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How to sleep well : the science of sleeping smarter, living better, and being productive
\"Stop sabotaging your own sleep and finally wake up energised and refreshed. How to Sleep Well is a guidebook that can change your life. Whether you struggle to fall asleep, sleep too lightly, wake too often or simply cannot wake up, this book can help you get on track to the best sleep of your life. It all starts with the science of sleep: how much you really need, what your body does during sleep and the biological causes behind many common sleep problems. Next, you'll identify the things in your life that are disrupting your sleep cycle and learn how to mitigate the impact; whether the neighbour s dog barks all night or you simply cannot quiet your own mind, these expert tips and tricks will help you get the peace you need. Finally, you ll learn how to support healthy sleep during the waking hours foods, supplements, medicines, and habits can all either work with or against your sleep cycle and you ll learn when the problem might be best undertaken by your GP. Don't spend another restless night waiting for a bleary, groggy morning. Take control of your sleep tonight! Learn how sleep or a lack thereof affects every aspect of your lifeIdentify the root causes of your sleep issues and cut them off at the sourceDiscover which sleep remedies work, and which ones are simply hype Create a healthy, calming bedtime routine that will help you get the rest you need Sleep affects everything. Work and school performance, relationships, emotional outlook and even your health. Sleeping poorly or not sleeping enough can dramatically impact your quality of life, but most sleep problems can be solved with a bit of self-adjustment. How to Sleep Well puts a 35-year sleep expert at your disposal to help you finally get the restful, restorative sleep you need.\" --Publisher description.
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Metaheuristics: a comprehensive overview and classification along with bibliometric analysis
Research in metaheuristics for global optimization problems are currently experiencing an overload of wide range of available metaheuristic-based solution approaches. Since the commencement of the first set of classical metaheuristic algorithms namely genetic, particle swarm optimization, ant colony optimization, simulated annealing and tabu search in the early 70s to late 90s, several new advancements have been recorded with an exponential growth in the novel proposals of new generation metaheuristic algorithms. Because these algorithms are neither entirely judged based on their performance values nor according to the useful insight they may provide, but rather the attention is given to the novelty of the processes they purportedly models, these area of study will continue to periodically see the arrival of several new similar techniques in the future. However, there is an obvious reason to keep track of the progressions of these algorithms by collating their general algorithmic profiles in terms of design inspirational source, classification based on swarm or evolutionary search concept, existing variation from the original design, and application areas. In this paper, we present a relatively new taxonomic classification list of both classical and new generation sets of metaheuristic algorithms available in the literature, with the aim of providing an easily accessible collection of popular optimization tools for the global optimization research community who are at the forefront in utilizing these tools for solving complex and difficult real-world problems. Furthermore, we also examined the bibliometric analysis of this field of metaheuristic for the last 30 years.
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Own it : the power of women at work
A new kind of career playbook for a new era of feminism, offering women a new set of rules for professional success: one that plays to their strengths and builds on the power they already have.
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Social Motivation, Justice, and the Moral Emotions
Social Motivation, Justice, and the Moral Emotions proposes an attribution theory of interpersonal or social motivation that distinguishes between the role of thinking and feeling in determining action. The place of this theory within the larger fields of motivation and attributional analyses is explored. It features new thoughts concerning social motivation on such topics as help giving, aggression, achievement evaluation, compliance to commit a transgression, as well as new contributions to the understanding of social justice. Included also is material on moral emotions, with discussions of admiration, contempt, envy, gratitude, and other affects not considered in Professor Weiner's prior work. The text also contains previously unexamined topics regarding social inferences of arrogance and modesty.Divided into five chapters, this book:*considers the logical development and structure of a proposed theory of social motivation and justice;*reviews meta-analytic tests of the theory within the contexts of help giving and aggression and examines issues related to cultural and individual differences; *focuses on moral emotions including an analysis of admiration, envy, gratitude, jealousy, scorn, and others;*discusses conditions where reward decreases motivation while punishment augments strivings; and*provides applications that are beneficial in the classroom, in therapy, and in training programs.This book appeals to practicing and research psychologists and advanced students in social, educational, personality, political/legal, health, and clinical psychology. It will also serve as a supplement in courses on motivational psychology, emotion and motivation, altruism and/or pro-social behavior, aggression, social judgment, and morality. Also included is the raw material for 13 experiments relating to core predictions of the proposed attribution theory.
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The chair : prose poems
\"One of America's foremost prose poets, Richard Garcia's The Chair simultaneously takes place in the natural world and a speculative world rich in the fabulist tradition: historical figures roam like ghosts, time is pulled and twisted, and narrative spins effortlessly out of language. A core of autobiography grounds these poems that are rife with surprises uniting the mythic and the everyday.Richard Garcia's awards include an NEA, a Pushcart Prize, and the American Poetry Journal Book Prize. He teaches creative writing in the Antioch University Los Angeles Low-Residency MFA program and lives on James Island, South Carolina\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Fortune favors the brave : 100 courageous quotations
\"A treasure trove of inspiring quotations in the tradition of the bestselling Whatever You Are, Be a Good One, this new volume from beloved author and artist Lisa Congdon gathers rousing wisdom from history's great minds on how to be bold, stay strong, and take courage. Congdon lends her signature style of brilliant hand lettering to sage advice on such subjects as perseverance (\"If you fell down yesterday, stand up today\"--H.G. Wells), authenticity (\"What should I be but just what I am?\"--Edna St. Vincent Millay), and confronting fear (\"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced\"--James Baldwin). Filled with uplifting reminders to seize the day, Fortune Favors the Brave demonstrates that when embarking on a new adventure, the right words of encouragement can be a priceless gift\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Self-Insight
People base thousands of choices across a lifetime on the views they hold of their skill and moral character, yet a growing body of research in psychology shows that such self-views are often misguided or misinformed. Anyone who has dealt with others in the classroom, in the workplace, in the medical office, or on the therapist's couch has probably experienced people whose opinions of themselves depart from the objectively possible.
This book outlines some of the common errors that people make when they evaluate themselves. It also describes the many psychological barriers - some that people build by their own hand - that prevent individuals from achieving self-insight about their ability and character.
The first section of the book focuses on mistaken views of competence, and explores why people often remain blissfully unaware of their incompetence and personality flaws. The second section focuses on faulty views of character, and explores why people tend to perceive they are more unique and special than they really are, why people tend to possess inflated opinions of their moral fiber that are not matched by their deeds, and why people fail to anticipate the impact that emotions have on their choices and actions.
The book will be of great interest to students and researchers in social, personality, and cognitive psychology, but, through the accessibility of its writing style, it will also appeal to those outside of academic psychology with an interest in the psychological processes that lead to our self-insight.
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Master your motivation : three scientific truths for achieving your goals
\"If you want to accomplish what's important to you, discipline and willpower won't get you where you need to go. In this iconoclastic new book, Susan Fowler reveals compelling insights and actions to help you master and maintain your motivation. Motivation is at the heart of everything you do and everything you want to do but don't. Unfortunately, the ways we typically motivate ourselves don't work. Relying on sheer determination eventually becomes exhausting--it's not sustainable. And even setting goals can backfire--if you're not setting them for the right reasons. Susan Fowler says motivation is energy, and what matters is the quality, not the quantity. Traditional \"motivators\" such as fear, guilt, or the promise of a reward provide low-quality, short-term energy. Drawing on the latest empirical research, she proves that high-quality, optimal motivation is a skill that you can learn and apply. Science tells us that satisfying three basic needs--for choice, connection, and competence--is essential to optimal motivation. You need to feel like you've picked your path, not that you're being driven down it. Your goal should be linked to people or a purpose meaningful to you. And you want to continually learn and grow. Through practical exercises and eye-opening stories, Fowler shows you how to identify and shift the quality of your motivation. The skill to master your motivation is important--it may be your greatest opportunity to evolve, grow in wisdom, and be the light the world so desperately needs\"-- Provided by publisher.
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JEWels
JEWels is the first of its kind: the living tradition of Jewish stories and jokes transformed into poems, recording and reflecting Jewish experience from ancient times through the present day, with running commentary and questions for discussion.
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