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Category Archives: Books

Give and Take

give and take

Give and Take by Adam Grant https://www.amazon.com/Give-Take-Helping-Others-Success/dp/0143124986 This book has changed my life, and I rarely say that. By providing extensive evidence of the benefits of being a giver, Adam Grant explains precisely why it is better to give than to receive. I’ve…

The Great Gatsby

the great gatsby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald https://www.amazon.com/Great-Gatsby-F-Scott-Fitzgerald/dp/1781396833 In 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write “something new–something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned.” That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned, and above all, simple novel became The Great Gatsby, arguably…

The Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes

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The Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes https://www.amazon.com/Mask-Masculinity-Embrace-Vulnerability-Relationships/dp/1623368626 Everybody wears a mask at some point in his or her life. According to studies, over 80% of adults struggle with the impostor syndrome, right now. The personal growth industry and self-help subculture can sometimes…

Discipline Equals Freedom

Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual by Jocko Willink  https://www.amazon.com/Discipline-Equals-Freedom-Field-Manual-ebook/dp/B06XB9HQMN I am in a competition with Jocko… though he doesn’t know it. I am on his twitter feed and he posts a pic of his watch reading 04:30. This is time to get your ass…