The book “Zero to One” is highly regarded for its innovative approach to the process of formulating strategies that help entrepreneurs build successful startup businesses. Here, Peter Thiel draws on his philosophical reflections and insights to craft engaging chapters about achieving startup success. He applies the knowledge he gained while building PayPal and then selling the […]
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In his book The 4-Hour Workweek, Tim Ferriss shows readers how to live more and work less by sharing the lessons he learned after he tried a series of “nothing-to-lose” experiments to cut the time he spent working drastically. His most valuable advice is to: 1. prioritize effectiveness over efficiency; 2. test the viability of
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In “Deep Work,” Cal Newport argues that the ability to focus deeply on work without distraction is essential for achieving professional success and improving skills. He discusses the history and benefits of “deep work,” which involves tasks that require cognitive strain and concentration, and provides strategies for including it into daily life in a world
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Victor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist who lived through the Holocaust, wrote this simple but deep and thoughtful book. Frankl created Logotherapy, a type of existential psychology. His books and presentations have been called “the most inspiring on finding meaning in life and in suffering,” and he has received numerous awards for them. Frankl
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Stealing Fire is a book for those who always wonder what’s more to life out there. By introducing us to an altered state of mind, writers share their findings on this topic and ways to use it in the right way. Book Title: Stealing Fire, How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are
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Daniel Kahneman’s book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” was written with the intention of assisting readers in identifying cognitive faults. In it, the author hopes to assist readers in comprehending and recognizing these processes inside themselves, as well as gaining an understanding of how it might be remedied. This book is a follow-up to prior research
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“Who moved my cheese?” is a story about a transformation that takes place in a Maze where four characters hunt for “Cheese,” with cheese functioning as a metaphor for what we desire out of life. The two mice described in the narrative are given the names “Sniff” and “Scurry,” while the two Little people are
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey is a book that gives a principle-centered approach to resolving issues that arise in one’s personal life as well as one’s professional life. As its title suggests, this is a motivating read that encourages readers to make positive, long-lasting changes to their character in
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The author, Steven Pressfield, instructs us in the fine art of “putting your rear end where your heart wants to be” during the course of this book. Your routines or methods, often known as your own unique approaches to “putting your ass where your heart is,” are what will ultimately lead you to achieve the
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Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, makes use of the most recent discoveries in the field of science to demonstrate how trauma can literally reshape both the body and the brain, impairing the sufferer’s capacity for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
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