Wisdom On Business, Reading, and Productivity
Discover the best books, articles, videos to cultivate your thinking. And you should answer the question.
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⛏️Tools Worth Sharing
Grammarly: Grammarly is a grammar and proofreading app that will help you save lots of time and strengthen your words in the digital world. Grammarly has its chrome extension that will allow you to correct your grammar and other things as you type online.
📕 Book of The Week
Oversubscribed: How To Get People Lining Up To Do Business With You
This is a business book and tells you about how you should make an audience, if you are a businessman, entrepreneur, or content creator then you should have a look at this book. I like the outline of the book, its clean and beautiful.
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
It’s another book I am reading now, and it’s about negotiation, how you can negotiate with people and win the world.
I am reading other books also and I don’t read to complete the book, I read it to cultivate my mind and thinking as this newsletter is trying to do.
"Negotiation is not an act of battle; it’s a process of discovery. The goal is to uncover as much information as possible."
🗨️Quote worth sharing
It’s not thinking that hurts, it’s thinking about yourself that hurts. - Naval
"Never fool yourself, and remember that you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard Feynman
📽️Video Worth Watching
Naval Ravikant's Manifesto on Reading
Naval Ravikant talks about reading and how he read and loves to read.
The 4 things it takes to be an expert By Veritasium
Remember that saying, “you need to concentrate on something for 10,000 hours to master it and become an expert“, Derek actually believes that it needs another 4 things to be an expert in a field. what are they? watch the video!
🗒️Article Worth Reading
Three simple tips for getting the most out of your vacation By Dr. Christian Poensgen
The Art of War By National Geographic
Know the history of the amazing book by the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun-Tzu. It has influenced many leaders around the world.
Here is a quick-through about the book history.
🎙️Worth Listening
Cal Newport: Deep Work, Focus, Productivity, Email and Social Media On Lex Fridman Podcast
It’s a wonderful podcast about productivity, email, and deep work. Cal Newport is a computer scientist and talks mostly about productivity and if you want to know about deep work and his methodology then you should listen to this podcast episode on Lex Fridman
🤔Question Worth Thinkin’
How much money would make you free?
It’s hard to answer but you can calculate the amount and if you are not getting a number then you are chasing money.
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