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Necessitating Change unveils a novel way of life that no one intuitively develops, provides tools of self-governance that schools never teach, reveals ugly truths we've been programmed to ignore, and presents controversial yet liberating facts we have no choice but to accept. We have been going through the motions, treading mindlessly through life, making uninformed decisions based on little to no understanding of the protagonist-ourselves. In a world of everchanging people, places, and practices, the archaic and maladaptive psyche we blindly inherit deprives us of twenty-ï¬rst-century privileges and opportunities we unknowingly forego-setting ourselves up for disappointment and depressingly familiar, unfulï¬lled lives.
You may have been feeling incompatible with life's paradigms and memes, assuming preordained suffering, questioning your sanity and life choices, wondering if there is something intrinsically wrong with the world as you see it. You may have been questioning all that is uncontrollable and disregarding what is: your outlook, your mindset, your motivations, your method.
Necessitating Change details an actionable "Quasi-Chaotic Lifestyle" model whose core principles are founded on the adaptive, efï¬cient, and value-driven industry-proven software development standard: the Agile philosophy. Unlike the pseudoscientiï¬c, "believe in yourself," think-harder-but-not-so-much word salads you ï¬nd littering most self-help bookshelves, this proposed lifestyle is substantiated by multidisciplinary empirical evidence with realistic instructions and examples that make it easy to follow and achieve unparalleled immediate and enduring life-changing results.
Within these pages is an inclusive, accessible, and practical twenty-ï¬rst-century guide to Self-Actualization, outlining a path for cultivating an examined life of fulï¬llment and everlasting growth to conquer your fullest potential, as you see ï¬t, in your own individualistic way.
Necessitating Change is the book you never knew you needed. If you were looking for an answer, this is it.
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"A refreshing, comprehensive, evidence-based explosion of undeniable practical insight." - Suzzy, kindergarten teacher, Oman
"You want change? Buy this book." - Michael, war veteran, Australia
"I've never felt more in control. The best part is, it actually works, almost immediately, AND it only gets better thereafter!" - Dieter, 17 y.o., Germany
Figures viii
Introduction xi
Part I: Breaking Bad Habits - The Problem 1
Chapter 1. The Traditional Psyche 3
Chapter 2. Pestilential Goal-Setting 17
Chapter 3. The Twenty-First-Century Dilemma 22
Chapter 4. Self-Limiting Reluctancy 32
Chapter 5. The Malleable Psyche 54
Chapter 6. Incessant Distraction 68
Chapter 7. Procreative Predisposition 79
Chapter 8. A Cursed Grail 87
Chapter 9. Shortsighted Limits 110
Part II: Revelations of Promise - The Theory 123
Chapter 10. The Waterfall Methodology 125
Chapter 11. The Agile Philosophy 141
Chapter 12. The Nexus of Chaos and Development 157
Chapter 13. Iterative Divergence 163
Chapter 14. Shades of Serendipity 171
Part III: Desperate Measures - The Last Resort 191
Chapter 15. A Sense of Urgency 193
Chapter 16. Perpetual Dissonance 200
Chapter 17. Suffer 206
Part IV: Direction - The Purpose 219
Chapter 18. The Quasi-Chaotic View 221
Part V: The Tool Kit - The Means 243
Chapter 19. Curiosity 245
Chapter 20. Osmosis 257
Chapter 21. Accountability 265
Chapter 22. Momentum 272
Chapter 23. Ambition 279
Chapter 24. Failure 284
Chapter 25. Pride 289
Part VI: Decisions - The Verdict 295
Chapter 26. Hard Problems 297
Chapter 27. The Three Pillars of Conviction 307
Chapter 28. The Quasi-Chaotic Decision-Making Model 319
Stage 1: Realizing a Decision 321
Stage 2: Acting on a Decision 327
Stage 3: Living with a Decision 332
Part VII: Execution - The Practice 339
Chapter 29. Learning By Example 341
Mike's Odyssey 344
Andrew's Odyssey 346
Rachel's Odyssey 348
Chapter 30. Step 1: The Setup 350
Chapter 31. Step 2: Scope of Influence 377
Chapter 32. Step 3: Navigating SOI 387
Chapter 33. Step 4: Five Whys 396
Chapter 34. Step 5: Cutting 415
Chapter 35. Step 6: Bulking 446
Chapter 36. Bringing it All Together 508
Part VIII: Triumph - The Finish Line 517
Chapter 37. Recap 519
Chapter 38. Giving Back 524
Chapter 39. Rebirth 527
Quasi-Chaotic Tips 530
Quasi-Chaotic Tool Kit Cheat Sheet 543
Effective Altruism and the Pledge 547
Glossary and Essentials 553
References 573
Index 595
ISBN: 9780645762723
ISBN-10: 0645762725
Published: 19th May 2023
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 624
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Zed Wechsler
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6 x 3.51
Weight (kg): 0.86
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