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December 16, 2019
We want directives
Books I remembered best were the ones that I summarized as directives
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book — Friedrich Nietzsche
Mine is to do it in fewer
If you’ve got the time, use it to get ready — An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
Obtain knowledge by the ear rather than by the tongue — Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
Do your thing and don't care if they like it — Bossypants by Tina Fey
Knock down the things that depress or anger you — Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you — I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Rather than tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results — Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much. You have to be willing to take whatever you’ve done and whoever you were and throw them away. The more the outside world tries to reinforce an image of you, the harder it is to continue to be an artist. Maybe later they re—emerge a little differently — Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Learn what the rest of the world is like. The variety is worthwhile — Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman
When building a revolutionary company, understand who you are rather than where you are going—for where you are going will almost certainly change — Built to Last by Jim Collins
Don’t be afraid to say no to projects. Prove that you’re serious about specialization by turning down work that falls outside your area of expertise. The more people you say no to, the more referrals you’ll get to people who need your product or service — Built to Sell by John Warrillow
Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. Add value as you think about projects and people rather than remind yourself they exist — Getting Things Done by David Allen
People listen better if they feel that you have understood them. So if you want the other side to appreciate your interests, begin by demonstrating that you appreciate theirs — Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you — How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
To be successful, put yourself out there and hit the ground running — Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson
If something is important to you and you want to do it, do it and correct course along the way — The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
When building a minimum viable product, remove any feature, process, or effort that does not contribute directly to the learning you seek — The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary? — The One Thing by Gary Keller
Treat every piece of advice as a gift or a compliment and simply say, Thank you — What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Live on less than you earn and invest the rest — How to Own the World By Andrew Craig
Spend extravagantly on the things you love, and cut costs mercilessly on the things you don’t — I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
We all get what we tolerate. So stop tolerating excuses within yourself. Problems are just speed bumps on the road to your dreams — Money Master the Game by Tony Robbins
An asset puts money in your pocket. A liability takes money out of your pocket. To become wealthy, acquire assets — Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
To move to a higher level of life, let go of your old ways of thinking and adopt new ones — Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker
Break free from consumption, switch sides, and reorient to the world as producer — The Millionaire Fastlane by M.J. DeMarco
Whatever your income, always live below your means — The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
Accept opportunity to entice good luck — The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE — Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Lift heavy, get sufficient rest, and feed your body correctly — Bigger Leaner Stronger by Michael Matthews
Prioritize your problems and take care of them one at a time, the highest priority first. Don’t try to do everything at once or you won’t be successful — Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
If you’re building a great company, limit its growth based on your ability to attract enough of the right people — Good to Great by James C. Collins
To be a great leader, inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more — Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Make others better as a result of your presence and make sure that impact lasts in your absence — Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it — Start with Why by Simon Sinek
To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart — The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be — The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak — The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Convert an opportunity into a result rather than try to solve a problem — The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
To succeed consistently as a manager, you need to be skilled not just in choosing, training, and motivating the right people for the right job, but in choosing, building, and preparing the right organization for the job as well — The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
Commit to what’s right rather than who’s right — Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden
The 80/20 Principle says 80 percent of your results come from 20 percent of your efforts, and 20 percent of your results come from the other 80 percent. So, to maximize your results, invest your time, energy and resources in the 20 percent for each area of your business — 80/20 Sales and Marketing by Perry Marshall
People like to have reasons for what they do. So, when asking someone to do you a favor, give a reason. You will be more successful — Influence by Robert B. Cialdini
It’s better to be first than it is better. So, if you can’t be first in a category, set up a new category you can be first in — The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries
When meeting with prospective clients, tell them what your weak points are, before he notices them. This will make you more credible when you boast about your strong points — Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy
Invest money in customer retention, because it’s a small fraction of the cost of customer acquisition — Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
Don’t create something new and different to position your company. Instead, manipulate what’s already in the buyer’s mind, to retie the connections that already exist — Positioning by Al Ries
Instead of trying to use your technology and expertise to make a better product for your users’ standard behavior, experiment with inviting the users to change their behavior to make the product work dramatically better — Purple Cow by Seth Godin
To sell well in today’s world, is to serve , first; to improve another’s life and, in turn, improve the world. So, anytime you’re tempted to upsell someone, stop what you're doing and upserve instead — To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink
The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow — Tribes by Seth Godin
Sickness is a problem for the body, not the mind—unless the mind decides that it is a problem — Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus
Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well — Enchiridion by Epictetus
Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones — Letter from a Stoic by Seneca
You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength — Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
In moments of crises, focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead — The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
To teach yourself hope, update your beliefs about intelligence and talent, practice optimistic self—talk, and ask for a helping hand — Grit by Angela Duckworth
For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue — Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Any successful change requires a translation of ambiguous goals into concrete behaviors. In short, to make a switch, you need to script the critical moves — Switch by Chip and Dan Heath
Lower the activation energy for habits you want to adopt, and raise it for habits you want to avoid. The more we can lower or even eliminate the activation energy for our desired actions, the more we enhance our ability to jump—start positive change — The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
To extinguish a bad habit, insert a new routine but keep the old cue and deliver the old reward — The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
When learning a skill, don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time — The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
To bring a fundamental change in people's belief and behavior, create a community around them, where those new beliefs can be practiced and expressed and nurtured — The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
To avoid willpower failure, practice self—awareness, be kind to yourself, and focus on what matters most — The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal
Every time you feel depressed about something, try to identify a corresponding negative thought you had just prior to and during the depression. Why? Because these thoughts have actually created your bad mood, by learning to restructure them, you can change your mood — Feeling Good by David D. Burns
Take responsibility for everything that you experience in your life — The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open — On Writing by Stephen King
To achieve style, begin by affecting none — The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self—doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it — The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Books I remembered best were the ones that I summarized as directives
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book — Friedrich Nietzsche
Mine is to do it in fewer
If you’ve got the time, use it to get ready — An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
Obtain knowledge by the ear rather than by the tongue — Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson
Do your thing and don't care if they like it — Bossypants by Tina Fey
Knock down the things that depress or anger you — Einstein by Walter Isaacson
Pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you — I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Rather than tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results — Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
If you want to live your life in a creative way, as an artist, you have to not look back too much. You have to be willing to take whatever you’ve done and whoever you were and throw them away. The more the outside world tries to reinforce an image of you, the harder it is to continue to be an artist. Maybe later they re—emerge a little differently — Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
Learn what the rest of the world is like. The variety is worthwhile — Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman
When building a revolutionary company, understand who you are rather than where you are going—for where you are going will almost certainly change — Built to Last by Jim Collins
Don’t be afraid to say no to projects. Prove that you’re serious about specialization by turning down work that falls outside your area of expertise. The more people you say no to, the more referrals you’ll get to people who need your product or service — Built to Sell by John Warrillow
Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. Add value as you think about projects and people rather than remind yourself they exist — Getting Things Done by David Allen
People listen better if they feel that you have understood them. So if you want the other side to appreciate your interests, begin by demonstrating that you appreciate theirs — Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher
Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you — How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
To be successful, put yourself out there and hit the ground running — Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson
If something is important to you and you want to do it, do it and correct course along the way — The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
When building a minimum viable product, remove any feature, process, or effort that does not contribute directly to the learning you seek — The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary? — The One Thing by Gary Keller
Treat every piece of advice as a gift or a compliment and simply say, Thank you — What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Live on less than you earn and invest the rest — How to Own the World By Andrew Craig
Spend extravagantly on the things you love, and cut costs mercilessly on the things you don’t — I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi
We all get what we tolerate. So stop tolerating excuses within yourself. Problems are just speed bumps on the road to your dreams — Money Master the Game by Tony Robbins
An asset puts money in your pocket. A liability takes money out of your pocket. To become wealthy, acquire assets — Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
To move to a higher level of life, let go of your old ways of thinking and adopt new ones — Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker
Break free from consumption, switch sides, and reorient to the world as producer — The Millionaire Fastlane by M.J. DeMarco
Whatever your income, always live below your means — The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley
Accept opportunity to entice good luck — The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE — Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Lift heavy, get sufficient rest, and feed your body correctly — Bigger Leaner Stronger by Michael Matthews
Prioritize your problems and take care of them one at a time, the highest priority first. Don’t try to do everything at once or you won’t be successful — Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
If you’re building a great company, limit its growth based on your ability to attract enough of the right people — Good to Great by James C. Collins
To be a great leader, inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more — Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Make others better as a result of your presence and make sure that impact lasts in your absence — Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it — Start with Why by Simon Sinek
To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart — The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be — The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak — The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Convert an opportunity into a result rather than try to solve a problem — The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
To succeed consistently as a manager, you need to be skilled not just in choosing, training, and motivating the right people for the right job, but in choosing, building, and preparing the right organization for the job as well — The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen
Commit to what’s right rather than who’s right — Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden
The 80/20 Principle says 80 percent of your results come from 20 percent of your efforts, and 20 percent of your results come from the other 80 percent. So, to maximize your results, invest your time, energy and resources in the 20 percent for each area of your business — 80/20 Sales and Marketing by Perry Marshall
People like to have reasons for what they do. So, when asking someone to do you a favor, give a reason. You will be more successful — Influence by Robert B. Cialdini
It’s better to be first than it is better. So, if you can’t be first in a category, set up a new category you can be first in — The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries
When meeting with prospective clients, tell them what your weak points are, before he notices them. This will make you more credible when you boast about your strong points — Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy
Invest money in customer retention, because it’s a small fraction of the cost of customer acquisition — Permission Marketing by Seth Godin
Don’t create something new and different to position your company. Instead, manipulate what’s already in the buyer’s mind, to retie the connections that already exist — Positioning by Al Ries
Instead of trying to use your technology and expertise to make a better product for your users’ standard behavior, experiment with inviting the users to change their behavior to make the product work dramatically better — Purple Cow by Seth Godin
To sell well in today’s world, is to serve , first; to improve another’s life and, in turn, improve the world. So, anytime you’re tempted to upsell someone, stop what you're doing and upserve instead — To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink
The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow — Tribes by Seth Godin
Sickness is a problem for the body, not the mind—unless the mind decides that it is a problem — Discourses and Selected Writings by Epictetus
Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well — Enchiridion by Epictetus
Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones — Letter from a Stoic by Seneca
You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength — Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
In moments of crises, focus on the moment, not the monsters that may or may not be up ahead — The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
To teach yourself hope, update your beliefs about intelligence and talent, practice optimistic self—talk, and ask for a helping hand — Grit by Angela Duckworth
For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue — Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Any successful change requires a translation of ambiguous goals into concrete behaviors. In short, to make a switch, you need to script the critical moves — Switch by Chip and Dan Heath
Lower the activation energy for habits you want to adopt, and raise it for habits you want to avoid. The more we can lower or even eliminate the activation energy for our desired actions, the more we enhance our ability to jump—start positive change — The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
To extinguish a bad habit, insert a new routine but keep the old cue and deliver the old reward — The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
When learning a skill, don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time — The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
To bring a fundamental change in people's belief and behavior, create a community around them, where those new beliefs can be practiced and expressed and nurtured — The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
To avoid willpower failure, practice self—awareness, be kind to yourself, and focus on what matters most — The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal
Every time you feel depressed about something, try to identify a corresponding negative thought you had just prior to and during the depression. Why? Because these thoughts have actually created your bad mood, by learning to restructure them, you can change your mood — Feeling Good by David D. Burns
Take responsibility for everything that you experience in your life — The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open — On Writing by Stephen King
To achieve style, begin by affecting none — The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
Are you paralyzed with fear? That’s a good sign. Fear is good. Like self—doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do. Remember one rule of thumb: the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it — The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
January 2, 2024
Kind of a gimmick book - you sign up for his email digest and you get this free ebook. It's not a bad book, it's just that it's not really a book, it could just be a post on his blog. Great advice though.
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