“Are companies promoting people for talent, or for physiques, rosy cheeks, and facial symmetry?” -that’s a question asked in the Wharton Magazine Spring issue featuring Professor Michael Platt and the new Wharton Neuroscience Initiative. (link to the article)
I know the answer to that question, and so do you. I talk about it a lot about in my future book, to be released this Summer. And since people love color coding so much, I’m thinking of doing something outrageous, like an all-red book cover. People may start associating it with the red light district. (we know what that means). There was also a site that is no longer in existence, I think it was called MyRedbook, something like it. That is not going to be the title of the book, however.
Platt and another scientist, Graham, have the crispiest of arguments between them:
Graham: “So the brain is working against us !”
Platt: “The brain is us.”
Me (imaginary, if I was present):” Geniuses at work. Brain vs. brain”
Readers may take away simple exercises, described here as “nano tools”:i.e., considering the uses of a pencil other than writing.
On the importance of having a solid butt:
“monkeys advertise a lot about their vitality and health through their backsides. Healthier baboons, for instance, have bigger, redder rear ends and are more attractive as mates.”
Quote of the day: “Destiny is what you create for yourself. Fate is when you fail to create your own destiny.” -Sadhguru
On the monkey porn experiment:
“monkeys would willingly trade a valuable commodity—sweet fruit juice—for the opportunity to view images of other monkeys’ butts.” I knew that porn was older than the age of the film tape, I just didn’t know how old.
Here are some of the topics I write about in this future book:
- How Bosses are different than the rest of us. Who makes the cut
- Meritocracy is a Myth
- The Job Market
- We are “slaves to the free market” myth
- Rules of Thumb
- Ass kissing works, until it doesn’t.
- Why Hollywood movies are not real life
- The Path to the corner office is not what you see on TV and Conference talks
On forging alliances, on being awe-inspiring at CEO level, Capturing attention: from low-level to high, Can you pick your fights ?, CEOs wonder box, and much, much more.
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Return of The Monkey Who Wipes His Ass might be a good title. I'll buy it.
We're hoping you're writing The New Book of Enoch.
The Book of the Pirate who lost his leg.
Cheerios,
Sura
How to make make enemies and rid of friends book
The Anti-CEO Manual
Always cover your butt.
Powerful muscle.
Can you enumerate the points you're going to cover ? Is this the Book of Spartacus that you're working on ?
Thanks,
Tim
I couldn't lay down the bulk points here, for obvious reasons. No, it's not the Book of Spartacus.
Anyone else wants to guess the title ? Good-not great-choices so far.
Mors Indecepta: How to Fire your boss
Max Cantor's Annals of Machiavellian Science.
How about that ?
Well, what about this title: The Apprentice Hand-book: What Star Wars didn't teach you
The Politics of the Red Book. Did I get right, Max, or what ?
Road Rage and the Motorcycle Kid.
I will read that.
Just an idea: "12 Rules for Stepping out of line"
The Ambitions of Vladimir Putin: An Emissary of Peace
Spartacus's Black Book, with red annotations
Got drunk and Found myself at my boss's.
How to Sleep with your Boss when you Don't Know Anybody
The Art of the Moonshot
The Monk who never sold his Ferrari.
How I left Goldman Sachs to become a church leader.
Tell me Sura,
Is there anything wrong with the old Book of Enoch ?
The monk who short sold his Ferrari.
All good guesses, so far. Thank you all. However, not good enough. Try again.
Star Wars in the Age of Trump
Tantum fortis vita superarit
How to Defeat Your Boss: 12 Steps
The Rebirth of Spartacus: Gloria in Saecula
Gloria in Saecula = Glory for the Ages
Let's make something loud and clear here. This book is not about CEOs, their lives and exploits. This is about the layman. About climbing the corporate ladder. About gauging the moves you need to make to become a boss. Forget about the CEOs, they already have their trainers and coaches. This is about what you need to stand out and function properly. It's going to be awesome.
The Bluebook of Boss Values, Edition 2018
Smart. You're thinking of the Aircraft Bluebook or perhaps the Kelley Blue Book (cars).
When HBS (Harvard BS) Met Its Maker
He he he, better.
Listen up, people.
I spend a lot of time making the case that,**fear is not an emotion**. So that's in the store.
Lot of good stuff in this book.
"How to Train your boss. Better yet, domesticate him."
We are debunking a lot of BS, such as the importance of your IQ.
"Classic intelligence (IQ) is possibly the least important factor for predicting success."
Anti-boss software for the brain. No more, no less.
How can you become skilled at skepticism and read people at the level Wall Street financiers and rich people in general, do ?
I go over that.