THE PLEASURES OF READING IN AN AGE OF DISTRACTION
Many people believe that reading, especially analytic reading, is declining. The belief goes that people spend a lot of time distracted by devices. So when the devices are turned off for an extended period, people usually read useless things. In this book, the writer takes an opposite point of view. He argues that reading is […]
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY
Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behaviour is hard to teach, even to brilliant people. Money―investing, finance and business decisions―is typically conducted as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell you what to do. But people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet in […]
THE ART OF LEARNING
The Art of Learning was written by Josh Waitzkin and published on 8th May 2007. The author tells a magnificent story about personal development and shares the concepts of learning and performance that drove him to the top. The author also explains how to embrace defeat and make mistakes or failures work for you. Also, […]
THE EFFECTIVE ENGINEER
How do you measure an engineer’s effectiveness? Is it by the number of hours she works? The amount of effort he applies? The number of tasks she completes? A hard-working engineer who pours his energy into a feature whose schedule slips and no one uses isn’t that effective. The Effective Engineer, written by Edmond Lau […]
HAPPY MONEY: THE SCIENCE OF HAPPIER SPENDING
Two professors, Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton merge attractive and state-of-the-art research in behavioural science to discuss how money can buy happiness only if you practice the five principles of intelligent spending. This book guides individuals seeking financial security and companies that want to create happier employees and offer more suitable products to their customers. […]
PSYCHO-CYBERNETICS
Psycho-Cybernetics is a self-help book written by Maxwell Maltz in 1960. The term “Psycho-Cybernetics” means steering the mind to productive, valuable goals so you can reach the most significant point in the world of peace of mind. Happiness and success are habits, and so are failure and misery. But negative patterns can be changed, and […]
