Most people haven't read John Eliot's "Overachievement", which is a tragedy for anyone who strives to get a hell of a lot out of themselves. The book is loaded

Most people haven't read John Eliot's "Overachievement", which is a tragedy for anyone who strives to get a hell of a lot out of themselves. The book is loaded with counterintuitive thoughts on performance that go against mainstream ideas right now: http://www.amazon.com/Overachievement-Science-Working-Less-Accomplish/dp/B000NJMMTK/ http://www.amazon.com/Overachievement-Science-Working-Less-A... It's only $5 at Amazon right now - very cool book to learn about your physiology under pressure, fight or flight reactions, harnessing/channeling pressure to achieve more, and so on. It reads fast, has interesting anecdotes and good scientific references, and is a potential major overhaul for driven people. I've seen references to quite a few books I like in this thread, but this one is one I didn't see anyone mention.