Author: Nick Vulich
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312314621
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
eBay, Amazon, Etsy, & Fiverr So many choices How do you decide? Which site is right for your online business? Many books promise to share the secrets to getting wealthy selling online. They tell you to sell this or that product, or to try this top secret listing method, or to sign up for this course. But, that's all they are - promises. Sell It Online is different. It's written by a real eBay Power Seller and Top Rated Seller. One who's been selling on eBay and Amazon for over fifteen years. Most importantly, Sell It Online doesn't make any crazy promises that you'll make a million dollars overnight selling on any of these sites. It's not going to happen. It also doesn't tell you that you can make three thousand dollars a month following my method, because those kinds of promises don't make sense. Anyone can make money selling online. But, you aren't going to make a fortune following someone else's plan.
Sell it Online: How to Make Money Selling on eBay, Amazon, Fiverr & Etsy
Author: Nick Vulich
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312314621
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
eBay, Amazon, Etsy, & Fiverr So many choices How do you decide? Which site is right for your online business? Many books promise to share the secrets to getting wealthy selling online. They tell you to sell this or that product, or to try this top secret listing method, or to sign up for this course. But, that's all they are - promises. Sell It Online is different. It's written by a real eBay Power Seller and Top Rated Seller. One who's been selling on eBay and Amazon for over fifteen years. Most importantly, Sell It Online doesn't make any crazy promises that you'll make a million dollars overnight selling on any of these sites. It's not going to happen. It also doesn't tell you that you can make three thousand dollars a month following my method, because those kinds of promises don't make sense. Anyone can make money selling online. But, you aren't going to make a fortune following someone else's plan.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312314621
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
eBay, Amazon, Etsy, & Fiverr So many choices How do you decide? Which site is right for your online business? Many books promise to share the secrets to getting wealthy selling online. They tell you to sell this or that product, or to try this top secret listing method, or to sign up for this course. But, that's all they are - promises. Sell It Online is different. It's written by a real eBay Power Seller and Top Rated Seller. One who's been selling on eBay and Amazon for over fifteen years. Most importantly, Sell It Online doesn't make any crazy promises that you'll make a million dollars overnight selling on any of these sites. It's not going to happen. It also doesn't tell you that you can make three thousand dollars a month following my method, because those kinds of promises don't make sense. Anyone can make money selling online. But, you aren't going to make a fortune following someone else's plan.
eBay 2014: Why You're Not Selling Anything on eBay, and What You Can Do About It
Author: Nick Vulich
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312313765
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Selling on eBay isn't a game. You need to have a plan. eBay 2014 walks you through what it takes to sell on eBay. It answers all of your questions, and gives you ideas about how to get started and grow your eBay business. Do you ever wonder how some sellers can grow a strong thriving business, while others barely scrape by? Many times, I've watched two sellers as they are first starting out on eBay. Both sellers offer the exact same products and prices, yet one business skyrockets to the top of the charts selling thousands of items per month. The other business struggles to sell ten or fifteen items per month. They might even have the same basic look to their listings. On the face of it, it doesn't make sense. Why does one eBay seller prosper, while another falls behind? Is it a matter of luck? Does one eBay seller catch all of the breaks, while another is stuck holding doo doo? Believe it or not, many struggling sellers believe this. They think it's all a matter of luck.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312313765
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Selling on eBay isn't a game. You need to have a plan. eBay 2014 walks you through what it takes to sell on eBay. It answers all of your questions, and gives you ideas about how to get started and grow your eBay business. Do you ever wonder how some sellers can grow a strong thriving business, while others barely scrape by? Many times, I've watched two sellers as they are first starting out on eBay. Both sellers offer the exact same products and prices, yet one business skyrockets to the top of the charts selling thousands of items per month. The other business struggles to sell ten or fifteen items per month. They might even have the same basic look to their listings. On the face of it, it doesn't make sense. Why does one eBay seller prosper, while another falls behind? Is it a matter of luck? Does one eBay seller catch all of the breaks, while another is stuck holding doo doo? Believe it or not, many struggling sellers believe this. They think it's all a matter of luck.
Freaking Idiots Guide To Selling On EBay
Author: Nick Vulich
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482647723
Category : Electronic commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book will cover all of the steps you need to know to successfully sell on eBay.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482647723
Category : Electronic commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book will cover all of the steps you need to know to successfully sell on eBay.
eBay Bookkeeping Made Easy
Author: Nick Vulich
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312397799
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
I've been selling online for fifteen years now. During that time I've learned a lot about bookkeeping, business permits, and taxes. During that same time I have saved thousands of dollars in taxes by saving my receipts and keeping good records. And, so here's the deal... > Did you know eBay has an app that can automatically import all of your sales, fees, and other information and crunch the numbers to show whether you're making a profit or loss? > Did you know that same app will also import all of your information from Etsy and Amazon, if you sell on those platforms? > What would you say if I told you that you could save $500 or more on your taxes every year just by writing down the mileage when you head to the post office, store, or bank? > And, you'd probably think I'd lost my marbles if I told you that you could deduct parts of your next vacation from your taxes. The advice in this little book can easily save you thousands of dollars every year.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312397799
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
I've been selling online for fifteen years now. During that time I've learned a lot about bookkeeping, business permits, and taxes. During that same time I have saved thousands of dollars in taxes by saving my receipts and keeping good records. And, so here's the deal... > Did you know eBay has an app that can automatically import all of your sales, fees, and other information and crunch the numbers to show whether you're making a profit or loss? > Did you know that same app will also import all of your information from Etsy and Amazon, if you sell on those platforms? > What would you say if I told you that you could save $500 or more on your taxes every year just by writing down the mileage when you head to the post office, store, or bank? > And, you'd probably think I'd lost my marbles if I told you that you could deduct parts of your next vacation from your taxes. The advice in this little book can easily save you thousands of dollars every year.
Life Without the BS: Rants, Raves and Other Crazy Stuff
Author: Nick Vulich
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312395818
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Life Without the BS is a humorous look at life, marriage, kids, education, and a few other bugaboos including politics, religion, and sex and dating. If you've got an axe to grind against the Obama, Hillary, Rush, or Anne Coulter--we've got you covered there, too. I don't want to give away the farm, but here a few tastes of what you'll find inside. Let me warn--It's finger licking good. Once you start reading you won't want to stop. On people - As Americans, we're guaranteed the right to ""life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."" Only problem is what gets my rocks off doesn't even register on the happiness scale for some crazy ass bastards out there. Believe it or not, people are different, some a little more so than others.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312395818
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Life Without the BS is a humorous look at life, marriage, kids, education, and a few other bugaboos including politics, religion, and sex and dating. If you've got an axe to grind against the Obama, Hillary, Rush, or Anne Coulter--we've got you covered there, too. I don't want to give away the farm, but here a few tastes of what you'll find inside. Let me warn--It's finger licking good. Once you start reading you won't want to stop. On people - As Americans, we're guaranteed the right to ""life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."" Only problem is what gets my rocks off doesn't even register on the happiness scale for some crazy ass bastards out there. Believe it or not, people are different, some a little more so than others.
The Fiverr Master Class
Author: Patrick Smith
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781502792280
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Dear friend, We are a group of six Fiverr power sellers and have all united to reveal the most comprehensive guide on Fiverr domination ever released. We are not playing around and have each made well over 6 figures from our Fiverr gigs and built real businesses around them. One of our six group, Jimmy Vega, even built a Spanish-English translation business outside of Fiverr simply by following up with his Fiverr clients. We know all the other guides out there. All of them. They are slapped together to make a quick buck from you. We know who writes them; we know where they frequent; we know how they tick. With us, you are at the right place and will be laughing all the way to the bank. This is what you should be doing. We have 70 of content for you, written from experience, time proven and fully actionable. For the first time, we are revealing our Fiverr secrets and dozens of Fiverr gigs that we have successfully used to make money online, sitting in our gardens with our laptops. Here is a brief overview of what is inside: * How to set up your Fiverr account for maximum results * How to set up your gigs so they attract customers like a magnet * Dozens of time proven Fiverr gigs and exact manuals on how to do them * What software to use for Fiverr Backlinking / SEO gigs * Dozens of very simple Fiverr gigs anyone can do * How to communicate with your customers the best way * Mistakes you need to avoid! * Our "invisible salesman" technique to make money outside of Fiverr * How to promote your gigs to snatch customers away from the competition * Much more! Come and join us on the way to financial freedom!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781502792280
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Dear friend, We are a group of six Fiverr power sellers and have all united to reveal the most comprehensive guide on Fiverr domination ever released. We are not playing around and have each made well over 6 figures from our Fiverr gigs and built real businesses around them. One of our six group, Jimmy Vega, even built a Spanish-English translation business outside of Fiverr simply by following up with his Fiverr clients. We know all the other guides out there. All of them. They are slapped together to make a quick buck from you. We know who writes them; we know where they frequent; we know how they tick. With us, you are at the right place and will be laughing all the way to the bank. This is what you should be doing. We have 70 of content for you, written from experience, time proven and fully actionable. For the first time, we are revealing our Fiverr secrets and dozens of Fiverr gigs that we have successfully used to make money online, sitting in our gardens with our laptops. Here is a brief overview of what is inside: * How to set up your Fiverr account for maximum results * How to set up your gigs so they attract customers like a magnet * Dozens of time proven Fiverr gigs and exact manuals on how to do them * What software to use for Fiverr Backlinking / SEO gigs * Dozens of very simple Fiverr gigs anyone can do * How to communicate with your customers the best way * Mistakes you need to avoid! * Our "invisible salesman" technique to make money outside of Fiverr * How to promote your gigs to snatch customers away from the competition * Much more! Come and join us on the way to financial freedom!
Freaking Idiots Guides 4 Book Bundle Ebay Fiverr Kindle and Public Domain
Author: Nick Vulich
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482799620
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If You Are Serious About Making Money Online - You Need to Read This Book! Hands Down, eBay and Fiverr are the two best websites where every day people can make money selling products or services online. If you have ever wanted to carve out your own niche, this four book bundle is going to give you all of the information that you need to get started. If you want to sell products on eBay you're going to learn the secrets Power Sellers use to make $100 everyday selling on eBay. What I'm going to give you is a proven plan that you can follow over and over again to make money now - and in the future, whenever you find yourself strapped for a little cash. What's the secret to selling your item for the most money possible? It's easy - Most sellers have no idea what they have, or how to sell it ... This book will cover all of the steps you need to know to successfully sell on eBay 1) Where to find items to sell on eBay 2) How to discover your own private niche where buyers will keep coming back to buy more items from you 3) How to write a great auction title packed with keywords that will draw people to your items 4) How to write a description that will leave them drooling for more Whether you are new to eBay, or have been selling on eBay for some time now, this book can help you make more money - starting today! If you have a service to sell, Fiverr will let you pump up profits - Quickly If you've never heard of Fiverr before, it's this crazy hot new website where buyers and sellers get together to exchange money for services. And, get this - the price on everything offered there is five dollars, no more, no less - Maybe! It's just insane what some of these people are willing to do for five bucks! There's this one guy who dresses up like Jesus and offers to make a Christmas video or a video of anything else you want. Another guy pops a set of Mickey Mouse ears on his balding head and offers to sing Happy Birthday in a depressed tone. And, before I forget, there's a lady who offers to write any message, website, URL, or anything else you want across her boobs or sexy bum and send you pictures. And the fact is they are selling hundreds, sometimes even thousands of these services. I know what you're thinking! How can anybody make money, even if you do thousands of these things, if you only charge five bucks? The answer is gig extras, and good old fashioned tips. Many sellers hang a new-fangled cyber tip jar out there to collect a little extra love for a job well done. But the real money is in the gig extras. Just what are gig extras, you ask. Gig extras are this hot new idea Fiverr has developed that is allowing many sellers to consistently turn five bucks into fifty or one hundred dollars. There is no limit to the type of gig that you can offer. If you can imagine it, you can do it. Kindle books are HOT! If you ever wanted to write a book - Now is the time! Freaking Idiots Guide to Writing a Kindle Bestseller will take you through the entire process of marketing your Kindle book, so you have a better shot at success the first time you're up to bat. And if you're short on ideas or information for your Kindle book, Freaking Idiots Guide to Public Domain Profits will show you a source for unlimited ideas that you can use - Absolutely Free! Don't wait another minute. Order your copy of this book today! Start being more successful tomorrow.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781482799620
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If You Are Serious About Making Money Online - You Need to Read This Book! Hands Down, eBay and Fiverr are the two best websites where every day people can make money selling products or services online. If you have ever wanted to carve out your own niche, this four book bundle is going to give you all of the information that you need to get started. If you want to sell products on eBay you're going to learn the secrets Power Sellers use to make $100 everyday selling on eBay. What I'm going to give you is a proven plan that you can follow over and over again to make money now - and in the future, whenever you find yourself strapped for a little cash. What's the secret to selling your item for the most money possible? It's easy - Most sellers have no idea what they have, or how to sell it ... This book will cover all of the steps you need to know to successfully sell on eBay 1) Where to find items to sell on eBay 2) How to discover your own private niche where buyers will keep coming back to buy more items from you 3) How to write a great auction title packed with keywords that will draw people to your items 4) How to write a description that will leave them drooling for more Whether you are new to eBay, or have been selling on eBay for some time now, this book can help you make more money - starting today! If you have a service to sell, Fiverr will let you pump up profits - Quickly If you've never heard of Fiverr before, it's this crazy hot new website where buyers and sellers get together to exchange money for services. And, get this - the price on everything offered there is five dollars, no more, no less - Maybe! It's just insane what some of these people are willing to do for five bucks! There's this one guy who dresses up like Jesus and offers to make a Christmas video or a video of anything else you want. Another guy pops a set of Mickey Mouse ears on his balding head and offers to sing Happy Birthday in a depressed tone. And, before I forget, there's a lady who offers to write any message, website, URL, or anything else you want across her boobs or sexy bum and send you pictures. And the fact is they are selling hundreds, sometimes even thousands of these services. I know what you're thinking! How can anybody make money, even if you do thousands of these things, if you only charge five bucks? The answer is gig extras, and good old fashioned tips. Many sellers hang a new-fangled cyber tip jar out there to collect a little extra love for a job well done. But the real money is in the gig extras. Just what are gig extras, you ask. Gig extras are this hot new idea Fiverr has developed that is allowing many sellers to consistently turn five bucks into fifty or one hundred dollars. There is no limit to the type of gig that you can offer. If you can imagine it, you can do it. Kindle books are HOT! If you ever wanted to write a book - Now is the time! Freaking Idiots Guide to Writing a Kindle Bestseller will take you through the entire process of marketing your Kindle book, so you have a better shot at success the first time you're up to bat. And if you're short on ideas or information for your Kindle book, Freaking Idiots Guide to Public Domain Profits will show you a source for unlimited ideas that you can use - Absolutely Free! Don't wait another minute. Order your copy of this book today! Start being more successful tomorrow.
Freaking Idiots Guide to Fiverr
Author: Nicholas L. Vulich
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781482632491
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What is Fiverr? And, Why Should You Be Selling Your Services There? Fiverr is this crazy hot new website where buyers and sellers get together to exchange money for services. And, get this - the price on everything offered there is five dollars, no more, no less – Maybe! It's just insane what some of these people are willing to do for five bucks! There's this one guy who dresses up like Jesus and offers to make a Christmas video or a video of anything else you want. Another guy pops a set of Mickey Mouse ears on his balding head and offers to sing Happy Birthday in a depressed tone. And, before I forget, there's a lady who offers to write any message, website, URL, or anything else you want across her boobs or sexy bum and send you pictures. And the fact is they are selling hundreds, sometimes even thousands of these services.I know what you're thinking! How can anybody make money, even if you do thousands of these things, if you only charge five bucks? The answer is gig extras, and good old fashioned tips. Many sellers hang a new-fangled cyber tip jar out there to collect a little extra love for a job well done. But the real money is in the gig extras. Just what are gig extras, you ask. Gig extras are this hot new idea Fiverr has developed that is allowing many sellers to consistently turn five bucks into fifty or one hundred dollars. Here are just a few of the services sellers are offering on Fiverr – 1) Video testimonials 2) Puppet videos 3) Logo design 4) Facebook timelines 5) Product reviews 6) Sexy messages 7) Psychic readings Are you beginning to get the idea? There is no limit to the type of gig that you can offer. If you can imagine it, you can do it. Order this book, and start selling on Fiverr today! About the Author Nick Vulich is the author of four Kindle books including Freaking Idiots Guide to Selling on eBay, How anyone can make $100 or more everyday selling on eBay. His other bookFreaking Idiots Guide to Writing a Kindle Bestseller is a guide for self-published authors detailing how to market your book on Amazon Kindle.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781482632491
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
What is Fiverr? And, Why Should You Be Selling Your Services There? Fiverr is this crazy hot new website where buyers and sellers get together to exchange money for services. And, get this - the price on everything offered there is five dollars, no more, no less – Maybe! It's just insane what some of these people are willing to do for five bucks! There's this one guy who dresses up like Jesus and offers to make a Christmas video or a video of anything else you want. Another guy pops a set of Mickey Mouse ears on his balding head and offers to sing Happy Birthday in a depressed tone. And, before I forget, there's a lady who offers to write any message, website, URL, or anything else you want across her boobs or sexy bum and send you pictures. And the fact is they are selling hundreds, sometimes even thousands of these services.I know what you're thinking! How can anybody make money, even if you do thousands of these things, if you only charge five bucks? The answer is gig extras, and good old fashioned tips. Many sellers hang a new-fangled cyber tip jar out there to collect a little extra love for a job well done. But the real money is in the gig extras. Just what are gig extras, you ask. Gig extras are this hot new idea Fiverr has developed that is allowing many sellers to consistently turn five bucks into fifty or one hundred dollars. Here are just a few of the services sellers are offering on Fiverr – 1) Video testimonials 2) Puppet videos 3) Logo design 4) Facebook timelines 5) Product reviews 6) Sexy messages 7) Psychic readings Are you beginning to get the idea? There is no limit to the type of gig that you can offer. If you can imagine it, you can do it. Order this book, and start selling on Fiverr today! About the Author Nick Vulich is the author of four Kindle books including Freaking Idiots Guide to Selling on eBay, How anyone can make $100 or more everyday selling on eBay. His other bookFreaking Idiots Guide to Writing a Kindle Bestseller is a guide for self-published authors detailing how to market your book on Amazon Kindle.
Tunerville
Author: A. Elizabeth West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734483710
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
If you've ever wondered what would happen if you could meet a ghost, talk to it, or even touch it, this book is for you! Paranormal investigator Chris Taylor really wants to see a ghost. So he invents a remote control that tunes them back into the physical world. Hoping to help stranded spirits, he sells the rights to a TV network, only to see his gadget disrupt both earthly and unearthly society. The tuner's effect on humanity threatens the dimension that houses the afterlife, known as the Realm. Its Directorate sends an emissary, Callahan, to oversee a solution: Chris must persuade people to stop using his invention. The living don't want to give up the tuners - and neither do the dead. Chris enlists help from his friends, Callahan, and a groovy Seventies ghost and begins a clumsy romance with activist Hannah Lively. But when a scientist bent on glory tweaks the tuner and opens a dangerous portal, they're forced to devise a perilous plan to stop her. What follows takes Chris on a journey he never imagined, one that could ultimately cost him everything.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734483710
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
If you've ever wondered what would happen if you could meet a ghost, talk to it, or even touch it, this book is for you! Paranormal investigator Chris Taylor really wants to see a ghost. So he invents a remote control that tunes them back into the physical world. Hoping to help stranded spirits, he sells the rights to a TV network, only to see his gadget disrupt both earthly and unearthly society. The tuner's effect on humanity threatens the dimension that houses the afterlife, known as the Realm. Its Directorate sends an emissary, Callahan, to oversee a solution: Chris must persuade people to stop using his invention. The living don't want to give up the tuners - and neither do the dead. Chris enlists help from his friends, Callahan, and a groovy Seventies ghost and begins a clumsy romance with activist Hannah Lively. But when a scientist bent on glory tweaks the tuner and opens a dangerous portal, they're forced to devise a perilous plan to stop her. What follows takes Chris on a journey he never imagined, one that could ultimately cost him everything.
The Power of Bad
Author: John Tierney
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101616466
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"The most important book at the borderland of psychology and politics that I have ever read."—Martin E. P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at that University of Pennsylvania and author of Learned Optimism Why are we devastated by a word of criticism even when it’s mixed with lavish praise? Because our brains are wired to focus on the bad. This negativity effect explains things great and small: why countries blunder into disastrous wars, why couples divorce, why people flub job interviews, how schools fail students, why football coaches stupidly punt on fourth down. All day long, the power of bad governs people’s moods, drives marketing campaigns, and dominates news and politics. Eminent social scientist Roy F. Baumeister stumbled unexpectedly upon this fundamental aspect of human nature. To find out why financial losses mattered more to people than financial gains, Baumeister looked for situations in which good events made a bigger impact than bad ones. But his team couldn’t find any. Their research showed that bad is relentlessly stronger than good, and their paper has become one of the most-cited in the scientific literature. Our brain’s negativity bias makes evolutionary sense because it kept our ancestors alert to fatal dangers, but it distorts our perspective in today’s media environment. The steady barrage of bad news and crisismongering makes us feel helpless and leaves us needlessly fearful and angry. We ignore our many blessings, preferring to heed—and vote for—the voices telling us the world is going to hell. But once we recognize our negativity bias, the rational brain can overcome the power of bad when it’s harmful and employ that power when it’s beneficial. In fact, bad breaks and bad feelings create the most powerful incentives to become smarter and stronger. Properly understood, bad can be put to perfectly good use. As noted science journalist John Tierney and Baumeister show in this wide-ranging book, we can adopt proven strategies to avoid the pitfalls that doom relationships, careers, businesses, and nations. Instead of despairing at what’s wrong in your life and in the world, you can see how much is going right—and how to make it still better.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101616466
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"The most important book at the borderland of psychology and politics that I have ever read."—Martin E. P. Seligman, Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology at that University of Pennsylvania and author of Learned Optimism Why are we devastated by a word of criticism even when it’s mixed with lavish praise? Because our brains are wired to focus on the bad. This negativity effect explains things great and small: why countries blunder into disastrous wars, why couples divorce, why people flub job interviews, how schools fail students, why football coaches stupidly punt on fourth down. All day long, the power of bad governs people’s moods, drives marketing campaigns, and dominates news and politics. Eminent social scientist Roy F. Baumeister stumbled unexpectedly upon this fundamental aspect of human nature. To find out why financial losses mattered more to people than financial gains, Baumeister looked for situations in which good events made a bigger impact than bad ones. But his team couldn’t find any. Their research showed that bad is relentlessly stronger than good, and their paper has become one of the most-cited in the scientific literature. Our brain’s negativity bias makes evolutionary sense because it kept our ancestors alert to fatal dangers, but it distorts our perspective in today’s media environment. The steady barrage of bad news and crisismongering makes us feel helpless and leaves us needlessly fearful and angry. We ignore our many blessings, preferring to heed—and vote for—the voices telling us the world is going to hell. But once we recognize our negativity bias, the rational brain can overcome the power of bad when it’s harmful and employ that power when it’s beneficial. In fact, bad breaks and bad feelings create the most powerful incentives to become smarter and stronger. Properly understood, bad can be put to perfectly good use. As noted science journalist John Tierney and Baumeister show in this wide-ranging book, we can adopt proven strategies to avoid the pitfalls that doom relationships, careers, businesses, and nations. Instead of despairing at what’s wrong in your life and in the world, you can see how much is going right—and how to make it still better.