Oliver Burkeman (born 1975) is a British author and journalist, formerly writing the weekly column This Column Will Change Your Life for the newspaper The Guardian. In 2021, he published Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, a self-help book on the philosophy and psychology of time management and happiness.&nbsp;
Burkeman was educated at Huntington School, York, and the University of Cambridge. He was an undergraduate student at Christ’s College, Cambridge, and served as editor of the student newspaper Varsity. He graduated in 1994 with a degree in social and political sciences.
Between 2006 and 2020, Burkeman wrote a popular weekly column on psychology; This Column Will Change Your Life. He has reported from London, Washington, and New York.

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Nir Eyal is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and lecturer on the topics of consumer psychology and behavior design. He is well-known for his book Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products, which focuses on understanding how technology companies create products that users become addicted to.
Eyal has a background in business and psychology, having received his MBA from Stanford University and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He has worked in the tech industry for over a decade and has held executive positions at several companies, including Yahoo and Time Warner.
Eyal has also founded two tech companies, AdNectar and Insightera, and is an investor in several startups. He has been an advisor or board member for numerous companies, including Eventbrite, Product Hunt, and BloomThat.
In addition to his business career, Eyal has written several books, including Hooked, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, and The Business of Habit: Designing Products and Services That Create Loyalty. He also writes a popular blog and hosts a podcast called The Nir and Far Show.
Eyal is a sought-after speaker, presenting to audiences all over the world. He has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes and has been a guest on many podcasts, including The Tim Ferriss Show and The Joe Rogan Experience.
If you are interested in gaining a better understanding of how to design products and services that capture and keep users’ attention, Nir Eyal is an excellent resource. His books, blog, podcast, and talks offer valuable insights into the world of consumer psychology and behavior design.

David Sinclair is a world-renowned scientist and professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. He is an authority in the field of aging, and his research focuses on understanding why we age and how to slow it down. He is the co-founder and co-chief editor of the journal Aging Cell, as well as a co-founder and co-director of the Sinclair Lab at Harvard Medical School.&nbsp;
Dr. Sinclair has made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of aging and longevity. He discovered a gene that controls the aging process and is currently researching ways to use this gene to extend the life and slow down the effects of aging. He has also identified a compound that could potentially reverse aging in mice and has been researching ways to develop a drug that could do the same for humans. His research has been featured in numerous publications, including the New York Times and The Atlantic.&nbsp;
In addition to his research, Dr. Sinclair is an advocate of healthy aging. He is the author of two books, Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To and The Genetics of Health: Understand Your DNA to Transform Your Life, which provides insights into the science of aging and how to live a longer, healthier life. He is also the co-founder of the Institute for Aging Research and Education, which is dedicated to advancing the science of aging and promoting healthy aging.
Dr. Sinclair is a highly respected scientist and professor, and his work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors. He was named one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine in 2019 and is a recipient of the prestigious Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Life Sciences. He has also been honored with the Breakthrough Prize in Aging Research and the American Society for Cell Biology’s worldwide recognition award for his research on aging.

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Josh Waitzkin is an American chess prodigy, international martial arts champion, and author. He was the basis for the book and film “Searching for Bobby Fischer”, which portrayed his childhood rise to the top of the competitive chess world. Waitzkin has since become a successful author, public speaker, and entrepreneur.
Waitzkin was born in New York City and began playing chess at the age of six. He quickly rose to prominence, becoming the youngest U.S. Chess Federation master in history at the age of nine. He went on to become the National Chess Champion three years in a row, and at the age of twelve he achieved the rank of International Master.
In addition to his success in the competitive chess world, Waitzkin also trained and competed in martial arts. After becoming the National Tai Chi Push Hands Champion and the National Tai Chi Chuan Champion, he went on to win the World Championship of Tai Chi Push Hands in 1997.
Waitzkin retired from competitive chess at the age of sixteen to pursue other interests. He attended Columbia University, where he majored in English and studied philosophy and psychology. After college, Waitzkin immersed himself in the world of poker. He became a professional poker player and won the 2006 World Series of Poker.&nbsp;
In addition to his professional successes, Waitzkin is an accomplished author. He wrote the book “The Art of Learning”, which explores his journey to mastery in both chess and martial arts. He also wrote “The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence” and “The Art of Learning Journal”. Waitzkin has been featured in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.&nbsp;
Today, Waitzkin is a sought-after public speaker and consultant, as well as a business coach. He has spoken at a variety of conferences and events, including TEDx and the World Economic Forum. In addition to his public speaking engagements, Waitzkin is the co-founder of the Waitzkin Institute, which provides consulting and coaching services to individuals and organizations. He also serves as the chairman of the board of directors for the International Chess Federation.&nbsp;
Josh Waitzkin is an inspirational figure who has achieved success in multiple fields. His dedication to excellence, combined with his ability to adapt to new challenges, has enabled him to achieve a level of success rarely seen in any single field.

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Emily Esfahani Smith is a writer in Washington, DC. In her writing, she draws on psychology, philosophy, and literature to write about the human experience—why we are the way we are and how we can find grace and meaning in a world that is full of suffering. Her book The Power of Meaning, an international bestseller, was published by Crown and has been translated into 16 different languages.&nbsp;
The Wall Street Journal called the book “persuasive,” “elegant,” and “valuable,” while the Prospect (UK) dubbed it “an intelligent page-turner.” She is also an international speaker who has delivered dozens of keynote addresses and workshops at corporations, conferences, non-profit organizations, libraries, universities, and high schools worldwide. In 2017, Smith delivered a talk called “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy” on the main stage of TED, which was based on her book. It’s been viewed over 9 million times.&nbsp;
The former managing editor of The New Criterion, Smith’s articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and other publications. Her articles for The Atlantic, “There’s More to Life Than Being Happy” (about the Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl) and “Masters of Love” (about romance and marriage), have reached over 30 million readers.&nbsp;
In 2017, the New York Times published her article about rethinking success called “You’ll Never Be Famous—And That’s OK.” And her profile for the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine of Joe Rago, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who tragically died at the age of 34, was shortlisted for a Folio magazine award in 2018. In 2019, she was a Poynter Journalism Fellow at Yale University.
Smith studied philosophy at Dartmouth College. She received her master’s degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Smith grew up in Montreal, Canada. She now lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, Charlie.&nbsp;

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Steve Harvey is an American actor, comedian, television host, author, and radio personality who has had an incredibly successful career in entertainment. He is best known for his work on The Steve Harvey Show, Family Feud, and Little Big Shots.
Harvey was born in Welch, West Virginia, in 1957 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1984, he got his start as a stand-up comedian. That same year, he was a finalist in the Johnnie Walker National Comedy Search. In 1990, Harvey was cast in The Steve Harvey Show, a hit situation comedy that aired on the WB Network.
Harvey became a household name in 2000 when he began hosting the long-running game show Family Feud. For his work, he won seven Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host. In 2015, he began hosting Little Big Shots, a show that showcases the talents of children, which also earned him an Emmy nomination.
Harvey has also had a number of acting roles in television and film, including a recurring role on the sitcom The Parkers and a starring role in the movie Johnson Family Vacation. In addition, he has written multiple books, including the New York Times Best Seller Act Like a Lady and Think Like a Man.
Throughout his career, Harvey has been active in charitable works. He created the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation, which focuses on empowering youth and families, and he is an ambassador for the United Nations Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign, which provides life-saving bed nets to families in Africa.
Harvey is an incredibly successful entertainer, and his influence can be seen in many different areas of entertainment. His work has been recognized by multiple Emmy Awards and other accolades, and he continues to be an important figure in the industry.
Harvey is also well-known for his ability to make people laugh. He has performed comedy shows across the country and is often featured on late-night talk shows. He is a frequent guest on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and has also hosted the BET Awards and the Miss Universe Pageant.
In addition, Harvey is a regular contributor to the radio show The Steve Harvey Morning Show, which is broadcast in over 70 markets in the United States and around the world. He is also the host of Steve Harvey’s Funderdome, a competition show on ABC that gives inventors the opportunity to pitch their products to a live audience.

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Stephen Grosz is a practicing psychoanalyst—he has worked with patients for more than twenty-five years. Born in America and educated at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Oxford University, he teaches at the Institute of Psychoanalysis and in the Psychoanalysis Unit at University College London. He lives in London. His stories have appeared in the Financial Times Weekend Magazine and Granta. A Sunday Times bestseller, The Examined Life, is his first book.
In 2013, Stephen Grosz published his first book, The Examined Life, a collection of psychoanalytic insights gathered over twenty-five years of clinical work. The book was met with acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Writing in the New York Times, Michiko Kakutani said, 'The Examined Life … shares the best literary qualities of Freud’s most persuasive work.&nbsp;
It is … an insightful and beautifully written book … a series of slim, piercing chapters that read like a combination of Chekhov and Oliver Sacks.' Alexander Linklater, in the Observer, wrote that Grosz's case histories 'are shaped like short stories, but true and moving in ways that fiction cannot be. […] Gradually accumulating through his book, Grosz provides, not a definition, but an enactment of the purpose of psychoanalysis, which is both modest and profound.' An international bestseller, The Examined Life has been translated into over thirty languages, read on the radio, and adapted for the stage.
Grosz conceptualizes psychoanalysis as a process in which a patient tells and re-tells a story about his or her life and works with a psychoanalyst to change that story where it has become a trap – ‘When we cannot find a way to tell our story, our story tells us.’ His alertness to the central place of narrative in psychoanalysis links him to its origins in the work of Sigmund Freud.&nbsp;
Indeed, Grosz was initially gripped by Freud’s model of the mind and his storytelling. In deploying a narrative, rather than a theoretical argument, to communicate the understanding he has gathered in his clinical work, he aims to offer both fellow clinicians a way of thinking about similar situations with their patients and lay-readers a sense of the delicate, difficult, creative work of psychoanalysis.



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Melanie Joy, Ph.D., is a Harvard-educated psychologist specializing in relationships, communication, and social transformation. She is the award-winning author of six books, including the bestselling Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows, and Getting Relationships Right: How to Build Resilience and Thrive in Life, Love, and Work. Joy is also an internationally recognized speaker and trainer who’s presented her work in fifty countries across six continents.&nbsp;
Joy is best known for her groundbreaking theories on the psychology of violence and nonviolence and building healthy relationships. Her analyses have helped explain why people engage in “nonrelational” behaviors—behaviors that harm other people, animals, the planet, and themselves—as well as how to change this pattern.&nbsp;
Her work has been featured by media outlets around the world, including the New York Times, BBC, NPR, and ABC Australia. She is the eighth recipient of the Ahimsa Award—previously given to the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela—for her work on global nonviolence. She also received both the Peter Singer Prize and the Empty Cages Prize for her work developing strategies to reduce the suffering of animals.&nbsp;
Joy’s mission is to help create a more relational world, in large part through raising awareness of the obstacles preventing people from interacting in ways that create a sense of mutual connection. These obstacles are both internal (psychological) and external (social), and they are a key reason why we act against our own interests and the interests of others—often without realizing that we’re doing so. With awareness, we are better able to think freely and act compassionately, to create healthier and more fulfilling relationships and a more equitable and sustainable world.
Joy is the founding president of the international organization Beyond Carnism. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Joy now resides in Berlin, Germany, with her husband and colleague, Sebastian Joy.

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Ichiro KISHIMI Philosopher, Adlerian psychologist, and translator of English and German languages. Born in 1956. M.A. in philosophy from Kyoto University. Director of the Japanese Society of Adlerian psychology. A former counselor at Maeda Clinic in Kyoto and has taught philosophy and ancient Greek at various institutions such as Kyoto University of Education and Nara Women's University.
He presently teaches educational psychology and clinical psychology at the Meiji School of Oriental Medicine in Suita, Osaka. Kimi now has his own private counseling office in Kameoka, Kyoto, and devotes his time to giving lectures on Adlerian Psychology and child education.

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Simon Sinek is a British-American author, motivational speaker, and marketing consultant. He is best known for his TED Talk on the "Golden Circle," which explains why some individuals and organizations can inspire while others are not.&nbsp;
Sinek's TED Talk is one of the most-viewed TED Talks of all time, and he has since written several books, including "Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action."&nbsp;
In "Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Action," Sinek explains that successful companies and leaders start by clearly communicating their "why" - their purpose or belief - and then work backward to define their "how" and "what." He argues that this approach inspires others to believe in and support their vision. The talk has been viewed over 60 million times and is among the most popular TED Talks.
Sinek has also worked with various organizations and companies to help them better understand and communicate their purpose. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and other events, and business leaders and entrepreneurs have widely adopted his ideas.

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Seth Godin is an American entrepreneur, author, speaker, and thought leader. He is best known for his work in marketing, and he has written 18 international bestsellers, including Tribes, Permission Marketing, Purple Cow, and The Dip. He is the founder of several companies, and he currently serves as the founder and CEO of The Domino Project and Squidoo.
Godin has been a leader in the marketing industry for more than 20 years, and he has become one of the most influential and respected voices in the industry. His books have been translated into 35 languages, and his blog is one of the most popular in the world. He has also been featured in many prestigious publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and Fast Company.
Godin is a strong advocate for the use of digital marketing, and he has been instrumental in the development of many innovative marketing strategies. He is a proponent of permission marketing, which involves building relationships with customers instead of using intrusive advertising. He also believes in the importance of giving away content for free as part of a customer acquisition strategy. Additionally, Godin is a strong believer in the power of storytelling to engage and inspire customers.
Godin is also a sought-after speaker, and he has given keynote addresses and lectures around the world. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, and he has been a keynote speaker at conferences such as TED, South by Southwest, and PopTech. He also regularly speaks at universities and colleges, and he has been a visiting professor at several universities.
In addition to his work in marketing, Godin is an active philanthropist and a proponent of social change. He is a vocal advocate for education reform, and he has worked with several organizations to improve access to education in underserved communities. He is also a strong supporter of animal rights and environmental protection.
Godin's work has been recognized with several awards, including the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award and the Marketing Hall of Fame Award from the American Marketing Association. His books have also been selected as “Best Books of the Year” by the New York Times and BusinessWeek.

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Adam Grant is an American psychologist and author widely known for his work on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He is the top-rated professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a former professor at the University of Michigan. His first book, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, was a New York Times bestseller.
Grant is a leading authority on the science of giving, creativity, and organizational psychology. He has written or co-written six books, including Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World and Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy. He has also written for The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Harvard Business Review, and other publications.
Grant's research focuses on how giving, taking, and exchanging advice affects an individual’s success. He has studied how to maximize the benefits of giving, how to encourage more successful collaborations, and how to foster an environment of innovation and creativity. He has also explored how to assess and develop leadership potential within organizations and how to build workplace cultures where employees are empowered to do their best work.
Grant has received numerous awards and honors, including being named one of the world's 40 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2015, one of the world's 50 most influential management thinkers by Thinkers50 in 2018, and one of the world's most influential management gurus by The Observer in 2018. He is a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Mentoring and was named the Most Influential Thinker of the Decade by Poets &amp; Quants in 2020.
In addition to his academic and writing career, Grant is a frequent speaker for organizations, universities, and conferences around the world. He has presented to audiences of thousands at TEDx events, and he has been featured on television and radio programs such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes, and NPR’s Fresh Air. He has also served as a visiting professor at Stanford, Cornell, and INSEAD, and he is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics.

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Baltasar Gracián y Morales, S.J., better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). Schopenhauer and Nietzsche lauded his writings. The son of a doctor, in his childhood Gracián lived with his uncle, who was a priest. He studied at a Jesuit school in 1621 and 1623 and theology in Zaragoza. He was ordained in 1627 and took his final vows in 1635.
He assumed the vows of the Jesuits in 1633 and dedicated himself to teaching in various Jesuit schools. He spent time in Huesca, where he befriended the local scholar Vincencio Juan de Lastanosa, who helped him achieve an important milestone in his intellectual upbringing. He acquired fame as a preacher, although some of his oratorical displays, such as reading a letter sent from Hell from the pulpit, were frowned upon by his superiors.&nbsp;
He was named Rector of the Jesuit College of Tarragona. He wrote works proposing models for courtly conduct, such as El héroe (The Hero), El político (The Politician), and El discreto (The Discreet One). During the Spanish war, he was chaplain of the army that liberated Lérida in 1646. In 1651, he published the first part of the El Criticón (Faultfinder) without the permission of his superiors, whom he repeatedly disobeyed.&nbsp;
That attracted Society's displeasure. Ignoring the reprimands, he published the second part of Criticón in 1657, and so he was sanctioned and exiled to Graus in early 1658. Soon, Gracián wrote to apply for membership in another religious order. His demand was not met, but his sanction was eased off. In April 1658, he was sent to several minor positions under the College of Tarazona. His physical decline prevented him from attending Calatayud's provincial congregation.&nbsp;
On 6 December 1658, Gracián died in Tarazona, near Zaragoza, in the Kingdom of Aragón. Gracián is the most representative writer of the Spanish Baroque literary style known as Conceptismo (Conceptism), of which he was the most important theoretician; his Agudeza y arte de ingenio (Wit and the Art of Inventiveness) is at once a poetic, rhetoric and an anthology of the style of the concept.
The Aragonese village in which he was born, Belmonte de Calatayud, changed its name to Belmonte de Gracián in his honor. The three parts of the El Criticón, published in 1651, 1653, and 1657, achieved fame in Europe, especially in German-speaking countries. It is, without a doubt, the author's masterpiece and one of the great works of the Siglo de Oro. It is a lengthy allegorical novel with philosophical overtones.&nbsp;
It recalls the Byzantine style of a novel in its many vicissitudes and in the numerous adventures to which the characters are subjected, as well as the picaresque novel in its satirical take on society, as evidenced in the long pilgrimage undertaken by the main characters, Critilo, the "critical man" who personifies disillusionment, and Andrenio, the "natural man" who represents innocence and primitive impulses.&nbsp;
The author constantly exhibits a perspectivist technique that unfolds according to both characters' criteria or points of view but in an antithetical rather than plural way, as in Miguel de Cervantes. The novel reveals a philosophy, pessimism, with which one of its greatest readers and admirers, the 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, identified. The following is a summary of the El criticón, reduced almost to the point of a sketch, of a complex work that demands detailed study.
Critilo, a man of the world, is shipwrecked on the coast of the island of Santa Elena, where he meets Andrenio, the natural man who has grown up completely ignorant of civilization. Together they undertake a long voyage to the Isle of Immortality, traveling the long and prickly road of life. In the first part, "En la primavera de la niñez" ("In the Spring of Childhood"), they join the royal court, where they suffer all manner of disappointments; in the second part, "En el otoño de la varonil edad" ("In the Autumn of the Age of Manliness"), they pass through Aragon, where they visit the house of Salastano (an anagram of the name of Gracián's friend Lastanosa), and travel to France, which the author calls the "wasteland of Hipocrinda," populated entirely by hypocrites and dunces, ending with a visit to a house of lunatics.&nbsp;
In the third part, "En el invierno de la vejez" ("In the Winter of Old Age"), they arrive in Rome, where they encounter an academy where they meet the most inventive of men, arriving finally at the Isle of Immortality. He is intelligent and contributed greatly to the world. One of his most famous phrases is, "Respect yourself if you would have others respect you."

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Linda Kavelin-Popov is the co-founder of The Virtues Project, which is in over 120 countries, and the bestselling author of 7 books, including The Family Virtues Guide, with which she was featured on the Oprah show and many other talk shows. She is a columnist for Lana’i Today and writes a column called Virtues in Paradise.
After attending St. Lawrence University and Columbia University, she became a psychiatric social worker and later developed programs for suicide prevention in her private practice. She was a cultural change consultant to organizations such as Arthur Young International and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and served as a hospice spiritual care director.
Linda met her husband in a serendipitous way, with synchronicities that could not be denied. She has two sons and five grandchildren, and they live in Lana’i, Hawaii.

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Tucker Max is an American author and public speaker. He chronicles his drinking and sexual encounters in the form of short stories in his books I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, Assholes Finish First, and Hilarity Ensues. His books have been on the New York Times bestseller list, and he has been featured in Time, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, and Maxim.
Max was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the University of Chicago for undergraduate studies and Duke University for law school. He worked as a corporate attorney until he decided to pursue a career as a writer.
Max has a unique writing style. He often includes explicit language and stories of his drunken escapades and sexual encounters. His stories have been controversial, but he has a large following of fans who appreciate his honest and often humorous writing.
Max has had many media appearances, including interviews on The Today Show, The Tonight Show, and The Daily Show. He has also appeared on CNN, CNN Headline News, Fox News, and Comedy Central. In addition to his books, he has written for Playboy, Esquire, ESPN, and The Huffington Post.
Max is known for his charitable works, including his #TuckerMaxGives campaign, which raised over $400,000 for charity. He also founded a non-profit organization called the Tucker Max Foundation, which funds educational programs for underprivileged youth.
Max is an outspoken advocate for free speech and has been involved in a number of legal battles with various organizations for censorship. He is also an activist for the LGBT community and has spoken out in support of marriage equality.
Max is an unconventional author who has become a popular figure in the literary world. His books have sold millions of copies, and he has developed a strong following of fans who appreciate his honest and often comedic writing.

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Jocko Willink is an American retired Navy Seal officer, author, podcaster, and public speaker. He is best known for his involvement in the Battle of Ramadi, his success in the Navy SEALs, and his leadership philosophy, which is based on discipline, hard work, and respect for others.
Willink was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1971. He joined the Navy in 1990 and, after graduating from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training, was assigned to SEAL Team 3. During his service in the Navy, Willink completed multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and was eventually assigned to Task Unit Bruiser, the most decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. During the Battle of Ramadi, Willink and his team helped to clear the city of insurgent forces, and their exemplary performance earned them the Navy Cross.
Willink retired from the Navy in 2010 and soon after began to share his leadership philosophy. He has authored several books, including Extreme Ownership, Leadership Strategy and Tactics, and Way of the Warrior Kid, as well as co-hosting the popular podcast Jocko Podcast.
Willink is also a respected public speaker, giving talks all over the world on topics such as leadership, discipline, and team building. He is a sought-after keynote speaker for both corporate and military events.
Willink is an advocate for physical and mental fitness, often speaking about the importance of proper nutrition and exercise. He also encourages people to push themselves and strive to become the best versions of themselves.
Willink is a highly respected figure in the military and business worlds, and his words have been an inspiration to many. His leadership philosophy is one that emphasizes discipline, hard work, and respect for others, and these values are ones that have served him well throughout his career.

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Fumitake

The author team behind worldwide bestseller The Courage To Be Disliked return with the must-have companion volume. In The Courage To Be Happy, Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga again distil their wisdom into simple yet profound advice to show us how we, too, can use twentieth-century psychological theory to find true happiness.

Ryan Hoover is a tech industry entrepreneur, investor, and expert. He is the founder and CEO of Product Hunt, a platform for discovering new products.
Ryan was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1984. He attended Western Washington University, where he studied Business, Computer Science, and Entrepreneurship. After graduating in 2006, Ryan moved to Silicon Valley and began working for various startups, such as PlayHaven and Svpply.
In 2013, Ryan founded Product Hunt, a platform for discovering new products and services. The platform quickly became popular, and Ryan was invited to speak at various tech events and conferences, such as SXSW and Web Summit.
In 2016, Ryan received the Thiel Fellowship, an award given to outstanding entrepreneurs under 25. That same year, Product Hunt was acquired by AngelList.
In addition to his work with Product Hunt, Ryan is also an active investor and advisor to various startups, such as Breeze, StatusPage, and Wethos. He is also a mentor at the startup accelerator 500 Startups.
Ryan is a prolific writer, and his articles have been featured in publications such as Fast Company, Wired, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, and TechCrunch. He also hosts a popular podcast, Product Hunt Radio, which features interviews with tech industry thought leaders.&nbsp;
Ryan is an active tech community member and provides valuable advice and insights on product development, startups, and venture capital. He is considered one of the leading experts in the tech industry and his advice and insights are highly sought after.
Ryan is also a sought-after speaker and has spoken at events such as the World Economic Forum and TEDx. In addition, he is a proponent of the Lean Startup methodology and has written extensively about it on his blog. Ryan has also been featured on the cover of Forbes Magazine and was named one of the “30 Under 30” by Inc. Magazine in 2016.&nbsp;
In addition to his work in the tech industry, Ryan is also active in the philanthropic world. He is a board member of the Startup Leadership Program, a nonprofit organization that provides mentorship, training, and resources to aspiring entrepreneurs. Ryan is also a supporter of the ACLU and has spoken out in favor of immigration reform and LGBT rights.

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Fumitake Koga emphasizes the importance of accepting oneself. He suggests that by acknowledging our flaws and strengths, we can find true happiness. It's about being comfortable in your own skin and not comparing yourself to others.

The Power of Self-Acceptance

The book explores the significant role relationships play in our happiness. Koga believes that fostering healthy relationships with others can lead to a more fulfilling life. So, take a look at your relationships and see if they're contributing to your happiness.

The Role of Relationships

Change can be scary, but it's often necessary for growth and happiness. The author encourages readers to have the courage to make changes in their lives. Whether it's a career change or ending a toxic relationship, don't be afraid to take that leap.

The Courage to Change

Koga encourages readers to live in the present moment. He suggests that dwelling on the past or worrying about the future can rob us of our current happiness. So, take a moment to appreciate the here and now.

The Importance of Living in the Present

The Courage to be Happy is a guide to finding genuine happiness. It's not about material possessions or superficial success, but about finding joy in everyday life. So, dig into this book and find your own path to happiness.

The Pursuit of Genuine Happiness

The Courage to be Happy

Fumitake Koga is an award-winning professional writer and author. He has released numerous bestselling works of business-related and general non-fiction. He encountered Adlerian psychology in his late twenties and was deeply affected by its conventional wisdom–defying ideas. Thereafter, Koga made numerous visits to Ichiro Kishimi in Kyoto, gleaned from him the essence of Adlerian psychology, and took down the notes for the classical “dialogue format” method of Greek philosophy that is used in this book.

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