Personal development

Introduction If you are new to stoic philosophy then this book is a great way to start, especially since it’s relatively short. The author talks about the Stoic philosophy as “an operating system for living”. The book starts slowly but ends much stronger so I would rate it as 4+. While reading I sometimes felt that there’s nothing really new here, but these are those aha moments where you write down the wisdom from the book.  The book uses examples of CEOs and the most successful people in history so it’s hard to relate to them, but nevertheless the stories…

Introduction As I have already mentioned in the book review The compound effect, the author is heavily influenced by Jim Rohn. Here I will briefly review his great video “How to Take Charge of Your Life” and in case you have time, definitely watch the video. If you don’t have that much time read this review. The video is recorded back in 1981 but it’s concepts are fresh even today, and I believe they will be valid in 100 years’ time as well. About the video There are some major concepts about which Jim talks. First is about four major…

Introduction This book is one of the best personal development books that I have read so far so yes I highly recommend not only reading it, but also writing notes and rereading after some time has passed. Pretty much anyone can benefit from this book, but it would be most beneficial for the high achievers, managers, entrepreneurs and for all of us who think that 24 hours in the day is not enough. The book talks about the fact that we do have a choice and that almost everything in our life is noise, and there are only a few…