Focused primarily on marketing, sales, and clients, the strategies you’ll learn in this book summary of Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got – 21 Ways You Can Out-Think, Out-Perform, and Out-Earn the Competition fall into two categories: sales techniques used to recruit and retain clients, and techniques to multiply the successes. In …
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Research shows that everyone, from executives to entrepreneurs, performs better when they’re forced to work within limits. In this summary of Stretch – Unlock the Power of Less and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined, Scott Sonenshein shows you how to use the skill of resourcefulness to encourage innovation and produce more creative results. It’s …
Awaken Your Genius (2023) is a straightforward yet philosophical guide to releasing the aspects of yourself that don’t suit your growth. Through a five-step process, it shows readers how they can find their way back to their unique and authentic genius selves. Introduction: Unlearn the habits stifling your creativity and awaken the genius within Picasso, …
The Things We Make (2023) dispels the myth around some of the greatest and most ordinary inventions. It retells their making as a creative application of the engineering method, a principle that explains how people in ancient times built some of the marvels that still capture our imagination today. Introduction: Learn the secret to the …
Evolve Your Brain (2007) dives deep into the human brain and its structures. It demonstrates the power of neuroplasticity to change thinking, behavior, and biology. Introduction: Discover the incredible power of your brain, and use it to change your life. For most of medical history, humans misunderstood their own brains. It was thought that the …
Getting Along (2022) describes the importance of workplace interactions and their effects on productivity and creativity. Introduction: How a work frenemy can be your career’s biggest problem – or an asset. Think of your work bestie. They might be the person who grabs an extra caffe latte for you on their way to the office, …
Your Brain on Art (2023) offers remarkable insights into how artistic endeavors and aesthetics – from music and dance to drawing and interior design – can rewire our brains and improve our lives. Introduction: Learn the many ways you can experience better living through art and design. There’s a good chance you’re at least vaguely …
Tracking Wonder: Reclaiming a Life of Meaning and Possibility in a World Obsessed with Productivity (2021) is an inspiring and practical exploration of wonder. Through reclaiming that childlike state of amazement with the world, Davis shows how we can become happier, healthier, and more creative. Who is it for? Dreamers Those experiencing burnout Anyone fed …
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1948) is a seminal work of comparative mythology. It reveals that foundational myths from around the world share similar structures and themes, which trace back to some of our earliest stories and continue to hold a strong power over us today. Introduction: Discover the psychological power of the classic …
Writing stories is great therapy because you’re finally speaking the same language as your brain. Veteran screenwriter Samantha Shad finds that stories are fertile ground for working out problems because narrative is the essential language of the brain. Recommendation Veteran screenwriter Samantha Shad finds that stories are fertile ground for working out problems because narrative …
