October 17, 2024October 17, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio In Principles: Life and Work, Ray Dalio reflects on his life and career, setting out the principles that helped him succeed and […]
October 5, 2024October 5, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef In The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t, Julia Galef argues that we don’t need to deceive […]
September 12, 2024September 12, 2024Uncategorized Calculating the Selfish Return to Education In The Case Against Education, Bryan Caplan walks through detailed calculations on the expected selfish or private return to education for different […]
July 24, 2024July 24, 2024Book post Getting Things Done vs Deep Work Getting Things Done and Deep Work are both highly influential books in the productivity space. David Allen first published his Getting Things […]
July 16, 2024July 29, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Getting Things Done by David Allen Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen is a true classic in productivity circles. This summary explains how […]
March 7, 2024July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky This is a summary of Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky. The […]
February 23, 2024July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Platonic by Marisa Franco This summary of Platonic: How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends by Marisa Franco challenges some common […]
January 2, 2024July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal explains how to increase your productivity without relying […]
December 17, 2023July 7, 2024Blog Are Self-Improvement Books Worth Reading? I’ve read and summarised over 20 books this year, quite a few of which were self-improvement or productivity books. Sometimes I wonder […]
December 7, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande My latest summary is for The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande. It explains how the humble checklist […]