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Your Brain at Work - Book Summary

"Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Rock Category: Productivity

Feb 19, 202434 min

The Happy Mind - Book Summary

"A Simple Guide to Living a Happier Life Starting Today" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Kevin Horsley and Louis Fourie Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 19, 202430 min

The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth - Book Summary

"Live Them and Reach Your Potential" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: John C. Maxwell Category: Personal Development

Feb 18, 202438 min

SuperBetter - Book Summary

"A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver, and More Resilient" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jane McGonigal Category: Personal Development

Feb 18, 202431 min

The Influential Mind - Book Summary

"What the Brain Reveals About Our Power To Change Others" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Tali Sharot Category: Psychology

Feb 18, 202427 min

Collective Illusions - Book Summary

"Conformity, Complicity, and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Todd Rose Category: Psychology

Feb 18, 202429 min

Meetings That Get Results - Book Summary

"A Facilitator's Guide to Building Better Meetings" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Terrence Metz Category: Corporate Culture

Feb 18, 202426 min

Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon - Book Summary

"The New Science and Stories of the Brain" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Rahul Jandial Category: Psychology

Feb 17, 202426 min

False Economy - Book Summary

"A Surprising Economic History of the World" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Alan Beattie Category: Economics

Feb 17, 202425 min

The Plantagenets - Book Summary

"The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Dan Jones Category: History

Feb 17, 202439 min

The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Book Summary

"As told to Alex Haley" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Alex Haley, Malcolm X Category: Biography & Memoir

Feb 17, 202435 min

Nothing But Net - Book Summary

"10 Timeless Lessons for Picking Tech Stocks" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Mark Mahaney Category: Money & Investments

Feb 17, 202431 min

How to Think More Effectively - Book Summary

"A guide to greater productivity, insight and creativity" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: The School of Life Category: Creativity

Feb 16, 202422 min

How Am I Doing? - Book Summary

"40 Conversations to Have with Yourself" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Corey Yeager Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 16, 202427 min

A Wealth of Common Sense - Book Summary

"Why Simplicity Trumps Complexity in Any Investment Plan" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ben Carlson Category: Money & Investments

Feb 16, 202420 min

Profit Over People - Book Summary

"Neoliberalism and Global Order" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Noam Chomsky Category: Economics

Feb 16, 202423 min

Best Self - Book Summary

"Be You, Only Better" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Mike Bayer Category: Personal Development

Feb 16, 202426 min

Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing - Book Summary

"What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Robert T. Kiyosaki Category: Money & Investments

Feb 15, 202433 min

How to Day Trade for a Living - Book Summary

"A Beginner's Guide" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Andrew Aziz Category: Economics

Feb 15, 202420 min

The Power of a Positive No - Book Summary

"How to Say No and Still Get to Yes" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: William Ury Category: Communication Skills

Feb 15, 202425 min

Stories for Work - Book Summary

"The Essential Guide to Business Storytelling" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gabrielle Dolan Category: Communication Skills

Feb 15, 202432 min

Intuitive Eating - Book Summary

"A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch Category: Health & Nutrition

Feb 15, 202425 min

Self-Compassion - Book Summary

"The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Kristin Neff Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 14, 202433 min

The Peloponnesian War - Book Summary

"Get a primer on the epic Peloponnesian War" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Donald Kagan Category: History

Feb 14, 202439 min

Agent Sonya - Book Summary

"Moscow’s Most Daring Wartime Spy" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ben Macintyre Category: History

Feb 14, 202433 min

The Family Firm - Book Summary

"A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Emily Oster Category: Health & Nutrition

Feb 14, 202426 min

Personality - Book Summary

"What Makes You the Way You Are" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel Nettle Category: Personal Development

Feb 14, 202429 min

Do Hard Things - Book Summary

"Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Steve Magness Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 13, 202422 min

Be the Love - Book Summary

"Seven Ways to Unlock Your Heart and Manifest Happiness" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sarah Prout Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 13, 202429 min

Why Love Matters - Book Summary

"How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Sue Gerhardt Category: Parenting

Feb 13, 202431 min

Black and British - Book Summary

"A Forgotten History" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: David Olusoga Category: History

Feb 13, 202439 min

Living Forward - Book Summary

"A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy Category: Personal Development

Feb 13, 202429 min

Warren Buffett's Ground Rules - Book Summary

"Words of Wisdom from the Partnership Letters of the World’s Greatest Investor" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jeremy C. Miller Category: Biography & Memoir

Feb 12, 202424 min

Thoughts Without a Thinker - Book Summary

"Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Mark Epstein Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 12, 202426 min

Manage Your Day-To-Day - Book Summary

"Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus and Sharpen Your Creative Mind" Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: 99U and Jocelyn K. Glei Category: Creativity

Feb 12, 202427 min

Life’s Amazing Secrets - Book Summary

"How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Gaur Gopal Das Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 12, 202426 min

Wheat Belly - Book Summary

"Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: William Davis Category: Health & Nutrition

Feb 11, 202425 min

Leadership Is an Art - Book Summary

"Lead like your employees want you to lead" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Max De Pree Category: Management & Leadership

Feb 11, 202429 min

The Seven Sins of Memory - Book Summary

"How the Mind Forgets and Remembers" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Daniel L. Schacter Category: Psychology

Feb 11, 202428 min

Fear Less - Book Summary

"Face Not-Good-Enough to Replace Your Doubts, Achieve Your Goals, and Unlock Your Success" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Pippa Grange Category: Motivation & Inspiration

Feb 11, 202429 min

Conscious - Book Summary

"A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Annaka Harris Category: Philosophy

Feb 11, 202424 min

The Way of Integrity - Book Summary

"Finding the Path to Your True Self" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Martha Beck Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 10, 202424 min

The Power of One More - Book Summary

"The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ed Mylett Category: Motivation & Inspiration

Feb 10, 202417 min

How to Change Your Mind - Book Summary

"What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Michael Pollan Category: Health & Nutrition

Feb 10, 202432 min

The Alcohol Experiment - Book Summary

"A 30-day, Alcohol-Free Challenge to Interrupt Your Habits and Help You Take Control" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Annie Grace Category: Health & Nutrition

Feb 10, 202423 min

Smart Work - Book Summary

"The Ultimate Handbook for Remote and Hybrid Teams" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Jo Owen Category: Corporate Culture

Feb 10, 202421 min

Toxic Positivity - Book Summary

"Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Whitney Goodman Category: Personal Development

Feb 9, 202426 min

Life Is in the Transitions - Book Summary

"Mastering Change at Any Age" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Bruce Feiler Category: Motivation & Inspiration

Feb 9, 202434 min

The Spy and the Traitor - Book Summary

"The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Ben Macintyre Category: History

Feb 9, 202442 min

Do Nothing - Book Summary

"How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Celeste Headlee Category: Mindfulness & Happiness

Feb 9, 202427 min