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Although I read voraciously, I’ve never been a big consumer of business books. With a few exceptions, they seem to get to the point in three chapters and then repeat themselves ad nauseam until they fill 200 pages, so most business books in my house only have their spine 1/3 cracked.
But there are five incredible books, business books all (pretty much), which I finished. Not only that, each of them, in their Read more
Nuggets of wisdom from the book :
We’ve instrumentalized niceness as a way of greasing the social wheels, yet it’s often a ruse. We’re polite and we don’t disagree to get through daily existence with the least degree of friction.
But by turning niceness into a lubricant, we’ve leeched it of meaning. A smile and a nod might signify “Get me out of here!” as much as Read more
This is an excerpt from The Luck Factor , a 10-year scientific study of luck. It leads with some stuff about superstition which deters most people from getting to the good stuff. So here is a summary.
Lucky people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles.
1. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities
2. Make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition
3. Create sel Read more
Choose Possibility is a new book by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. It is part personal story, and part career guide for ambitious professionals.
I first learned of Sukhinder in 2012 while watching videos at Stanford’s Entrepreneur corner, where she was interviewed as the founder of Joyus.
https://ecorner.stanford.edu/clips/th...
Sukhinder has had a remarkable career with stints that in Read more
What do you think about the book Buyology? (Truth and Lies about why we buy)
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