 best business books ==

*[http://www.openforum.com/articles/best-business-books-of-2011 Best business books of 2011]

*[http://www.ft.com/indepth/business-book-award-2011 Best business books 2011] - Financial Times

== Miscellaneous business people and books ==


Resiliency:

*[http://www.amazon.com/The-Resiliency-Advantage-Pressure-Setbacks/dp/1576753298/ref=pd_sim_b_2 The Resiliency Advantage: Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks - Al Siebert]

*[http://www.amazon.com/Survivor-Personality-Stronger-atHandling-Difficulties/dp/0399535926/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364472296&sr=1-1&keywords=al+siebert Survivor Personality: Why Some People Are Stronger, Smarter, and More Skillful atHandling Life's Difficulties...and How You Can Be, Too - Al Siebert]

== Recommended books on writing ==

*[http://www.amazon.com/The-Elements-Style-Fourth-Edition/dp/020530902X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition] by William Strunk Jr. (Author), E. B. White (Author), 

*[http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-30th-Anniversary-Nonfiction/dp/0060891548/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417946335&sr=1-1&keywords=on+writing+well On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction] by William Zinsser 

*[http://www.amazon.com/Only-Grammar-Book-Youll-Ever/dp/1580628559/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment] by Susan Sommers

*[http://www.amazon.com/Ticket-Write-Writing-Skills-Success/dp/0205822754/ref=la_B001IXS1CW_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417946591&sr=1-2 Ticket to Write: Writing Skills for Success] by Susan Sommers

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001NXPJKE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001NXPJKE&linkCode=as2&tag=cenmasgro-20&linkId=J556DMUOOCJ2HTTO The modern scholar: A Way With Words Part III: Grammar for Adults]

== Recommended books - inspirational/motivational ==

*[http://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422867570&sr=8-1&keywords=mastery Mastery] by Robert Greene (Has some good material, but don't agree with all of the book)

*[http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Achievement-John-Patrick-Hickey/dp/1628651474/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421420383&sr=8-1&keywords=On+the+journey+to+achievement&pebp=1421420393275&peasin=1628651474 On the Journey to Achievement]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471755834/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0471755834&linkCode=as2&tag=cenmasgro-20&linkId=HXC7VYM3BJG46J4O A message from Garcia]

*[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599210630/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1599210630&linkCode=as2&tag=cenmasgro-20&linkId=GYMLSNIEMZBOQXFQ We Die Alone: A WWII Epic Of Escape And Endurance] by David Howarth

== Personal productivity tools ==

=== Calendar software ===

Free:

*[http://listoffreeware.com/list-of-best-free-calendar-software/ 25 best free calendar software programs]

*[http://download.cnet.com/windows/calendar-and-time-management-software/ Calendar & Time Management Software for Windows]

Paid:

*[http://www.calendarscope.com/index.html Calendarscope]

=== One note ===

*[http://officeimg.vo.msecnd.net/en-us/files/556/681/AF103733547.pdf One note starter guide]

Videos:

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_pB12Aw6fQ&list=PLhL9X0noKimh43C1Icy1hGt90b-7rlryP&index=0 Microsoft One Note]

=== Project management ===

*[http://www.problogger.net/archives/2014/09/05/top-10-web-based-personal-project-management-tools/ 10 Project management tools]

*[http://blog.timedoctor.com/2011/02/02/43-project-management-software-alternatives Project Management software list]

*[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380448,00.asp Project management software - PC Magazine]

*[https://www.wrike.com/ Wrike]

*[https://www.teamwork.com/projects Teamwork]

Trello:

*[http://www.clicknewz.com/5109/trello/ Trello - about]

*[https://trello.com/ Trello]

=== Other ===

Mindmapping (visual outline)

*[http://lifehacker.com/five-best-mind-mapping-tools-476534555 Five best mind mapping tools]
*[http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Documentation Freemind documentation]
*[http://www.mindmeister.com/ Mindmeister]
*[http://www.xmind.net/ XMind]
*[http://www.thebrain.com/ The Brain] (Indivisual, collaborative and cloud]


Collaborative mindmaps"

*[http://mind42.com/ Mind42]

Thought office software - innovation software:

*[http://www.thoughtrod.com/idea-software/ Thoughtoffice software]

Others:

*[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388384,00.asp Best free apps of 2011]
*[http://lifehacker.com/188394/geek-to-live--top-10-free-and-cheap-productivity-tools Top 10 free and cheap productivity tools]

*[http://www.delicious.com/stacks/view/LT22UO Personal productivity tools library]
*[http://lifedev.net/big-list-of-online-productivity-tools/ Big list of online productivity tools]
*[http://c4lpt.co.uk/directory-of-learning-performance-tools/misc-personal-productivity-tools/ 50 productivity tools]
*[http://www.noobpreneur.com/2008/11/30/5-free-productivity-tools-that-can-help-you-do-things-better-and-faster/ 5 Free personal productivity tools]
*[http://mashable.com/2010/01/17/online-productivity-tools-business/ 18 online productivity tools]
*[http://www.themomwrites.com/2011/01/free-home-management-and-productivity-tools.html 5 free productivity tools]
*[http://download.cnet.com/windows/productivity-software/ Personal productivity software - CNET]

Additional:

*[http://freelanceswitch.com/productivity/personal-productivity-tools/ 6 Personal Productivity Tools Guaranteed to Up Your Game]
*[http://www.geekpreneur.com/productivity-tools-personal-dashboards Personal dashboards]
*[http://lateralaction.com/articles/personal-productivity-toolbox/ Personal productivity toolbox for web activity]

Free reports:

*[http://personalproductivitytools.com/ Personal productivity tools - free report]

== Personal productivity tips and apps==

*[http://lifehacker.com/lifehacker-pack-for-windows-2013-our-list-of-the-best-787533613 Best Windows apps - 2013- LifeHacker]
*[http://upstart.bizjournals.com/resources/advice/2013/05/29/best-productivity-apps-for-entrepreneurs.html?page=all 10 best apps for entrepeneurs]
*[http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2395938,00.asp 55 apps to boost productivity = PC Magazine]
*[http://www.life123.com/career-money/freelancing/successful-freelancer/productivity-tools.shtml Personal productivity tips]
*[http://workawesome.com/productivity/awesome-links-8-personal-productivity-tools-ipad-apps/ Personal productivity tips, tools and Ipad apps]
*[http://www.businessinsider.com/excel-countif-sum-functions-if-sumproduct-dollar-sign-2013-7?op=1 Excel tips]

== Spell checking and grammar checking software solutions and browser addons ==

*[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=grammar&appver=17.0&platform=windows Firefox addons - grammar checkers]

*[http://www.famousbloggers.net/beat-spelling-grammatical-mistakes.html Spelling and grammar checkers]

*[http://2sayornot.blogspot.com/2011/03/whitesmoke-vs-ginger.html Whitesmoke vs. ginger]

== Self-defense ==

=== Karate vs. Aikido ===

*[http://hammerprinciple.com/martialarts/items/karate/aikido Karate vs. Aikido]
*[http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-aikido-and-karate/ Difference between Karate and Aikido]

=== Close combat classes ===

*[http://www.attackproof.com Attackproof.com]

=== Front Sight ===

*[http://www.frontsight.com/ Front Sight - website]

=== Handguns ===

*[http://www.keepandbeararms.com/puckett/firstgun.pdf Revolvers for home defense]

*[http://www.besthandgunguide.com/ Handgun comparison guide]

*[http://gunsmagazine.com/concealing-the-glock-17-gen4-with-jason-winnie/ Glock 17 - concealed carry]

Hollow-point bullets: Gold dots, Corbon and Rangers.  Jacketed hollow-points from a major manufacturer. Fire 100 rounds to ensure it feeds 100%.

=== Shotguns ===

*[http://www.humanevents.com/2011/03/29/shotguns-the-best-felon-killing-home-defense-tool-ever-made/ Shotguns and home defense]

== Quotes ==

*[[User: Conservative/Quotes|Quotes]]
== Writing and speaking skills ==

''See also:'' [https://sites.google.com/view/writingandspeakingskills/home Writing and speaking skills]

*[https://www.prowpblogger.com/hirewriters-review-best-article-writing-service/ HireWriters Review: Best Article Writing Service]

==== Writing ====

''See also:'' [[Writing#Books on writing, grammar and usage|Books on writing, grammar and usage]]

*[https://www.amazon.com/Hodges-Harbrace-Handbook-18th/dp/1111346704/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GSSBSWNM707N&keywords=hodges+harbrace+handbook+18th+edition&qid=1666716235&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=hodges+harbrace+handbook+18th+edition%2Cstripbooks%2C266&sr=1-1 The Hodges Harbrace Handbook, 18th Edition 18th Edition] by Cheryl Glenn and Loretta Gray 
*[https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Fourth-William-Strunk/dp/020530902X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=139VCWIA36TAG&keywords=elements+of+style+strunk+and+white&qid=1637492146&s=books&sprefix=elements+of+style%2Cstripbooks%2C183&sr=1-3 *The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition] by  William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White 
*[https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction/dp/0060891548/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QJUB238DL6IG&keywords=on+writing+well+william+zinsser&qid=1637492082&s=books&sprefix=on+writing+well%2Cstripbooks%2C180&sr=1-1 On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction] by William Zinsser
*[https://www.amazon.com/New-Oxford-Guide-Writing/dp/0195090594/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZPFJ53DU9VP0&keywords=The+New+Oxford+Guide+to+Writing&qid=1681761334&sprefix=the+new+oxford+guide+to+writing%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1 The New Oxford Guide to Writing] by Thomas S. Kane
*[https://www.amazon.com/Style-Lessons-Clarity-Grace-10th/dp/0205747469/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?crid=3G5Y0YBAA1DWS&keywords=style+lessons+in+clarity+and+grace+william+and+bizup+12th+ediction&qid=1681760714&sprefix=style+lessons+in+clarity+and+grace+william+and+bizup+12th+ediction%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-2-fkmr0 Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace] by Joseph M. Williams and Gregory G. Colomb
*[https://www.amazon.com/Dreyers-English-Utterly-Correct-Clarity/dp/0812985710/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LCEZOAZZ1GAE&keywords=An+Utterly+Correct+Guide+to+Clarity+and+Style%3A+Dreyer%27s+English&qid=1681865689&sprefix=an+utterly+correct+guide+to+clarity+and+style+dreyer%27s+english%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1 An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style: Dreyer's English] by Benjamin Dreyer
*[https://www.amazon.com/Grammar-Full-Life-Sentence-Enlarge/dp/1734692707/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=grammar+for+a+full+life&qid=1681865400&sr=8-1 Grammar for a Full Life: How the Ways We Shape a Sentence Can Limit or Enlarge Us] by Lawrence Weinstein
*[https://www.amazon.com/Spunk-Bite-Punchier-Engaging-Language/dp/0375721150/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2KMIQ5K7M32JY&keywords=Spunk+%26+Bite%3A+A+Writer%27s+Guide+to+Bold%2C+Contemporary+Style&qid=1681763232&s=books&sprefix=spunk+%26+bite+a+writer%27s+guide+to+bold%2C+contemporary+style%2Cstripbooks%2C95&sr=1-5 Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style] by Arthur Plotnik 
*[https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Book-Grammar-Punctuation-Easy/dp/1119653029/ref=sr_1_4?crid=RMLEH708CB2K&keywords=grammar+textbook+high+school&qid=1637491916&s=books&sprefix=grammar+te%2Cstripbooks%2C175&sr=1-4 The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes] by Lester Kaufman and Jane Straus 
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0190491485?tag=fivebooks001-20 Garner's Modern English Usage] 4th Edition, by Bryan Garner, 2016
*[https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Style-Thinking-Persons-Writing/dp/0143127799/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Sense+Of+Style+By+Steven+Pinker&qid=1637494046&s=books&sr=1-1 The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century] by Steven Pinker 
*[https://www.amazon.com/Write-Right-Desktop-Punctuation-Grammar/dp/1580083285/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=write+right&qid=1637492425&s=books&sr=1-1 Write Right!: A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style] by Jan Venolia
*[https://www.amazon.com/Best-Punctuation-Book-Period-Businessperson/dp/1607744937/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=punctuation&qid=1637494506&s=books&sr=1-3The Best Punctuation Book, Period: A Comprehensive Guide for Every Writer, Editor, Student, and Businessperson] by June Casagrande 
*[https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Eloquence-Secrets-Perfect-Phrase/dp/042527618X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Mark+Forsyth%27s+Elements+of+Eloquence%3A+How+to+Turn+the+Perfect+English+Phrase&qid=1637491580&s=books&sr=1-1 The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase] by Mark Forsyth

Hodges Harbrace Handbook:

The [https://news.utk.edu/2012/03/07/hodges-harbrace-guide-70th-anniversary/ 70th-anniversary version of the Hodges Harbrace Handbook] is the 18th edition of this fine work.[https://www.amazon.com/Hodges-Harbrace-Handbook-18th/dp/1111346704/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GSSBSWNM707N&keywords=hodges+harbrace+handbook+18th+edition&qid=1666716235&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=hodges+harbrace+handbook+18th+edition%2Cstripbooks%2C266&sr=1-1] This grammar book has the longest history of any grammar handbook on the market. The Hodges Harbrace Handbook was produced by John C. Hodges in 1941. In 2012, it was one of the most widely used grammar textbooks and at the time it was estimated that 15 million students had used it.[https://news.utk.edu/2012/03/07/hodges-harbrace-guide-70th-anniversary/] 

“Hodges created a clear taxonomy, with a simple numbering system for writing concepts and standardized usage,” said Cheryl Glenn, co-author of the eighteenth edition of The Hodges Harbrace Handbook. She is a liberal arts research professor of English... at Penn State. “As students’ needs have changed, both in the way they learn and receive information, so has the handbook, all while remaining true to the original template.

“Every successful handbook in America has copied the Harbrace Handbook. It may not have been the first English grammar handbook, but it became the first continuously published one.”

The entire family of Harbrace handbooks has evolved to reflect important cultural developments, including the digital age.

Grammar testing:

*[https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Ultimate-Guide-SAT-Grammar/dp/1733589538/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sat+grammar&qid=1637493694&s=books&sr=1-1 The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar, Fifth Edition]

===== Copyediting =====

*[https://www.amazon.com/Copyediting-101-Grammar-Style-Practice/dp/1716246903/ref=sr_1_4?crid=12K3EU8LPMG1N&keywords=copyediting&qid=1658298777&s=books&sprefix=copyediting%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-4 Copyediting 101: Grammar, Style & Practice] by Ashan R. Hampton  
*[https://www.amazon.com/Copyeditors-Handbook-Publishing-Corporate-Communications/dp/0520286723/ref=sr_1_1?crid=J2MM3CS46IY6&keywords=copyeditors&qid=1658298294&s=books&sprefix=copyeditors%2Cstripbooks%2C108&sr=1-1 The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications] Fourth Edition by Amy Einsohn

==== Speaking skills ====

*[https://www.amazon.com/How-Heard-Powerful-Speaking-Listening/dp/1633536718?ref_=nav_signin How to be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening (Communication Skills Book)]
*[https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Voice-Training-audiobook/dp/B01DOIJPTQ/ref=sr_1_15?keywords=vocal+training&qid=1637495922&sr=8-15 instant Voice Training: How to Train Your Voice Instantly!] 
*[https://www.amazon.com/Vocal-Leadership-Minutes-Communication-foreword/dp/B09C2J2596/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=vocal+mastery&qid=1637495584&s=audible&sr=1-1 Vocal Leadership: 7 Minutes a Day to Communication Mastery] by Arthur Samuel Joseph, with a foreword by Roger Goodell 
*[https://www.amazon.com/Speak-Be-Heard-Exercises-Professionals/dp/1075453135/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=speaking+enunciation&qid=1637495369&s=audible&sr=1-1-catcorr Speak and Be Heard: 101 Vocal Exercises for Professionals, Public Speakers and Voice Actors] by Richard Di Britannia
*[https://www.amazon.com/Its-Way-You-Say-Well-Spoken/dp/B00CS6ZDGK/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=spoken+skills&qid=1637494829&s=books&sr=1-6 It's the Way You Say It] by Carol A Fleming PhD
*[https://www.amazon.com/The-Sound-of-Your-Voice-audiobook/dp/B0000547ES/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=speaking+enunciation&qid=1637495236&s=audible&sr=1-5 The Sound of Your Voice] by Carol A Fleming PhD
*[https://www.amazon.com/Set-Your-Voice-Free-audiobook/dp/B01MRSDFSG/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=vocal+training+love&qid=1637496210&sr=8-3 Set Your Voice Free: How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want] by Roger Love and Donna Frazier 
*[https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Performance-Training-Actors/dp/0879103531/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=vocal+training&qid=1637496049&sr=8-14 Voice for Performance: Training the Actor's Voice] by Linda Gates
*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K58SO3C?plink=oe1JgPv9P5DpBiOH&ref_=adblp13npsbx_1_0_ti Executive Presence: The Missing Link between Merit and Success] by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Rosalind Ashford
== Learning to play an instrument or new instrument: Benefits ==

*[https://sonomusic.com.au/5-reasons-why-you-should-learn-a-musical-instrument/ 5 Reasons Why You Should Learn a Musical Instrument]

*[https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2017/january/playing-an-instrument-better-for-your-brain-than-just-listening#:~:text=And%20the%20best%20news%3A%20While,of%20memory%20and%20cognitive%20function. Playing an Instrument: Better for Your Brain than Just Listening]

*[https://moderntonestudios.com/blog/10-reasons-every-child-should-play-musical-instrument/ 10 REASONS EVERY CHILD SHOULD PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT]

*[https://pianopower.org/16-benefits-of-playing-an-instrument/ 16 Benefits of Playing an Instrument]

=== How long does it take to learn the piano? ===

*[https://enthu.com/blog/piano/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-piano/ How Long Does it Take to Learn Piano?]

=== Earning money as a piano teacher ===

*[https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=6544.0#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20a%20very,is%20a%20lot%20of%20dedication. Earning money as a piano teacher]
*[https://www.zippia.com/piano-teacher-jobs/salary/ Piano teacher salary] - Zippia