Summary of “The way of the SEAL”: The book, based on the experience of Navy SEALS (the special forces that neutralized Osama Bin Laden in 2011), provides the key to developing outstanding mental power, as well as excelling in both your personal and professional life. By Mark Divine and Allyson Edelhertz Machate, 2013, 224 pages […]
Summary of “The 80/20 Principle – The Secret to Achieving More with Less”: Even though it seems counter-intuitive, The 80/20 Principle (also known as the Pareto Principle), based on a number of analyses, teaches us that 20% of our efforts generate 80% of the positive results in our life and guides us to identify how […]
Summary of “Crucial Conversations”: There are events in our life that have more influence than others, and often these decisive events are crucial conversations that we have with very important people in our life, be they personal or professional; This book teaches us how to manage and use these conversations to their full potential in […]
Summary of “Think and get rich”: This book explains why some people amass great fortunes while others fail to make ends meet. Since its launch in 1937, it’s always been the reference book for people who want to get rich. by Napoleon Hill, 1937, 250 pages Note: this article is written by our guest writer […]
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 Exceptional Books about Productivity and Creativity in a Glance . Contrary to the first article in the series […]
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 is […]
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 the […]
Summary of Rich Dad Poor Dad: According to bestselling author and investment guru Robert Kiyosaki, the main reason why people struggle with financial problems is because they spend several years in school but learn nothing about money and investments, or acquire the technical knowhow to become a good investor. The result is that people learn […]
Summary of The 4 Hour Workweek. The majority of people remain employed throughout their lives. They work from 9 to 5 for 40 years before retiring at the age of 60 (or more). In the bestselling The 4-hour workweek, Tim Ferriss explains how to break out of this paradigm, by significantly reducing our work time. By […]
Summary of “Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking”: This book praises the many qualities of the introverted in a society that favours extroversion to excess; there is an overview of current theories on introversion, many tips on how to be happier as an introvert and some ideas on how […]