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### [DANāS BOOKS](/books)
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### The Power of Regret:
How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
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### WHEN: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing:
The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
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### To Sell Is Human:
The Surprising Truth About Moving Others
"Artfully blend(s) anecdotes, insights, and studies from the social sciences into a frothy blend of utility and entertainment"
ā Bloomberg
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### Drive:
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
āImportant readingā¦an integral addition to a growing body of literature that argues for a radical shift in how businesses operate.ā
ā Kirkus
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### A Whole New Mind:
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
"Wow! This is not a self-help book. It's way more important than that."
ā Seth Godin, author of Purple Cow
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### The Adventures of Johnny Bunko:
The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need
"The ideal gift for those in need of a career shakeup who claim they have no time to even think about next steps."
ā NYTimes.com
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### Free Agent Nation:
The Future of Working for Yourself
"FREE AGENT NATION will turn your notion of a "career" upside down. It might even set you free..."
ā Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoonist
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["Artfully blend(s) anecdotes, insights, and studies from the social sciences into a frothy blend of utility and entertainment"
ā Bloomberg](https://www.danpink.com/books/to-sell-is-human/)
[Learn More](https://www.danpink.com/books/to-sell-is-human/)
[āImportant readingā¦an integral addition to a growing body of literature that argues for a radical shift in how businesses operate.ā
ā Kirkus](https://www.danpink.com/books/drive/)
[Learn More](https://www.danpink.com/books/drive/)
["Wow! This is not a self-help book. It's way more important than that."
ā Seth Godin, author of Purple Cow](https://www.danpink.com/books/whole-new-mind/)
[Learn More](https://www.danpink.com/books/whole-new-mind/)
["The ideal gift for those in need of a career shakeup who claim they have no time to even think about next steps."
ā NYTimes.com](https://www.danpink.com/books/johnny-bunko/)
[Learn More](https://www.danpink.com/books/johnny-bunko/)
["FREE AGENT NATION will turn your notion of a "career" upside down. It might even set you free..."
ā Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoonist](https://www.danpink.com/books/free-agent-nation/)
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### [Resources](/resources)
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/heleo-using-the-science-of-good-timing-to-pass-the-test-get-the-job-and-live-a-meaningful-life/)
#### [Heleo: Using the Science of Good Timing to Pass the Test, Get the Job, and Live a Meaningful Life](https://www.danpink.com/resource/heleo-using-the-science-of-good-timing-to-pass-the-test-get-the-job-and-live-a-meaningful-life/)
Thereās research showing that time of day explains aboutā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/it-all-started-with-studs-terkels-chats-with-an-athlete-and-a-sex-worker/)
#### [It all started with Studs Terkelās chats with an athlete and a sex worker](https://www.danpink.com/resource/it-all-started-with-studs-terkels-chats-with-an-athlete-and-a-sex-worker/)
Come for the headline. Stay for the dozen bookā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/how-common-is-regret/)
#### [How common is regret?](https://www.danpink.com/resource/how-common-is-regret/)
A whopping 82 percent of Americans report experiencing regretā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/heleo-why-you-should-always-go-to-the-doctor-in-the-morning-and-other-proven-timing-hacks/)
#### [Heleo: Why You Should Always Go to the Doctor in the Morningāand Other Proven Timing Hacks](https://www.danpink.com/resource/heleo-why-you-should-always-go-to-the-doctor-in-the-morning-and-other-proven-timing-hacks/)
Time of day explains about 20% of the varianceā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-discussion-guide-for-business/)
#### [_When_ Discussion Guide for Business](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-discussion-guide-for-business/)
Based on Dan Pinkās book When, this discussion guideā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/essential-career-advice-for-ambitious-young-professionals/)
#### [Essential Career Advice For Ambitious Young Professionals](https://www.danpink.com/resource/essential-career-advice-for-ambitious-young-professionals/)
Dan talks about advice heād have for young professionalsā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/interview-with-the-school-superintendents-association/)
#### [Interview with The School Superintendents Association](https://www.danpink.com/resource/interview-with-the-school-superintendents-association/)
The first installment in School Administratorās Thought Leadership Seriesā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/5-questions-about-motivation-with-daniel-pink/)
#### [5 questions about motivation with Daniel Pink](https://www.danpink.com/resource/5-questions-about-motivation-with-daniel-pink/)
In the years since publishing Drive, a handful ofā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/jordan-harbinger-podcast-when-is-the-best-time-to-get-things-done/)
#### [Jordan Harbinger Podcast: When Is the Best Time to Get Things Done?](https://www.danpink.com/resource/jordan-harbinger-podcast-when-is-the-best-time-to-get-things-done/)
What is discussed with Daniel Pink: Timing is everythingā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-synchronize/)
#### [_When_: Synchronize](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-synchronize/)
Ā The three rules of syncing: Sync to a boss:Ā Someoneā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-discussion-guide-for-educators/)
#### [_When_ Discussion Guide for Educators](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-discussion-guide-for-educators/)
Based on Dan Pinkās book When, this discussion guideā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/heleo-how-to-take-the-perfect-nap-according-to-science/)
#### [Heleo: How to Take the Perfect Nap, According to Science](https://www.danpink.com/resource/heleo-how-to-take-the-perfect-nap-according-to-science/)
For most of my life, I hated naps. Iā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/regrets-why-missed-opportunities-haunt-us/)
#### [Why missed opportunities haunt us](https://www.danpink.com/resource/regrets-why-missed-opportunities-haunt-us/)
One of the most important insights from the scholarlyā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-when-during-the-day-should-you-exercise/)
#### [_When_: When During The Day Should You Exercise?](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-when-during-the-day-should-you-exercise/)
Ā Exercise in the morning if you want to: Establishā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-vigilance-has-its-limits/)
#### [_When_: Vigilance Has Its Limits](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-vigilance-has-its-limits/)
Ā Ā Alertness and energy levels, which climb in the morningā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-the-uh-oh-effect/)
#### [_When_: The Uh-oh effect](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-the-uh-oh-effect/)
Surges of activity always come at a temporal midpoint. Thisā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-restorative-breaks/)
#### [_When_: Restorative Breaks](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-restorative-breaks/)
Test results improve if we take regular breaks. Taking aā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-napaccino/)
#### [_When_: Napaccino](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-napaccino/)
How to take the perfect nap: Find your afternoonā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-larks-owls-and-third-birds/)
#### [_When_: Larks, Owls, and āThird Birdsā](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-larks-owls-and-third-birds/)
Larks are: Introverted Conscientious Agreeable Persistent Emotionally stable Owls are: ā¦
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](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-hospital-of-doom/)
#### [_When_: Hospital of Doom](https://www.danpink.com/resource/when-hospital-of-doom/)
Afternoons can be dangerous time to be a patient. Somethingā¦
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