The Books I Liked

As the world has shifted, I also listen the books, rather reading them. Sometimes I make an effort to get the hardcover or kindle e-book but those are rare.
My current reading/listening is: Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker (Published in 2017)
Here is the marketing pitch of this book which I will comment on after reading the book.
• Why valedictorians rarely become millionaires, and how your biggest weakness might actually be your greatest strength
• Whether nice guys finish last and why the best lessons about cooperation come from gang members, pirates, and serial killers

• Why trying to increase confidence fails and how Buddhist philosophy holds a superior solution
• The secret ingredient to “grit” that Navy SEALs and disaster survivors leverage to keep going
• How to find work-life balance using the strategy of Genghis Khan, the errors of Albert Einstein, and a little lesson from Spider-Man

By looking at what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us, we learn what we can do to be more like them—and find out in some cases why it’s good that we aren’t. Barking Up the Wrong Tree draws on startling statistics and surprising anecdotes to help you understand what works and what doesn’t so you can stop guessing at success and start living the life you want.

Completed:

• Think Again by Adam Grants
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman – I had read this book during Covid. In recent years, I learnt a lot about Daniel Kahneman and his personality, his work. I will re-read this book.
• Simon Sinek’s books –
  • Start with Why
  • The Infinite Game
  • Leaders Eat Last