Take Pride: Why the Deadliest Sin Holds the Secret to Human Success
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1522655662 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 305 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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By making us care about how others see us and how we see ourselves, pride makes us strive for excellence. Its dark, hubristic side is well known, but Tracy shows that pride is also essential for helping us become our best, brightest selves. In Take Pride, Tracy explains why we came to feel pride and how we can make this double-edged emotion serve us—rather than the other way around.. A leading psychologist reveals how our most misunderstood emotion—pride—has shaped our minds and our culture, and shows how we can harness its power.Why did Paul Gauguin abandon middle-class life t
Instead of being an unalloyed vice, it can become something closer to a virtue. A renowned psychologist, Jessica Tracy explains that seeking our best self is nothing to be ashamed of, but that seeking praise at all costs gets us into the worst kind of trouble.”—Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit “Jessica Tracy has flipped the script on pride, showing that it’s not just a deadly sin to be avoided, but also a vitalizing virtue to be nurtured. She does it so convincingly and engagingly that she ought to be proud.”—Ro
A Tale of Two Prides Just Me I read a lot about various topics in psychology and this is by far the best coverage of pride that I have encountered.For a brief summary, I quote from the book, “One conclusion I’ve reached is that the desire to feel pride is one of the most important motivational forces propelling human achievement, creation, and innovation… There’s another pride that influences us too. It&. Excellent description and discussion on pride Hope Hilandera In "Take Pride," author Jessica Tracy offers a new way for us to look at what's been called the worst of the deadly sins: pride. Yet Tracy makes an excellent case for this despised emotion, showing that it's not deadly, but even crucial crucial to human achievement.The problem with the word "pride" is that there are two kinds, not one. The first is the one we can't stand; it's boastful, loud, and arr. "I debated between I debated between 4 and 5 stars, and ended B.L. I debated between 4 and 5 stars, and ended up going with 5 mainly because the premise is so interesting. Pride is normally solidly in the 'bad' column, but the author manages to make a reasonable case for why it also has some elements of virtue in it when it comes to the effect it can have on your life if used right. It doesn't all sit with me well, and there are some elements of the argument that I . and 5 stars, and ended" according to B.L.. I debated between I debated between 4 and 5 stars, and ended B.L. I debated between 4 and 5 stars, and ended up going with 5 mainly because the premise is so interesting. Pride is normally solidly in the 'bad' column, but the author manages to make a reasonable case for why it also has some elements of virtue in it when it comes to the effect it can have on your life if used right. It doesn't all sit with me well, and there are some elements of the argument that I . and 5 stars, and ended up going with 5 mainly because the premise is so interesting. Pride is normally solidly in the 'bad' column, but the author manages to make a reasonable case for why it also has some elements of virtue in it when it comes to the effect it can have on your life if used right. It doesn't all sit with me well, and there are some elements of the argument that I