“You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for a buck fifty in late charges at the public library.” – Will Hunting (played by Matt Damon), Good Will Hunting First of all I want to introduce myself to those who don’t know me: I am Olivier Roland, I’m 36, I’m French and I’ve been […]
One-sentence summary of “Think and get rich“: This book tries to explain why some people amass great fortunes while others fail to make ends meet. Since its launch in 1937, this has always been the reference book for people who want to get rich. by Napoleon Hill, 1937, 250 pages Note: this article is written […]
Note : This article is the third in a series of articles concluding my reading of ten books in my Crazy Personal MDA Challenge, after 10 Things You Can Do Tomorrow To Increase Your Productivity and 10 Exceptionals Books about Productivity and Creativity in a Glance . Contrary to the first article in the series […]
One sentence summary of “Sources of Power” : We all have to make decisions, and sometimes these decisions have important – or even dramatic – consequences, which must be taken into account at difficult times and within strong time constraints; how do firemen, soldiers and doctors take split-second decisions when lives are at stake? This […]
One-sentence summary of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up is an introduction to the KonMari Method, a storage and tidying method that will transform your messy living areas into spaces of beauty, peace and inspiration. By Marie Kondo, 2011, 270 pages Original title: Jinsei Ga Tokimeku Katazuke No Maho This […]
Here is the list of the ten books with a quick resume and what I think about it so you can know in a glance if this book can be helpful for you 😉 . Creativity 1. The Creative Habit – Learn it and use it for life One Sentence Summary of The Creative Habit: Creativity is […]
One-sentence summary of “The Richest Man in Babylon”: Ten tales, in the form of inspiring parables for the modern man, set in the ancient civilisation of Babylon, the historical cradle of finance. They reveal to us the success secrets of the men of ancient times, including simple ways to gain wealth, become debt-free, to follow […]
One sentence summary of Deep Survival: In extraordinary circumstances, like accidents or catastrophes, some people survive and others die, such that sometimes things lead you to believe that the first ones die and the second ones survive; this book explains, using numerous stories of accidents and catastrophes, and by exploring the latest scientific theories – […]
One Sentence Summary of “Bit Literacy”: Many people are as unprepared for the onslaught of digital information in this new era as illiterates would be in a library, even the younger generation, as familiar as they are with computers, are not so with the massive amounts of information that come their way; this book teaches […]
7 weeks and 8 books after the start of my crazy Personal MBA Challenge, I am enjoying my first week without a book – I devoted it especially to implementing the GTD Method – in order to recommend to you 10 pearls of wisdom that I have chosen from these books. These are the ones […]
One Sentence Summary of “The Simplicity Survival Handbook”: In life there is theory and practice, and there are things that “usually” work a certain way, that in actual practice work differently; discover how things really work in the professional world by exploring these 32 Ways To Do Less and Accomplish More and have a more […]