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The Four Tendencies Summary

The Four Tendencies Summary

3 min read ⌚ The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People’s Lives Better, Too) People fit in one of “The Four Tendencies”. Which one are you? About Gretchen Rubin Gretchen Rubin is a bestselling author that has helped millions of people around the world to get a better […]

The Gift of Fear Summary The Gift of Fear Summary

The Gift of Fear Summary

4 min read ⌚  Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence They say about many books that they are able to save your life. In the case of this one – such statement is literally true. Because “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker is a self-help book which aims to teach you how […]

The Art of Seduction Summary The Art of Seduction Summary

The Art of Seduction Summary

12 min read ⌚ An Examination of the Amoral Game and Techniques of Seducers If happiness can be some sort of an art, why shouldn’t seduction be an art as well? True, this means that mastering it is a lengthy learning process. But, there’s no better place to start than Robert Greene’s account on the subject, […]

The 5 Second Rule Summary The 5 Second Rule Summary

The 5 Second Rule Summary

3 min read ⌚ Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage What if someone told you that you can change your life in no more than 5 seconds? And what if millions of people agree that that someone’s strategy has worked for them too? You’ll want to try it out for yourself, right? If […]

Thank You for Arguing Summary Thank You for Arguing Summary

Thank You for Arguing Summary

4 min read ⌚ What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion Aristotle, Lincoln, Homer Simpson… a curious bunch! But, Jay Heinrichs says that you can learn a lot about the art of winning an argument from each of them. What else is there left to say, but: “Thank You […]

Grit to Great Summary Grit to Great Summary

Grit to Great Summary

4 min read ⌚ How Perseverance, Passion, and Pluck Take You from Ordinary to Extraordinary Contrary to popular belief, talent is never enough – you need so much more to become extraordinary. Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval would know. And we have a look at their 3P recipe (perseverance, passion, and pluck) in “Grit to […]

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Summary Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Summary

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Summary

4 min read ⌚ The World’s Most Popular Emotional Intelligence Test By now, you’re more than aware that there are many types of intelligence. And that the standard intelligence quotient (IQ) is not enough to measure most of your capacities. In other words, you don’t Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves to tell you that one of […]

Algorithms to Live By Summary Algorithms to Live By Summary

Algorithms to Live By Summary

7 min read ⌚ The Computer Science of Human Decisions Computers are great at calculating stuff, right? Just imagine how good your life would have been if you could use them to assess day-to-day life problems! Now, you don’t have to! Because Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths have written a handy, little book, you can use […]

The Rules of Work Summary

The Rules of Work Summary

3 min read ⌚ Learn “The Rules of Work” and use them to your advantage. About Richard Templar Richard Templar is an author that writes non-fiction books on business topics. “The Rules of Work Summary” There are rules in every organization, in every workplace. People who follow the rules, and play the game to gain advantage […]

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