6 min read ⌚ 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living You want to live a happier and more fulfilled life? Then, please do – with Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman’s “The Daily Stoic.” There’s a lesson here for every day in the year. And each of them is timeless. Who Should […]
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth Summary
6 min read ⌚ What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything Do you want to learn how to become an astronaut? Or how life in space can alter your perspective about living on Earth? Then, read our summary of Chris Hadfield’s “An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth.” […]
Feeling Good Summary
6 min read ⌚ The New Mood Therapy: The Clinically Proven Drug-Free Treatment for Depression If you suffer from some mild form of depression – or even anxiety, PTSD and substance abuse – “Feeling Good” can help you possibly even more than medications. But even if you suffer from major depressive disorder, please read this book […]
Make Your Bed Summary
6 min read ⌚ Little Things That Can Change Your Life… And Maybe the World You want to change the world. Start off by making your bed. Don’t believe us? Then, let us rephrase that in the words of a decorated United States Navy admiral: “Make Your Bed!” Who Should Read “Make Your Bed”? And […]
Love & Respect Summary
6 min read ⌚ The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs Do you speak the language of love? Or, let us rephrase that: do you know that in the dictionary of women, relationship is spelled C-O-U-P-L-E and in the dictionary of men, it is spelled C-H-A-I-R-S? Wait… what? Read our summary of “Love […]
How to Talk About Your Accomplishments Without Sounding Braggy and Annoying Summary
5 min read ⌚ Hesitant to share an accomplishment with your loved ones so as to not sound too irritating? Time for a brief lesson by Alexandra Franzen: “How to Talk About Your Accomplishments Without Sounding Braggy and Annoying.” Who Should Read “How to Talk About Your Accomplishments Without Sounding Braggy and Annoying”? And Why? If […]
Lean UX Summary – Jeff Gothelf
6 min read ⌚ Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience You know what lean methodology is, but not sure how to apply its principles in your design & development firm? Enter Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden to give you a lesson or two in “Lean UX.” Who Should Read “Lean UX”? And Why? O’Reilly’s “Lean […]
The Fabric of the Cosmos Summary
6 min read ⌚ How many times have you encountered upon a book whose subtitle or blurb claims that everything you know about something – success, economics, the world – is altogether wrong? Chances are: too many to remember them all! Well, “The Fabric of the Cosmos” doesn’t need a subtitle or a blurb with such a […]
Towards a Reskilling Revolution Summary
6 min read ⌚ A Future of Jobs for All Are you afraid that robots may take your job? If not, unfortunately, you should be: it’s only a question of time before that happens. But, where does that leave you? Can you do something to adapt? It turns out you can. The World Economic Forum – […]
How Complicated Is Your Company? Summary
5 min read ⌚ Not satisfied with how productive your employees are? Willing to restructure processes in order to make them more efficient? Well, authors Reinhard Messenböck, Yves Morieux, Jaap Backx, and Donat Wunderlich from the Boston Consulting Group believe that you should start with a simple question: “How Complicated is Your Company?” Who Should Read […]
