To date, there have been two books that I can claim, without hesitation, have had a dramatic effect on the way I organise and live my life. The first is the world-famous Getting Things Done by David Allen. Not too… Continue reading
Book Review: Switch
Until now I had never read the Heath brothers, which is a shame. Their books are good. Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard is a mix of business experience, academic research, and productivity tools that anyone can apply. The machine that… Continue reading
Book Review: The Fish That Ate The Whale
I wasn’t going to write about this book. I thought this was going to be book about a man, his business, and the story of how they come together. But it was so much more. Beyond being my favorite book… Continue reading
Book Review: Essentialism
“It’s about pausing to constantly to ask, ‘Am I investing in the right activities?'” In Essentialism, Greg McKeown wants you to line up all the the work you do in business and life, the things that are painful and pleasurable,… Continue reading
Book Review: Give and Take
Are you a giver or a taker? In his book Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, professor Adam Grant examines the most successful individuals in a variety of fields and finds one thing they all have in common,… Continue reading
Book Review: The Up Side of Down
There are some foods that are quite healthy for you but taste equally as bad; those foods are analogous to failure. Failure has a bitter, uncomfortable taste to it and in The Up Side to Failure, Megan McArdle attempts… Continue reading