Author: William E. Irvine ISBN: 978-0195374612 By far the best book about Stoic philosophy, the philosophy of life I try to live by. EXCERPTS The Stoic philosophy of life may be old, but it merits the attention of any modern individual who wishes to have a life that is both meaningful and fulfilling — who wishes, that is, to have a good life. The Stoics realized that a life [...]
Author: Timothy Ferriss ISBN: 978-1785041853 The book basically consists of interviews with 130+ of the world's top performers. The questions are really well though and I am certain you will find many great advice from people that are top performers in fields of your interest (be it business, sports, art or else). EXCERPTS [This is one of the two books of Tim Ferriss that I really enjoyed (the other is [...]
Author: Stuart McRobert ASIN: B008CHJHBQ Great book on strength training. A classic. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The most important exercises are the core movements, i.e.,: squat, bent-legged deadlift (usually referred to as “the deadlift”), sumo deadlift (arms held between the legs), stiff-legged deadlift, leg press, bench press (flat and incline), parallel bar dip, shrug variations, pulldown, row variations, pullup (pronated grip) and chin/chinup (supinated grip), pullover using a machine, and overhead press. Hardly [...]
Author: Garth Davis, Howard Jacobson ISBN: 978-0062279316 I used to be obsessed with proteins, always worried that my very active lifestyle requires large amounts of proteins. My ex-girlfriend was a vegan and I wanted to prove her that plant-based nutrition cannot provide enough protein. I decided to build my case on scientific studies. I read the literature promoting plant-based eating first to point out the shortcommings. To my surprise, I [...]
Author: Seth Godin ISBN: 978-1591845331 If you only have time to read one book about marketing, this should be it! I also higly recommend subscribind to Seth's blog and listening to his podcast Akimbo. EXCERPTS Don’t just tell me the facts, tell me a story instead. Be remarkable! Be consistent! Be authentic! Tell your story to people who are inclined to believe it. Live the lie. Once [...]
Author: Brad Stone ASIN: B00DJ3ITKS An interesting book, but can't say it's really worth reading. For me the excerpts would suffice. EXCERPTS “We are genuinely customer-centric, we are genuinely long-term oriented and we genuinely like to invent. Most companies are not those things. They are focused on the competitor, rather than the customer. They want to work on things that will pay dividends in two or three years, and if [...]
Author: Peter F. Drucker ISBN:978-0060833459 Self-explanatory title. A business classic. EXCERPTS How can you possibly expect others to perform at the highest levels without first expecting that of yourself? If you want the average performance of those around you to go up, you must first improve your own performance. We are all incompetent at most things. The crucial question is not how to turn incompetence into excellence, but to ask, [...]
Author: Cal Newport ISBN: 978-0349411903 Wondering why you have nothing to show, while some of your colleagues are true output giants? Read on. EXCERPTS Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate. Although he had many patients who relied on him, Jung was not shy about [...]
Author: Pejman Ghadimi ISBN: 978-0985601331 A book about the mindset needed to succeed. Money is just a leverage on the path to self-actualization! EXCERPTS These visionaries possess passion, determination, and the strong belief that their life’s purpose is to bring these innovations to life. Therefore, they live a life devoted to building on their ideas or projects so they will eventually change the world as they see fit. How does [...]
Author: Yuval Noah Harari ISBN: 978-0099590088 A must read book! Author makes interesting connections between historical facts and combines various stories into a compelling and highly entertaining read. EXCERPTS I've listened to the Audible narration. There wasn't any particular idea to highlight but reading was highly entertaining. Can't wait to start reading other Harari's books.