Heyo, Nik here delivering four new book summaries right to your doorstep!
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Alright, on to this week's bestsellers!
The One Thing by Gary Keller
When his real estate company was about to fall apart, Gary Keller realized he had to focus. He zoned in on what really mattered and discovered he could drastically improve his work, life, and relationships with a single question.
In the #1, multi-million copy bestseller The One Thing, he explains how he found "the focusing question," why it works, and how you can use it every single day to improve your life and career while stressing a lot less.
If you want to be more productive while feeling more peaceful, watch this video.
How To Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price
1-Sentence-Summary: How to Break Up With Your Phone explores a common problem for all of us who are engaging with social media and constant use of phones, namely our addiction to these devices and the internet, and ways to ditch it for good and find meaning in our lives outside of our virtual encounters.
Top 3 Lessons:
- Our addiction derives from the dopamine given by the act of using our phones.
- Phones can deeply affect cognitive performance and our brain's short-term memory.
- If you want to review your toxic relationship with your phone, you'll have to look for a true desire to change from within.
If you want to spend less time on your phone, this book is for you.
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Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez
1-Sentence-Summary: Invisible Women talks about the flaws in our societal system, which was built on the premise that men should rule and conquer the world while women should stay at home, which is why we're still seeing gender gaps in the personal, professional, and day-to-day lives of women.
Top 3 Lessons:
- Gender disparity runs deeper than any of us could realize.
- The mass mentality that favors men is detrimental to women's mental and body health.
- Political biases prevent women from pursuing diplomatic or financial careers.
If you want to better understand women's rights, this book is for you.
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1-Sentence-Summary: The Practice talks about ways to enhance your creativity, boost your innovation, upgrade your creative process, and most importantly, get disciplined in your practice and turn your hobby into a professional endeavor.
Top 3 Lessons:
- See your own creative pace and then be ready to share it with the world when the time comes.
- A plan can help you navigate your journey better, even if you don't follow it at all times.
- Critics can help you improve, but a cohort with like-minded people will skyrocket your growth.
If you want to build a habit of working on your art every day, this book is for you.
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That's all for this week. Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend!
Happy reading,
-Nik
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