Barking Up The Wrong Tree May 10th, 2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------- My New Book âPlays Well With Othersâ Is Now Available! ([Click here]( to read on the blog) Itâs finally here! My new book [Plays Well With Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong]( is now available. Grab it at [Amazon]( [Barnes and Noble]( [Books A Million]( [Indiebound]( or [Bookshop](. (No, you cannot borrow my copy.) And, yes, thereâs an [audiobook](. Itâs read by Roger Wayne in such dulcet tones that your ears will weep. After the massive multi-dimensional quantum dumpster fire that was 2020 and the ensuing existential obstacle course of the pandemic, I was driven to write a book that would help us deal with the social deprivation weâve all experienced. (An Instagram carousel just wasnât going to cut it.) With most relationship books, the word "nonfiction" should be in quotes. Many of them just tell you what you want to hear. Then you do what they say, it doesnât workâand you blame yourself. After a while you start to feel like maybe youâre broken. Like youâre the problem. And thatâs not fair. Post-pandemic I felt we needed real answers from real science. The hard facts. The things most books donât talk about. (Warning: the book may give a truth seizure. Do not operate heavy machinery while reading it.) #1 New York Times bestselling author Dan Pink says: An entire branch of social science can be summed up in one phrase: Other people matter. From our highest highs to our lowest lows, our relationships to other people determine our happiness and well-being. In this humorous and profound book, Eric Barker distills what we know about how to make our most important relationships flourish. "Plays Well With Others" will revitalize your life.
Hereâs a glimpse at whatâs inside... What Youâll Learn This is new content. Not just a rehash of the blog. In the book youâll learn:
- What creates love, reignites love, and sustains love. Thereâs no Build-A-Bear store for a happy marriage but Iâll get you as close as you can get.
- The scientific secrets of deep friendships that last.
- The ethical and effective way to get your partner to change.
- The real deal on how to read people at first glance.
- How social media can actually improve relationships.
- A friendly method of lie detection from professional interrogators.
- The antidote to loneliness and why what we usually recommend doesnât work.
- And Iâll even explain the meaning of life. (Let no one say Patricia Barker raised an unambitious son.)
And much, much more. I promise it wonât just assault you with stats until your spirit withers and dies â thatâs what high school is for. Itâs filled with actionable insights, narrative legerdemain and enough humor for a Netflix comedy special. You can get your copy [here](. Oh, and I have an update... Bonuses Extended History repeats itself. Just like with my last book, I offered [preorder bonuses]( and set a deadline⦠and many people have already emailed me asking for an extension. (Now I know how my professors felt in college.) I really donât want to disappoint people who read my blog. And I sincerely believe this is a book we all need right now (including the bonus chapter). And Iâm human too. (Heck, Iâve procrastinated on writing blog posts about procrastination.) So Iâm extending the deadline to get the bonuses. If you get the book and email me the proof of purchase by 5/16 youâll get the cool extras, including the bonus chapter. That's 25% more book. Any version of the book, any retailer qualifies. You can read all about the lovely bonuses [here](. If you already pre-ordered and sent me your proof of purchase, youâre golden. Please be patient with questions or replies, Iâm just one guy (no assistant, no chief of staff, no butler named Alfred) and, frankly, people have been so incredibly generous and pre-ordered so many copies, I am utterly overwhelmed. But no more extensions after 5/16. Just like cremation is your last chance for a smoking hot body, 5/16 is your last chance for the bonuses. So if you would like the supercool goodies, you can get the book [here](. Okay, one more thing I gotta do. And itâs the single most important thing, really. I write a lot about gratitude. Time to show you some... Thank You This book makes the blog possible. I donât have banner ads and the only other time I asked you to buy something was 5 years ago with my first book. So if youâve ever wanted to help support the blog or to say thanks, this is your chance. But I really hope this results in something more. Our social lives are still not back to where they were. Iâm concerned we have settled on new defaults, that the more solitary lives we lived during the pandemic will linger like bad habits. We often use the phrase âlearning experienceâ as a euphemism. But it doesnât have to be. I am hoping this book will help us all live lives filled with more joy and happiness â together. We have much to learn and re-learn. I sincerely believe this book can make a difference. Please [check it out](. Thank you, Eric PS: I am serious about wanting to help you get your relationships back on track. So this week Iâll be emailing you one quick tip from the book each day that you can use immediately to improve your social skills. The saddest part of life is when the people who gave you memories become a memory. This week you and I are going to make sure that doesnât happen. This email was sent to {EMAIL}
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