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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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Buy now to get the key takeaways from J. L. Collin's The Simple Path to Wealth.
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1) Debt has become extremely normalized. However, if you intend to achieve financial freedom, you have to realize that debt is a huge barrier to building wealth.
2) If you are already in debt, paying it off should be your top priority. This will require you to drastically adjust your
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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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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 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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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jason Fung, Eve Mayer & Megan Ramos's Life in the Fasting Lane
Intermittent fasting is becoming more and more popular. Life in the Fasting Lane (2020) is a dive into every aspect of fasting for weight control and overall health. Eve Mayer offers her personal experience with fasting, Jason Fung explains the science and debunks the myths, and Megan Ramos chimes in with tips that have worked for her patients. Both...
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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 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 Daniel Howell's You Will Get Through This Night
It's the middle of the night, the world falls away, and you're left alone with your thoughts. Things can get dark, scary, and sometimes even hopeless.
If you've ever experienced this or do so regularly, and don't know how to get out of it, You Will Get Through This Night (2021) can help you get out of this dark place and usher you into a better tomorrow.
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Liz Wiseman's Multipliers, Revised and Updated
There is more intelligence inside our organizations than we are using. The way to extract that intelligence? Become a Multiplier.
In Multipliers, Revised and Updated (2017), Liz Wiseman revisits the game changing concept of Multiplier leadership she first pioneered in 2010. Our world is evolving at a breakneck pace. To keep up and build the kinds of workplaces where...
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Summary of Elaine N. Aron's The Highly Sensitive Person explores what it's like to be a Highly Sensitive Person, or HSP, a personality type characterized primarily by heightened sensitivity to external stimuli. Using case studies, research, and personal anecdotes, Aron, a self-proclaimed HSP, examines the positive and negative effects of being an HSP, and offers guidance on how HSPs can better succeed in work, health, and relationships...
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Summary of Irene Pepperberg's Alex & Me is an account of Irene Pepperberg's relationship with her African grey parrot, Alex, whom she studied in order to demonstrate that birds have sophisticated cognitive abilities. Pepperberg traces her childhood and the many hurdles she scaled in the scientific community...