The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure
Author:
Greg Lukianoff
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There is a general conviction that our ancestors had it way rougher than us. With the developments in technology and society, the upcoming generation is becoming more relaxed and finding it easier than the previous generation. This has brought abo...
Mindset
The New Psychology of Success
Author:
Carol S. Dweck
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Self Help
What causes some people to succeed while others live a mediocre life? Are talents innate? Is it true that only those with natural endowments are most suited for success? In this insight, we will unravel the myth of talents and what defines success...
12 Rules for Life
Author:
Jordan B. Peterson
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’12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos’ is a self-help book written by the Canadian psychologist and professor Jordan B. Peterson. It contains abstract essays from various fields: mythology, psychology, ethical principles, religion, and also per...
The 4-Hour Work Week
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Author:
Timothy Ferriss
Publishing Year:
2007
The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich is a call to workers around the world to leave their methodical lives and pursue one that is ruled by passion, and not money. The book, inspired by the Pareto 80/20 principle,...
Zero to One
Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Author:
Peter Thiel
Publishing Year:
2014
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Business, Future, immersive, Innovation, Innovation & Future, Society & Tech, Strategy, Technology
In a world where start-ups are found everywhere, why do only some companies succeed? Are monopolies good? This book, Zero to One, shows how companies can have a better future when proper actions are taken.
Discover the path from zero to one wit...
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Author:
Oliver Sacks
Publishing Year:
1985
A classic work in psychology, this bestseller provides us a glimpse into the complicated functioning of the human brain, and how it affects lives of people. Dr. Oliver Sacks leads us through the bizarre world of neurological disorders, by narratin...
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Author:
Sin-Leqi-Unninni
Publishing Year:
1973
Genre:
Poetry
Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his companion Enkidu are the only heroes to have survived from the ancient literature of Babylon, immortalized in this epic poem that dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. Together they journey to the Spring of Youth, d...