--- description: Barker is the author ofBarking Up The Wrong Tree title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Eric Barker ## Eric Barker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close _Barker is the author of_[Barking Up The Wrong Tree](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KT104RI/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=timecom-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01KT104RI&linkId=d86371f4c125551b559222ac0856fec2) ## Eric Barker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Dec 4, 2017 ### [4 Secrets to Being More Productive, According to Ancient Philosophers](https://time.com/5039919/productivity-advice-stoics/) Managing your emotions matters, too [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 2, 2017 ### [3 Secrets to Becoming Emotionally Intelligent](https://time.com/5040194/emotional-intelligence-secrets/) Emotions aren't universal [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 6, 2017 ### [4 Ways to Become Stress-Free Just About Anywhere](https://time.com/4845674/stress-free-rituals/) Time to train your brain [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 30, 2017 ### [5 Ways to Stop Your Phone Addiction, According to Research](https://time.com/4845660/stop-phone-addiction/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 23, 2017 ### [3 Secrets to Having a Better Morning](https://time.com/4860099/better-morning-routine-secrets/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 20, 2017 ### [How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty](https://time.com/4860072/how-to-say-no/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 3, 2017 ### [10 Things the Most Successful People Do Every Day](https://time.com/4830653/10-things-successful-people/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 2, 2017 ### [Why This Is the Best Sin of the 7 Deadly Sins](https://time.com/4831498/pride-best-sin/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 1, 2017 ### [How to Stay Calm Under Pressure, According to a Weapons Disposal Leader](https://time.com/4831444/staying-calm-under-pressure/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 11, 2017 ### [How to Become More Self-Aware, According to Research](https://time.com/4813364/self-awareness-research/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 13, 2016 ### [5 Powerful Rituals to Become More Resilient](https://time.com/4597940/how-to-become-resilient/) Even when times get tough [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 6, 2016 ### [4 Ways to Make Yourself More Productive, According to an Expert](https://time.com/4590417/productive-persuasion/) Try pre-suasion [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 29, 2016 ### [3 Rituals That Will Make You More Motivated](https://time.com/4583438/how-to-become-motivated/) Motivation is all about perspective [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 21, 2016 ### [4 Ways to Live a Happier Life, According to Research](https://time.com/4578453/happier-life/) And live the "good life" [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 14, 2016 ### [How to Master Your Intuition: 4 Research-Backed Secrets](https://time.com/4569810/mastering-intuition/) Don't ignore those intuitive feelings [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/eric-barker/","name":"Eric Barker"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/eric-barker/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/eric-barker/"},"name":"Eric Barker","jobTitle":null,"description":"Barker is the author ofBarking Up The Wrong Tree","url":"https://time.com/author/eric-barker/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```