The Book In Three Or More Sentences: The title Fooled by Randomness refers to our tendency to mistake luck for skills and to our misguided conviction that access to more information means higher success ration. Nassim Nicholas Taleb shatters the theory that hard work, alone, will guarantee you fame and fortune. According to his views in this book, you need a dose of luck in addition to your expertise to gain prosperity. The Core Idea: When we don’t have all […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: A masterpiece by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi where, through sharing observations from studies and interviews conducted over a long period of time, he aims to explain under what circumstances our minds experience what he calls optimal experience. While the author with a ridiculously hard to spell last name talks mainly about how to direct our attention towards one thing so we can better concentrate (i.e. enter the flow state) the main outcome he wants for […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Often people say that we should specialize in one specific field if we want to succeed – “Find your niche,” they say. However, life is not that simple. Laser focusing on one domain will get you to a certain point but if you want to thrive in this “wicked” world, you should have a range of skills. Packed with a lot of supporting case studies, Range by David Epstein explains that true success […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: A book about why you should go to bed early and never, ever deprive yourself from sleep because some nasty side effects might/will occur. Some of these are: you become less effective, less productive, less friendly, attractive and more vulnerable to diseases. Walker, a.k.a the sleep dude, talks in length about various researches he and his friends did in the field of sleep. The text mainly aims to scare you by showcasing disturbing […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: The first volume of the series The Great Mental Models, General Thinking Concepts, introduces nine, fundamental for our existence, mental models. Through short stories and easily understandable examples, Shane Parrish’s goal is to equip our minds with tools that can not only upgrade our decision-making process but also bring us closer to where we want to be in life. The Core Idea: You can imagine mental models as lenses you put to see […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: In Start with Why, Simon Sinek explains the major difference between a good company and a great company. Between a boss and a leader. And no, it’s not market share, charisma, or the size of the office. It’s the ability to clearly communicate the reason you exist – your why. But while the idea in the book is of great importance, the text feels like an endless repetition of the same message, the […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: A story about a boy in love with samurai culture and his relentless desire to become a samurai archer. Joshua Medcalf, the author, masks the mundane tasks the protagonist must do in order to achieve his goal with the phrase: chop wood, carry water. While ridiculously short, this book contains some truly awesome advice that can inspire you to fall in love with the process of becoming great. The Core Idea: The whole […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk is part biography, part inspirational pep talk, part how-to-build-a-blog guide, and part how to use social media but poorly written. The information inside this book should suposedly help you establish a kick-ass business and crush it – whatever that means. However, the execution is really dissatisfying. If you expect to learn how Gary build his empire or how to actually Crush It! online, look somewhere else. The Core […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Regardless of how good your product is, if you don’t know how to present it to the world, you won’t sell a single unit. Building A Story Brand by Donald Miller offers a proven 7-step framework to create a compelling story for your brand. Also, information on how to rid yourself from all the fluff and craft a simpler, but more effective marketing message that sells. The Core Idea: Understand the key problems […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: The book is basically a praise for a particular quality which pretty much all great athletes, artists, politics, and long-forgotten inventors possess. By meshing Stoic and Buddhism philosophy, the life of famous historical figures and modern-day athletes, Ryan Holiday’s main goal throughout the whole book remains the same – to convince us that practicing absolute focus, calmness, and stillness are all key factors for achieving self-mastery, success, and happiness. The Core Idea: We […]