Eric Barker

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Eric Barker is an American author and blogger who explores success, productivity, happiness, and relationships through behavioral science. He is best known for the long-running blog Barking Up the Wrong Tree and the book of the same name, which brought research-driven self-improvement ideas to a broad mainstream audience.

経歴と著者の歩み

Eric Barker came to authorship by way of an indirect education and career path. He studied philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, earned an MFA from UCLA’s film program, and later completed an MBA at Boston College. Before he was known for synthesizing social science, he spent about a decade in Hollywood, writing or developing projects for Walt Disney Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Revolution Studios, and Stan Lee-related work. That unconventional route became the seed of his later writing: after exposure to research on negotiation and human behavior at Boston College, he began questioning the standard rules people repeat about success and looking instead to academic studies and expert insight. ((https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/carroll-school/news/2017/eric-barker.html?utm_source=openai))

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名言

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By scientifically stress-testing the maxims we’ve all been told about success, I uncovered the surprising answers we need to live a meaningful life
-Barking Up The Wrong Tree
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By scientifically challenging the advice we’ve been given about relationships, I found a path that can lead us all to more fulfilling friendships, love, and community
-Plays Well with Others
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Living a good life means managing your time. Problem is, we don’t understand time at all
-This Is The #1 Ritual You Need To Do Every Day
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Knowing and doing are not next-door neighbors. I don’t even think they have each other’s email address
-The Lazy Way To An Awesome Life
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And so that voice keeps chattering, often negatively, until it seems your soul is going to dribble out your ears
-How to Be Happier Without Really Trying
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Nobody has ever said, “I’d like to lose more friends” just like nobody has ever said, “I wish they would record this podcast live in front of an audience.”
-This Is How To Make Emotionally Intelligent Friendships: 6 Secrets
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We have been “misliving.” I believe that “human” is a verb. We need to human well. We need to human better
-Announcing My New Book — And The Free Bonuses You’ll Receive
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Either way, it’s going to be a good story. And ultimately, that’s what matters: that you’re in the story, not watching someone else’s
-This Is The Most Fun Way To Make Your Life Awesome

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"Eric Barker distills what we know about how to make our most important relationships flourish"

Daniel H. Pink

"Smart, yet funny, Barker frequently draws from scientifically backed studies"

Library Journal

"Eric Barker’s wit and explanatory powers shine through every page"

David Epstein

"Eric Barker explodes many myths we have about success"

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"Barker’s wide-eyed curiosity and intellectual openness make him an ideal tour guide"

Publishers Weekly

"Barker’s irreverence is so consistently on-target"

Robert B. Cialdini

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