Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything – Book Summary

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 ~ owenventer ~ Leave a comment

Author: Joshua FoerRating: 4/5 Notable Quotes: ...who we are and what we do it is fundamentally a function of what we remember. Life seems to speed up as we get older because life gets less memorable as we get older. Memory is like a spiderweb that catches new information. The more it catches, the bigger … Continue reading Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything – Book Summary

The Millionaire Fastlane – Book Summary

July 24, 2022July 28, 2022 ~ owenventer ~ Leave a comment

Author: MJ DeMarcoRating: 4/5 Notable Quotes: Ask not what your country can do for you but what can you do for your country - John F Kennedy Effect millions and make millions. - MJ DeMarco Until we see what we are we cannot take steps to become what we should be - Charlotte P Gilman … Continue reading The Millionaire Fastlane – Book Summary

Outliers

April 21, 2021January 30, 2022 ~ owenventer ~ Leave a comment

Author: Malcom GladwellRating: 4/5 Notable Quotes: “…If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires” “No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich.” Summary (less than 100 words): The Story of … Continue reading Outliers

Zero to One – Book Summary

February 14, 2021February 15, 2021 ~ owenventer ~ Leave a comment

Author: Peter ThielRating: 4/5 Notable Quotes: "Sometimes you do have to fight. Where that’s true, you should fight and win. There is no middle ground: either don’t throw any punches, or strike hard and end it quickly." "A product is viral if its core functionality encourages users to invite their friends to become users too." … Continue reading Zero to One – Book Summary

The monk who sold his Ferrari – Book Summary

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 ~ owenventer ~ Leave a comment

Author: Robin S. SharmaRating: 4/5 Notable Quotes: "We might not be able to controls the weather or the traffic or the moods of all those around us. But, we most certainly can control our attitude towards these events. We all have the power to determine what we will think about in any given moment" "Lasting … Continue reading The monk who sold his Ferrari – Book Summary

Normal People – Book Summary

January 17, 2021January 18, 2021 ~ owenventer ~ Leave a comment

Author: Sally RooneyRating: 5/5 Notable Quote: “It's funny the decisions you make because you like someone, he says, and then your whole life is different. I think we're at that weird age where life can change a lot from small decisions.” Summary (less than 100 words): Normal People is a story about complex relationship between … Continue reading Normal People – Book Summary

FLOW – Book Summary

August 22, 2020January 18, 2021 ~ owenventer ~ Leave a comment

Author: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.Rating: 4/5 Notable Quotes: "The future will belong not only to the educated man, but to the man who is eduated to use his leasure wisly" "Achiving controll over the contents of our consuciounsess is the key to happiness" "A joyfull life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe" … Continue reading FLOW – Book Summary