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‘Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life’ by Eric Greitens
Eric Greitens’ “Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life” shares insights through letters to a friend grappling with PTSD and self-destruction. The essence of resilience is evolving from pain, embracing responsibility, and cultivating purpose. Through reflection, relationships, and discipline, one can transform hardships into strength and live a meaningful life. Read more
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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
In “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell explores how success is influenced by context, timing, and culture, rather than just individual talent. He discusses the importance of community, the 10,000-hour rule for mastery, and how small early advantages can compound. Through examples like Bill Gates and Joe Flom, Gladwell highlights that social skills and access to opportunities are… Read more
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‘Mindset: The New Psychology of Success’ by Carol Dweck
In ‘Mindset: The New Psychology of Success,’ Carol Dweck contrasts fixed and growth mindsets. She emphasizes that success stems from effort and learning from failure. By promoting a culture of persistence, feedback, and adaptability, Dweck illustrates how mindsets influence achievements in education, sports, and relationships, offering practical strategies for growth. Read more
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‘The Courage to Be Disliked’ By Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga offers transformative insights into human behavior and relationships through a dialogue on Adlerian psychology. It emphasizes that change occurs when we embrace a new purpose, rejects the need for approval, and highlights that fulfillment arises from contribution rather than competition. This book serves as… Read more
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‘The Book Of Ichigo Ichie’ By Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
A few weeks ago, I read this amazing book – The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way By Héctor García and Francesc Miralles. This book is complimentary to my earlier read – Ikigai. If we need to summarize the book in three words, it would Read more
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Kundalini: An untold story by Om Swami
Kundalini: An Untold Story – A Journey Within Recently, I read an amazing book – Kundalini: An Untold Story by Om Swami. This book answers why we need to connect with ourselves. It is not a motivational text but an honest attempt to explain the power of Kundalini and how to walk on a self-realization Read more
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‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg explores habit formation through the habit loop of cue, routine, and reward. It highlights the impact of habits on individual behavior and organizational success, demonstrating how small changes can lead to significant outcomes. Read more
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‘Don’t Believe Everything You Think’ by Joseph Nguyen
Our thinking is the root cause of our suffering. If we stop thinking, we can end our suffering. Being aware of this fact will help us in reducing the amount of thinking. Read more
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‘Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die’ by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Made to Stick tells the ways of effective communication by using an acronym ‘SUCCES’. If your idea is simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, emotional and presented in the form of a story, it would stick to the listeners’ mind. Read more
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Zen: The Art of Simple Living by Shunmyō Masuno
Zen: The Art of Living by Shunmyō Masuno is an exceptional book as it is really very simple to understand and requires very little time to read, yet highlights very profound wisdom nuggets for improving our lives. Read more
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The Richest Man In Babylon by George Samuel Clason
Late George Clason shares unchanging rules of acquired wealth and growing richer in this book. The rules are taken from various historical accounts of Babylon. Read more
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The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank
Anne Frank wrote her diary when her family was hiding from Nazis prosecution during WWII. She had written about everything happened in her surrounding in her diary. This is true memoir showcasing courage, hope, faith. trust and love. Read more
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Fish! by Stephen Lundin & John Christensen
In the bestseller book ‘Fish!: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results’ Stephen C. Lundin and John Christensen share the four step strategy to create a productive, fun-filling and energetic workplace. Read more
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Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey
How to increase attention span & productivity by improving your quality of focus, is beautifully dealt in this book. The author has discussed many tools and methods to get into hyper focus as and when required. A must read to understand why leaders achieve so much within same 24 hours. Read more
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The Mastery Manual by Robin Sharma
There are simple & practical yet powerful ways to get the maximum of human potential. Robin Sharma shares the same in this book. Read more
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