Book Notes
Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less
When you create something add then subtract. Use a scrap of paper to limit the unnecessary from the essence, make lists. Write less notes and summarize, use a template like Cornell notes.
The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less Is More
Frugality is important yet what it meant in the past is different than what it is today. No one wants the extreme of frugality (avarice) and a thought experiment where every is frugal would up end society. Be generous and spend your money on activities that propels and improves society with your values.
Snow Crash: A Novel
Snow crash is a book about how the human brain is designed. We love new information, but we also like old songs, clichés, and traditions. You need to structure your thinking, develop the discipline of writing, and separate yourself from other people.
The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices
Your daily rituals are what you practice. Create your own sabbath to rest without technology and communication. A Daily ___: 366 book, is any sacred text that allows you to read literally, metaphorically, gather your own experiences, and decide if you should act on them.
How to Make Sense of Any Mess
To organize information start with a shared controlled vocabulary with your team to focus on what words you need to use not use. Compare options and argue what organization makes sense based on your audience. Use visuals, diagramming, and the STUCK mnemonic (Stability, Transparency, Understanding, Clarity, and Kindness) to make sense of any mess.
How to Make Sense of Any Mess
Controlled vocabularies are a tool to help decide whats words mean in a specific context. When you are creating a product you might need to create a new taxonomy. Practice diagramming and get unSTUCK (Stability, Transparency, Understanding, Clarity, Kindness).
Anything You Want: 40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur
You should love what you do and serve people better. Entrust others to do the work yet don't disappear completely. When you are done, you're done.
Duly Noted: Extend Your Mind through Connected Notes
Write your title with clarity and context. Organize your notes with only the minimum fuss. Visuals will take your written ideas and allow you to compare what is missing. Tidy up as you go.
Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
Most of our needs will be the same. Plan for the worst and dream like an optimist. In the long run, you have to accept the hassle to last.
Excellent Advice For Living
In every sentence, Kevin Kelly conveys the essence of his life experiences. Reading a profound statement, you reflect and life changes in that moment. The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Don't be the best. Be the only. Pay attention to what you pay attention to. Don't keep making the same mistakes; try to make new mistakes. Go with the option that opens up yet more options.
Clear Thinking
Be clear about your ego, emotions, social, inertia, and clarity will set the right defaults. Be accountable, knowledgeable, in control, and confident in yourself. Embrace safeguards instead of willpower, accept mistakes as a natural part of life, and view the memento mori as an opportunity to focus on what's most important.
Snow Leopard: Category Pirates
Be different with new language. Consider both old problems with surprising new solutions, and brand-new problems with obvious answers. Your non-fiction books should focus on ideas and novel insights, along with gradual changes.
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Mastery
The Mastery of Robert Greene is a story about apprenticeship. It cannot be taught by one book, skill, or technique. Persist and work with your hands. We cannot give you exact instructions. You must love your work and endure it.
Tao Te Ching
The Art of Seduction
Choose the right business partner for you. Indulge people by mirroring them. Create hypnotic, distracting, and captivating content. Focus on your unique traits and embrace them. Be daring.
The Art and Business of Online Writing
You are already playing the game. Rhythm. Use social media is to get validation for your work and learn your specialty for an audience.
Building a Second Brain
Capturing, organizing, distilling, and expressing (CODE) is a simple way to share what you are learning. You can save your ideas with categories like Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives (PARA). As you practice and build your habits you will tighten the feedback cycle of your projects.
Simple Rules
Create simple rules.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
Why We Sleep
Sleep, nutrition, and exercise are the core of your health, in that order.
Ultralearning
Use metalearning to learn what to focus on and what to exclude. Get feedback. Teach others, including yourself. Play with constraints.
Blueprints for a SaaS Sales Organization
High Output Management
Leading Without Authority
Create a relationship action plan and rank them by project. Be an owner by serving others toward mutual goals. Ask permission before giving feedback.
Righting Software: A Method for System and Project Design
Art of Impossible
Atomic Habits
Never Split the Difference
Mirror by repeating the last word or few words and use your voice and tone. Labeling and mislabeling provides free information without asking questions. Practice mirroring and labeling daily with anyone by noticing their shoes, tattoos, and their state of mind. Use how and what questions for strategic thinking to provoke the other side to think. Smile and act playful.