I want to apply 3 good books into my life before the end of 2019.
Emphasis on apply.
I have read several books in the past. My dad always reminds me that my mindset is a result of the types and volume of books I have read through the years.
But I feel like I am not getting all I could from the content I am exposed to. I remember the lessons learnt from a book when I am in a random conversation or writing a post about it. I could do more to translate the lessons into action.
Making a conscious effort to apply it to my life hasn't happened with any degree of effort.
I am going to change that.
I will research and select exactly three books that have the potential for a high return on my investment of time and energy.
Here are the list of books that I have identified as good potentials so far:
- Compound effect
- Anti-Fragile
- Rich Dad Poor Dad
- Tools of Titans
- Dare to lead
- Getting Things Done
- Atomic Habit
- Influence
- The Practicing Mind
- The War Of Art
- Mastery
I got the idea from @rosieodsey's post.
Which 3 books would you recommend for this experiment?
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Excited and curious to see which you decide and the application
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@abrahamKim - I am curious too. I will write about the experiment in details in the future.
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I am so honoured to see this.
The 3 books that were game changers for me:
- Essentialism (how to pare life down to the important)
- Non-violent communication (how to talk to yourself and others)
- Better than before (a good companion to Atomic Habits)
If a book really starts to unravel you, see what else the author has - podcasts, videos, articles. All of these help. Let me know what you end up reading. Oh my gosh. Can we do a 200wad book club?
@rosieodsey - The idea makes so much sense. Really what's the point of investing time and money on books if we don't make changes from the lessons?
I like looking for podcasts, videos and blogs as well. I even like to look for book summaries. That is becoming something everyone is doing nowadays. Both in video format and pdfs to refer to.
I am still researching but I may end up with a book I have already read... My experiment is the application of it. I will definitely write a post on it once I do enough to warrant a brag post. :)
200wad book club is an awesome idea. I have noticed that most people here are both reader and writers.
@basilesamel - What can we do about incorporating Rosie's book club idea?
@keni @rosieodsey - We could easily create a book club in the Slack channel.
@keni I just read a book called "How to read a book" to improve my ability to extract learnings. I think that one day I'll have to write a book called "How to integrate a book".
@keni @brianball I might just instigate that :)
@keni @rosieodsey I'm launching a chat feature, then I work on the Writing Circles, which are basically groups of writers dedicated to a topic. The book club would totally fit in there :)
@basilesamel - Awesome. Thank you Baz. Could you please share your top 3 game changing books? Very curious.
@keni Mastery obviously, I'm always talking about it haha. Then, Man's Search for Meaning because it came in my life at a time where I needed to find some meaning. One of my personal favorites would be Thoreau's Walden, but in your situation, I advise James Altucher's Choose Yourself.
@basilesamel - Thank you!!
@keni Atomic Habit and any other two.
For some reason, my first read of compound effect was kinda boring, so I dumped it. I might try to get my hands on it again.
Btw, i think Naval's Podcasts (some episodes) are distilled and modern versions of concepts taught in books like Rich Dad and Compound Effect.
@seunoyebode - :) I added compound effect because of Naval.
Naval's podcast is intense. I keep listening to each one repeatedly and I know I still need to go back and listen to all again from the beginning. Excellent find Seun. Thank you.
@keni Rich Dad Poor Dad, Atomic Habits and Getting Things Done would be my top 3 😀
@jacklyons - Thank you Jack.
Are these your top 3 of all time or just from the list I made?
@keni Just from your list :)
@jacklyons - please share your top 3 of all time as well.
@keni - Skip any book that feels "exciting" -- like Wow! I'm going to get rich if I just figure out how to listen to my RICH dad or I carry a box full of the Tools of Titans or I Influence -- those poor suckers who never saw it coming.
If limited to this list:
The War of Art - fun read, but makes you sense it's going to take work.
The Practicing Mind -- keep coming back to the starting place
Dare to Lead - ( and any book by her )
@brianball - Thank you Brian. Interesting recommendation.
If unlimited by my list - what would you put as your top 3?
@keni The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking, Six Thinking Hats, by Edward De Bono something fiction -- maybe the Martian. :-)
@brianball - Loved the Martian movie .. the other 2, I never heard before. Thank you for sharing