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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 […]

My latest summary is for The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande. It explains how the humble checklist […]

This summary of The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by […]

In Power: Why Some People Have It —and Others Don’t, Jeffrey Pfeffer outlines variety of practical suggestions on how to get promoted […]

This summary of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World is split into two parts. The first half sets […]

Time-blocking is a method of managing one’s time by scheduling in advance what tasks or activities you will do throughout the day. […]

In university, I had very good notes. My study process consisted of summarising my notes, and then producing an even shorter, 1-page […]

This post sets out five major criticisms I have for Cal Newport’s book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You (click to read […]

This summary of So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love explains why […]

This post is split out from my main summary of Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths. Check out that summary to […]