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In his sixth fable, best-selling author Patrick Lencioni takes on a topic that almost everyone can relate to: the causes of a miserable job. Millions of workers, even those who have carefully chosen careers based on true passions and interests, dread going to work, suffering each day as they trudge to jobs that make them cynical, weary, and frustrated. It is a simple fact of business life that any job, from investment banker to dishwasher, can become miserable.

Personality tests. Team-building exercises. Forced fun. Desktop surveillance. Open-plan offices. Acronyms. Diminishing job security. Hot desking. Pointless perks. Hackathons. If any of the above sound familiar, welcome to the modern economy. In this hilarious but deadly serious audiobook, best-selling author Dan Lyons looks at how the world of work has slowly morphed from one of unions and steady career progression to a dystopia made of bean bags and unpaid internships. And that's the 'good' jobs....

Everyone has a horror story about air travel—cancellations, delays, lost baggage, tiny seats, poor service. In this day and age, there is no reason that flying should be this bad. In Why Flying Is Miserable, Ganesh Sitaraman, a law professor and policy expert, explains how this happened: It was a conscious choice made by Washington in the 1970s to roll back many forms of regulation that began during the New Deal, in the name of unimpeded capitalism and more competition.

No tiene lecciones de sabiduría ancestral, sino más bien lo que se puede aprender de los errores propios y de los demás, pero sobre todo de vivir cada segundo intensamente. No busca cambiarle la vida a nadie ni descubrir ningún hilo negro; si acaso arrancarte una que otra carcajada. y en ese sentido, puede que sí nos acerque un poquito a la felicidad.

Being deep in debt can be incredibly tense and stressful, and can lead to depression, anxiety, and even health issues. The constant, unending calls from creditors, the guilt, the lack of money - all of this can be overwhelming. It puts stress not just on you but on your family, friends, and job. However, there is hope. This book explains what you can do to pull yourself out of the hole of debt that you've dug.

Miserable at Work? Why? You Don't Have to Be describes breakthrough thinking for having fun at work to deliver true innovation. We explore how to ideate and bring out the best in everyone! We focus on three major concepts. The first is bringing awareness to how we think our brains work and then discovering where we may have had misconceptions. The second is letting go of the powerful need to be right at the start of trying to achieve something new.