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The Coddling of the American Mind:
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure, By Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff, et al. This is a very important book for parents who have kids up to undergrad. For kids older than that relax, its probably too late to do anything and this may not be relevant anyways! The…
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World By Cal Newport, Jeff Bottoms, et al.
Changes in the last 30 years have been very sudden thanks to the knowledge economy. However, we are not done yet, in the next 20-30 years, the social fabric may be unrecognizable especially as far as skills and modes of earning are concerned. In Deep Work, the author talks about kind of people who will…
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Review – Pre-Suasion: Channeling Attention for Change By Robert B. Cialdini, John Bedford Lloyd, et al.
Persuading someone is a planned phenomenon, There is plenty work needed before the actual transactional point and the moment must be primed well in advance. The author talks about many such methods. These include finding the opportune time, finding the opportune place. He talks about the impact of threats in persuasion.
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The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and HappinessBy Morgan Housel, Chris Hill, et al.
This is a fun read, It starts by showing the compound interest nature of making money and ends with how conservative the actual author is in his investments. Hence underlying the fact that what one does with their money depends on their level of risk taking.
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Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and StrategyBy Joan Magretta, Erik Synnestvedt, et al.
Michael Porter is one of the gurus of business management. This book is written by another author who summarizes Michael Porters work. The most basic thing is the 5 pillars / sectors of any business.