The Art of Manliness

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#322: Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

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Published July 18, 2017 8:39pm

My guest today is Eric Barker, author of "Barking Up the Wrong Tree."

We all know those collective maxims on success: nice guys finish last; it’s not what you know, it’s who you know; winners never quit. 

We’ve heard them so often that we accept them as articles of faith. 

But are they really true? 

My guest today says, yes…and no.

His name is Eric Barker and he’s the author of one of the few blogs I regularly read: Barking Up the Wrong Tree. There, he takes a look at what actual...

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