The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work from John Gottman From Amazon's Description: "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages. John Gottman’s unprecedented study of couples...
From Tal Ben Shahar's "Happier" What are Tal Ben Shahar's Key Points For a Happier Life? Don't Prioritize Wealth! "Those for whom making money is the primary objective are less likely to actualize themselves and reach their full potential. They generally experience...
From Sonja Lubomirsky's book "Myths of Happiness" Are Materialistic People Happier? "materialists report less satisfaction and meaning in their lives, have emptier social relationships, are more insecure, and are less liked by others than people who are not...
From Annie Duke's "How to Decide" Why do I need this 6 step process? "For new decisions, you’re looking into the future, which is inherently uncertain. This six-step process will help you improve the quality of both new decisions on your horizon and your assessment of...
From Annie Duke's book "How to Decide" Why pros and cons lists are dangerous. "When we approach a decision, we have already started to form an opinion about what the right option is. Usually we don’t even know we have already formed an opinion, but that opinion can,...
From Greg McKeown's "Essentialism" My Favorite Quotes from "Essentialism" "In this example is the basic value proposition of Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest...
From Greg McKeown's "Essentialism" Favorite Quotes for Work Advice: "The executive followed the advice! He made a daily commitment towards cutting out the red tape. He began saying no." (p. 2) "Encouraged by his small wins he pushed back a bit more. Now when a request...
From Greg McKeown's "Essentialism" Nonessentialists. vs Essentialists “I have to.” vs "I choose to.” “It’s all important. vs "Only a few things really matter." "How can I fit it all in?" vs "What are the trade-offs?" "Reacts to what’s most pressing." vs "Pauses to...
From John Bogle's book, "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing" Key takeaways from John Bogle "Deep down, I remain absolutely confident that the vast majority of American families would be well served by owning their equity holdings in a Standard & Poor’s 500...
From Chip Heath's "Decisive" Is Giving Interviews for Job Applicants a Waste of Time? "Research has found that interviews are less predictive of job performance than work samples, job-knowledge tests, and peer ratings of past job performance. Even a simple...