Point Solutions for Young Adults
Young Adults are those individuals between 20 and 30 years of age focused on self discovery by acquiring fundamental knowledge, experience, and experimentation in all areas of human endeavor, and establishing growing self determination.
Of the many point solutions in business, economics, psychology, and self help available to the public, the following are a selection of recommended resources to help young adults establish deliberate, enlightened, and actionable perspectives and skills. With these point solutions in hand, Lifelong Fulfillment empowers individuals to understand who they are, what they want out of life, the necessary financial, educational, and environmental information they need, and to master the robust and dependable process that delivers results.
A more complete offering is available in the book Lifelong Fulfillment and on line at Vision In Action, Live!
Business and Economics
- Aftershock, Robert Reich, 2010, (Aftershock with Robert Reich – YouTube)
- Effective Negotiating, Chester Karrass, 1998 (The KARRASS Story – YouTube)
- Naked Economics, Undress the Dismal Science, Charles Wheelan, 2010 (Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan – YouTube)
- On Six Sigma, 6-sigma.com (Lean Six Sigma: It’s Not Just for Manufacturing Any More)
- Saving Capitalism, Robert Reich, 2016, (Saving Capitalism and Democracy with Robert Reich — In the …)
- The Complete MBA for Dummies, Kathleen Allen & Peter Economy, 2011
- The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey,1989 (Stephen M R Covey – 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)
- Cost of Living in the United States, livingcost.org
- Current Population Survey, 1968 to 2021 Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC), US Census Bureau, census.gov
- Income Statistics, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm, www.bls.gov/ooh/highest-paying.htm
- The 20 Fastest Growing Industries for 2021 and Beyond, Tim Robinson, 2020, Seek Capital, seekcapital.com/blog/fastest-growing-industries/; and www.bls.gov/emp/tables/industries-fast-grow-decline-employment.htm
- The dirty secrets of capitalism, Nick Hanauer, 2019, (The dirty secret of capitalism | Nick Hanauer | TED Business)
Contrarian Views
- Confessions of An Economic Hitman, John Perkins, 2016 (Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins)
- Hegemony or Survival, Noam Chomsky, 2003 (Noam Chomsky, ‘Hegemony or Survival’)
- On Behavioral Economics, behavioraleconomics.com
- On Finance, Business, Government, Frontline
- The Pinball Effect, James Burke, 1996
- The Story of B, Daniel Quinn, 1996
- Why Democracies Fail – Louis Paquette, (ted.com/talks?sort=newest&topics%5B%5D=behavioral+economics)
Environment
- Cost of Living in the United States, www.livingcost.org
- Information explosion and information half-life, Modern Workplace Learning, Jane Hart, 2020
- Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers, Steven Pinker on TED
- Continuing Education in the Information Explosion, Modern Workplace Learning, Jane Hart, 2020
- Education, US Census Bureau, census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p20-566.pdf
- The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date, Samuel Arbesman, 2013, also www.halflifeoffacts.com
History
- A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn, 2015 (A People’s History of American Empire | Howard Zinn – YouTube)
- Blowout, Rachel Maddow, 2019
- Connections, James Burke, 1978, (Episode 727 | James Burke – YouTube)
- Guns, Germs, and Steel, The Fates of Human Societies, Jared Diamond, 1997 (Why societies collapse | Jared Diamond – YouTube)
- Drift, The Unmooring of American Military Power, Rachael Maddow, 2012
- Nothing Like It In The World, The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869, Stephen E. Ambrose, 2000
Mathematics
- Learning Curve: Definition, Theory (Graphs), and Examples, 2021, Katherine Quan, gettingpeopleright.com (Learning Curve)
- The Normal Curve, mathsisfun.com/data/standard-normal-distribution.html, www.dictionary.com/browse/normal-curve, and www.khanacademy.org
- Pareto Rule: The 80/20 Rule And How It Can Change Your Life, Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 2016 (Brian Tracey, https://www.briantracy.com/blog/personal-success/how-to-use-the-80-20-rule-pareto-)
- Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns, Adam Hayes, Investopedia, 2021, and www.corporatefinanceinstitute.com
- Strategic Inflection Point, Adam Barone, Investopedia, 2021
- Naked Statistics, Charles Wheelan, 2019 (Naked Statistics – Stripping the Dread from the Data – YouTube)
Personal Development
- Lifelong Fulfillment, James Boswell, 2023, www.lifelongfulfillment.com
- 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, Amy Morin, 2014 (13 THINGS MENTALLY STRONG PEOPLE DON’T … – YouTube)
- 360-Degree Feedback, 360-degreefeedback.com (What is 360-Degree Feedback? And a 4-step Process.)
- Adversity Quotient, Paul Stolz, 2000, peaklearning.com (Adversity Quotient® by Dr. Paul G. Stoltz – YouTube)
- Blink, The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell, 2005 (Malcolm Gladwell: Blink – YouTube)
- Common Careers for Personality Types, personalitypage.com/careers.html (How to choose a career for your personality – YouTube)
- Factfulness, Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, Hans Rosling, 2017 (Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World by …)
- Group Process: An Introduction to Group Dynamics (Johari Window), J. Luft, 1970 (Johari Window (Joshep Luft and Harry Ingam) – YouTube)
- Kahn Academy, www.kahnacademy.org
- Gleicher’s Formula for Change, Richard Beckhard and David Gleicher (Gleicher’s Formula for Change)
- The Power of Habit, Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business, Charles Duhigg, 2012 (The Power of Habit: Charles Duhigg at TEDxTeachersCollege)
Psychology
- A Happy Life and A Meaningful Life, Baumeister, Vohs, Aaker, Garbinsky, Journal of Positive Psychology, 2013
- DIMENSIONS OF BEHAVIOUR (DISC, Success Insight Wheel), discprofile.com (Do you know your DISC personality type profile-DISC …)
- Holland’s Six Personality Types, https://www.careerkey.org/choose-a-career/holland- personality-types.html#.WSh6243nbIU (Holland Code – Theory of Vocational Personalities & Work …)
- MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (MBTI), typelogic.com, www.truity.com (Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little|TED) (What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Personality …)
- Values Inventory Assessment of Strengths, viacharacter.org (Lasting Fulfillment, Martin Seligman)
- Getting the Love You Want, Harville Hendrix, 1988
- How Can I Get Through To You, Terrence Real, 2002 (Terry Real | Exploring Relational Communication – YouTube)
- How to turn grit into a lifelong habit – Angela Duckworth (How to turn grit into a lifelong habit – Angela Duckworth)
- Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, John Gray, 1992
- Mindset, The New Psychology of Success, How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential, Carol Dweck PhD, 2006
- On Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, www.wikipedia.org (Maslow’s Human Needs : TED Radio Hour)
- Passages, Gail Sheehy, 1974
- The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman, 1992
- The Four Agreements, A Toltec Wisdom Book, Don Miguel Ruiz, 1997
- What Color is Your Parachute?, Richard Bolles, 2016 (Episode #72: What Color is Your Parachute with Gary Bolles)
Science
- Naked Statistics, Stripping the Dread from the Data, Charles Wheelan, 2013 (Naked Statistics – Stripping the Dread from the Data – YouTube)
- Physics For Future Presidents, Richard Muller, 2008 (Physics for Future Presidents: Richard A. Muller – YouTube)
- The Population Bomb, Population/Resources/Environment, Paul R. Ehrlich, 1968 (From the Population Bomb to the Dominant Animal – YouTube)
- The Seven Daughters of Eve, Bryan Sykes, 2001 (The Seven Daughters of Eve and Me – Mike Conrad – 2/20/2022)
- The World Without Us, Alan Weisman, 2007