The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Apparently, the world will burn if there are no introverts around. Quiet by Susan Cain explains how thanks to those odd birds who have a hard time expressing themselves we have things like computers and electricity. In a sense, the book is one gigantic study and comparison between introverts and extroverts. Explanation of how these two different types of people think, operate, collide and why you shouldn’t feel embarrassed if you’re one of […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: In this ecstatic book, Robert Kegan tackles questions that are troubling the minds of all of us since the dawn of time – how to make meaning in the world and how we evolve. By observing human behavior from the moment a child is born, he distinguishes the different stages of human evolution and gives us ways to make sense of what’s happening around. And while the insights are profound, you need a […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: This book is a combination of a lot of things. Firstly, it’s a story of the navy SEAL life in the violent battlefield of Iraq. Secondly, deep dive into the leadership principles by the authors applied in warfare. And thirdly, practical implementation of these principles in business as well in life. It’s more than just a book on leadership, it’s a manual that will help you transcend in difficult times. The Core Idea: […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: This tiny little book, from an author who’s still unpopular, sought to document the best stoic practices and present them in an easily graspable way. The outcome? A fresh squeeze on the sometimes hard to understand philosophic topics we all must follow if we want to make our stay on the planet Earth a bit more bearable. The Little Book of Stoicism is the perfect read for someone who’s just getting started in […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: The private notes of the greatest emperor ever lived. Meditations – an ancient book which I believe everyone should read – holds the daily reflections of the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Inside these pages, you can sense the soul of this great man. Understand how he viewed death. How he approached adversity. Treated the people around him. And most importantly, what gave him the strength to continue. The Core Idea: Above all, you […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: The Manual: A Philosopher’s Guide to Life by Epictetus is one of the shortest and most famous books on Stoicism – it’s just 66 pages long. Yet, you are bombarded by life-changing ideas on every page that, if applied, can radically transform the way you live, make decisions, and handle your emotions. The book itself does not intents to give all the answers, rather, it aims to provoke thoughts about how to overcome […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Beneath the story about three strangers who wear clothes with cheesy slogans on them and crave becoming world-class for unknown reasons hides a simple message: get up at 5 am. In essence, the 5 AM Club is a collection of widely popular quotes connected by a tasteless soap-opera-like fairytale that will make you want to punch someone in the face – most probably the author, Robin Sharma, for writing this. The Core Idea: […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Not a business book, but a book about building long-lasting human-centric institutions with soul and purpose. Built to Last provides an in-depth overview of the best practices used by exceptional companies, most of them established more than 100 years ago – some of these are P&G, Sony, and Disney. The award-winning authors discuss the core values of these organizations and how they’ve managed to survive and thrive for so long. The Core Idea: […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: In The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton M. Christensen, explains in great length, how and why well-established firms, mostly in the IT sector, fail. How these close to god-like companies are unable to innovate when changes in the world happen and are therefore outrun by smaller companies who, thanks to their flexibility and fresh perspective, spot these so-called disruptive technologies (think: iPhone and Tesla) and win the big game. The Core Idea: The world is […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Basically, do’s and don’ts on how to be successful and how to keep going despite the failures with a pinch of good old humor. In this long titled book, Scott Adams, the creator of the famous Dilbert comic strip, shares personal elements of his life, the huge list of failed businesses, and what he learned along the way. Things like why passion is bullshit and how to build a system. But whilst most […]