1: Imagine you were to experience back pain and disability after an acute back injury.

Turns out you will likely fall into one of two distinct groups.

“Researchers have known for years that some people who experience acute back pain recover successfully and lead full lives, while others experience ongoing pain that eventually leads to disability,” Jane McGonigal writes in her book SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully.

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1: Success is like a nightclub, Alex Banayan writes in his book, The Third Door. 

“There’s the First Door: the main entrance, where 99 percent of people wait in line, hoping to get in,” he observes.

Then, there is the Second Door, “the VIP entrance, where the billionaires and celebrities slip through.”

Finally, there is the Third Door, which most people know nothing about. 

“It’s the entrance,” Alex writes, … continue reading