Tag: self-help
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BR343) “Quit” Book Review
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke. 3/5 rating. 247 pages. Book #5 of 2024. Finished January 28, 2024. This book focuses on Annie’s idea: “Success does not lie in sticking to things. It lies in picking the right thing to stick to and quitting the rest.” We give a…
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BR277) “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” Book Review
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Remarkable Story about Living Your Dreams by Robin Sharma. 4/5 rating. 198 pages. Book #44 of 2022. Read November 30, 2022. I absolutely loved this (admittedly cheesy) book about a former lawyer, turned monk. Julian, the main character of this book is a hot-shot lawyer who has everything…
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BR270) “As a Man Thinketh” Book Review
As a Man Thinketh and Eight Pillars of Prosperity by James Allen. 3/5 rating. 252 pages. Book #37 of 2022. Read September 23, 2022. This combination of these two classics of self-help talk all about the importance of self-reflection and improvement for a good life. I had to look up when these were written (early…
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BR235) “The Art of Showing Up” Book Review
The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People by Rachel Wilkerson Miller. 3/5 rating. 289 pages. Book #2 of 2022. Read January 8, 2022. This was an okay book about how to “show up” for both ourselves and the people around us. I thought that the advice in here…
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BR183) “The Four Agreements” Book Review
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz. 2/5 rating. 129 pages. Book #19 of 2021. Read February 22, 2021. This book is a mixture of useful advice surrounded by such over-the-top spiritual talk and bullshit that I just couldn’t enjoy it. The main premise is to live in the…
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BR156) “Getting to Yes” Book Review
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury. 3/5 rating. 200 pages. Book #81 of 2020. Read November 13, 2020. This is a rather dry, but informative negotiation book. While there were some very good basic skills and ideas for negotiating, these can be summed up pretty simply: listen…
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BR155) “The 4-Hour Body” Book Review
The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss. 2/5 rating. 450 pages. Book #80 of 2020. Read October 31, 2020. This book is about Tim’s forays into better health. Overall, this book would really be pretty useless for about 99% of people. There are some parts…
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BR154) “How to Win Friends & Influence People” Book Review
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie. 4/5 rating. 224 pages. Book #79 of 2020. Read October 30, 2020. This is an amazing book that should be compulsory reading for everyone as it might bring back some ideas of kindness, compassion, and some semblance of goodwill towards each other. This is an…