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Bastian is 50% done with Der Letzte seiner Art
Hm. I gave up. Nothing in it for me.
Dec 05, 2025 12:44AM Add a comment
Der Letzte seiner Art

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Bastian is starting 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot
Love it how the author debunks self help bs.
Jul 15, 2024 12:23AM Add a comment
59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

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Bastian is 80% done with Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
It all starts with a diagnosis. I love how the author focuses on defining the core problem(s) in order to tackle them with a strategy nucleus. Very practical!
Sep 17, 2023 12:36PM Add a comment
Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters

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Bastian is 60% done with Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier
Surprisingly good aphorisms. Hadn't expected that from a tech guy!
Sep 17, 2023 12:35PM Add a comment
Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

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Bastian is 40% done with Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking
Awesome and practical read. I love the chapter about ad hominem arguments. Hughly recommend it!
Aug 25, 2023 02:07AM 1 comment
Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking

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Bastian is 80% done with Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
Great book with lots of current research. Hadn‘t expected this depth.
Jan 25, 2023 12:05PM Add a comment
Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

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Bastian is starting Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
Looking forward to this antidote to the anachronistic understandings of toughness.
Jan 22, 2023 01:02AM Add a comment
Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

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Bastian is starting The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
No words to describe it. This one goes deep.
Jul 02, 2022 11:34PM Add a comment
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

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Bastian is starting Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Ich erwarte keine neuen Erkenntnisse aber das scheint ja ein fast kritikloses Buch zum Thema zu sein. Das muss ich lesen 😀
Apr 18, 2022 05:35AM Add a comment
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

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Bastian is on page 50 of 409 of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Ok… I couldn’t make it to page 21 the first time I started reading this book. I bought the hardcover book a few years ago and it‘d wrench my heart to through away an unread book (I tried to give it out for free but no one was interested). So I started reading this book again and you know what? I‘m on page 50 now! I learned something about lobsters 🦞 .
Feb 11, 2022 11:21PM 1 comment
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

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Bastian is starting Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most
Up to now it‘s an average business/motivation book. I like the author‘s style and some of his hints.
Jan 22, 2022 05:47AM Add a comment
Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most

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Bastian is on page 80 of 542 of Debt: The First 5,000 Years
WOW!! What a gem. The author shows why the mainstream narrative by economists on how money came to be is not only flawed but plain wrong (or not based by evidence). Highly recommended!
Oct 15, 2020 06:49AM Add a comment
Debt: The First 5,000 Years

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Bastian is on page 90 of 301 of Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
A page-turner! There are so many great anecdotes in this book. As a late-80s born person there are so many things on the music-business side that finally make sense to me.
Jul 12, 2020 02:05AM Add a comment
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age

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Bastian is on page 200 of 349 of Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love
A great book for organizations which want to transform to product-centric companies. You find your typical lean/startup-methods but all embedded into the broader context of enterprises.
Apr 21, 2020 03:30AM Add a comment
Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love

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Bastian is on page 80 of 448 of WTF?: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us
I‘m very disappointed by the first 80 pages or so. This book could‘ve been written a few years ago. It reads like a summary of McAfees/Bryjnjolfssons work with a few sprinkles of Dormehl and Kelly :-(. I give the book another 2 hours...
Oct 23, 2017 08:31PM Add a comment
WTF?: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us

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Bastian is reading Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Das beste und anwendungsorientierteste Buch zum Thema "Lösen von komplexen Geschäftsherausforderungen". Grandios!
Mar 26, 2016 12:24PM Add a comment
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days

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Bastian is on page 200 of 320 of Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
Chapter 6 about burnouts and How to prevent them as a giver is pure gold!
Aug 31, 2015 10:53PM Add a comment
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

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Bastian is on page 20 of 50 of The Law
Genius!
Jan 10, 2015 09:56AM Add a comment
The Law

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Bastian is on page 220 of 368 of Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)
I recommend this book to be read before Black Swan and Antifragile.
May 16, 2013 05:15AM Add a comment
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto)

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Bastian is on page 50 of 322 of Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food
Interesting so far but for me too "american".
May 11, 2013 06:27AM Add a comment
Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food

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