Getting Things Done - Book Review

Author David Allen Genres Self Help, Productivity Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’– Date Finished 15/07/2024 πŸš€ The Book in 3 Sentences Focus on what to do next and don’t think about the rest. What’s the next action? Make it up and make it happen 🎨 Impressions I think it’s a good book that collates all the emergent productivity hacks each one of use uses, but it merges them into a coherent system. The system in itself is very simple and could be explained in a few pages, so I think the book could have been at least 50 pages shorter especially considering that the people who need it the most might not find the time to read all of it....

July 15, 2024

Goodbye, Things: On Minimalist Living - Book Review

Author Fumio Sasaki Genres Self Help Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’– Date Finished 01/2024 πŸš€ The Book in 3 Sentences Minimalism is about the important things Minimalism is personal Minimalism is about true happiness and peace of mind 🎨 Impressions I love this book. It’s probably one of my favourites in the genre. The book talks about: 55+12 rules to more easily become a minimalist; the personal experience of the author and some of the philosopy behind minimalism....

February 4, 2024

The Little Book of Talent - Book Review

Author Daniel Coyle Genres Self Help Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ–€ Date Finished 12/01/2024 πŸš€ The Book in 3 Sentences There are no prodigies. Only cultivated talent and practice. Practice with intention (slow down, exagerate moves, introduce challenges). Hard Skills (kicking a ball) vs Soft Skills (reading the field). 🎨 Impressions A bit too short. Some chapters could have benefited from a few more words. How I Discovered It I had it in my TODOs for a while, I don’t remember....

January 14, 2024

Why We Sleep - Book Review

Author Matthew Walker Genres Self Help Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ–€πŸ–€ Date Finished ~2023 🎨 Impressions I’ll keep the review short and concise. My first impression of the book was good. I thought that anyone striving to improve their sleep quality should have read it. But after reading the article Matthew Walker’s β€œWhy We Sleep” Is Riddled with Scientific and Factual Errors I’m not sure anymore. It seems that in the first chapter alone there are an unproportional number of uncited papers, misleading citacions, wrong percentages and factual errors....

January 14, 2024

Atomic Habits - Book Review

Author James Clear Genres Self Help Rating πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’– Date Finished ~2022 πŸš€ The Book in 3 Sentences Habits compound over time and decay if not maintained. Focus on creating a system not a goal. The best way to change habits is to change identity. 🎨 Impressions I love this book. I actually read this book two years ago so this review is not very accurate. What is accurate is the result I achieved after reading this book (like going to the gym regularly, reading more, going outside more, working on my side projects and more…)....

January 7, 2024