Michael Ellsberg (born May 12, 1977) is an American

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''Forbes''. October 21, 2011. In 2011, he published ''The Education of Millionaires: It's Not What You Think and It's Not Too Late''.

Personal life

Ellsberg was born in San Francisco to

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and Patricia Marx Ellsberg;Who Is Michael Ellsberg?
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. He is the younger half-brother of author and publisher Robert Ellsberg and epidemiologist

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. He grew up in Berkeley, and attended

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. He received a degree in International Relations from

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in 1999.Palmer, Kimberly
The Unorthodox Success Strategies of Millionaires
'' U.S. News & World Report''. October 12, 2011. Ellsberg was married to Jena la Flamme, but the couple divorced in 2014.

Writing career

Ellsberg has written about the power of body language. His first book, ''The Power of Eye Contact: Your Secret for Success in Business, Love, and Life'', was published in 2010. His second book, ''The Education of Millionaires: It’s Not What You Think and It’s Not Too Late'', was published in 2011. For this book, Ellsberg interviewed millionaires and billionaires who do not have college degrees (including

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). The book was profiled in

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, who called the book an "assault on higher education", and in the

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. Ellsberg also writes for

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Other projects

Ellsberg is credited for inventing "eye-gazing parties," a craze in 2010 where participants stare deeply into each other's eyes and follow up if they feel they made a connection.Bonos, Lisa
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''Washington Post''. April 18, 2010.Pace, Gina
The Eyes Have It
''CBS''. November 2, 2010. "Eye gazing is the brainchild of Michael Ellsberg, who edits book manuscripts and lives in New York." He is also a book editor and has spoken at

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's Fellow Retreat. Ellsberg has written about men's role in the #MeToo movement. He claims to have "been that guy" before, and encourages men to reflect on examples of boorish sexual behavior, such as the viral

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story, which is written from the perspective of a twenty-year-old woman who goes on a date with a much older man and ends up having an unpleasant sexual experience that was consensual but unwanted. Ellsberg has asked men to pledge to get a verbal or nonverbal yes before initiating any sexual encounter, and to slow down if there's ever doubt the other person wants to continue.

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References

External links

Ellsberg.com
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