Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling. Book by Edgar Schein > Effective communication relies on good relationships. A humble inquiry helps you demonstrate trust as well as interest in your conversation partner, building a solid and meaningful relationship 🤝
Ultra learning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career. Book by Scott Young > Whether you’re teaching yourself stochastic calculus or perfecting your tennis serve, your ultralearning project should always begin with metalearning!
Metalearning is the process of learning how to learn. You should first establish how information is structured in your chosen field. Metalearning is all about looking for the big picture, then using it to devise your optimal learning strategy. #UltraLearning
Thanks for the Feedback: Book by Stone & Heen > There are three main types of feedback, and they serve different purposes. (1) Appreciation motivates and encourages, (2) coaching helps you improve, (3) evaluation helps you understand where you stand, and what’s expected of you
The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength. Book by Kahnweiler > Are you an introvert in an extroverted world? Your listening & observation skills, and your tendency to carefully choose your words can give you an edge over extroverted leaders and support your success
The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing, Thinking.. Book by Barbara Minto > Make it easy for the reader to comprehend by sorting information into a logical pyramid shape. Build your pyramid by grouping similar ideas together, and then summarising each group with one statement 1/2
2/2 Then justify the statements using deduction or induction to derive conclusions. Deduction is a logical process where you draw conclusions from premises. Induction means drawing a conclusion from a set of ideas that are similar in some way
The Impact Equation: Are You Making Things Happen Or Just Making Noise? Book by Brogan and Smith > Here’s a handy formula, if you want to make a real impact with your product or message IMPACT = Contrast x (Reach + Exposure + Articulation + Trust + Echo), or simply, Cx(R+E+A+T+E)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Guide to Reading Between the Lines. Book by Thomas Foster > In literature, there is often a deeper meaning to text than we might at first realise. How do you read when there’s more to it than just reading what is written on the page? 1/2
2/2 Go beyond the basic level of reading about what happens to a character, and tune into what happens on the emotional level of a book. Ask yourself “How does this character compare to others I’ve encountered?” “What does this event (or object, or place) stand for in the story?”
Are You Fully Charged? The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life. Book by Tom Rath > 1. Do work that provides meaning to your life, 2. have positive social interactions with others, and 3. take care of yourself by eating right, exercising and sleeping enough 😊
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem. Book by Nathaniel Branden > Self-esteem is the immune system of consciousness; it provides strength, resistance, and the ability to regenerate - essential to cope with life’s difficulties and performing at your best. 1/2
2/2 To achieve self-esteem, draw on the six action-based pillars. These are the practices of living consciously, self-acceptance, self-responsibility, self-assertiveness, living purposefully and personal integrity.
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life. Book by Twyla Tharp > While talent and technical skill are important, awareness about yourself, discipline, hard work, and a habit of exercising your creative abilities are key to consistently achieving your creative goals 1/3
2/3 Creativity is like a muscle. You have to keep in shape through practice and, in order to do so, you have to know what exercises keep creativity strong.
3/3 One of the many tips: When starting a new project, begin with a simple box to store all the materials you collect. Fill the box with the materials and inspiring objects that accrue as the project progresses. Think of it as the research material journalists collect for a story
Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time. Book by Rory Vaden > This is not so much about overcoming procrastination, as being mindful and intentional about what we prioritise and on what we procrastinate 1/2
2/2 Regain control of your daily schedule by carefully evaluating your daily activities and determine what can be eliminated, what can be delegated and what should become a current or future priority. 
Just in case you were wondering what the five “permissions” mentioned in the title are👇
1. Eliminate: Permission to Ignore
2. Automate: Permission to Invest
3. Delegate: Permission of Imperfect
4. Procrastinate: Permission of Incomplete
5. Concentrate: Permission to Protect
1. Eliminate: Permission to Ignore
2. Automate: Permission to Invest
3. Delegate: Permission of Imperfect
4. Procrastinate: Permission of Incomplete
5. Concentrate: Permission to Protect
