0817 | Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong with Eric Barker

Published on May 23, 2017. Updated on November 30th, 2023.

0817 | Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong with Eric Barker

Eric Barker’s humorous, practical blog, “Barking Up the Wrong Tree” and book of the same name presents science-based answers and expert insight on how to be awesome at life. Over 290,000 people subscribe to his weekly newsletter and his content is syndicated by Time Magazine, The Week, and Business Insider. He has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, and the Financial Times. In this interview, we talk about why common sense wisdom about success is soften so wrong, and what is right.

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In This episode, You’ll Learn:

  • How Your Environment Affects What You Do
  • What Success Really Means
  • What Leads to Success

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