Books

🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences Most businesses are not started by entrepreneurs. A successful business requires that you be able to remove yourself as the bottleneck to growth. And that you systemize every aspect of your business. 🎨 Impressions This is an eye-opening and inspirational read for everyone in business. But it’s just that. While the information and insight is top-notch, it doesn’t provide any details on implementation. So if you’re already sold on the need to systemize your business or need help building the systems, this book isn’t for you. Who Should Read It? ...

⛰ What It’s About During the gold rush, Buck, a large four-year-old St. Bernard mix is used to his leisurely life living with the family of a judge on a large property in the Santa Clara Valley. He’s kidnapped by Manuel, one of the workers on the property who has a gambling problem, and sold to men who transport him north to Alaska into a brutal life as a sled dog. ...

⛰ What It’s About Gregor Samsa. Traveling salesman. Lives with his parents and sister who rely on his financial support. He’s worked his way up over years to his current position and he’s able to support all of them comfortably. He wakes up one day to find out that he’s been turned into a giant human-sized insect. The whole story revolves around the months-long sequence of events surrounding his and his families discovery of his metamorphosis, struggle to come to terms with it, and ultimate rejection of it. ...

⛰ What It’s About In 1984 postwar London, which exists in the fictional land of Oceania, Winston Smith is a low-level party member who works for The Ministry of Truth. The slogan of the Ministry is: War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength Among party members, there are constant reminders that Big Brother is watching you. Video and audio recording devices called telescreens exist in almost every conceivable place—including homes—watching everyone constantly. People are shown war propaganda films, and they’re constantly reminded of the enemy. The enemy who supports freedoms; like freedom of speech. ...

⛰ What It’s About 2021: Earth has been destroyed by nuclear war. Almost all animals have gone extinct due to nuclear fallout. Real, living animals are incredibly rare and expensive. Artificial (electric) animals have mostly taken their place or are all most people can afford. Having a real, live animal is a status symbol. Humans have almost entirely moved to Mars. People are incentivized to move to Mars by being promised an android to help with their work. Those who stay behind to continue living on Earth are viewed with skepticism. ...

🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences You probably have more stuff to do and keep track of than you know. All of that stuff subconsciously chips away at you and affects your mental health and well-being. There’s a simple process to follow that will help you see your way out of that stress. 🎨 Impressions The message of this book is deceptively simple. I watched YouTube videos about implementing GTD and cobbled together my own bastardized system based on those videos and thought I pretty much knew what I needed to know about it. Boy was I wrong. ...

🎨 Impressions This book wasn’t quite what I thought it was going to be. I was expecting something more along the lines of how to use my mind in new and different ways. But that’s probably because I didn’t know what a mental model was before reading it. There are no methods in this book. It’s mostly supporting material. I think the title was chosen to make it sound more interesting. It’s mostly a compilation of ideas and concepts. Things like Minimum Viable Product, Occam’s Razor, and simplicity are considered mental models. So a lot of this I was already familiar with. Who Should Read It? ...

🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences Make your service as good as you possibly can. The perception of your service is as important as the service itself. Paying attention to the details in the book will put you ahead of your competition. 🎨 Impressions The not-so-common, common-sense details of selling services. Everything in the book makes sense, but it’s surprising how easy a lot of this is to overlook or never even consider in the first place. It gave me several paradigm shifts in how I think about selling my services. Who Should Read It? ...

🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences As humans, we all have common sources of suffering. We can ease that suffering. It takes making basic commitments that while simple, are not easy, and form the basis for a lifetime of practice. Who Should Read It? Anyone who wants to start a meditation practice or deepen an existing practice. While the book is full of great wisdom, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who doesn’t fit into one of these categories. Without the support of a regular practice I don’t think anyone is likely to stick with any of these ideas long enough for them to take shape in their life. ...

🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences Intelligence is not fixed; you can become smarter, faster, and more creative. There are tools, techniques, and habits you can use to continually learn and grow. Growth requires time and discipline so be patient and kind with yourself, and stick with it! 🎨 Impressions This isn’t a read it once and be done with it book. It’s more of a manual to study and review because there are a lot of tools, techniques, and concepts here that need to be revisited. ...