"A TarcherPerigee book."

In the groove -- Impossible adding -- Syntactic sugar -- Artistic intent -- Sticking around -- Winners, more or less -- Bad liars -- Success is successive -- The long and the short -- Wake or sleep -- That's the point -- Leading notes -- Degrees of distinction -- Affirming actions -- First dibs -- The effect of causes -- Symbols crash -- Less is more -- Majority rulers -- What speaks louder? -- Focusing exercise -- Paw presence -- On premises -- Dubious advice -- The curse of knowledge -- That ain't random -- Brain blocks the pain -- A strange sort -- Who knows best? -- Pretzel logic -- Share what's fair -- O, really! -- Taught or not -- Get a grip -- Tailored teaching -- Fishing for prizes -- Of pigeons and preschoolers -- Shape-shifting sensitivity -- Working memory workout -- Integrated facts -- The playground judge -- The "knew it all along" error -- Bended estimates -- Absorption awareness -- The Batman effect -- Know your audience -- Fantastic work -- Trying to forget -- No sway -- A light wait

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