17 books you can read in one go

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1. Eat that frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

Simple, powerful book to help you manage

2. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

Story of a lawyer, who is jolted by a sudden illness and realizes the true meaning of life thereafter.

3. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

The book explains how by understanding and learning to control our subconscious mind, we can welcome a world of prosperity, happiness and

4. Think and Grow Rich

One of the most conclusive books on understanding money, and a simple one to start with, at that.

99.8% of athletes never play professionally.

I’ve spent hours studying the .2% who do.

Here’s what I learned:

Stay in the present.

“When you focus on the past, that’s your ego.

When I focus on the future, it’s my pride.

Focus on the moment, in the present. That’s humility.”

Make your own luck.

“Luck has nothing to do with it.

I have spent countless hours on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.” — Serena Williams

Hard work + talent leads to opportunity.

Skill comes from hours and hours of work.

Love this from Usain Bolt:

“Easy is not an option...

Talent you have naturally, but skill is only developed by hours and hours of work.”

But, by itself, working hard will not get you ahead.

Focusing your time and effort effectively is much more likely to make you successful.

Example: Leo Messi walks 83% of a soccer game.

The other 17% makes him the best player in the world.

Most meetings are a waste of time.

But there's an easy fix.

The 10% rule––how it changed my company and will change yours too:

So what's the 10% rule?

It's simple.

In a 40-hour week, you're allowed to block off no more than four hours for internal meetings.

10%

This is how you move FAST.

I know, I know...

At first, it seems like an impossible task––but stick with me.

Plenty of people have closer to four hours of non-meeting time in the week from 9-5.

In fact, I bet you're peeking at your calendar right now saying, "But I have four hours of meetings TODAY?!?"

You're not alone.

Businesses love meetings.

You know what I love?

I love how fast an organization can move when you're not carving up every day with check-ins and sync-ups.

I love Progress.

I love getting stuff done.

If fewer meetings sound good to you, here are 5 simple ways you can cut down on meetings––that any organization can do:

I asked, "What’s the BEST leadership book you’ve ever read?"

I received 200+ responses.

Here are 20 books that will make you a better boss:

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Extreme Ownership

by @jockowillink & @LeifBabin

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Leaders Eat Last

by @simonsinek

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The Coaching Habit

by

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Act Like A Leader, Think Like A Leader

by @HerminiaIbarra

Over 51,000,000 YouTube channels exist.

99.8% of them are a waste of time.

Here are 10 channels that are GUARANTEED to entertain you AND make you smarter🧠:

1/ @theatlaspro

I had no idea that geography, geology, biology, and ecology could be so

2/ @TheCrashCourse

10 minutes lessons on any almost subject that you can think

3/ @MarkRober

Former NASA engineer teaches science lessons through videos that will entertain the whole

4/ @thephysicsgirl

Short videos that explain physics in a fun and easy-to-understand

Suggest good movies to watch on Netflix!? ✨

What’s the BEST documentary you’ve ever seen?

I asked, "What’s a book that’s worth rereading every year?"

I received 1,000+ responses.

Here are 20 books you should read and reread:

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Atomic Habits

by @JamesClear

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Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor

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The Almanack Of Naval Ravikant

by @naval

4/

The Psychology of Money

by @morganhousel

What’s a book that’s worth rereading every year?

There’s been a big increase in books being banned in schools and libraries.

But reading such books gives us the chance to explore diverse ideas, perspectives, and cultures.

Here are 20 frequently banned books you should read:

1/

1984

by George

2/

Brave New World

by Aldous

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The Kite Runner

by Khaled

4/

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

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50 years ago, this week in 1971, the USA threatened India to stop the 1971 war. An alarmed India sent a SOS to the Soviet Union. A story that has been nearly erased from Indian history books.

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When Pakistan's defeat in the 1971 war seemed imminent, Kissinger spurred Nixon to send the US 7th Fleet’s Task Force, led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, to the Bay of Bengal.
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The USS Enterprise, at 75,000 ton, was the world's largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the 1970s with more than 70 fighter aircraft. A monster. The Indian Navy’s fleet was led by the 20,000-ton aircraft carrier, Vikrant, with 20 light fighter aircraft.

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The USS Enterprise was being dispatched to secure American citizens in Bangladesh was the official American statement. Unofficially it was to threaten the Indian forces and prevent the liberation of East Pakistan. India soon got another bad news.

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Soviet intelligence reported to India that a powerful British naval group led by the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle with commando carrier HMS Albion, several destroyers and other ships were approaching India's territorial waters from the west, towards the Arabian Sea.
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10 powerful Excel features every user should know: 📊

Flash Fill:

Let's say you've got all the data you need––it just isn't in the right place.

"Flash Fill" is your friend.

Quickly extract pieces of text from one cell and move them to another OR combine text from multiple cells into a single place.

Camera Snapshot

Here's a little-known trick to move data between workbooks.

First, add "camera" to your quick access toolbar.

•Select your data ⇢ click 📷
•Paste to new workbook

The cool part: When you update the main workbook, the data in the picture updates as well! 🤯

Analyze Data:

I was never very good at Pivot tables, graphs, & analyzing data on my own.

Lucky for me (and you) Excel will do the heavy lifting for us.

•Select the range of data
•"Home" ⇢ "Analyze Data"

Charts, tables, & analysis––premade.

Click "insert" & you're done!

X-Lookup

If you're an old-school Excel user, there's no doubt you're familiar with V-Lookup.

X is the new & improved version, here's why:

•Lookup array does NOT have to be only on the left-hand side.
•Allows you to return multiple values at the same time.

Here's how: 👇🏻

I asked, "What's the best history book you've ever read?"

I received 300+ responses.

Here are 20 books that will help you understand the world and how we got here:

1/

Sapiens

by @harari_yuval

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The Lessons of History

by Ariel Durant & Will

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Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared

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A Brief History of Nearly Everything

by @billbrysonn

What is 1 YouTube video you think every person on Earth should watch?

The ultimate guide to Gmail, Gsheets, and Mac Productivity:🧵

📊 -Explore:

Need to do some number crunching?

Let Google's AI do the work for you.

•Highlight the range of data.

•Move your cursor to the starburst-shaped icon in the bottom right corner.

•Click "Explore" – Charts, analytics, & detailed info. generated automatically.

📩 -Look like you're working (when you're not)

Gmail offers scheduling... Who knew?

No need to be physically sitting at your desk, or hammering out emails on your phone after hours.

•Compose your message
•Click the dropdown next to "send"
•Click "schedule send"

💻 -Specific Screenshots:

SHIFT+CMD+3 will capture your entire screen.

Did you know you can also narrow your capture to a specific portion?

It's easy, & now that I know it exists, I use it every day.

A simple SHIFT+CMD+4 and you're on your way.

📊 -Finance:

Monitor stock prices, spot trends, & quickly review historical data using =GOOGLEFINANCE.

Want to see the last 60 days of closing prices for a specific ticker symbol?

Paste the formula below & voila!

=GOOGLEFINANCE("NASDAQ:TSLA","price",TODAY()-60,TODAY())

20 of the smartest things that have ever been said: 🧵

"Holding onto your anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

–Buddha

“We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence is therefore not an act but a habit."

–Aristotle

"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end.

It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it."

–Margaret Thatcher

“There are only two great tragedies in life: one is not getting what you want and the other is getting it.”

–Oscar Wilde

Bad writers sell products.

Good writers sell stories.

Here's how to tell one in 5 simple steps 🧵⬇️

Step #1: Introduce The Protagonist

Every story has a hero.

That might be…

- Your reader
- A past customer
- A past client
- An organization
- Or you

Choose which one based on what your goal is.

Step #2: Introduce The Conflict

Every great hero needs something to overcome.

That might be…

- A problem
- A person
- An organization

Again, choose which one based on what your goal is.

Step #3: Describe The Battle

It’s time for your hero to fight the enemy.

Basic examples:

- A customer facing his health problems
- A client facing her low profitability problems

Whatever it is, share details about the struggle.

That’s how you inspire emotion in your reader.

Step #4: Describe The Victory

The next step in every great story is the protagonist winning.

In marketing, that’s usually with the help of whatever you’re selling.

Your health product led to getting healthier, your service led to increasing profits, etc.

Over the past 10 years, I have read over 500 business books.

99% were 1 idea stretched across 300 pages.

They should have been blog posts.

Save yourself the time and just read these 10 👇

1/ Marketing

The vast majority of tactical marketing books become outdated after 1-2 years.

Some, after 6 months.

Positioning by Al Ries & Jack Trout is some of the most mind-bending and timeless strategic marketing thinking out

2/ Growth

Did you know the top 10% of consumers in your category can drive 30-70% of the revenue growth?

Superconsumers by @eddiewouldgrow will completely change the way you think about growing your biz.

You don't need "all consumers."

Just

3/ Motivation

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, founder of Nike, is one of the most inspiring business stories you'll ever read.

And it all started by selling high-quality, low-cost running shoes from Japan.

(A style nobody thought was "cool" at the

4/ Leverage

The Self-Made Billionaire Effect by John Sviokla & Mitch Cohen is all about how Producers can combine conflicting, opposite ideas at the same time to create massive value.

This is the playbook for thinking like a

My top 5 favourite words that were added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2021:

5. Antical (engaging in antics)
4. Boomeranger (one who throws a boomerang)
3. Fingle (to handle, but with the fingers)
2. Zom-com (a comedy, but with zombies)
1. Haggis-headed (a foolish person)

My least favourite word added to the Oxford English Dictionary this year, by a country mile, was bants (urghhh!). My second least favourite was bantery. I fear it’s now only a matter of time until banter bus, bantersaurus etc. make it into the dictionary (please don’t do it @OED)