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Fooled by Randomness Summary

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 […]

The Happiness Advantage Summary

The Happiness Advantage Summary

6 min read ⌚ The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor describes how happiness represents an advantage in every major aspect of our lives. According to psychology studies, positive brains have a biological advantage over brains that are neutral or negative. Emir ZecovicEmir is […]

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4 min read ⌚ How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Dan Heath is a Senior Fellow at Duke University’s CASE center, which supports social entrepreneurs. At CASE he founded the Change Academy, a program designed to boost the impact of social sector leaders. His brother, Chip Heath, is a professor at the Stanford Graduate School […]

The Lean Startup Summary The Lean Startup

The Lean Startup Summary

12 min read ⌚  RE-INNOVATING  STARTUP / THE LEAN STARTUP “Lean Startup: the application of lean thinking to the process of innovation.” This is where Eric Ries‘s The Lean Startup: comes in. The underlying message of this books is clear: failures can be prevented! If you want to find out how you’ll have to read the book. […]

Mindset Summary Mindset

Mindset Summary

16 min read ⌚  The New Psychology of Success Renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, spent years studying the way people think and how some persons manage to achieve success. She then discovered the power of our mental attitude. In Mental Attitudes, she explains why success does not depend only on our abilities or talents, […]

The Places that Scare You Summary The Places that Scare You

The Places that Scare You Summary

1 min read ⌚  The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön In The Places That Scare You, Pema Chödrön offers a vital lesson on how to overcome your fears. How to awaken your basic goodness and re-connect with others. How to accept the person you see in the mirror every […]

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