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Emotional success, the power of gratitude, compassion, and pride, David DeSteno

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Emotional success, the power of gratitude, compassion, and pride, David DeSteno
Language
eng
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Main title
Emotional success
Medium
compact disc
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Oclc number
1020078423
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David DeSteno
Sub title
the power of gratitude, compassion, and pride
Summary
A string of bestsellers has alerted us to the link between greatness and grit--the ability to persevere and control one's impulses. But no book yet has revealed the most accessible and powerful path to grit: our three prosocial emotions--gratitude, compassion, and pride. This book explains why prosocial emotions are so effective--they evolved specifically to help us delay our gratification. With our innate desire for short-term gains disabled, we become more resilient
Target audience
adult
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