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Nov 11 • 13 tweets • 5 min read

Before Napoleon was a leader, he was a reader.

He read everything he could get his hands on–history, philosophy, politics, etc.

Here are the 10 books that influenced him the most:

1) "Lives" by Plutarch

Napoleon discovered this book when he was 9 years old.

From it, he learned about two legendary figures–Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.

From that point on, Napoleon dreamed of following in their footsteps of military glory and leadership.

Oct 30 • 9 tweets • 4 min read

7 Strategies that will make you a better reader:

(from bestselling author @RyanHoliday)

1) Stop Reading Books You Aren’t Enjoying

You turn off a TV show if it’s boring. You stop eating food that doesn’t taste good. You unfollow people when you realize their content is useless.

Life is too short to read books you don’t enjoy reading.

My rule is 100 pages minus your age. Say you’re 30 years old—if a book hasn’t captivated you by page 70, stop reading it.

Oct 25 • 13 tweets • 4 min read

This is @katy_milkman.

She has a PhD from Harvard, is a professor at Wharton, and has spent her life studying behavior change.

Here are 10 key lessons from her bestselling book "How To Change":

1) An ideal time to change your behavior is after a fresh start (new year, month, week, birthday, etc).

Oct 23 • 13 tweets • 3 min read

This is @RyanHoliday.

He's written 10+ bestselling books and read 3,000+ books.

Here are 11 tips I learned from his "Read to Lead" course:

1) Start A Commonplace Book

It's not enough to read great books...

You need a place to store all of the interesting ideas, quotes, and lessons you discover.

That's what a commonplace book is for.

Jot down key information in a notebook so that you can use it later in life.

Oct 15 • 15 tweets • 5 min read

This is the most mind-blowing book I've read this year.

It's written by an ex-Stanford doctor and ex-food lobbyist who expose the medical, food, and pharmaceutical industry.

12 Shocking lessons from "Good Energy" by @CaseyMeansMD & @calleymeans:

1) Some scary stats:

-60% of adults have a chronic illness
-50% of adults will deal with mental illness sometime in life
-74% of adults are overweight or obese

Oct 1 • 12 tweets • 3 min read

10 Key lessons from "How to Live an Extraordinary Life" by @APompliano:

1) Build things:

Sep 26 • 12 tweets • 3 min read

Anthony Pompliano (@APompliano) has lived multiple lives.

He's served in the US Army, built several businesses, invested in 200+ companies, and interviewed the world's wealthiest people.

Here are 10 lessons from his book "How To Live An Extraordinary Life":

1) The smartest people I know:

Sep 4 • 12 tweets • 5 min read

If you're not listening to @david_perell's "How I Write" podcast you're missing out.

Every week David interviews a master writer and dives into their writing process, habits, and secrets.

10 Amazing episodes worth watching:

1) Harry Dry (@harrydry)

Harry is a world-class copywriter.

Listen to learn his 3 most important rules for copywriting, how to create memorable ads, write a clear landing page, and more.

Aug 22 • 11 tweets • 5 min read

I'm American.

I recently visited Dubai for the first time in my life.

I was stunned by the city.

10 things that surprised me the most:

1) Dubai's buildings are insane (in a good way).

I thought the buildings in NYC were impressive until I visited Dubai.

They have some of the most unique structures in the world, such as the largest frame building and tallest skyscraper...

all built in the middle of a desert.

Aug 8 • 7 tweets • 4 min read

How to build the ULTIMATE reading habit:

(using every law from "Atomic Habits")

James Clear's bestselling habit book has sold 15+ million copies.

Here are his 4 laws of habit change:

1) Make it obvious
2) Make it attractive
3) Make it easy
4) Make it satisfying

Now let's apply them to reading:

Aug 6 • 12 tweets • 5 min read

10 Mental models that will make you a better reader:

1) The R.E.A.D. Framework

The average person reads a book passively and forgets most it.

Pro readers set a goal to read the book slowly, extract the key lessons, apply those lessons, then debrief the results.

2) View Books As An Investment

Books require time and money to read, but it's one of the best investments you'll ever make.

One book can completely change the trajectory of your life and pay dividends for a lifetime.

Jul 19 • 12 tweets • 4 min read

Marketing doesn't have to be complicated.

@BillyBroas and @fortelabs have sold millions of dollars of products using their simple marketing strategy.

Here are 10 key lessons from their book "Simple Marketing for Smart People":

1) People will not part with their money unless you speak in their language to their needs.

Jul 11 • 12 tweets • 4 min read

Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) went from making $6 an hour as a barista...

To having a net worth of $1 billion by age 36.

Here are 10 lessons from his book "Never Enough":

1) If you sell your time, you can only sell 8-12 hours a day. But if you sell other people's time, you can grow your income infinitely.

Jul 2 • 8 tweets • 3 min read

I've read 30 books in 2024 so far.

Here are my top 6 favorite ones:

“Million Dollar Weekend” by @noahkagan

This is a fantastic book for anyone looking to start their first business.

Noah built 7 different $1M+ companies and shares a step-by-step framework on how to do the same.

amzn.to/3L9f2k3

Jun 14 • 22 tweets • 6 min read

20 Awesome book summary visuals:

1) "Start With Why" by @simonsinek

2) "Atomic Habits" by @JamesClear

May 28 • 12 tweets • 3 min read

This is one of the funniest books I've ever read.

Instead of cliché affirmations about happiness, it's filled with witty, sarcastic affirmations.

Here are my 10 favorite quotes from the book:

May 23 • 14 tweets • 5 min read

Recovering from knee surgery has been one of the most painful experiences of my life.

I went from being able to dunk to not being able to pick up my leg.

Here's a bit about my experience (and some tips if you're having surgery soon):

1) Start Prehab ASAP

Prehab = Physical therapy BEFORE your surgery

The stronger you get before surgery, the stronger you'll be coming out of it, and the faster you'll recover.

So as soon as you know you'll need surgery, get a prescription from your doc for prehab.

Apr 9 • 13 tweets • 4 min read

10 Awesome book summary visuals:

1. "Factfulness" by @HansRosling

2. "Think Again" by @AdamMGrant

Apr 3 • 12 tweets • 4 min read

"Indistractable" by @nireyal is one of the most actionable productivity books I've read.

It's been recommended by James Clear, Mark Manson, and countless other authors.

Here are 10 key lessons from it:

1) Distraction vs. Traction

Distraction = Action that moves us away from what we want.

Traction = Action that moves us toward what we want.

You can't call something a distraction unless you know what it's distracting you from.

Mar 29 • 27 tweets • 6 min read

Every industry has 1 book that will teach you 90% of what you need to know about it.

Here are the 25 best books in 25 different industries:

(ranging from animation to web3) Animation:

amzn.to/49iI7mP

Mar 25 • 12 tweets • 3 min read

10 Visuals that will motivate you to read more books:

(visuals by @ash_lmb)

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