A psychologist and best-selling author gives us a myth-busting response to the self-help movement, with tips and tricks to improve your life that come straight from the scientific community.
Richard Wiseman has been troubled by the realization that the self-help industry often promotes exercises that destroy motivation, damage relationships, and reduce creativity: the opposite of everything it promises. Now, in 59 Seconds, he fights back, bringing together the diverse scientific advice that can help you change your life in under a minute, and guides you toward becoming more decisive, more imaginative, more engaged, and altogether more happy.
From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting the new science of “rapid change” and, with clarity and infectious enthusiasm, describes how these quirky, sometimes counterintuitive techniques can be effortlessly incorporated into your everyday life. Or, as he likes to say: “Think a little, change a lot.”

《59秒》为你揭晓：
为什么偶尔让自己出个小丑，会使你变得更讨人喜欢？
为什么面试时先摆出弱点，就很有可能说服别人给你一份工作？
为什么在钱包里放婴儿的照片，钱包丢失后被送回来的几率高达35％？
为什么通过手臂的轻轻触碰就可以吸引异性？
为什么电子邮件可以明显降低你受骗的可能性？
为什么用牙齿咬住一支铅笔就能让你感觉更快乐？
为什么越表扬孩子越不努力，越禁止做的事情孩子越想做？
为什么只要想象一下健身房就能让自己保持身材？

In "59 Seconds", psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman presents a fresh approach to change that helps people achieve their aims and ambitions in minutes, not months. From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, and resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting this new science of rapid change, and describes how these quick and quirky techniques can be incorporated into everyday life. Think a little, change a lot. This title helps to: discover why even thinking about going to the gym can help you keep in shape; learn how pot plants make you more creative; and, find out why putting a pencil between your teeth instantly makes you happier. 'At last, a self-help guide that is based on proper research. Perfect for busy, curious, smart people' - Simon Singh, author of "Fermat's Last Theorem". 'A triumph of scientifically proven advice over misleading myths of self-help. Challenging, uplifting and long overdue' - Derren Brown.

Almost a third of your whole life is spent asleep. Based on exciting new peer-reviewed research, mass-participation experiments and the world's largest archive of dream reports, Night School reveals how to: * Learn information and solve problems while you sleep * Find out why nightmares can be good for you, and what your dreams really mean * Unlock the creative power of the six-minute nap * Banish jet-lag, night terrors and snoring * Discover the secrets of the 'super sleepers' - and get the best night's sleep of your life Even a small lack of sleep has a detrimental effect on our health and happiness. Professor Richard Wiseman's authoritative, entertaining new book introduces the powerful new science of sleep - and gives us back the missing third of our days.

For over twenty years, psychologist Richard Wiseman has examined the quirky science of everyday life. In Quirkology, he navigates the oddities of human behavior, explaining the tell-tale signs that give away a liar, the secret science behind speed-dating and personal ads, and what a person’s sense of humor reveals about the innermost workings of his or her mind—all along paying tribute to others who have carried out similarly weird and wonderful work. Wiseman’s research has involved secretly observing people as they go about their daily business, conducting unusual experiments in art exhibitions and music concerts, and even staging fake séances in allegedly haunted buildings. With thousands of research subjects from all over the world, including enamored couples, unwitting pedestrians, and guileless dinner guests, Wiseman presents a fun, clever, and unexpected picture of the human mind.

睡著後的八小時，
你知道你在做什麼嗎?
★《怪咖心理學》、《撕掉勵志書》暢銷作家李察‧韋斯曼暢銷作家最新力作
★亞馬遜書店讀者四星半好評推薦
★同時打動科普、心理勵志與健康類讀者，跨領域暢銷書
為了讓人生更有成就、更美滿，我們自認已經知道該怎麼努力。
上班八小時，我們學工作術、學說話術、學做人做事的道理。
下班後黃金八小時，我們學時間管理、學工作與生活的平衡。
那麼，另外八小時呢？
很多人以為少睡一點，就能爭取更多時間完成工作與夢想。但實情卻是，人類身心許多關鍵活動，都在睡著的那八小時發生。睡覺睡得不好的人，生活也容易問題重重；睡得好的人，人生自然而然比別人順遂。可以說，許多人的成功其實是「睡」出來的。
本書作者心理學專家李察‧韋斯曼，從研究許多人生重大問題過程中發現，竟然背後都跟｢睡眠｣息息相關！最主要是，每天晚上我們都在睡眠中經歷一段奇幻旅程，這段時間的經驗，會很大程度影響我們的身體狀況，乃至於甦醒後的想法、感受與行為。
了解這個奧祕的人，已經積極重視睡眠的重要性。美國有學校僅是把上課時間延後一小時，讓孩子多睡一點，學生成績就突飛猛進。Google公司也發現這個祕密，於是添購「午睡艙」設備，鼓勵員工午後小憩，提升工作績效！
本書說明人類睡眠的原理，並揭開睡眠中人體身心活動的奧祕。了解這些原理後，你甚至也能輕鬆回答以下問題：
--為什麼睡前背單字，比清晨背單字效果好得多？（而這原理竟然也解釋了為何嬰兒需要不斷間歇性睡覺！！）
--為什麼睡眠不足的人運氣會比較不好？
--作夢究竟是怎麼一回事？為什麼會做噩夢的人比較不會憂鬱症？
--為什麼太早起，會讓你白天容易做錯事？
--有一種「睡覺神人」，入睡快，睡很少，醒來卻神清氣爽，且事事順利？這是怎麼辦得到的？
作者認為，好好了解睡眠的奧祕，甚至會改變一個人的一生。
這領域，過去我們以前知道得太少，
現在，讓我們一起來「學睡覺」！
【專業人士推薦】
楊建銘/國立政治大學睡眠實驗室主持人
謝伯讓/杜克-新加坡國立大學神經科學系助理教授

We think of sleep as a waste of time. A time when we are literally doing nothing. Yet every human on the planet spends several hours each day asleep. We are not alone. Almost every animal enjoys some form of sleep. The idea that millions of years of evolution resulted in this ability for no reason at all is ludicrous. When we are asleep we are not dormant. In fact, it is the busiest time of the day. For the past sixty years, a small number of scientists have dedicated their lives to studying the sleeping mind. This work has resulted in a series of remarkable techniques that can help people to recognize dangerous levels of sleep deprivation, get a great night's sleep, avoid nightmares, learn in their sleep, take productive power naps, decode dreams, and create a perfect nocturnal fantasy. Until now, these discoveries have been restricted to academic journals and University conferences. Professor Richard Wiseman journeys deep into this dark world and meets the vampire-like scientists who go to work when everyone else is heading for bed. Carrying out his own nocturnal mass participation studies along the way, Wiseman presents the definitive guide to the surprising new science of sleep and dreaming. For years the self-development movement has focused on improving people's waking lives. It is now time for us all to unlock that missing third of our days.

心理學家教你59秒變A咖，ISBN：9789866858925，作者：李察.韋斯曼

A revolutionary study of luck and its power to transform our lives.
Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have all the luck, and others seem to be born unlucky? Any why do some people get to lead fulfilling lives, while others face endless failure and sadness? Is it just a matter of fate, or can unlucky people improve their luck and their lives?
Ten years ago, Dr. Richard Wiseman decided to search for the elusive luck factor by charting the actual beliefs and experiences of lucky and unlucky people. From the results, he identified four main factors that explained luck. He was then able to show a group of people, who considered themselves unlucky, how to think and behave like lucky people. The results were astounding, with almost all participants reporting significant life changes -- including increased levels of self-esteem, physical well-being, confidence and success.
The principles Dr. Wiseman reveals in this ground-breaking study can teach you how to change your luck, and literally change your life.

Is luck just fate, or can you change it? A groundbreaking new scientific study of the phenomenon of luckand the ways we can bring good luck into our lives. What is luck? A psychic gift or a question of intelligence? And what is it that lucky people have that unlucky people lack? Psychologist Dr. Richard Wiseman put luck under a scientific microscope for the very first time, examining the different ways in which lucky and unlucky people think and behave. After three years of intensive interviews and experiments with over 400 volunteers, Wiseman arrived at an astonishing conclusion: Luck is something that can be learned. It is available to anyone willing to pay attention to the Four Essential Principles: . Creating Chance Opportunities
. Thinking Lucky
. Feeling Lucky
. Denying Fate Readers can determine their capacity for luck as well as learn to change their luck through helpful exercises that appear throughout the book. Illustrated with anecdotes from the lives of the famous such as Harry Truman and Warren Buffett, The Luck Factor also richly portrays the lives of ordinary people who have been extraordinarily lucky or unlucky. Finally Dr. Wiseman gives us a look into "The Luck School" where he instructs unlucky people and also teaches lucky people how to further enhance their luck. Smart, enlightening, fun to read, and easy to follow, The Luck Factor will give you revolutionary insight into the lucky mind and could, quite simply, change your life.

Ever wondered why bad musicians always win the Eurovision Song Contest, or how incompetent politicians get elected? You need some Quirkology in your life. While other scientists beaver away on obvious problems, Richard Wiseman has been busy uncovering the secret ingredients of charisma, exploring how our personalities are shaped by when we are born and examining why people usually miss the obvious signs of their partner's infidelity. Using scientific methods to investigate offbeat topics that interest the general public as well as the scientific community, "Quirkology" brings a new understanding to the backwaters of the human mind and takes us to places where mainstream scientists fear to tread.It is comparable to "Freakonomics", but British, far more populist, and a lot funnier. Findings include: How does your surname influence your life? What does the way you walk reveal about your personality? Why should women have men write their personal ads? What is the funniest joke in the world?
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For over twenty years, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman has examined the quirky science of everyday life. In
, he navigates the backwaters of human behavior, discovering the tell-tale signs that give away a liar, the secret science behind speed-dating and personal ads, and what a person's sense of humor reveals about the innermost workings of their mind- all along paying tribute to others who have carried out similarly weird and wonderful work. Wiseman's research has involved secretly observing people as they go about their daily business, conducting unusual experiments in art exhibitions and music concerts, and even staging fake sainces in allegedly haunted buildings. With thousands of research subjects from all over the world, including enamored couples, unwitting pedestrians, and guileless dinner guests, Wiseman presents a fun, clever, and unexpected picture of the human mind.

A psychologist and best-selling author gives us a myth-busting response to the self-help movement, with tips and tricks to improve your life that come straight from the scientific community.Richard Wiseman has been troubled by the realization that the self-help industry often promotes exercises that destroy motivation, damage relationships, and reduce the opposite of everything it promises. Now, in 59 Seconds, he fights back, bringing together the diverse scientific advice that can help you change your life in under a minute, and guides you toward becoming more decisive, more imaginative, more engaged, and altogether more happy.From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting the new science of “rapid change” and, with clarity and infectious enthusiasm, describes how these quirky, sometimes counterintuitive techniques can be effortlessly incorporated into your everyday life. Or, as he likes to “Think a little, change a lot.”