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Get the Summary of Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson's No-Drama Discipline in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The pioneering experts behind the bestselling The Whole-Brain Child, Tina Payne Bryson and Daniel J. Siegel, the New York Times bestselling author of Brainstorm, now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child's...
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Get the Summary of Alex Soojung-Kim Pang's Rest in 20 minutes.
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Overwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done-but they are never done. Looking at different forms of rest, from sleep to vacation, Silicon Valley futurist and business consultant Alex Soojung-Kim Pang dispels the myth that the harder we work the better the outcome....
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#1 To make the most of your mental clarity, schedule a time to check your email when you're not at your peak. Your projects and tasks should take precedence when you're most focused. By making this one simple change and properly utilizing your prime time, you can save yourself countless hours each week.
#2 You should have a system for organizing essential and critical...
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Get the Summary of Carla Naumburg's How to Stop Losing Your Sht with Your Kids in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Carla Naumburg's book, "How to Stop Losing Your Sht with Your Kids," addresses the common issue of parental outbursts, or FARTs (Feelings, Automatic, Reactive, Toxic), which are often unconscious and disproportionate reactions to triggers. These outbursts can damage the parent-child relationship, leading...
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Get the Summary of Glennon Doyle Melton's Carry On, Warrior in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Glennon Doyle's hilarious and poignant reflections on our universal (yet often secret) experiences have inspired a social movement by reminding women that they're not alone. In Carry On, Warrior, she shares her personal story in moving, refreshing, and laugh-out-loud new essays and some of the best-loved material from...
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#1 There are only three things that humans can do: think, feel, and act. We are constantly thinking, feeling, and acting, and we must learn how to direct and control our responses to those who push our buttons.
#2 There are four main screwball feelings: excessive anxiety, anger/defensiveness, depression/burnout, and guilt. If you get excessively anxious, you will not...
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Get the Summary of Ethan M. Rasiel's The McKinsey Way in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: It's been called "a breeding ground for gurus." McKinsey & Company is the gold-standard consulting firm whose alumni include titans such as "In Search of Excellence" author Tom Peters, Harvey Golub of American Express, and Japan's Kenichi Ohmae.
When Fortune 100 corporations are stymied, it's the...
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Get the Summary of Jon Gordon's The Power of a Positive Team in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The Power of a Positive Team: Proven Principles and Practices that Make Great Teams Great by Jon Gordon: Conversation Starters Positivity coach Jon Gordon talks to many of the most outstanding teams in history and reveals how good teamwork happens and how this is related to the team's success....
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Get the Summary of John P. Kotter's Leading Change in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.
Original book introduction: John Kotter's now-legendary eight-step process for managing change with positive results has become the foundation for leaders and organizations across the globe. By outlining the process every organization must go through to achieve its goals, and by identifying where and how even top performers derail...
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Get the Summary of David McRaney's How Minds Change in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: What made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a hoax? How do voter opinions shift from neutral to resolute? Can widespread social change only take place when a generation dies out? From one of our greatest thinkers on reasoning, HOW MINDS CHANGE is a book about the...
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#1 Product-market fit is the process of determining if a product is well-suited for its market. It is one of the most important Lean Startup principles, and this playbook will teach you how to achieve it.
#2 Product-market fit is when your product creates significant customer value. It is achieved when your product meets real customer needs and does so in a way that...
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#1 In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor, a 63-year-old teacher from Auburn, New York, decided to go over Niagara Falls in a pickle barrel. She reduced risks by making every preparation you could imagine.
#2 Taylor's attempt at climbing over the Falls was a failure. She had planned everything out, but her manager betrayed her, so she ended up with nothing. She lived another 20...
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#1 The digital revolution has brought two critical forces to the world of business: uncertainty and continuous change. Companies that apply the power of continuous change to their products, services, and businesses as a whole are able to adapt quickly to uncertainty.
#2 The team at Facebook could have simply hired more reviewers to deal with the deluge of inappropriate...
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#1 The idea that there is a simple way to take control of your time and eliminate all the waste that clutters up your day is extremely appealing. It's easy to reject anything that doesn't make you excited.
#2 There are many benefits to making intuitive decisions across numerous areas of our lives: work, relationships, personal finance, and more. We'll look at how we...
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#1 The two of us have spent years studying how people deal with their toughest problems. We have found that regardless of the situation, these problems are difficult because they present us with dilemmas - choices between alternatives.
#2 Tensions, dilemmas, and paradoxes are all types of situations where alternative expectations and demands are in opposition. They can...
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#1 The best CEOs are like the best teachers. They are able to take the complexity and mystery out of business by focusing on the moneymaking fundamentals. And they make sure that everyone in the company understands those building blocks of business.
#2 Business is simple and logical. It is based on serving your customers, managing your cash effectively, using your assets...
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#1 The Chicago detectives were in Baltimore, investigating a train robbery, when they learned about the plot to kill their hometown congressman. They had been chasing down Felton's railroad conspiracy at various Baltimore PD haunts for a month when they overheard a rumor that sent them racing back to base.
#2 The conspirators were planning on assassinating a high-profile...
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#1 Leadership is essential because it makes a significant difference in people's levels of engagement, commitment, and performance. Developing your leadership abilities will help you improve the way people around you feel about their workplace and promote more productive organizations.
#2 There are people who believe that not everyone has the potential to lead, and that...
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Book Preview: #1 The future of cities and of the world is tied to the creation and growth of startup communities.
#2 The author uses the city of Boulder as an example for several reasons. First, it's a great example of a successful startup community because of its vibrant tech scene. Second, it's a great example of how a city can benefit from having multiple startup communities.
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#1 You must be prepared to identify opportunities, have the confidence to make quick decisions, and learn from your mistakes so you can aim for better results in the future. You can be a success, but only if you constantly are creating your own opportunities.
#2 I met Tyler Perry, an actor and director, at the gym. I was a real estate agent, and I wanted to sell him...
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