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The Network State: How To Start a New Country
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends by Nicole Perloth
The Power of Geography by Tim Marshall
The Threat Intelligence Handbook by Levi Gundert (Currently Reading)
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
To-Read Backlog
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Memorable quotes 1. Brailsford said, “The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improve it by 1 percent, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together. 2. “The whole principle came from the idea […]
Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master’s Insights on China, the United States, and the World by Graham Allison
Memorable quotes 1. China faces enormous economic problems—a disparity in income between the rich coastal cities and the inland provinces, and in income within the coastal cities. They have got to watch that carefully or they might get severe discontent and civil disorder 2. Americans have a can-do approach to life: everything can be broken […]
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
Memorable quotes 1. Those who are at the mercy of impulse—who lack self-control—suffer a moral deficiency: The ability to control impulse is the base of will and character. By the same token, the root of altruism lies in empathy, the ability to read emotions in others; lacking a sense of another’s need or despair, there […]
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss
1. Their system was easy to follow and seductive, with four basic tenets. One, separate the person—the emotion—from the problem; two, don’t get wrapped up in the other side’s position (what they’re asking for) but instead focus on their interests (why they’re asking for it) so that you can find what they really want; three, […]
Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology
Memorable quotes 1. America’s dominance of the world’s tech infrastructure would be undermined. China’s geopolitical clout would grow. To counter this threat, the U.S. barred Huawei from buying advanced computer chips made with U.S. technology. 2. Around a quarter of the chip industry’s revenue comes from phones; much of the price of a new phone […]
Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
Review coming soon…
Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play: Transforming the Buyer/Seller Relationship by Mahan Khalsa & Randy Illig
Blockchain Bubble or Revolution: The Future of Bitcoin, Blockchains, and Cryptocurrencies by Neel Mehta
The Qualified Sales Leader: Proven Lessons from a Five Time CRO by John McMahon and Dev Ittycheria
Recommended by peers to read this – easily one of the best sales books I’ve read. John has amazing insight into how to run the full sales process, qualifying, building champions, focusing on pain and implication above all… Can tell he has the relevant real-life experiences, not just fluffy sales tips that many other sales […]
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Addams
Memorable quotes The Six Filters for Truth Personal experience (Human perceptions are iffy.) Experience of people you know (Even more unreliable.) Experts (They work for money, not truth.) Scientific studies (Correlation is not causation.) Common sense (A good way to be mistaken with complete confidence. Pattern recognition (Patterns, coincidence, and personal bias look alike.) […]