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Key Insight: Your first book can shape your reading journey.
Reflection: Both Nick Hutchison and I started with Robert Kiyosaki books—short, accessible, and actionable. That first experience set the tone for our reading habits and made it easier to build momentum. While your first book choice matters, even if it’s not ideal, it’s the mindset that keeps you going. A rough start doesn’t mean you should stop.
— Aug 06, 2025 08:55AM
Reflection: Both Nick Hutchison and I started with Robert Kiyosaki books—short, accessible, and actionable. That first experience set the tone for our reading habits and made it easier to build momentum. While your first book choice matters, even if it’s not ideal, it’s the mindset that keeps you going. A rough start doesn’t mean you should stop.
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"Even a one-page habit can spark a lifetime of change if you choose to live it."
— Sep 07, 2025 10:22PM
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Key Insight: Real transformation comes from your action, not just the author’s words.
Story: After finishing Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter, Nick thanked Sharon for writing the book. Her response? “Don’t thank me, thank yourself.” She reminded him that over 32 million copies of the book had been sold, but only a fraction of readers truly applied its lessons.
— Aug 28, 2025 11:11AM
Story: After finishing Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter, Nick thanked Sharon for writing the book. Her response? “Don’t thank me, thank yourself.” She reminded him that over 32 million copies of the book had been sold, but only a fraction of readers truly applied its lessons.
Matt Hutson
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"1% a day doesn’t look like much—until it looks like everything."
Action Step:
Identify one area where you can improve 1% daily (for me: daily reading).
Commit to consistency over intensity—let small steps stack up.
Use reading as fuel, but always pair it with action.
— Aug 22, 2025 02:47PM
Action Step:
Identify one area where you can improve 1% daily (for me: daily reading).
Commit to consistency over intensity—let small steps stack up.
Use reading as fuel, but always pair it with action.
Matt Hutson
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"Don’t just take notes, build a system that remembers for you."
Action Step:
1. While reading: bracket and circle page numbers.
2. After session: write biggest takeaways in a physical notebook.
3. After finishing: extract top 5–10 takeaways into a digital, searchable system with tags.
4. Review and revisit when facing relevant challenges.
— Aug 18, 2025 01:42PM
Action Step:
1. While reading: bracket and circle page numbers.
2. After session: write biggest takeaways in a physical notebook.
3. After finishing: extract top 5–10 takeaways into a digital, searchable system with tags.
4. Review and revisit when facing relevant challenges.
Matt Hutson
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Key Insight: Beat the forgetting curve with spaced repetition and action.
Reflection: German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus developed the concept of the Forgetting Curve, which shows how quickly we lose information without review. The solution is spaced repetition—revisiting material after increasing intervals: first a few days or a week later, then a few weeks after that, and so on.
— Aug 15, 2025 02:25PM
Reflection: German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus developed the concept of the Forgetting Curve, which shows how quickly we lose information without review. The solution is spaced repetition—revisiting material after increasing intervals: first a few days or a week later, then a few weeks after that, and so on.
Matt Hutson
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Key Insight: Treat your books like hard-earned trophies, not just decoration.
Reflection: Nick compares books to real sports trophies—not the participation kind, but the ones earned through winning and exceptional effort. Just as trophies reminded him that hard work pays off, books can serve as visual reminders of the effort you’ve put into improving your life. Display them as “play bigger triggers."
— Aug 12, 2025 09:39AM
Reflection: Nick compares books to real sports trophies—not the participation kind, but the ones earned through winning and exceptional effort. Just as trophies reminded him that hard work pays off, books can serve as visual reminders of the effort you’ve put into improving your life. Display them as “play bigger triggers."
Matt Hutson
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Key Insight: Use the “Rule of 100” to decide whether to continue a book.
Reflection: Shared by Tim Ferriss and Ryan Holiday, the Rule of 100 says: Start with 100, subtract your age, and the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether to finish a book. For me, at 41, that’s 59 pages. The older you are, the fewer pages you need to read before making that choice.
— Aug 10, 2025 09:07AM
Reflection: Shared by Tim Ferriss and Ryan Holiday, the Rule of 100 says: Start with 100, subtract your age, and the result is the number of pages you should read before deciding whether to finish a book. For me, at 41, that’s 59 pages. The older you are, the fewer pages you need to read before making that choice.
Matt Hutson
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Key Insight: Productive procrastination can reveal your true calling.
Reflection: Productive procrastination happens when the thing you do to avoid “real work” turns out to be the work that matters most. It’s like asking, What would you do if money was no object?—except you’re already doing it despite financial constraints.
— Aug 08, 2025 12:29PM
Reflection: Productive procrastination happens when the thing you do to avoid “real work” turns out to be the work that matters most. It’s like asking, What would you do if money was no object?—except you’re already doing it despite financial constraints.
