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Summary of Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit is a thorough examination of several case studies about how habit formation and habit change impact daily life. It details the experiences of individuals, corporations, and organizations to illustrate how habits are made and why, how they can be changed, how habits of all kinds are used in businesses to attract customers or manage employees, and the devastating results of a poorly managed habit…
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jon Gordon's The Energy Bus
Positive people and positive teams manifest positive outcomes. The key ingredient? Positive energy.
In The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy (2007), Jon Gordon explains how to cultivate positive energy in your life and career, which you then can share with your coworkers, customers, organization, team, friends, and family. Gordon uses the...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Joshua Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein
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1) Nowadays, we are relentlessly and endlessly bombarded with new information. There's always much to remember, yet our brains capture so little of that information. Even the stuff that's worth remembering often makes only a short-lived impression on us before disappearing forever.
2) Education has been tainted by the boring tradition of rote learning....
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Buy now to get the Key Takeaways from Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking.
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1) We all experience feelings of inferiority which we carry with us from childhood into adulthood. The first thing you need to do to get over this inferiority complex is figure out where it stems from, perhaps with the aid of a counselor.
2) Always remember that God is on your side. With him, everything is possible, even if you don't...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor.
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1) The definition of an investment is clear: it's an operation which, after careful analysis, promises safety of principal and adequate returns.
2) There are three parts to the process of investing. First, before buying a stock, you must make a thorough analysis of a company and the soundness of its underlying businesses. Second, you need to protect...
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Summary of Simon Sinek's Leaders Eat Last advocates for a leadership style that focuses on serving others rather than pursuing shareholder goals or personal interests. Modern trends in leadership prioritize profits and executive bonuses over creating a healthy environment for employees. Leaders who think of themselves as serving their employees like family can increase job satisfaction and engagement, which reduces stress and increases productivity...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jonny Bowden & Stephen Sinatra's The Great Cholesterol Myth
Cholesterol is the main reason behind heart disease… or so you've been taught. In The Great Cholesterol Myth (2020), nutritionist Jonny Bowden and cardiologist Stephen Sinatra cut through the thicket of myths surrounding cholesterol, lipoproteins, and the lipid hypothesis. Their fact-based analysis will open your eyes by presenting a clearer picture...
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Summary of Joseph Murphy's The Power of Your Subconscious Mind outlines principles and techniques for anyone seeking mastery over the mind, in the service of health, happiness, success, and fulfilling relationships. Achieving dreams and desires is within reach, once obstacles and negative thoughts in the subconscious mind are addressed...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Lara Doherty's The Mighty Book of Motivation Magic
If you feel like you've lost purpose, The Mighty Book of Motivation Magic (2021) can change your life. Humans tend to get stuck in patterns and habits, and major change frightens them. This is why motivation coach Lara Doherty walks you through baby steps toward change. Doherty offers tips and tricks as easy as buying a plant or drinking a glass of water, with...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jeff Benedict's The Dynasty
In The Dynasty (2020), Jeff Benedict plots the history of the legendary NFL team New England Patriots on a timeline that stretches from its beginning through the 2019 season. Benedict focuses on the dynamic relationship between the three names that became synonymous with the franchise and devoted their lives to it: owner Robert Kraft, coach Bill Belichick, and quarterback Tom Brady....
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Summary of John C. Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing demonstrates why index funds, a type of mutual fund, should make up the majority of the average investment portfolio. Index funds closely match the performance of a given financial market by allowing investors to own a small portion of the entire market through a diversified portfolio that can include stocks and bonds...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Teresa Torres's Continuous Discovery Habits
Conceiving, designing, creating, and delivering a product is a difficult process that generates huge pressure and requires a balance between client and business needs. Teresa Torres's Continuous Discovery Habits (2021) lays out the basic elements of an effective and sustainable product discovery approach. She details how teams of managers, designers, and engineers...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Yeonmi Park's In Order to Live
In Order to Live (2015) by Yeonmi Park with Maryanne Vollers is a story of escape, freedom, and learning to be compassionate with yourself. In her memoir, Yeonmi tells how she and her family tried to escape the dictatorship of North Korea. They fled to China in 2007, then to South Korea in 2009, before moving to the United States in 2014.
Yeonmi tells the story of her childhood,...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Clarissa Pinkola Estés's Women Who Run With The Wolves.
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1) A Wildish Woman bears similarities to wild animals, as they share the same spirit and laborious efforts, with their keen sensing, deep intuition, and devotion.
2) After studying different animals, Estés started understanding the feminine instinctual psyche in a deeper way.
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Sam Quinones's The Least of Us
Sam Quinones's The Least of Us (2021) is an in-depth analysis of drug use and addiction in America, and how it has been exacerbated by Mexican smugglers, drug traffickers, and pharmaceutical companies. Quinones chronicles the American opioid epidemic and explores the far-reaching damage generated by the meth and fentanyl crises. This follow-up to his bestseller Dreamland is a powerful...
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