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The Pursuit of Unhappiness
Paul Watzlawick - W. W. Norton & Company - 1993 - 128 pages

The Situation Is Hopeless But Not Serious

2023 September 06 | by Arduino Mancini Critical thinking - Education - Effective thinking

Are you challenged by having diligently followed a good number of recipes for happiness that have turned out to be unsuccessful? Do you have enough of the recommendations of psychologists, coaches, and life masters? Are you tired of being told to simply be yourself because there are no limits to the achievements you can reach? […]

The psychology of human relationships
Eric Berne - Penguin Books - 2016 - 176 pages

Games People Play

2023 June 01 | by Arduino Mancini Education - Resilience

In everyday life, we encounter situations that often end up following recurring communication patterns: the staff member harassed by the boss, the alcoholic who does everything not to be rescued, the perpetually busy person happy to have no time to breathe-these are cases that we all have encountered at least once in our lives and […]

The Universal Laws of Success
Albert-László Barabási - Pan Macmillan - 2018 - 320 p.

The formula

2023 March 23 | by Arduino Mancini Education - Resilience

A good friend of mine, an experienced bookseller, one day recommended to buying this book. “Read it, you will find it interesting enough to use in your work, and you’ll recommend it to the readers of your blog”. He was absolutely right; I ate the book in one go and here I am writing a […]

A brief history of humankind
Yuval Noah Harari - Harper Perennial - 2018 - 578 pages

Sapiens

2023 January 25 | by Arduino Mancini Change management - Conflict and Games Theory - Education

This book is essential for anyone who wants to understand who we are and where we are going, drawing inspiration from the history of humankind. As you understand, we are not talking about minor issues. Sapiens, A brief history of humankind is the summary of an immense study conducted over the years by Yuval Noah […]

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen - Penguin Books – 2015 – 411 pages

Getting Things Done

2021 July 13 | by Arduino Mancini Education - Time Management

How do you manage your time? Are you happy or do you think you can improve? If time management is very tiring for you (but also if you are doing very well and want to get new ideas to do better), this book can be of great help to you. In the book Getting Things […]

The story of success
Malcolm Gladwell - Penguin - 2009 - 336 pages

Outliers

2021 June 01 | by Arduino Mancini Education - Leadership

In the era where wealth, social success, and celebrity achievement seem to have become our primary life purpose, we have all asked ourselves a few questions: What is the secret to success? Is it really just a matter of individual talent and persistence in pursuing goals? Are other, unpredictable factors coming into play? And what […]

Opportunities for Social Collaboration
Edited by Michael Thomas - Palgrave and Macmillan's Digital Education and Learning - 2011 - 269 p.

Digital Education

2019 June 13 | by Arduino Mancini Education

A collection of content-based chapters and case studies examining the pedagogical potential and realities of digital literacies in education. The book aims to examine several foundational aspects of Web 2.0 technologies and social media applications to understand the implications for teaching, learning, and professional development. “Digital Education introduces a healthy corrective to exaggerated techno-optimism or […]