{"id":53403,"date":"2025-01-28T14:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/marketing\/10-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T14:41:12","slug":"10-books-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=53403","title":{"rendered":"10 Books That Will Change the Way You Think in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatphone.com.au\/guide\/australian-smartphone-statistics\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Recent studies<\/a> indicate that Generation Z (Gen Z) spends an average of 7.3 hours on their smartphone per day reading and watching videos. <\/p>\n<p>That adds up to 111 full 24-hour days per year\u2014time that includes sleeping, working, and squeezing in whatever else you enjoy or can\u2019t resist, like eating, gaming, doom scrolling, or even reading.<\/p>\n<p>If we narrow it down to just waking hours, assuming 16 hours a day, the total jumps to a staggering 166 days a year spent on their phones<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I don\u2019t know about you. But to me, that data is disturbing!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why it matters<\/h2>\n<p><em>How you spend your time in life matters. What you read matters. <br \/><\/em><br \/>You can never get time back. And you can\u2019t buy time. And that raises the question: Do you want to waste your life or spend it on doing things that make a difference?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Going deeper<\/h2>\n<p>Spending time reading is a valuable investment in lifelong learning\u2014but only if you\u2019re reading content that truly matters.<\/p>\n<p>Scrolling through TikTok videos and Instagram reels, filled with shallow reading (and viewing) and superficial entertainment, is merely a distraction. It\u2019s a life wasted. 166 days a year or 45% of your life on dross is not an investment but a squandered life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We rarely stop to consider what a reading life looks like anymore. If the data is any indication, it may be a fading habit. Yet, as Aristotle suggested, there are three purposes for reading: education and information, entertainment, and contemplation.<\/p>\n<p>However, my rebellious wisdom warns: If your reading is purely for entertainment, the long-term consequences could lead to chaos.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 books that will change the way you think<\/h2>\n<p>The following books provided education and information that led to contemplation for me. <\/p>\n<p>In essence, contemplation is a form of deep, focused thought that often leads to greater understanding or appreciation of a subject and life. And a good life is a considered life. Socrates said. \u201cThe unexamined life is not worth living\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the 10 books that will change the way you think<\/strong> in 2025 that I had the privilege to read in 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/End-Times-Counter-Elites-Political-Disintegration-ebook\/dp\/B0BF8PBQK9\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=7U85AW8EXJXQ&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mqEgcVHpeN8jmkwUQWozLcGPx9MJNf1YyaVCYDe0696x4gtktX8D0YFMxXLlB9Yk3wkKM37IpI5irhzUZQwqb9dCRDcqo2CfIF00_T5FSrlzqYxSRAgtXKVYBVgJ7iftPa0Gf8t6pOEdStjhEoh9VXgJ-eAC0V39PLA-Fx_66bXcsL108d08h-ewukfBr4zTGKvKNb4kwR-bWAWH0YSaI7nzJxnKZmOdIDkQRXK2y64.tEhKxprJkNg0KCllI1nQBf-VmMQ8qvyCkckPOZ3Bd84&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=end+times&amp;qid=1737094299&amp;sprefix=end+times%2Caps%2C469&amp;sr=8-3\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdH4IG6_4151U6_OdmlGoHwsGBnKoMYnJlLj3qifaNEJ9bQxIa8LJlU6q-cH-waVEXl8FHfcGr2xm57Kqtx41LFONF5M58pvZyrqAxbuvGYQhjARcqv1qRMAq_691Wm7wX4t427Rg?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdH4IG6_4151U6_OdmlGoHwsGBnKoMYnJlLj3qifaNEJ9bQxIa8LJlU6q-cH-waVEXl8FHfcGr2xm57Kqtx41LFONF5M58pvZyrqAxbuvGYQhjARcqv1qRMAq_691Wm7wX4t427Rg?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>Peter Turchin, one of the most interesting social scientists of our age, has infused the study of history with approaches and insights from other fields for more than a quarter century. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/End-Times-Counter-Elites-Political-Disintegration-ebook\/dp\/B0BF8PBQK9\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=7U85AW8EXJXQ&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mqEgcVHpeN8jmkwUQWozLcGPx9MJNf1YyaVCYDe0696x4gtktX8D0YFMxXLlB9Yk3wkKM37IpI5irhzUZQwqb9dCRDcqo2CfIF00_T5FSrlzqYxSRAgtXKVYBVgJ7iftPa0Gf8t6pOEdStjhEoh9VXgJ-eAC0V39PLA-Fx_66bXcsL108d08h-ewukfBr4zTGKvKNb4kwR-bWAWH0YSaI7nzJxnKZmOdIDkQRXK2y64.tEhKxprJkNg0KCllI1nQBf-VmMQ8qvyCkckPOZ3Bd84&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=end+times&amp;qid=1737094299&amp;sprefix=end+times%2Caps%2C469&amp;sr=8-3\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">End Times<\/a> is the culmination of his work to understand what causes political communities to cohere and what causes them to fall apart, as applied to the current turmoil within the United States.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My key takeaway(s):<\/h4>\n<p>I was sitting in my hotel room in 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona while attending a mastermind conference when I was watching the American election where I witnessed on live TV the day Trump was elected. I have not been able to tear my eyes away from the reality show that is \u201cDonald Trump\u201d ever since. It is a tragic comedy and dystopian with a future promise aching to be utopian.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment meets politics.<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood myth intersects with reality.<\/p>\n<p>Attention seeking at any cost.<\/p>\n<p>As an Australian I have asked many questions about the \u201cwhy\u201d and \u201cwhat\u201d is happening to America.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So what does Peter Turchin reveal in a book that is an intersection of where history meets data science?\u2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The masses need to be looked after or you will have a French style revolution that may mean burning of the elite at the stake or the beheading at the town square.<\/li>\n<li>Democracy is facade where the elite make the decisions but where the masses feel like they are making a difference<\/li>\n<li>Over production of the young and new elite (who may become the counter elite) will try to take down the old elite.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fooled-Randomness-Hidden-Markets-Incerto-ebook\/dp\/B001FA0W5W\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EEE6O2YLR2YD&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-pUlb1YuKAcaHHl_LrnTADsMFGD4Ag99fm8L80sHH7phApSHItLz3vjQ2Ke4E4pWZ-Gu5oniTQQ0kQNfjB6MXhx8Zi39gsC9wKXlvwpFd_Alv6279TwFESFOTUi5rPfGqujNVrf6Xp7p5Ozz9UhfKfzIia8APys_nzbPhJta8lZ15e7wFu9GKsVWhOpLXy5MzaXJikWNk17rt1qeAPboKtlP2NUIW-EcEUN8Uuf2skE.K_9TiQidtJAyjeocm3-9aOacghBhA0ab-ygR0JkHD6M&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Fooled+By+Randomness&amp;qid=1737094687&amp;sprefix=fooled+by+randomness%2Caps%2C878&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdvl8T1U0CUOXrwb5Gxsef_6e4Q1LAMkIbJAoFA1ww7r-ib0allGUHoJ9GYIaFfobJnd71f_-1YT0ALKVZIPv9juulGxhkgG9XOsXR71H9jobwws-Cj3gY8dECq1uynwajQ5xmLnQ?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdvl8T1U0CUOXrwb5Gxsef_6e4Q1LAMkIbJAoFA1ww7r-ib0allGUHoJ9GYIaFfobJnd71f_-1YT0ALKVZIPv9juulGxhkgG9XOsXR71H9jobwws-Cj3gY8dECq1uynwajQ5xmLnQ?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fooled-Randomness-Hidden-Markets-Incerto-ebook\/dp\/B001FA0W5W\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EEE6O2YLR2YD&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-pUlb1YuKAcaHHl_LrnTADsMFGD4Ag99fm8L80sHH7phApSHItLz3vjQ2Ke4E4pWZ-Gu5oniTQQ0kQNfjB6MXhx8Zi39gsC9wKXlvwpFd_Alv6279TwFESFOTUi5rPfGqujNVrf6Xp7p5Ozz9UhfKfzIia8APys_nzbPhJta8lZ15e7wFu9GKsVWhOpLXy5MzaXJikWNk17rt1qeAPboKtlP2NUIW-EcEUN8Uuf2skE.K_9TiQidtJAyjeocm3-9aOacghBhA0ab-ygR0JkHD6M&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Fooled+By+Randomness&amp;qid=1737094687&amp;sprefix=fooled+by+randomness%2Caps%2C878&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">Fooled by Randomness<\/a> is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb\u2013veteran trader, renowned risk expert, polymathic scholar, erudite raconteur, and New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan\u2013has written a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill.<\/p>\n<p>This book is about luck\u2013or more precisely, about how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill\u2013the world of trading\u2013Fooled by Randomness provides captivating insight into one of the least understood factors in all our lives.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My key takeaway(s):<\/h4>\n<p>We all like to think we have control of our lives and great things happen to us because we are smart and clever and our life is what we have designed. On reflecting on this book and my life I have come to realize that luck and randomness have stood behind almost every success that has happened in my life. The movie \u201cSliding Doors\u201d is maybe more truth than fiction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One note from the book I highlighted sums up my key takeaway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>This book is about luck disguised and perceived as non-luck (that is, skills) and, more generally, randomness disguised and perceived as non-randomness (that is, determinism). It manifests itself in the shape of the lucky fool, defined as a person who benefited from a disproportionate share of luck but attributes his success to some other, generally very precise, reason<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just being born in a wealthy country to wealthy parents is maybe all the luck you need. And you have no choice in that.<\/p>\n<p>But you do need to seize your opportunities and recognize good luck when it shines a light across your doorway. And act on them.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Happy-More-Less-Everything-Absolutely-ebook\/dp\/B01HE7TG7Y\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19HVUTH6M5K08&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nGp-TDED3-_eHgt4Eydu-ax_FOvXPNrUCbTvwIoECKfm4Nu9hfoAtRDh77jcG-x0ipN_T1dpf3YvyJHSd0GZr5ENQbzAkKOWIh4HCMUnvkVzbzrE0PRJ6y50l_m285TqLaZNout706JLW6myX1pEKYS4k1dz3PzegKKER6GFDsZR_pwnVpnz8yZL2PTtM5oYnltzCe18w2eedHUhOt-00eGcNBEdRy9ayLjXvJL2HiwgIgS6OYxzxYYsR2WCMP6Y2vFq19v0ZWxdirh7F0muOmtU_FK8uUdfE3WWy8xREPKE8Y9UXmagB9-2oXYVpQ2oLqG1c3SL1QYam2A6kz3RUg2RXZ_6kEtNdtUNQQwGgUZ0C7dnqLNTLqymmVq4WA9oNFoBRzGOQuEW2rz0oEvDbdM_fW_UEJAURuuT2SCr85ZuAxVJGoWdLPMBQjklisPS.rvyNXqg8mGIJ047BtVdCsS1a5HSWCTy4SMeaACUwwVY&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Happy+book&amp;qid=1737096406&amp;sprefix=happy+book%2Caps%2C434&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeuYRvsEXlookgDwVSbniWqPDhOooCI2ZMmGt_LHV-vsL2fzFlXK0tGYFvFFCif979I_syON9lRSWwE2cBZ-FFMR3Nl1qrX7XCIVT0GRs8xlEJw3Y-ATHn5BSdlKDTkzMGOCuGvew?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeuYRvsEXlookgDwVSbniWqPDhOooCI2ZMmGt_LHV-vsL2fzFlXK0tGYFvFFCif979I_syON9lRSWwE2cBZ-FFMR3Nl1qrX7XCIVT0GRs8xlEJw3Y-ATHn5BSdlKDTkzMGOCuGvew?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>In his book \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Happy-More-Less-Everything-Absolutely-ebook\/dp\/B01HE7TG7Y\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19HVUTH6M5K08&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nGp-TDED3-_eHgt4Eydu-ax_FOvXPNrUCbTvwIoECKfm4Nu9hfoAtRDh77jcG-x0ipN_T1dpf3YvyJHSd0GZr5ENQbzAkKOWIh4HCMUnvkVzbzrE0PRJ6y50l_m285TqLaZNout706JLW6myX1pEKYS4k1dz3PzegKKER6GFDsZR_pwnVpnz8yZL2PTtM5oYnltzCe18w2eedHUhOt-00eGcNBEdRy9ayLjXvJL2HiwgIgS6OYxzxYYsR2WCMP6Y2vFq19v0ZWxdirh7F0muOmtU_FK8uUdfE3WWy8xREPKE8Y9UXmagB9-2oXYVpQ2oLqG1c3SL1QYam2A6kz3RUg2RXZ_6kEtNdtUNQQwGgUZ0C7dnqLNTLqymmVq4WA9oNFoBRzGOQuEW2rz0oEvDbdM_fW_UEJAURuuT2SCr85ZuAxVJGoWdLPMBQjklisPS.rvyNXqg8mGIJ047BtVdCsS1a5HSWCTy4SMeaACUwwVY&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Happy+book&amp;qid=1737096406&amp;sprefix=happy+book%2Caps%2C434&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">Happy<\/a>\u201d, Derren Brown explores changing concepts of happiness \u2013 from the surprisingly modern wisdom of the Stoics and Epicureans in classical times right up until today, when the self-help industry has attempted to claim happiness as its own.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He shows how many of self-help\u2019s suggested routes to happiness and success \u2013such as positive thinking, self-belief and setting goals \u2013 can be disastrous to follow and, indeed, actually cause anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>Happy aims to reclaim happiness and to enable us to appreciate the good things in life, in all their transient glory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By taking control of the stories we tell ourselves, by remembering that \u2018everything\u2019s fine\u2019 even when it might not feel that way, we can allow ourselves to flourish and to live more happily.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My key takeaway(s):<\/h4>\n<p>His last few chapters take a closer look at death and its collaboration with flourishing and living a life imagined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Didn\u2019t see that happening in a happiness book!<\/p>\n<p>But when looking at death\u2019s presence, it\u2019s sitting on your shoulder as a reality.<\/p>\n<p>This highlighted section makes the point about this:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Epictetus suggested we bring to mind, as we kiss our daughter goodnight, that she might not be alive in the morning. What sounds at first like a morbid idea soon reveals its power as we consider it. By reminding ourselves that our loved ones are not immortal, and that they might be taken from us at any point, we not only mitigate the shock if and when they do die, but we remember to value them more in the present<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So..to be reminded of our mortality, can free us to enjoy our moments more\u2026Allowing us to choose happiness and live in the moment.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#4: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Digital-Dharma-Spiritual-Intelligence-Well-Being-ebook\/dp\/B0CX1GHXWJ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SE7GO7SMK02P&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1U3xd_P7e5i3VA2fitrkfu49IxHCmYqm0t3cPKY7XrTmD4Em6gDtrJFGXuSuZwcewIlteXKfmOoGPksVBPBi5RGcd28yYmsyYUxeFNxozBRZXMUyrNKLxTGc_pkzc0KN3w2w0UrHlU4RFJi4y9YYflARssSqHxfCmh6oYqgh_Gb36n4-WXB9sCSv7BlBmyfRXOOToPX8KCgUlSsKj3eorrPzK3KM-p97JaMZn-F3ycE.4loAy3GBM_h2mO-n2MGz1N4SEhxFjYCxQXoJdiP-SQc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Digital+Dharma&amp;qid=1737097309&amp;sprefix=digital+dharma%2Caps%2C410&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">Digital Dharma: How AI Can Elevate Spiritual Intelligence and Personal Well-Being<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdRa1mraLLj-sLdM4ABikR7ZFfKsZvlLUP-6WRpMkAHTt7pZdBX4bsWRJxHHVrUerzNm9NyNiYS6IUp58Hlw35J5h4WrbBi4w640xA7No6oIeZy5o4a40p3kFByU-fsEq0ajl5S2A?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdRa1mraLLj-sLdM4ABikR7ZFfKsZvlLUP-6WRpMkAHTt7pZdBX4bsWRJxHHVrUerzNm9NyNiYS6IUp58Hlw35J5h4WrbBi4w640xA7No6oIeZy5o4a40p3kFByU-fsEq0ajl5S2A?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>In a world captivated yet bewildered by artificial intelligence, spiritual icon Deepak Chopra, MD, illuminates AI\u2019s untapped potential to unravel the enigma of consciousness, positioning AI not as a threat but as a catalyst for personal and collective growth. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Digital-Dharma-Spiritual-Intelligence-Well-Being-ebook\/dp\/B0CX1GHXWJ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SE7GO7SMK02P&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1U3xd_P7e5i3VA2fitrkfu49IxHCmYqm0t3cPKY7XrTmD4Em6gDtrJFGXuSuZwcewIlteXKfmOoGPksVBPBi5RGcd28yYmsyYUxeFNxozBRZXMUyrNKLxTGc_pkzc0KN3w2w0UrHlU4RFJi4y9YYflARssSqHxfCmh6oYqgh_Gb36n4-WXB9sCSv7BlBmyfRXOOToPX8KCgUlSsKj3eorrPzK3KM-p97JaMZn-F3ycE.4loAy3GBM_h2mO-n2MGz1N4SEhxFjYCxQXoJdiP-SQc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Digital+Dharma&amp;qid=1737097309&amp;sprefix=digital+dharma%2Caps%2C410&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">Digital Dharma<\/a>, Chopra navigates the balance between technology and expanded awareness, explaining that while AI cannot duplicate human intelligence, it can vastly enhance personal and spiritual growth.<\/p>\n<p>Chopra shows readers how the most popular, freely available chatbots can serve as guides through every level of human potential\u2014survival and safety, emotional connection, self-worth, abundance, creativity, wisdom, and the infinite possibilities of cosmic consciousness. AI chatbots offer information, advice, and exploratory avenues of untapped potential about any aspect of human awareness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In practical terms, making AI your ally and guide depends on the art of the prompt, the questions a user poses to a chatbot. As Chopra shows in detail, by asking the right questions, you can bring AI into your inner world, which is where personal growth happens. Chopra provides a personal assessment for you to better understand yourself and exercises to help you expand your awareness in any part of your life.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My key takeaway(s):<\/h4>\n<p>Artificial intelligence is not artificial but it is human wisdom and intelligence that has been captured by the machine. <\/p>\n<p>It is the distillation of the expressed consciousness of the 8 billion people on the planet and the other 100 billion that have lived before us that has been captured in writing, art and books and recorded and published on the web and at our fingertips is we ask the right questions and prompts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So we have an \u201cOracle\u201d at our beck and call and Deepak shows us some insights, prompts and questions that enable us to use that resource to help make us happier and improve our health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#5: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creativity-Code-Art-Innovation-Age-ebook\/dp\/B07QTH58B7\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10GKVTIXBSNZS&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1f9_b-N6kcz2AaaKmZ3rv4iV5ECf3ZFQjgpP1UW31nahfu7mLZ7Uup_KNNoHlHzQDj7GAsyL_xE29fbCDhY3HosfQcviN3ay7gHCwgDJeVPt3B_yZp-FZDzsKYaVo3PUy42KjKL1WkEeBksJORGlTHamc0dmScN9zQ48K5aWrI_e3YjSyQq9xQ0VmAxg0RR4HhTpqQyVKe25asWdIhTauhSc5ntP3DGXkxDGhhEdhAw.uM-et-MuyFIND304eqrYzNvk_prRa9wzDpil2xtIC8E&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+creativity+Code&amp;qid=1737330748&amp;sprefix=the+creativity+code%2Caps%2C411&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">The Creativity Code: Art and Innovation in the Age of AI<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdx6PRFziR4DBvAsJqLlOm5ocMSUEHG3kSuaZQaPDYxCrbqEJsaRIIzFXer70I8mgdZ_P_CXf1LTjQC4GqsIsnR9WGoW-jxjysc4SgXWOZCwSVbmHaVZfER4SdCFXgQMYBQj0wXLA?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdx6PRFziR4DBvAsJqLlOm5ocMSUEHG3kSuaZQaPDYxCrbqEJsaRIIzFXer70I8mgdZ_P_CXf1LTjQC4GqsIsnR9WGoW-jxjysc4SgXWOZCwSVbmHaVZfER4SdCFXgQMYBQj0wXLA?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>What does it mean to be creative? Can creativity be trained? Is it uniquely human, or could AI be considered creative?<\/p>\n<p>Mathematical genius and exuberant polymath Marcus du Sautoy plunges us into the world of artificial intelligence and algorithmic learning in this essential guide to the future of creativity. <\/p>\n<p>He considers the role of pattern and imitation in the creative process and sets out to investigate the programs and programmers\u2014from Deep Mind and the Flow Machine to Botnik and WHIM\u2014who are seeking to rival or surpass human innovation in gaming, music, art, and language. A thrilling tour of the landscape of invention, The Creativity Code explores the new face of creativity and the mysteries of the human code.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My takeaway(s):<\/h4>\n<p>Since I discovered and started using ChatGPT and Generative AI in late 2022, I have been in awe of its capabilities.\u00a0 It has raised the question constantly that has challenged my humanity. \u201cWill AI replace me?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And I have come to the conclusion that it will amplify, enhance and increase the velocity of learning and creativity. The final highlight that I captured right at the end of the book has become what I believe is the role of AI in the ongoing human pursuit of creativity \u201c<em>Until a machine has become conscious, it cannot be more than a tool for extending human creativity<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#6: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Poor-Charlies-Almanack-Essential-Charles-ebook\/dp\/B0C5TCGPPS\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33W0Q87YN7G99&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IMXDUS3eAltD92ITiAY66cczEa-G90gumz_d7JFPBiQCpk5UxnZpH6uOkxKef1ZEJZv8Qfbcr0_8PxO5Q8kPKYahGwere15u8JMlpZvFgNL1ohtSXS_a2WpzrSakixSx7e52BD72QwNRztvhlOHCMLNk72iyN8HGhQ3ZlwE8fod36y6l-2AbTmn_JBPDKNuayQMywDT0aoVx-8yIuEnKOiITh-gVUsxxL6rp5b4FawY.GwC7h2ITWB8IAaMhMTPDvYnfagg6Qi7RRn7f6aay1mg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=poor+charlies+almanack&amp;qid=1737328837&amp;sprefix=poor+charlies+almanac%2Caps%2C471&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">Poor Charlie\u2019s Alamnack: The Essential Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdD_yCHBBBbX4vFgTI2onzKkNc2BUD_UngVNTWGQZuTHtgNBz_vAybJgCSg9gdq63k8LofOv3qryAVxnUnOI-9g3YvO8bA5YvZ8-1v5MktUaCAQnWcG4UzPShoalQfy8kyHiuKy3w?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdD_yCHBBBbX4vFgTI2onzKkNc2BUD_UngVNTWGQZuTHtgNBz_vAybJgCSg9gdq63k8LofOv3qryAVxnUnOI-9g3YvO8bA5YvZ8-1v5MktUaCAQnWcG4UzPShoalQfy8kyHiuKy3w?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up,\u201d Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman between 1986 and 2007 has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Edited by Peter D. Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Glenair and longtime friend of Charlie Munger\u2014whom he calls \u201cthis generation\u2019s answer to Benjamin Franklin\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Poor Charlie\u2019s Almanack draws on Munger\u2019s encyclopedic knowledge of business, finance, history, philosophy, physics, and ethics\u2014and more besides\u2014to introduce the latticework of <strong>mental models<\/strong> that underpin his rational and rigorous approach to life, learning, and decision-making..<\/p>\n<p><strong>My key takeaway(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Charlie Munger was a big believer in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffbullas.com\/mental-models\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">mental models<\/a> and was said to have over 90 of them to help him make wise decisions for life and for large investment decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of those mental models was \u201ccompound interest\u201d. But another one that caught my eye was \u201c<strong>Inversion<\/strong>\u201d: Munger often advises solving problems by thinking in reverse: instead of asking how to succeed, he asks how to avoid failure, then avoids those pitfalls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#7: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Show-Your-Work-Austin-Kleon\/dp\/076117897X\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=45YTVNI9HP52&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.E1X2B8y9xKUoEpcSxJTryMKzhVPrwUzRMYVjd-hwGf4NM8fO9nRuCgti7zm0tMmANtwFDaEy-xQC2I1WTtLS5ut-KQNtMYBif4VrYOgG6YcF-jXho-WWGPPm0u3jyMZ6skYf0otDQT9kJ9hktr9vjDAV0hf_0ecj-u3ibuDMOQDaLZ47um7KeDrSdnTCXJNqqP1Ql-msUhufleu3F0Gy8tAog1kmFX3T2E5Wl7RiKHA.JSEAXz1mWylFJrIT0_rkmtLw_lBwC_2Uj2bFNbA_PpE&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Show+Your+Work&amp;qid=1737329379&amp;sprefix=show+your+work%2Caps%2C635&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\"><strong>Show Your Work: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfSfK0udhTERgfmV_tyRZROXjJmocry3pbGsWT0nTG27wCubUashl1P9AGyYhDTI-CyvxuW3Yagpoz6s70Ck8G02yIo9UtKVOT5tBQeZvMajaIopOelr1LeB1bZd2_Qu4OhW-n5gA?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfSfK0udhTERgfmV_tyRZROXjJmocry3pbGsWT0nTG27wCubUashl1P9AGyYhDTI-CyvxuW3Yagpoz6s70Ck8G02yIo9UtKVOT5tBQeZvMajaIopOelr1LeB1bZd2_Qu4OhW-n5gA?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>In his New York Times bestseller Steal Like an Artist, Austin Kleon showed readers how to unlock their creativity by \u201cstealing\u201d from the community of other movers and shakers. Now, in an even more forward-thinking and necessary book, he shows how to take that critical next step on a creative journey\u2015getting known.<\/p>\n<p>Show Your Work! is about why generosity trumps genius. It\u2019s about getting findable, about using the network instead of wasting time \u201cnetworking.\u201d It\u2019s not self-promotion, it\u2019s self-discovery\u2015let others into your process, then let them steal from you. Filled with illustrations, quotes, stories, and examples, Show Your Work! offers ten transformative rules for being open, generous, brave, productive.<\/p>\n<p>In chapters such as You Don\u2019t Have to Be a Genius; Share Something Small Every Day; and Stick Around, Kleon creates a user\u2019s manual for embracing the communal nature of creativity\u2015 what he calls the \u201cecology of talent.\u201d From broader life lessons about work (you can\u2019t find your voice if you don\u2019t use it) to the etiquette of sharing\u2015and the dangers of oversharing\u2015to the practicalities of Internet life (build a good domain name; give credit when credit is due), it\u2019s an inspiring manifesto for succeeding as any kind of artist or entrepreneur in the digital age.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My key takeaway(s):<\/h4>\n<p>Showing your work is where an idea and art becomes visible. An artist that never exhibits will never be seen. A writer that takes a manuscript and hides it in a filing cabinet is doomed to be anonymous. Getting known is the difference between making a difference and building a legacy or being a tragic unknown artist.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But \u201c<strong>Showing your work<\/strong>\u201d in a digital age needs two key activities. Publishing it online (your own blog or website) and then letting people know you have done that (sharing it on social media).<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t mix those two up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you think that publishing is uploading to TikTok then it may end in tears. Two things can happen, Social media bans you or the platform gets shut down through loss of viability (not making money) or a government intervention. And the current TikTok ban situation reveals that fragility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Any publishing on social media is built on rented land. A website on your domain name is something you own.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#8: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Master-Algorithm-Ultimate-Learning-Machine-ebook\/dp\/B012271YB2\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LIBPFLCPCD1H&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AZB7dXVa83Rl3K30FZN9ZUjJSiRbPL1qMXpMaZn0x4Q.UH3RJBoptMxIe8iOb7fSaZRaZqOMSsnvCn6WWgahwZE&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+Master+Algorithm%3A+How+the+Quest+for+the+Ultimate+Learning+Machine+will+Remake+Our+World&amp;qid=1737329537&amp;sprefix=the+master+algorithm+how+the+quest+for+the+ultimate+learning+machine+will+remake+our+world%2Caps%2C832&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\"><strong>The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine will Remake Our World<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcV5I1UBBN8RuAUc3gnkcVREWqtI00LH_qSpc_re7vXnKu0DIf0pZ4em9Vf_I--G7wcG0Bue5Vaxmj8GjKgCF2yFmZ4TGXAZA1PIQECU82HlNir1XK4PXaEs0zubtYiJzaFfjnS_g?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXcV5I1UBBN8RuAUc3gnkcVREWqtI00LH_qSpc_re7vXnKu0DIf0pZ4em9Vf_I--G7wcG0Bue5Vaxmj8GjKgCF2yFmZ4TGXAZA1PIQECU82HlNir1XK4PXaEs0zubtYiJzaFfjnS_g?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>This book is recommended by Bill Gates and is a thought-provoking and wide-ranging exploration of machine learning and the race to build computer intelligences as flexible as our own<\/p>\n<p>In the world\u2019s top research labs and universities, the race is on to invent the ultimate learning algorithm: one capable of discovering any knowledge from data, and doing anything we want, before we even ask. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos lifts the veil to give us a peek inside the learning machines that power Google, Amazon, and your smartphone. He assembles a blueprint for the future universal learner\u2013the Master Algorithm\u2013and discusses what it will mean for business, science, and society. If data-ism is today\u2019s philosophy, this book is its bible.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My key takeaway(s):<\/h4>\n<p>Since I launched my own website and blog in 2009 and signed up to social media in the same year and built nearly 1 million followers, I have learned that your website visibility is <strong>dependent on an algorithm that is controlled by Google<\/strong>. That complex equation is known in the industry as SEO. (Search Engine Optimization).<\/p>\n<p>I have also noticed that visibility and attention on social media are also based on algorithms. They were optimized for providing information and connection the users wanted until they flipped the switch to give you the information they wanted (Ads).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This book is designed to help us navigate the algorithms and use them to our advantage. Instead of\u00a0 being taken advantage of by the platforms to serve their interests.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The distilled phrase that I discovered inside this book was this.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cIf <em>all knowledge\u2014past, present, and future\u2014can be derived from data by a single, universal learning algorithm. I call this learner the Master Algorithm. If such an algorithm is possible, inventing it would be one of the greatest scientific achievements of all time<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is the ultimate goal of the AI technology and the AI platforms.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/God-Human-Animal-Machine-Technology-ebook\/dp\/B08P45CY86\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1CM42IE9SV6K3&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uSC6UgZ2DaO0M-NPA1Dp9g_B6c2FyfEtt6VFuuGS81fqmBg66js1VslfAokI5E3tj7bvyj5fTn4_bGJbSVb-p9plz__aejQ4IW4vXY6yVAEZEPVu0DWPPYyTQnZGyoLp0IdXNTTTKnwvqWXp8UwDkQ.sYyA7k8CloKjDrzVAQ2rd7uCJuMo3yG1H4n5cmmDGdU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=god+human+animal+machine+book&amp;qid=1737329930&amp;sprefix=God%2C+Human%2C+Animal++Machine%2Caps%2C609&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">9: God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeoUelVFH4_W0OUbhei7bctgBx3QRIscbMaBw99jmdt3ay7DzqhNFpBSGUzr1T4Ry5flm6DYt1w9Iq5BSmHUDN3zNcx7uJ2ESMb30mHZvlfSmKHJYJGhqtXT2qlEOJ2buJ8XBlD?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXeoUelVFH4_W0OUbhei7bctgBx3QRIscbMaBw99jmdt3ay7DzqhNFpBSGUzr1T4Ry5flm6DYt1w9Iq5BSmHUDN3zNcx7uJ2ESMb30mHZvlfSmKHJYJGhqtXT2qlEOJ2buJ8XBlD?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>For most of human history the world was a magical and enchanted place ruled by forces beyond our understanding. The rise of science and Descartes\u2019s division of mind from the world of materialism was our ruling paradigm, in the process asking whether our own consciousness\u2014i.e., souls\u2014might be illusions. <\/p>\n<p>Now the inexorable rise of technology, with artificial intelligences that surpass our comprehension and control, and the spread of digital metaphors for self-understanding, the core questions of existence\u2014identity, knowledge, the very nature and purpose of life itself\u2014urgently require rethinking.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan O\u2019Gieblyn draws deeply and sometimes humorously from her own personal experience as a formerly religious believer still haunted by questions of faith, and she serves as the best possible guide to navigating the territory we are all entering.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My key takeaway(s):<\/h4>\n<p>The author Meaghan O\u2019Gieblyn started out in life as a religious believer. She believed in \u201c<strong>God\u201d<\/strong>. Truth was handed down on high from the pulpit. Faith was knowledge. We were also told that the mortal \u201c<strong>Human<\/strong>\u201d was created in the image of God. Then Darwin proposed in his theory of evolution that humans were really descendants of \u201c<strong>Animals\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But is the Internet (the world\u2019s library, information collection machine) that feeds AI (the distillation and answer <strong>Machine<\/strong>) providing answers from the collective consciousness of all of humanities (past and current) information, wisdom and creativity (superconsciousness) replacing religion and humans as our source of truth and finding answers that were previously lost in myth and legend?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quick personal story: I now know that the dating apps that use algorithms and have started using AI have made a better job of finding partners than I did as an imperfect human decision machine in my first two marriages\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown-ebook\/dp\/B00G1J1D28\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15MY3864IRYB7&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Gv7ceKaVt0nEFM4VpgWs9wxXvpbDRzrjvgErsHj9ZsKZMUBiNVCz6HVcoZnNhITiXlKUPBLssstGOyPNK8xVMbPg7SXR1DRXuGGDFEmx7v5b4upxxmRBWjWl2YUWwpFtQkheSp0ISFQK6TYf3FasHVB3YU_EH68Ok1SaocKBs6-us2buq2J8bQc9OjIRVVW8BCPKX_n15AoIrU8v64DgTf8sa2V9Y-1M5OYPoI_r-xI.bLxeZtegy-CCvsIDApwbDEDih14rxaWWGpAMA4FAumg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Essentialism%3A+The+Disciplined+Pursuit+of+Less&amp;qid=1737330227&amp;sprefix=essentialism+the+disciplined+pursuit+of+less%2Caps%2C913&amp;sr=8-1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener\">: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe5-xjiWeEiEg0cwwLV-lZMLsL4s20RYUl5XYTpPvfG8MLLXBK-PJR4UhyWUoyuV-FgO3w78k1v4qBS-KVznqa-qxC6ZRT9OD_YmaSS3pEd-O1HYsNBEzs-P0yU0X36F6XCrf9eCw?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXe5-xjiWeEiEg0cwwLV-lZMLsL4s20RYUl5XYTpPvfG8MLLXBK-PJR4UhyWUoyuV-FgO3w78k1v4qBS-KVznqa-qxC6ZRT9OD_YmaSS3pEd-O1HYsNBEzs-P0yU0X36F6XCrf9eCw?key=C3PwuA6ryYM_aro9Uyr68j7E\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Amazon said<\/h4>\n<p>\u201c<em>Essentialism holds the keys to solving one of the great puzzles of life: How can we do less but accomplish more?<\/em>\u201d\u2014Adam Grant, bestselling author of Think Again<\/p>\n<p>Essentialism isn\u2019t about getting more done in less time. It\u2019s about getting only the right things done.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin?<\/li>\n<li>Are you often busy but not productive?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the Essentialist. Essentialism is more than a time-management technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution toward the things that really matter.<\/p>\n<p>By forcing us to apply more selective criteria for where to spend our precious time and energy, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices, instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us.<\/p>\n<p>Essentialism is not one more thing to do. 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