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Happier at Home Summary

6 min read ⌚ Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life Do you feel happy? If not, you probably think that you’re pretty far from feeling even an ounce of happiness. Well, Gretchen Rubin says that you’re wrong. Because all you need is […]

Genius Summary

7 min read ⌚ The Life and Science of Richard Feynman Do you know who Richard Feynman was? If you do, then you need no reason to read ahead. If not – then you are missing a lot. Either way, James Gleick’s “Genius” is a prerequisite, “a terrifically readable… jewel-like biography” of one of the greatest […]

Ghettoside Summary

6 min read ⌚ A True Story of Murder in America “Someone is killed nearly every day in Los Angeles County,” reminds us Jill Leovy. And practically nobody is doing anything about it. Because it’s usually blacks killing blacks. “Ghettoside” is about one guy, John Skaggs, who did many things when another one, Bryant Tennelle, was […]

Habits of a Happy Brain Summary

7 min read ⌚ Refrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels You probably think that happiness is all about singing in the morning and cleaning your closets, right? Well, it may be so, indeed! But, the underlying truth is much less poetic: it’s all down to chemicals. And not too many […]

Payoff Summary – Dan Ariely

5 min read ⌚ The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations The only way to achieve your dreams is to persist. And, the only way to persist is to continue being motivated. What is motivation and what are the factors that drive it? Read on and find out. Who Should Read “Payoff” and Why? To be […]

The Glass Castle Summary

7 min read ⌚ A Memoir “Truth is stranger than fiction,” wrote Mark Twain over a century ago, adding that “it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” And, indeed, “The Glass Castle” is built on a somewhat impossible premise: that you can become a bestselling author even if you’re living in […]

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