Part autobiography – part writing manual, „on writing” is a deep dive into Stephen King’s writing process. Damn, this guy can write!
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Book: Unshakeable by Tony Robbins
This book is an excerpt and a summary of „Money: Master the game” also by Tony Robbins. I highly recommend any Tony Robbins book and this one is no exception. This one may be better for you than „Money”, since that is a tough one to read – but very valuable. Seemingly a book aboutContinue reading “Book: Unshakeable by Tony Robbins”
Book: Life Principles
Ray Dalio is one of the most successful investors in the world. Tony Robbins and Tim Ferris call him the Steve Jobs of investing. He argues that there most of the hard problems in life are „another one of those”. Situation is somewhat similar to a pattern recognized before and the real trick is toContinue reading “Book: Life Principles”
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci has an Uberman fame. He painted the most acclaimed painting in history, designed war machines, perfect cities, airplanes, submarines and bridges. He discovered how human aortic valve really worked, authored one of the best medical illustrations in history, fathered modern map making… The list goes on and introducing him is not reallyContinue reading “Leonardo Da Vinci”
Book: How Proust Can Change Your Life: by Alain de Botton
What I understood from the book was, that it really is important to stop and marvel at everyday life, which can be very profound. Ultimately, the goal is to see the world through artists eyes and particular object of the art is not very important. It is the perception, the noticing of the details inContinue reading “Book: How Proust Can Change Your Life: by Alain de Botton”
Book: Tools of Titans – Wise
“Tools of Titans” is a summary of Tim Ferris’s amazingly popular podcast. The caliber of people presented there is spectacular and the depth of knowledge amazing. I let myself split my book summary similarly to how TF has split it: Healthy Wealthy Wise „Wise” part is pretty cohesive with „Wealthy”. Honestly, only after reviewing these notesContinue reading “Book: Tools of Titans – Wise”
Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People
This classic is a treasure trove of great advice. Initially published in 1936 it is still filled with timeless knowledge. Only small bits are a bit dated almost 100 years later – like “selling the sizzle”, but I suppose only because the marketing world went a little overboard with implementation of these rules. AmazonContinue reading “Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People”