Author: Jonathan Haidt ISBN: 978-0465028023 The best book on happines I've read so far. Period. EXCERPTS [I've listened to Audible version. These excerpts are thus my selection of favourite excerpts published by Derek Sivers.] Elephant = Unconscious part of the mind Rider = Conscious, reasoning part of the mind We might already have encountered the Greatest Idea, the insight that would have transformed us had we savored it, [...]
Author: Simon Sinek ISBN: 978-1591848011 Reading the excerpts more than suffices. EXCERPTS A good number of our educational institutions and training programs today are focused not on developing great leaders but on training effective managers. Short-term gains are viewed as the mark of success and long-term organizational growth and viability are simply the bill payers. Marine leaders are expected to eat last because the true price of leadership is the [...]
Author: Seth Godin ISBN: 978-0241370148 Another great marketing book by Seth Godin. It is a mix of ideas from all of Seth's books until 2018. However, if you only had time to read one of his books I'd recommend the All marketers are storytellers. EXCERPTS Marketing is the generous act of helping someone solve a problem. Their problem. For most of my lifetime, marketing was advertising. And then it wasn’t [...]
Author: Derek Sivers ISBN: 978-0241209042 Great short book packed with advice on business and life. EXCERPTS Business is not about money. It’s about making dreams come true for others and for yourself. When you make a company, you make a utopia. It’s where you design your perfect world. Your business plan is moot. You don’t know what people really want until you start doing it. Make yourself unnecessary to the [...]
Author: Geoffrey A Moore ISBN: 978-0062353948 You've built an innovative product or plan to offer an innovative service. Whom do you start marketing it to? Read this book to help you determine the right customers (at each step along the way) and hence improve your chances of success. Even if you're acquainted with the “bell-curve theory”, the book is well worth the read. In fact, this is one of the [...]
Author: Brad Pilon ISBN: 978-1775110804 Best book on science behind intermittent fasting and different variations. Period. EXCERPTS Every diet will work if it recommends some form of caloric restriction. And if you follow a calorie-restricted diet you will lose weight, guaranteed. There probably is no “right” way to eat. The best we can hope for is finding the way that works the best for you. There are only two absolute [...]
Author: Martin Berkhan and Alan Aragon ASIN: B07G3GFLTX I read the book because I really liked two Berkhan's blog articles. You get the gist of it if you read both articles (links below) and the excerpts. In my opinion the author recommends waaaaay too much protein! EXCERPTS [Best blog articles: Top ten fasting myths debunked, and Fuckarounditis.] If it was hard back then, it’s impossible today. While there are more [...]
Author: Timothy Ferriss ASIN: B004M8S3Y6 I didn't particularly like this book. There's a lot of BS and details in this book that can easily take you astray. Everything useful is in the excerpts. EXCERPTS The decent method you follow is better than the perfect method you quit. Did fatness genes get passed on, or was it overeating behaviour? After all, fat people tend to have fat pets. Rule #1: It’s [...]
Author: Gabor Maté ASIN: B07CJNMY2H Some really interesting research and thoughts on (treating) addiction! EXCERPTS What, in the short term, did it give you that you craved or liked so much?” And universally, the answers are: “It helped me escape emotional pain; helped me deal with stress; gave me peace of mind, a sense of connection with others, a sense of control.” Such responses illuminate that addiction is neither a [...]
Author: Michael Matthews ASIN: B006XF5BTG The best book on strength training I've read so far. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STRENGTH TRAINING Train each muscle group 1-2 times every 5-7 days Train one or two muscle groups per workout (per day) Do a total of 9-12 sets per workout Do sets of 4-6 reps for (nearly) all exercises. This means that you’re going to be using weights that allow for at least four [...]