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What if there was aĀ provenĀ path to success?Ā A path supported by science and research? A path that led to your goals and aspirations in less time, with less risk?Ā Would you take it?Ā Truthful and hard hitting,Ā Life in Half a SecondĀ is the firstĀ "fact-based" formulaĀ for…

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If you need a kick up the arse to go and make a dent in the universe, then Life in Half a Second is the book for you. I often listen to the audiobook version of the first chapter to fire me up, and stop me from wasting my life.

Michalewicz's point is simple: the planet is 4.5 billion years old. Humans appeared 200,000 years ago. Most of us live 80 years, and have already wasted half that time. That time is all we have – and if the lifetime of Earth was condensed to a calendar year, then your…

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On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…

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