Getting unstuck
Subtitle: break free of the plateau effect
By: Bob Sullivan and Hugh Thompson
Contributors: Thompson, Herbert H., author
Publisher: [Penguin Books]
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780142180945
Subjects: Success; Psychological aspects; Performance; Achievement motivation; Self-actualization (Psychology); Psychology of Learning
Description: The authors show the different kinds of plateaus that can hold you back and how they can be overcome. Using case studies of both success and failure -- including Derek Jeter, Blockbuster, and Google -- they identify how to avoid pitfalls and to incorporate the peak behaviors that place breakthroughs within anyone's grasp. If you've ever given more and more to a broken relationship, a weight-loss regimen, or a stalled career -- only to get less and less in return -- Getting Unstuck will change your life.
Notes: "A Plume Book."

Previously published as "The plateau effect."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part One. The science:; title: Three Forces; title: 1.Do the Math; title: Uncovering the Forces That Drive the Plateau Effect; title: 2.Going Flat; title: The First Plateau Force; title: 3.The Greedy Algorithm; title: The Second Plateau Force; title: 4.Bad Timing; title: The Third Plateau Force; title: Part two. The engine:; title: Building Your Approach; title: 5.Flow Mechanisms; title: Step Functions, Choke Points, and Mystery Ingredients; title: 6.Distortion Mechanisms; title: Navigating Bad Data and Other Tricks of the Plateau; title: Part three. The achievement:; title: Peak Behaviors; title: 7.Attention; title: The First Action; title: 8.Agility; title: The Second Action; title: 9.Application; title: The Third Action.