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Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup - practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover. While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one.

This is a summary version of Daniel H Pink's Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. The summary provides much food for thought in presenting concepts that can change how we see work. It illustrates new and more effective ways of managing workers that result in a happier and more productive environment. By adopting the principles of autonomy, mastery, and purpose, we can see positive transformation in the workplace.

One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results. Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship.

E-Squared could best be described as a lab manual with simple experiments to prove once and for all that reality is malleable, that consciousness trumps matter, and that you shape your life with your mind. Rather than take it on faith, you are invited to conduct nine 48-hour experiments to prove there really is a positive, loving, totally hip force in the universe. Yes, you read that right. It says prove. For years, you've been hoping and praying that spiritual principles are true. Now, you can know.

This is a summary of Jen Sincero's You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life. The summary provides listeners with step-by-step information on how to change and fully transform both their professional and personal lives. The book takes you on a wonderful journey, leading you to awesomeness while living the life of your dreams. Sincero will assist you in figuring out why you are who you are, shining a light on all the nooks and crannies of things keeping you back.

The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower - and middle - class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.

The book describes two distinct systems: System One - this is an imaginary character representing the intuitive portion of the mind. System Two - this is an imaginary character representing the slow thinking processes of the mind. Despite the fact that these two systems have distinctive functions, they do work together to help people assess their surroundings and guide them during the decision-making process.

As a grounded theory researcher, Brown has listened as a range of people - from leaders in Fortune 500 companies and the military to artists, couples in long-term relationships, teachers, and parents - shared their stories of being brave, falling, and getting back up. She asked herself, "What do these people with strong and loving relationships, leaders nurturing creativity, artists pushing innovation, and clergy walking with people through faith and mystery have in common?" The answer was clear.

The book that examines how people can champion new ideas - and how leaders can fight groupthink. In Originals, Adam Grant addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battle conformity, and buck outdated traditions. How can we originate new ideas, policies, and practices without risking it all?

The book summary gives all the advice in a no nonsense and quick format, enabling the person to get through it quickly. The Total Money Makeover presents all the salient points in short so that the listener does not have to wade through the entire book - and spend a lot of time doing so - and still reap all the benefits, without spending too much time on the entire book.

In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of "race", a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of Black women and men. Please note: This is a summary of Between the World and Me and not the original book.

This is a summary of David Allen's book Getting Things Done, which focuses on his innovated method of improving organizational skills, increasing productivity, completing unfinished tasks, and putting into effect new systems to decide on new tasks and also how to go about them. He encapsulates the five organizational steps required to give structure to the process. He writes about different principles ways to select the new task, talks about a threefold model that will help in deciding on the work and the steps or targets to review the task.

This is a summary of Brené Brown's The Gift of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares 10 guideposts on the power of wholehearted living - a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness. Each day we face a barrage of images and messages from society and the media telling us who, what, and how we should be.

This is a Summary of Grant Cardone's The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure. While most people operate with only three degrees of action - no action, retreat, or normal action - if you're after big goals, you don't want to settle for the ordinary. To reach the next level, you must understand the coveted fourth degree of action. This fourth degree, also known as the 10X Rule, is that level of action that guarantees companies and individuals realize their goals and dreams.

The central theme of the work is the belief that everyone is able to handle the obstacles that come with life even though we can't necessarily control everything about life. While we may not be in charge of the circumstances, it is possible to always be in command of ourselves and how we choose to respond to the challenges presented. Living by the principles of Stoicism means individuals deliberately control themselves in the face of obstacles which in turn strengthens willpower and confidence.

The time for counting each calorie that goes into your mouth is over. There are no food groups that need to be excluded, and losing weight and improving your health no longer means deprivation or discomfort. This is a summary of the original book: Trim Healthy Mama Plan, a revolutionary program that can be tailored to all age groups and allows you to lose weight and keep it off in a healthy manner. If you can't find time to listen to the original, a well-written summary enables you to know the unique ideas presented in the book clearly and precisely.

Without a doubt, Schopenhauer is one of the giants of Western philosophy. He represents a turning point from the quest to define the external world as something apart from our experience to a recognition of our experience as the medium of our world. Philosophy is a discourse, a conversation spread out over centuries that explores and develops different lines of thought.

In this book you will learn how you can achieve financial independence even with minimal amounts of annual income, all through the power of compound interest. You will learn about an effective tool Tony created known as V2MOM. It is a tool that can help you focus on your key goals in life and work. Helping you to not be a mere consumer anymore, it will transform you into an investor who owns a share of the future potential.

This is a summary of Siegel and Bryson's The Whole-Brain Child 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind.

This is a summary and analysis of Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn. Examined is the theory of mindfulness meditation and how it might be practiced in daily life. Here you will find both introductory as well as advanced techniques using mindfulness meditation.