Collection: Self-Development

Fumio Sasaki changed his life when he became a minimalist. But before minimalism could really stick, he had to make it a habit. All of us live our lives based on the habits we've formed, from when we get up in the morning to what we eat and drink to how likely we are to actually make it to the gym. In Hello, Habits, Sasaki explains how we can acquire the new habits that we want--and get rid of the ones that don't do us any good.

Drawing on leading theories and tips about the science of habit formation from cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and sociology, along with examples from popular culture and tried-and-tested techniques from his own life, he unravels common misperceptions about "willpower" and "talent," and offers a step-by-step guide to success. Ultimately, Sasaki shows how ordinary people like himself can use his principles of good habit-making to improve themselves and change their lives.

Whether you're a programmer,

THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU IF...

1. You feel stretched too thin by trying to do too much.

2. There's no time for relaxation or deep thinking.

3. You're completing thousands of tasks without achieving your goals.

Welcome to The Focus Project, a book designed to provide answers and solutions to the challenge of focusing in an unfocused world. Combining street science and institutional research alongside his own personal focus project, Qualman delivers practical advice on doing the important things instead of a bunch of things.

We should choose to focus on what matters most.

This choice determines our success, happiness, health, and fulfillment. Successful and happy people understand it's not about getting more things done, it's about getting more of the big things done.

The pages within will help you learn the not so simple art of doing less.

The comprehensive guide to the craft of jewelry making!

Craft your path to becoming a jewelry artisan with The Complete Jewelry Making Course: Principles, Practice and Techniques: A Beginner's Course for Aspiring Jewelry Makers. This must-have art book covers every step of the jewelry making process, from creating original design concepts to making professionally finished pieces of jewelry. Author Jinks McGrath lists all required tools and equipment, explains their uses, advises on safe working practices, and then guides her readers through every stage of the jewelry making process in a series of carefully structured tutorials. Beginners and enthusiasts will learn--

• How to turn an original idea into a workable design and, ultimately, a beautiful piece of jewelry
• How to work with precious and semiprecious stones, metals, glass, plastic, resin, and wood
• How to present and sell jewelry to dealers and wholesalers

Clear, full-color, step-by-step photos demonstrate the methods of fashioning metals by heating, hammering, casting, soldering, riveting, polishing, finishing, and adding surface decoration. At-a-glance panels explain how to apply the techniques and choose the correct materials, from crystals to sterling silver. While this thorough, easy-to-understand jewelry guide is a perfect gift for adults who love crafts, it's also the perfect how-to-guide for transforming hobbyists into true professionals. This complete guide is also ideal for fashion and jewelry courses.

Learn the art of jewelry making with just one, must-have book!

Featuring extraordinarily detailed, hand-drawn illustrations and concise, clear text, The Marine Biology Coloring Book allows you to explore the earth's delicate, complex underwater world.

Essential to understanding aquatic life, The Marine Biology Coloring Book includes information on habitats, marine birds, invertebrates, fish, and reptiles, and the symbiotic relationships among marine organisms. This excellent educational resource and interactive guide also examines deep-sea diving research vessels and other technology used to study the ocean, and provides clear explanations of ocean currents and global weather patterns, including Upwelling and El Nino.

Key features:

• Details on the natural coloration of the plants and animals illustrated will help you create an accurate picture of the ocean world.
• The text provides a clear introduction to major marine environments as well as an examination of the lifestyles and interactions of the organisms that inhabit them.
• This expanded edition offers vital information on ocean currents and global weather, including an explanation of El Nino, the deep-sea realm, and the newest deep-sea diving research vessels.
• The process of coloring will focus your attention and leave a visual imprint on your memory.

A wake-up call for creatives who need that inspiring kick to finally create the thing they've been meaning to make, while celebrating the journey of trying, learning, and failing.

Over the last eight years, Jason Bacher and Brian Buirge of Good F*cking Design Advice (GFDA) have made a name for themselves in the international design community, inspiring creatives, artists, and entrepreneurs with their products, weekly e-mails, and most important, their unorthodox advice about work ethic and the creative process.

Do the F*cking Work is a collection of 100 beautifully packaged pieces that showcase their irreverent advice--inspiration that will help unstick even the most dedicated procrastinators. Covering everything from drinking your morning coffee to handling productive criticism, from embracing failure to rejecting the status quo, their insights upend conventional thinking and teach you to embrace and celebrate the journey of creation--the joy of trying, failing, learning, and sometimes failing again.

To make something good we have to make some mistakes. Bacher and Buirge teach you to embrace the unknown and to f*cking laugh at yourself during the process. There is a method to their madness--a surprising reassurance that is baked into their bluntness. We're all trying, messing up, and trying again. And there's joy to be found in that--something we often overlook in our rush to get everything done and get it right the first time.

With personal insights, actionable advice, stylish visuals, and lots of colorful language, Do the F*cking Work will leave you feeling renewed and inspired, and will make you see that the value of work is as much about the process as the outcome.