Author: chris
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Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman: 2000 word book summary.
If you care about sounding credible and intelligent, do not use complex language where simpler language will do ~ Daniel Kahneman
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Can’t Hurt Me, by David Goggins: 2000 word book summary.
The most important conversations you’ll ever have are the ones you’ll have with yourself ~ David Goggins
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Mindfulness in Plain English, by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana: 2000 word book summary.
Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom ~ Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
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What’s the Key to Making the Most of Life According to These 5 Best-Selling Authors?
You don’t have to be fearless. Just don’t let fear rule your decisions. Let curiosity guide you instead ~ Elizabeth Gilbert
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On this day in history: 12 December
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it ~ Saki, Chronicles of Clovis
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On this day in history: 11 December
In war, truth is the first casualty.” ~ Aeschylus, from Aeschylus’ Agamemnon
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On this day in history: 10 December
If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” ~ Isaac Newton, letter to Robert Hooke, 1675
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey: 2000 word book summary.
The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities ~ Stephen R. Covey
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On this day in history: 9 December
Laughter is the best medicine for a heavy heart ~ Judi Dench
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On this day in history: 8 December
Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think ~ Horace
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On this day in history: 7 December
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant ~ Horace
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Essentialism, by Greg McKeown: 2000 word book summary.
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown – 2000-word book summary Overview Greg McKeown’s Essentialism is a call to focus on what truly matters. It’s not about doing more things—it’s about doing the right things. In a world obsessed with productivity and busyness, McKeown argues that success comes not from adding but from…
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The Happiness Advantage, by Shawn Achor: 2000 word book summary.
The more you focus on the positive, the more positive outcomes you’ll see ~ Shawn Achor
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On this day in history: 6 December
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires ~ Nelson Mandela
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On this day in history: 5 December
Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity ~ Herbert Hoover
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On this day in history: 4 December
A leader’s greatest strength lies in uniting a divided people ~ Charlemagne
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The Republic, by Plato: 2000 word book summary
Knowledge of the truth is like a light that makes all things visible ~ Plato, The Republic
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The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck: 2000 word book summary
Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers ~ M. Scott Peck
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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff… and It’s All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson: 2000 word book summary
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; they make the best of everything ~ Richard Carlson
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On this day in history: 3 December
The freedom to speak is the freedom to think, and without it, democracy is silenced ~ Mario Savio
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On this day in history: 2 December
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone ~ John Quincy Adams
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The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale 2000 word book summary
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have ~ Norman Vincent Peale
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How to Live a Happy Life According to These Iconic Figures
You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength ~ Marcus Aurelius
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The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli: 2000-word book summary
If 50 million people say something foolish, it is still foolish ~ Rolf Dobelli
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The Secret to Raising Happy, Strong Children According to These Famous Parents
Kids watch what you do more than they listen to what you say. If you want them to be kind, show them kindness ~ Matthew McConaughey
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Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins, 2000 word book review
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped ~ Tony Robbins
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What’s the Key to Success According to History’s Most Successful People?
Courage is not the absence of fear—it’s inspiring others to move beyond it ~ Nelson Mandela
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On this day in history: 1 December
You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right ~ Rosa Parks
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be yourself quotes
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind ~ Bernard M. Baruch
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Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl: 2000 word book summary
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way ~ Viktor E Frankl