Smartcuts Summary
5 min read ⌚ Everyone thinks of taking shortcuts once in a while. When we’re at work the temptation’s always present. But we know that’s bad form. We’re well aware of how success is achieved: by working hard, day in and day out. Still, is it enough? Maybe there’s another way. One that doesn’t involve cheating […]
Overwhelmed Summary
1 min read ⌚ Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time What day is it today? Oh, Friday. Right. Next thing you know it’s Monday again. Time seems to slip through your fingers and you find yourself yearning for those lazy moments from childhood.
Act like a Lady, Think Like a Man Summary
8 min read ⌚ What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment We are all concerned about our performance as husbands, wives, workers, and even lovers. To get the most out of someone is to make him/her aware of its urges. Steve Harvey implores people to accept the nature of the bond-building process and […]
Crossing the Chasm Summary
7 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: Published in 1991, “Crossing the Chasm” by Geoffrey A. Moore is still considered a bible for high tech entrepreneurs. It suggests that there is a chasm midway the technology adoption cycle, right between the early adopters (visionaries) and the early majority (pragmatists). And it explicates what a startup should do to […]
Fooled by Randomness Summary
6 min read ⌚ The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets First time when I’ve heard about Nassim Taleb’s books, I couldn’t help asking: why is this author so followed, read, and admired? Looking for the answer helped me discover amazing things about him: his books draw a lot of attention. Plenty […]
Strategic Storytelling Summary
5 min read ⌚ MicroSummary: Dave McKinsey’s Strategic Storytelling: How to Create Persuasive Business Presentations focuses on delivering great presentations to smaller audiences. You’ll find the 87 tips presented in the book very useful if you need to pitch an idea to a partner, deliver a speech in front of your colleagues or run a business […]
Life Is What You Make It Summary
9 min read ⌚ A Story of Love, Hope and How Determination Can Overcome Even Destiny By now, Preeti Shenoy is a literary superstar of the highest order. But just seven years ago, she was merely a bestselling author of a single collection of thirty-five real-life incidents, titled 34 Bubblegums and Candies. And then, in 2011, […]
