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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About The World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think

Marko Škerjanc2020-09-11T12:16:43+00:00November 19th, 2019|

Author: Hans Roslin, Ola Rosling, Ana Rossling Ronnlund ISBN: 978-1473637474 A must read book, which demonstrates that things aren't as bad as media is portraying and we consequently believe them to be! The book puts all the bad news in perspective- and comes up with surprisingly positive data that show the state of the world has in fact improved over the last 50-200 years. The things are going up. Fact. [...]

The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

Marko Škerjanc2020-10-31T23:56:50+00:00July 29th, 2019|

Author: Barry Schwartz ISBN: 978-0062449924 The dark side of being able to choose (too much). EXCERPTS The fact that some choice is good doesn’t necessarily mean that more choice is better. As a culture, we are enamored of freedom, self-determination, and variety, and we are reluctant to give up any of our options. But clinging tenaciously to all the choices available to us contributes to bad decisions, to anxiety, [...]

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Marko Škerjanc2020-09-11T12:21:19+00:00July 7th, 2019|

Author: Ron Chernow ISBN: 978-0679757030 John D. Rockefeller was the richest person in the modern history. Interested in his personality, his drives and motives? Read on. EXCERPTS I've listened to the Audible narration. I haven't really had a need to make any excerpts. The book is lengthy so only read if you're really interested in Mr. Rockefeller. What I've found most interesting were the following facts: the social norms are [...]

So Good They Can’t Ignore You

Marko Škerjanc2020-07-28T18:23:30+00:00June 13th, 2019|

Author: Cal Newport ISBN: 978-0349415864 Some great advice on how to seek satisfaction on your career path. EXCERPTS [Disclaimer: This title on Derek Sivers' blog grabbed my attention so I checked it out. I've read his excerpts and did a selection of my own, so here they are.] "Follow your passion" might just be terrible advice. Move your focus away from finding the right work, toward working right, and eventually [...]

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds

Marko Škerjanc2020-09-11T12:17:02+00:00June 11th, 2019|

Author: Michael Lewis ISBN: 978-0393354775 This book is a story about how two psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky came to wrote a series of original papers that invented the field of behavioral economics. The first one claimed the Nobel Prize and their work is thoroughly described in the book Thinking, Fast and Slow (you can find it under Books). EXCERPTS In the early 1960s the psychologist Walter Mischel created [...]

Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? How to drive your career and create a remarkable future

Marko Škerjanc2020-07-28T18:29:10+00:00May 28th, 2019|

Author: Seth Godin ISBN: 978-0749953652 Some sound advice as to how to thrive in a workplace. EXCERPTS [Disclaimer: This title on Derek Sivers' blog grabbed my attention so I checked it out. I've read his excerpts and did a selection of my own, so here they are.] Start giving gifts that change people. During times of change, the very last people you need on your team are well-paid bureaucrats, note [...]

Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Marko Škerjanc2020-08-13T07:47:04+00:00May 4th, 2019|

Author: Seth Godin ISBN: 978-0141016405 Another great marketing book by Seth! EXCERPTS CREATE REMARKABLE PRODUCTS THAT THE RIGHT PEOPLE SEEK OUT. Mass marketing traditionally targets the early and late majority because this is the largest group. But in many markets, the value of a group isn’t related to its size – a group’s value is related to its influence. In this market, for example, the early adopters heavily influence the [...]

The State Of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity – a book for anyone who has ever loved

Marko Škerjanc2020-09-11T12:17:10+00:00April 2nd, 2019|

Author: Esther Perel ISBN: 978-1473673557 Self-explanatory title. EXCERPTS Infidelity happens in good marriages, in bad marriages, and even when adultery is punishable by death. It happens in open relationships where extramarital sex is carefully negotiated beforehand. And the freedom to leave or divorce has not made cheating obsolete. Contemporary discourse about the topic can be summed up as follows: Infidelity must be a symptom of a relationship gone awry. If [...]

Getting to Yes: Negotiating an agreement without giving in

Marko Škerjanc2020-11-21T10:13:10+00:00March 15th, 2019|

Author: Roger Fisher and William Ury ASIN: B008YUNDJS There are many books on negotiation and according to my colleague (who works at McKinsey and read many books on negotiation), this one is known as the Negotiation bible and was his favourite. The book is useful but it tends to repeat the same few points over and over again. As with other topics, if you read any other book on this [...]

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

Marko Škerjanc2020-09-11T12:17:15+00:00March 5th, 2019|

Author: Jordan B. Peterson ISBN: 978-0345816023 I guess Mr. Peterson needs no introduction. A frontman of the Western/ Christian worldview. What I really enjoy about Mr. Peterson is his clarity of thought and PRECISE expression. I recommend reading this book in addition to his numerous YouTube videos. EXCERPTS I've listened to the Audible narration so saddly I haven't compiled any notes. Still, I've included the book on the list because [...]

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