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Alyssa Burnette

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donothing by Rob Dube (Summary)

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It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn

Lea Schullery

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Will it Fly? by Pat Flynn (Summary)

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Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle (Summary)

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Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman (Summary)

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The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates (Summary)

The Radically New Approach to Changing Your Life. Everything you know about emotions and actions is wrong. It isn’t our feelings that guide our actions but our actions that guide our emotions. For instance, you aren’t laughing because you feel happy, you feel happy because you are laughing. This revolutionary theory about emotion and behavior was initially presented by Victorian philosopher William James, which led to the remarkable conclusion that, “If you want a quality, act as if you already have it.” Author Richard Wiseman builds upon James’s theory and confirms just how powerful our behavior can be in influencing our emotions. He goes on to illustrate how you can apply this principle in your daily life by doing small easy-to-implement tasks. As you read, you’ll see The As If Principle shows you how to smile to become happier, how to time-travel and feel younger, and how the principle can even make us healthier. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries.

Summary of “The As If Principle” by Richard Wiseman

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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson (Summary)

How to maximize your mental ability. Here’s a quick question: what do biology and economics have in common? Answer: a lot more than you’d think! Crafted by two economists, Super Thinking (2019) is an anthology of wisdom from a host of very different disciplines. And it was written with a simple aim: to show you how to maximize your mind. Weinberg and McCann believe that by learning how the best and brightest optimize their potential, you can apply these insights to your own life and reap the benefits. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a summary and an analysis and not a replacement for the original work. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book published on QuickRead and want us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com.

Summary of Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg and Lauren McCann

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Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown (Summary)

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All About Love by bell hooks (Summary)

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig (Summary)

In Maximize Your Potential (2013), you’ll learn how to succeed by making the most of the talents and skills you already possess. Written for those who have often felt that they’re not talented enough or lack the skills to succeed, Maximize Your Potential teaches that your success isn’t determined by having a particular skill set, it’s about making the most of the talents you have. Through the combination of actionable advice and examples from some of the world’s most productive people, Jocelyn K. Glei’s guide will show you the secret for unlocking your potential. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original work. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and want us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com.

Summary of Maximize Your Potential by Jocelyn K. Glei

How to be Alone challenges our fear of solitude by daring us to cut through the noise of our everyday lives and spend just a few moments on our own. Proving that solitude isn’t so scary, Sara Maitland’s breakthrough how-to guide will show you how to become your most amazing self by embracing individuality through solitude. Being by ourselves might sound simple, but Sara Maitland posits that it’s not. Acknowledging our society’s fear of solitude and the stereotypes that surround those who are considered “loners,” Maitland explores the benefits of actively learning to be alone, including creative focus, self-expression, and the cultivation of our individuality. By analyzing the theories of leading psychologists in conjunction with examples from the lives of such legendary creators as Henry David Thoreau and Virginia Woolf, Maitland invites readers to unlock the creative power of learning how to be alone. Do you want more free books like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original work. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and want us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com.

Summary of How to be Alone by Sara Maitland

Learn why it’s okay to have a big family. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids (2011) is the parenting book you weren’t expecting. Part genetic research and part parenting guide, this book is the brainchild of father and economist Bryan Caplan. Caplan believes that the stress of modern parenting can be summarized in a nutshell: modern parents stress themselves out because they feel pressured to be perfect parents. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids explains how and why you can release yourself from that pressure. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a summary and an analysis and not a replacement for the original work. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book published on QuickRead and want us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com.

Summary of Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids by Bryan Caplan

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Summary of The Ego Trick by Julian Baggini

Learn how a dinner party can help you craft your dream professional network. How do you usually form professional connections? Is it at a networking event? At a business meeting? Or during the course of a well-planned dinner party? If the latter option has never even occurred to you, you’re not alone! Mastermind Dinners (2015) is author Jayson Gaignard’s revolutionary vision for shaking up the world of networking by hosting elaborate and inviting parties. By following his top tips, you’ll learn how to forge unique and long-lasting connections that will take your career to the top. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original work. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and want us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com.

Summary of Mastermind Dinners by Jayson Gaignard

Discover the key questions that will unlock your company’s success. Wouldn’t it be great if someone could tell you, “These are the most important questions you need to ask if you want your business to succeed? Fortunately, Peter Drucker is here to connect you with those questions (and all the right answers!) with his definitive guide. So, whether you’re a business student, hopeful entrepreneur, or experienced business owner, Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization (2008) will take your success to the next level. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a summary and an analysis and not a replacement for the original work. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and want us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com.

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Why games are invaluable for entrepreneurs and innovators. Games: are they just for kids? Or are they the key to success and innovation? In Gamification for Business (2018), Sune Gudiksen and Jake Inlove demonstrate that games aren’t just for kids. And they have more potential than you think! In fact, as the authors have discovered through their firsthand experience with game design and business management, games can actually help us unlock a new level of accessibility and potential for connecting with clients and colleagues alike. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries.

Gamification for Business by Sune Gudiksen and Jake Inlove (Summary)

Do you want more free book summaires like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. Learn about Gordon Moore, the brain behind Moore’s Law, and how he revolutionized the electronics and computing industry. When you think of top entrepreneurs in the tech industry, who do you think of? Perhaps your mind goes to Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Bill Gates. While these men have certainly been influential in creating some of the world’s most revolutionary products and ideas, there is just one person that has been at the center of it all. That person is a quiet Californian named Gordon Moore. A co-founder of Fairchild and Intel, Moore was at the forefront of two of the most influential companies. As a young chemist, Moore had the insight to predict that, one day, electronics would be profoundly cheap and immensely powerful, even doubling in power and then doubling again at a particular rate. This is now recognized as “Moore’s Law” which has revolutionized the tech industry. For instance, remember when computers were once enormous and clunky with limited capabilities? Today, computers are everywhere, including inside the human body and even on the surface of Mars. The era we live in today is all, in part, due to Gordon Moore’s work in Silicon Valley and the transformative technologies that are developed there. Throughout Moore’s Law, you’ll learn how a childhood in making bombs led to a career in chemistry as well as the ins and outs of the technology boom that started it all in the 1950s.

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