Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to get unstuck and unlock your potential

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Great book to listen to (I had the audiobook) cycling to and from work. A lot of applicable wisdom for day to day life and life rules and lessons for a more long term overview of upcoming goals and breakthroughs. More From Our Essential Coronavirus Coverage More From Our Essential Coronavirus Coverage Explore This Series

A few months before, the woman had terminal cancer, but she had just been told that she was in remission. Today, more than a decade later, she remains cancer free and works as a fitness instructor. It was a breakthrough of monumental proportions and one that would make Allison world famous. There’s a potential silver lining to breakthroughs as well. By definition, these infections occur in immune systems that already recognize the virus and can learn from it again. Each subsequent encounter with SARS-CoV-2 might effectively remind the body that the pathogen’s threat still looms, coaxing cells into reinvigorating their defenses and sharpening their coronavirus-detecting skills, and prolonging the duration of protection. Some of that familiarity might ebb with certain variants. But in broad strokes, a post-inoculation infection can be “like a booster for the vaccine,” Su, of the University of Pennsylvania, told me. It’s not unlike keeping veteran fighters on retainer: After the dust has settled, the battle’s survivors will be on a sharper lookout for the next assault. That’s certainly no reason to seek out infection. But should such a mishap occur, there’s a good chance that “continuously training immune cells can be a really good thing,” Nicole Baumgarth, an immunologist at UC Davis, told me. (Vaccination, by the way, might mobilize stronger protection than natural infection, and it’s less dangerous to boot.) Adam Alter marries research-based solutions with genuine insight. This book is an invaluable guide to turning hurdles into breakthroughs."— Scott Galloway, NYU Stern professor of marketing and author of Adrift This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by

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If anything, he thought, CTLA-4 wasn’t a gas pedal, but a brake. So, just as he always had, Allison returned to his lab to figure things out and his research confirmed his suspicions. CTLA-4 didn’t stimulate the immune response, but shut it down. The authors have created a sort of anti-Book of Virtues in this encyclopedic compendium of the ways and means of power.Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by William McRaven (2017) The best examples of this come from elite athletes who sacrifice immediate performance for long-term dominance. For example, the greatest soccer player today (and perhaps ever), Lionel Messi, walks for the first few minutes of every game as he soothes his nerves and develops a sense of how the other 21 players on the field are behaving. He has never scored during the first two minutes of any game but has scored during every single other minute from three to ninety. That two-minute sacrifice pays dividends during the remaining eighty-eight-plus. “The idea here is to take a beat—whether a minute or a day or a week—before you act.” I was impressed with this book from the beginning to end. Alter's writing style is easy to understand. If the authors are serious, this is a silly, distasteful book. If they are not, it’s a brilliant satire.