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Jan 24
There isn't just one type of wealth, there's actually five.

Here are 10 key lessons from "The 5 Types of Wealth" by @SahilBloom:

(calling it now this book will be a NYT bestseller) Image
1) The true definition of wealthy is having all five types of wealth:

-Time Wealth
-Social Wealth
-Mental Wealth
-Physical Wealth
-Financial Wealth Image
2) The person you're going to spend the most time with is your partner, make sure you choose wisely. Image
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Jan 23
The Washington Post just released its newest survey about reading.

Here are 10 stats about reading that will surprise you:

1) 64% of Americans read at least 1 book in 2024. Image
2) That's a 9% improvement from the 54% stat in 2023.

3) 37% of Americans read 0 books in 2024.

4) People who make $100k+ are about 20% more likely to read a book than people who make <$50k. Image
5) Only 4% of people read 50 or more books in 2024.

6) Females are 2x more likely to read 50+ books than males.

7) People with advanced degrees are 3x more likely to read 50+ books than people with high school degrees. Image
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Jan 21
10 Ways you can read books for free (legally): Image
1) ElevenReader

ElevenReader has thousands of free ebooks and audiobooks.

You can also easily turn ebooks into audiobooks, and you can read an ebook while listening to the audiobook at the same time.

Link: elevenreader.sng.link/Dc0cy/xbea?_sm…
2) Standard Ebooks

Standard Ebooks produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted and free to read.

Their books are also open-sourced so anyone can easily contribute corrections or improvements.

Link: standardebooks.orgImage
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Jan 16
10 Awesome Book Summary Visuals:

1) "Thinking, Fast & Slow" by Daniel KahnemanImage
2) "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by @StephenRCovey Image
3) "Humankind" by @rcbregman Image
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Jan 11
10 Insightful Book Summary Mindmaps:

1) β€œThe Courage to Be Disliked” by @kishimiImage
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2) β€œThinking, Fast and Slow” by @kahneman_daniel Image
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3) "Mastery" by @RobertGreene Image
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Jan 10
I just finished my first Dostoevsky novel.

It’s unlike anything else I’ve ever read.

Here are 10 quotes that hit me hard: Image
1) "I swear to you, gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, full-blown sickness." Image
2) "He is ready intentionally to distort the truth, to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear, only so as to justify his logic." Image
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