book review

  • Die with Zero

    by Bill Perkins 7/10Rating R RichMarch 31, 2023 · 9 min read In this note 01Optimize Your Life 02Invest in Experiences 03Why Die with Zero 04How to Spend Your Money (Without Actually Hitting Zero Before You Die) 05What About the Kids? 06Balance Your Life 07Start to Time-Bucket Your Life 08Know Your Peak 09Be Bold Chapter…

  • Four Thousand Weeks

    by Oliver Burkeman 9/10Rating R RichJanuary 31, 2023 · 15 min read In this note 00Overview 01The Limit-Embracing Life 02The Efficiency Trap 03Facing Finitude 04Becoming a Better Procrastinator 05The Watermelon Problem 06The Intimate Interrupter 07We Never Really Have Time 08You Are Here 09Rediscovering Rest 10The Impatience Spiral 11Staying on the Bus 12The Loneliness of the…

  • Deep Work

    by Cal Newport 7/10Rating R RichDecember 31, 2022 · 11 min read In this note Introduction 01Deep Work Is Valuable 02Deep Work Is Rare 03Deep Work Is Meaningful 04Work Deeply 05Embrace Boredom 06Quit social media 07Drain the Shallows Introduction Introduction Deep Work: Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive…

  • Can’t Hurt Me

    by David Goggins 7/10Rating R RichNovember 30, 2022 · 10 min read In this note 00Overview 01Face Your Bad Hand 02Set Up Your Accountability Mirror 03Get Used to Discomfort 04Taking Souls 05Armored Mind 06The Cookie Jar 07The 40% Rule 08Become Productive 09Uncommon Amongst Uncommon 10Empowerment off failure 11What if Introduction Overview *Big ideas/takeaways* Challenge 1…

  • What I Know For Sure

    by Oprah Winfrey 6/10Rating R RichOctober 31, 2022 · 5 min read In this note 01Joy 02Resilience 03Connection 04Gratitude 05Possiblity 06Awe 07Clarity 08Power Chapter 1 Joy Pleasure is energy reciprocate: what you put out comes back.  Your base level of pleasure is determined by how you view your whole life.  If your life ended tomorrow,…

  • Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

    by Susan Cain 7/10Rating R RichAugust 31, 2022 · 10 min read In this note Introduction 01The rise of the Mighty Likeable Fellow 02The Myth of Charismatic Leadership 03When Collaboration Kills Creativity 04Is Temperament Destiny? 05Beyond Temperament 06Franklin Was a Politician, But Eleanor Spoke Out of Conscience 07Why Did Wall Street Crash and Warren Buffet…