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54 reviews

Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Great book that made be appreciate Goggins’ journey much more. It is packed with dense detail and there are many takeaways. 

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman

informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Overall, this is a great book that determines how you should carry out your life according to the Stoics. 

How to Talk to Anybody: Learn the Secrets of Small Talk, Business, Management, Sales & Social Conversations & How to Make Real Friends by Derek Borthwick

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Great book that summarises a bunch of tips to get conversational fluency and influence with context to understand how to use it. It has a actionable advice and does not contain little to no extra fluff.

10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less) by Thomas Frank

informative lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

Great book that included a lot of useful tips and extended beyond just studying to organisation and living the student lifestyle which I thought was great.

Fluency Made Easy by Ikenna D. Obi

informative fast-paced

4.0

Great book that is very short and fun to read with short anecdotes. Very action oriented and is the no bs guide to getting to conversational fluency.

Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Elon musk is an extraordinary individual and the author shows his life as accurately as they can. They did not hold back to mention his pros and cons and gave a full perspective of the man he is. I thought this was a valuable read and has influenced me a lot. 

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Great book teaching the mindset and vigor required to build the future through startups and challenge current thinking. Lots of concepts and diagrams to visually understand the authors experience in a condensed format.

Mastery by Robert Greene

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Eye-opening read that I and others should read over and over to not forget the lessons. This book teaches of the importance of following your life’s task and methods the old masters used to find out and acheive their goals.

Body Language How to Read Any Body - The Secret To Nonverbal Communication To Understand & Influence In, Business, Sales, Online, Presenting & Public Speaking, Healthcare, Attraction & Seduction by Derek Borthwick

informative medium-paced

3.0

I thought this book was okay as it included lots of diagrams on body language that was fairly obvious. However, the start of the book highlighted a lot of information that is key to understanding it well - which was useful.

Stoicism: How to Use Stoic Philosophy to Find Inner Peace and Happiness by Jason Hemlock

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

 A powerful book that has influenced me strongly and I think that everyone who lives in the modern world would find this book to teach a better way to live. Stoicism is a state of mind.