The Book In Three Or More Sentences: What will happen with the rise of AI, robots, and sophisticated 3D printers? We don’t know yet, but one thing is certain, cheap unskilled labor will become far less attractive to the big companies. Yuval Noah Harari addresses the main challenges human society will face in the years to come in his book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. You can find answers to questions like: “Is religion still relevant” and “What should […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Marketing is the generous act of helping someone solve a problem. Their problem. It’s a chance to change the culture for the better and it involves very little in the way of shouting or hustling. It’s a chance to serve, instead. This is Marketing by Seth Godin summarizes the essentials to deliver the right message to the right people. The Core Idea: You don’t have to steal from your competitors to broaden your […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: No matter what others are saying, we’re all selfish bastards who’s only thoughts are about saving our own skin. In Ego is the Enemy, Ryan Holiday explains why loving yourself too much, can be toxic. He describes very vividly, through stories and quotes, why your worst enemy lives inside you and how to fight it. The Core Idea: To see the ill effects ego has on all of us. A way to put […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: The modern workplace is sick. It’s chaotic. It’s noisy and distracting. The book offers a way on how to design your company differently, less stressful, and more profitable. David Hansson and Jason Fried show us how to structure a calm company. A less busy place where people will actually enjoy visiting. The Core Idea: To stop celebrating crazy at work. To stop squeezing your employees for doing more work for less time. To […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: There’s a core assumption that growth is always good, that bigger is always better. But that’s not always the case. Company of One by Paul Jarvis questions the form of traditional growth and explains the benefits of staying small. The book promotes a new business approach where you can have “enough” and still be satisfied. The Core Idea: You can build and maintain a company on your own. That’s the main point the […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: What will happen in the future? Are we going to cure all diseases? Will famine disappear completely? Will machines conquer us and enslave us? Homo Deus answers all of these questions. It’s a brief proposition of what might our possible future look like. The Core Idea: Yuval Noah Harari explains how our daily lives will change if we resolve most of the technical glitches that cause deaths, thus extend our expiry date. Also, […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: A unique approach to understand the issues we possess as a nation and also on an individual level. By interviewing the Devil himself, Napoleon Hill describes what is holding us back. The reason we’re depressed, overweight, addicted to narcotics, drugs, cigarettes, sex. During the conversation with the Devil, the curtain for a happy and successful life slowly uncovers. The Core Idea: In the face of the Devil, the author is placing thoughts, habits, […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: The author is explaining in great detail how this force, the Resistance, is playing with our minds. Basically, Steven Pressfield is giving us ways and how-to guides that will help us overcome our procrastination problem. A way to fight this insidious beast pushing us towards mediocrity. A way to win our inner battles. The Core Idea: There is this force that we can’t see, touch, smell or hear but we can feel. It’s […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: This is madness! According to the text, over 45% of undergraduates display serious signs of depression. The reason? Lack of purpose and direction. Thankfully, we have The Path to Purpose by William Damon. This short book aims to give parents the tools and the vocabulary to help their kids find meaning in life. The studies, and the in-depth interviews shared inside, will encourage students (and not only) to successfully discover, define, and pursue […]

The Book In Three Or More Sentences: Wondering why two people with the same set of experiences behave differently in a situation? You’re not the only one. In this book, Daniel Nettle uncovers the differences between us. According to the researches shared inside, there are five big personality types (a.k.a the Big Five): Extraversion, Neuroticism, Conscientious, Agreeableness, and Openness. By categorizing them, the author wants to help us spot both our negative and positive sides. This way, we can reduce […]