I read 65 books in 2022.
Here are my top 10 favorite ones:
Here are my top 10 favorite ones:
"Hyperfocus" by @Chris_Bailey
If you want to learn how to manage your attention and control your focus, this book is for you.
Chris shares a ton of practical tips and strategies for managing distractions, getting into flow for deep work, staying focused, and more.
If you want to learn how to manage your attention and control your focus, this book is for you.
Chris shares a ton of practical tips and strategies for managing distractions, getting into flow for deep work, staying focused, and more.
Key lesson:
"Notifications are deceiving, for while it takes just a second to glance at one, that moment can suck you into a digital vortex in which you easily lose a half hour of your time and attention."
"Notifications are deceiving, for while it takes just a second to glance at one, that moment can suck you into a digital vortex in which you easily lose a half hour of your time and attention."
"Building A Second Brain" by @fortelabs
Every knowledge worker should read this book.
It will help you create a digital system for capturing, organizing, and storing your best ideas and knowledge.
If you're a writer, content creator, or read a lot, you'll benefit from this.
Every knowledge worker should read this book.
It will help you create a digital system for capturing, organizing, and storing your best ideas and knowledge.
If you're a writer, content creator, or read a lot, you'll benefit from this.
Key lesson:
"Every time you take a note, ask yourself, 'How can I make this as useful as possible for my future self?' That question will lead you to annotate the words and phrases that explain why you saved a note, what you were thinking, and what caught your attention."
"Every time you take a note, ask yourself, 'How can I make this as useful as possible for my future self?' That question will lead you to annotate the words and phrases that explain why you saved a note, what you were thinking, and what caught your attention."
"Just Keep Buying" by @dollarsanddata
If "The Psychology of Money" taught the emotional side of investing, this book will teach you the logical side of it.
Nick shares simple yet proven investing strategies and backs them up with a TON of data.
Definitely worth a read.
If "The Psychology of Money" taught the emotional side of investing, this book will teach you the logical side of it.
Nick shares simple yet proven investing strategies and backs them up with a TON of data.
Definitely worth a read.
Key lesson:
"Just 4% of stocks from 1926-2016 created all the excess return for stocks...Can you be sure you can find one of these 4% of stocks and not pick one of the 96%?
"Just 4% of stocks from 1926-2016 created all the excess return for stocks...Can you be sure you can find one of these 4% of stocks and not pick one of the 96%?
"The Happiest Man on Earth" by Eddie Jaku
This book will show you the best and worst of humans.
You'll learn about the horrors of Auschwitz and war, but also the power of hope, friendship, and love.
An incredibly inspiring book that will show you the power of the human spirit.
This book will show you the best and worst of humans.
You'll learn about the horrors of Auschwitz and war, but also the power of hope, friendship, and love.
An incredibly inspiring book that will show you the power of the human spirit.
Key lesson:
"The human body is the greatest machine ever made, but it cannot run without the human spirit. We can live a few weeks without food, a few days without water, but without hope, without faith in other human beings? We will fail and break down."
"The human body is the greatest machine ever made, but it cannot run without the human spirit. We can live a few weeks without food, a few days without water, but without hope, without faith in other human beings? We will fail and break down."
"Chatter" by @ethan_kross
This book shares the breakthrough research around self-talk and how to improve the conversations you have with yourself.
If you want to develop a more positive and supportive inner voice, this book will provide proven strategies to do just that.
This book shares the breakthrough research around self-talk and how to improve the conversations you have with yourself.
If you want to develop a more positive and supportive inner voice, this book will provide proven strategies to do just that.
Key lesson:
"Changing the conversations we have with ourselves has the potential to change our lives."
"Changing the conversations we have with ourselves has the potential to change our lives."
"Thinking In Bets" by @AnnieDuke
This book will teach you how to make better decisions even when you don't have all the facts.
The author combines her poker experience with cognitive science research to create a well-crafted guide to thinking about risk and making decisions.
This book will teach you how to make better decisions even when you don't have all the facts.
The author combines her poker experience with cognitive science research to create a well-crafted guide to thinking about risk and making decisions.
Key lesson:
"There is no sin in finding out there is evidence that contradicts what we believe. The only sin is in not using that evidence as objectively as possible to refine that belief going forward."
"There is no sin in finding out there is evidence that contradicts what we believe. The only sin is in not using that evidence as objectively as possible to refine that belief going forward."
"The Fine Art of Small Talk" by @DebraFine
If you're awkward, hate small talk, or are just bad at it, this book is for you.
Small talk is a valuable social skill that will help you build rapport, make new friends, and pave the way for deeper conversations.
If you're awkward, hate small talk, or are just bad at it, this book is for you.
Small talk is a valuable social skill that will help you build rapport, make new friends, and pave the way for deeper conversations.
Key lesson:
10 Tips to become a better listener:
10 Tips to become a better listener:
"How Will You Measure Your Life" by @claychristensen
The author is a Harvard business professor who takes the most valuable business strategies and shows readers how they can apply them to their personal lives.
If you like self-improvement and business, you'll love this book.
The author is a Harvard business professor who takes the most valuable business strategies and shows readers how they can apply them to their personal lives.
If you like self-improvement and business, you'll love this book.
Key lesson:
"Work can bring you a sense of fulfillment–but it pales in comparison to the enduring happiness you can find in the intimate relationships that you cultivate with your family and close friends."
"Work can bring you a sense of fulfillment–but it pales in comparison to the enduring happiness you can find in the intimate relationships that you cultivate with your family and close friends."
"When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi
Paul was a star neurosurgeon at Stanford who one day discovers he has terminal cancer.
He shares his story from doctor to patient and reflects on the meaning of life and death.
An emotional book that will make you appreciate life.
Paul was a star neurosurgeon at Stanford who one day discovers he has terminal cancer.
He shares his story from doctor to patient and reflects on the meaning of life and death.
An emotional book that will make you appreciate life.
Key lesson:
"When there's no place for the scalpel, words are the surgeon's only tool."
"When there's no place for the scalpel, words are the surgeon's only tool."
"Snow Leopard" by @Nicolascole77
If you want to learn how to become a legendary writer, Cole is one of the best teachers out there.
This book will teach you how to become a better content creator, own a content niche, write a best-selling book, and more.
If you want to learn how to become a legendary writer, Cole is one of the best teachers out there.
This book will teach you how to become a better content creator, own a content niche, write a best-selling book, and more.
Key lesson:
"The goal of your content is not for people to view it...Your goal is for people to lose their minds over it. Bookmark it. Share it. Email it to three friends with the subject line: 'READ THIS ASAP'"
"The goal of your content is not for people to view it...Your goal is for people to lose their minds over it. Bookmark it. Share it. Email it to three friends with the subject line: 'READ THIS ASAP'"
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My 10 favorite books of 2022:
-Chatter
-Hyperfocus
-Snow Leopard
-Thinking In Bets
-Just Keep Buying
-Building A Second Brain
-The Fine Art of Small Talk
-When Breath Becomes Air
-The Happiest Man on Earth
-How Will You Measure Your Life
What was your favorite book of 2022?
-Chatter
-Hyperfocus
-Snow Leopard
-Thinking In Bets
-Just Keep Buying
-Building A Second Brain
-The Fine Art of Small Talk
-When Breath Becomes Air
-The Happiest Man on Earth
-How Will You Measure Your Life
What was your favorite book of 2022?
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