Book Takeaways

This page gathers my book takeaways, reflections, and concise book summaries across leadership, philosophy, psychology, food science, and the human condition. Click a cover to explore the key ideas and insights I took from each book.

History of Money Book Takeaways
History of Money
David McWilliams
Compund Effect Book Takeaways
Compound Effect
Darren Hardy
Smart Brevity Book Takeaways
Smary Brevity
VandeHei | Allen | Schwartz
Changing World Order Book Takeaways
Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
Lead with Influence
Matt Norman
Psych
Paul Bloom
Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoyevski
Metamorphosis Book Takeaways
Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
Just Babies
Paul Bloom
Seven and a A Half Lessons About Brain
Insanely Simple
Ken Segall
Effective Executive
Peter Drucker
Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely
The Culture Map
Erin Meyer
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert
7 Powers Hamilton Helmer
7 Powers
Hamilton Helmer
Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam
Rubaiyat
Omar Khayyam
Click by Jake Knapp
Click
Jake Knapp
CEO Excellence
CEO Excellence
Dewar Keller Malhotra
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
The Doors of Perception
Aldous Huxley
What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly
What Technology Wants
Kevin Kelly
The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman
The Coming Wave
Mustafa Suleyman
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Thomas Kuhn
Our Inner Ape by Frans De Waal
Our Inner Ape
Frans De Waal
The Social Animal by David Brooks
The Social Animal
David Brooks
How to Feed the World by Vaclav Smil
How to Feed the World
Vaclav Smil
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
The Culture Code
Daniel Coyle
How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg
How Big Things Get Done
Bent Flyvbjerg Dan Gardner
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
Let Them
Mel Robbins
The Brain by David Eagleman
The Brain
David Eagleman
Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
Prisoners of Geography
Tim Marshall
Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
Guns Germs and Steel
Jared Diamond
Istanbul by Bettany Hughes
Istanbul
Bettany Hughes
Factfulness by Hans Rosling
Factfulness
Hans Rosling
Subliminal by Leonard Mlodinow
Subliminal
Leonard Mlodinow
Not the End of The World by Hannah Ritchie
Not the End of The World
Hannah Ritchie
Magic Words by Jonah Berger
Magic Words
Jonah Berger
Move Fast and Fix Things by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
Move Fast and Fix Things Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
The Patriarchs by Angela Saini
The Patriarchs
Angela Saini
Nexus by Yuval Harari
Nexus
Yuval Harari
The Secret Language of Leadership by Stephen Denning
The Secret Language of Leadership Stephen Denning
Superior Products by Gordon Brunner and William James
Superior Products
Gordon Brunner
The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner
The Creation of Patriarchy
Gerda Lerner
When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone
When God Was A Woman
Merlin Stone
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The Second Sex
Simone De Beauvoir
The Weirdest People in the World by Joseph Henrich
The Weirdest People in the World Joseph Henrich
Humor Seriously by Jennifer Aker and Naomi Bagdonas
Humor Seriously Jennifer Aker and Naomi Bagdonas
Determined by Robert Sapolsky
Determined
Robert Sapolsky
Incognito by David Eagleman
Incognito
David Eagleman
Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez
Of Wolves and Men
Barry Lopez
Get to the Point by Joel Schwartzberg
Get to the Point
Joel Schwartzberg
Ataturk by Andrew Mango
Ataturk
Andrew Mango
The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
The Dispossessed
Ursula Le Guin
Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
Power and Progress Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson
How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett
How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Perception by Dennis Proffitt and Drake Baer
Perception
Dennis Proffitt and Drake Baer
On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
On the Shortness of Life
Seneca
Eating to Extinction by Dan Saladino
Eating to Extinction
Dan Saladino
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
How to Know a Person by David Brooks
How to Know a Person
David Brooks
Material World by Ed Conway
Material World
Ed Conway
Looking for Spinoza by Antonio Damasio
Looking for Spinoza
Antonio Damasio
Descartes Error by Antonio Damasio
Descartes Error
Antonio Damasio
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Atomic Habits
James Clear
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni
Super Communicators by Charles Duhigg
Super Communicators
Charles Duhigg
Half Earth by E. O. Wilson
Half Earth
E. O. Wilson
Meaning of Human Existence by E. O. Wilson
Meaning of Human Existence
E. O. Wilson
The Social Conquest of Earth by E. O. Wilson
The Social Conquest of Earth
E. O. Wilson
Six Not So Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman
Six Not So Easy Pieces
Richard Feynman
Feynman's Rainbow by Leonard Mlodinow
Feynman’s Rainbow
Leonard Mlodinow
Behave by Robert Sapolsky
Behave
Robert Sapolsky
Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
Hidden Potential
Adam Grant
God Human Animal Machine by Meghan O'Gieblyn
God Human Animal Machine
Meghan O’Gieblyn
Your Invisible Network by Michael Urtuzuastegui Melcher
Your Invisible Network
Michael U. Melcher
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
Permission to Feel
Marc Brackett
Your Next Five Moves by Patrick Bet-David
Your Next Five Moves
Patrick Bet-David
Five Equations That Changed The World by Michael Guillen
Five Equations That Changed The World Michael Guillen
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow
The Dawn of Everything
D. Graeber D. Wengrow
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Meatless by David Julian McClements
Meatless
David Julian McClements
Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Everybody Lies
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Don’t Trust Your Gut
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
The Chessboard and The Web by Anne-Marie Slaughter
The Chessboard and The Web
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Food for Thought by Kaan Demiryurek
Food for Thought
Kaan Demiryurek
Move Fast and Fix Things by Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
Move Fast and Fix Things
Frances Frei and Anne Morriss
The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Loonshots by Safi Bahcall
Loonshots
Safi Bahcall
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Range by David Epstein
Range
David Epstein
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
The Hero With a Thousand Faces Joseph Campbell
Principles by Ray Dalio
Principles
Ray Dalio
Better Simpler Strategy by Felix Oberholzer-Gee
Better Simpler Strategy
Felix Oberholzer-Gee
Influence by Robert Cialdini
Influence
Robert Cialdini
Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
Nudge Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
Humility Is the New Smart by Edward Hess and Katherine Ludwig
Humility Is the New Smart Edward Hess and Kath Ludwig
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman
Undisruptable by Aidan McCullen
Undisruptable
Aidan McCullen
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Bill Gates
Talk Like TED by Carmine Gallo
Talk Like TED
Carmine Gallo
You Are Not Listening by Kate Murphy
You Are Not Listening
Kate Murphy
Negotiating the Impossible by Deepak Malhotra
Negotiating the Impossible
Deepak Malhotra
Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Storytelling with Data
Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Humanocracy by Gary Hamel and Micheke Zanini
Humanocracy Gary Hamel and Micheke Zanini
Winning Now Winning Later by David Cote
Winning Now Winning Later
David Cote
The Kybalion
The Kybalion
Three Initiates

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