{"product_id":"the-gifted-contract-surendra-singh-9798186691297","title":"The Gifted Contract: Why Smart People Stop Trying - and How to Rebuild an Identity That Does Hard Things","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou know exactly what you should be doing. You're still not doing it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou were the gifted kid. Now you're the capable adult with the ninety-percent projects, the last-minute miracles, and a widening gap between what you could contribute and what you have. You've tried the productivity systems, the habit books, the discipline. They failed - because they solve a problem you don't have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYour problem has a name. Psychology has studied it since 1978. It's called \u003cb\u003eself-handicapping\u003c\/b\u003e, and it runs on a contract written in your childhood: \u003ci\u003eyou are valuable because you don't have to try.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Gifted Contract takes the machine apart - why effort feels like exposure, why you can only work at 2 a.m., why perfectionism is protection, why even your wins never land - using real, named research (Berglas \u0026amp; Jones, Covington, Festinger) with no invented statistics. Then it rebuilds: four mechanisms, a 30-day practice, and an honest answer to which work actually deserves you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a motivation book. It's the book for the person who understands everything and still doesn't act - the diagnosis of why understanding was never going to be enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead it with a pen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Surendra Singh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798186691297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Surendra Singh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174261170431,"sku":"9798186691297","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gifted-contract-surendra-singh-9798186691297","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}