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Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits and Get the Results You Want
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Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits and Get the Results You Want

Written by Peter Bregman

Narrated by Chris Sorensen

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Peter Bregman, author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller 18 Minutes, offers strategies to replace energy-wasting, counter-productive habits that commonly derail us with truly effective ones.

The things we want most-peace of mind, fulfilling relationships, to do well at work-are surprisingly straightforward to realize. But too often our best efforts to attain them are built on destructive habits that sabotage us. In Four Seconds, Peter Bregman shows us how to replace negative patterns with energy boosting and productive behaviors. To thrive in our fast-paced world all it takes is to pause for as few as four seconds-the length of a deep breath-allowing us to make intentional and tactical choices that lead to better outcomes. Four Seconds reveals:

  • Why listening-not arguing-is the best strategy for changing someone's mind
  • Why setting goals can actually harm performance
  • How to use strategic disengagement to recover focus and willpower
  • How taking responsibility for someone else's failure can actually help your team

Practical and insightful, Four Seconds provides simple solutions to create the results you want without the stress.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateFeb 24, 2015
ISBN9780062395245
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Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits and Get the Results You Want
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Peter Bregman

Peter Bregman is the CEO of Bregman Partners, a firm that advises, coaches, and trains leaders at all levels to take powerful and ambitious actions to achieve the things that are most important to them and their organizations. He is the author of 18 Minutes (a Wall Street Journal bestseller) and Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change, and the contributor to five other books. He is a regular contributor to HBR.org, NPR, Psychology Today, Forbes, Fast Company, and other media outlets, and he is a weekly commentator on FOX Business News. He lives in New York City.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    I picked up some useful ideas along the way, but they were mostly reminders. Walk away from arguments. Focus on what gives you energy. These I already knew. The concept of agreeing with someone you disagree with, by finding common ground, in order to initiate some rapport - that was useful. I've developed a growing preference over time that books in the self-help genre should have plenty of stories where the author isn't the central figure. Maybe that bias is unfair, as many people have plenty of their own valuable life lessons.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    me gusto mucho el enfoque que desarrolla el tema 4 seg.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The book centers on a good principle: we need to often take several seconds before speaking or replying to an email, especially in tense situations, or before we embark on a course of action. It is a simple principle, not earth-shattering, but would probably be extremely helpful for those just beginning their careers or who feel that things are out of control with their relationships and life. Taking a short time of reflection will often save a lot of frustration or wasted effort. A lot of the material can be found in other productivity books or blog articles but the collection of principles in the context of taking time before acting is useful.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It wasn't what I was expecting - a book about how to make changes in your fast reactions.

    However, it gave very valuable insights into how to work with people, how organizations work, etc.

    It could best be described as listening to a consultant or mentor in small increments on various topics.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    An exceptional book that has helped me immensely over the past week I’ve listened to it.

    1 person found this helpful

  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A great, easy read. The formula is so duplicatable and I'm looking forward to implementing it as part of my life.

    1 person found this helpful