If you want to get ahead in your career, you need to be:

Weird, Selfish, Shameless, Obsessed, Nosy, Manipulative, Brutal, Reckless, and Bossy.

Those traits helped @itsjennywood go from entry-level to executive at Google.

Here are 10 key lessons from her book "Wild Courage": 1) The 9 traits that will help you become successful (if used correctly)

I asked my audience of 340,000 people:

"What's an amazing book that doesn't get enough attention?"

Here were the 10 most popular answers: 1) "A Million Miles In A Thousand Years" by Donald Miller

Donald Miller explores how editing his life like a story helped him create a more meaningful and adventurous existence.

257 pages

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If you want to optimize your brain & improve your mood you need to understand these 4 brain chemicals:

-Dopamine
-Oxytocin
-Serotonin
-Endorphins

Here are 10 key lessons from "The DOSE Effect" by @tjpower: 1) Dopamine = Motivational chemical
Oxytocin = Connection chemical
Serotonin = Mood & Energy chemical
Endorphins = De-Stressing chemical

The 4 best books I’ve read in 2025 so far: You can read a summary of "Tiny Experiments" here:

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Charlie Munger famously said, "Avoid stupidity, it's easier than seeking brilliance."

And that's what investor @Ritholtz's new book is all about–avoiding bad ideas, numbers, and behaviors.

Here are 10 key lessons from "How NOT To Invest": 1) 10 Steps to becoming a better investor

What if instead of treating life as one straight path you treated it as a series of tiny experiments?

That's what neuroscientist and entrepreneur @neuranne's new book is all about.

Here are 10 key lessons from "Tiny Experiments": 1) The most difficult thing is the decision to act:

10 Highly anticipated books coming out in 2025:

(you'll want to preorder these) 1) "Protocols" by @hubermanlab

Dr. Huberman is one of the most followed scientists in the world. In his book, he shares simple, powerful, and evidence-based solutions to life's most common challenges.

Releasing September 9, 2025.
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Dr. Ranganath is one of the world’s top memory researchers.

He's a neuroscientist and psychologist who's spent 20+ years studying how the brain and mind work.

Here are 10 key lessons from @CharanRanganath's book "Why We Remember": 1) The average American is exposed to 34 gigabytes of information every day!

Steve Magness (@stevemagness) is a world-renowned expert on performance.

He's worked with Olympic athletes, professional sports teams, and the U.S. military to teach them how to perform better under pressure.

Here are 10 key lessons from his book "Win The Inside Game": 1) Under preparation is a coping strategy to protect our ego.

Imagine a book with the best quotes from the wisest people to have ever lived.

That's "Two Thoughts"–it contains 500 quotes from 250 of the world's most influential minds.

Here are my 10 favorite quotes from @jposhaughnessy & @vtslkshk's new book: 1) Leo Tolstoy:

7 Book summaries that will help you better understand finance and investing:

1) "The Psychology of Money" by Morgan Housel 2) "The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham

I asked my audience of 300,000+ people to share the shortest, most insightful book ever written.

These were the 10 most popular answers:

(fiction edition) 1) "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

160 pages

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I asked 300,000+ people to share the shortest, most insightful book ever written.

These were the 12 most popular answers:

(non-fiction edition) 1) "The Lessons of History" by Will & Ariel Durant

128 pages

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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) 1) The true definition of wealthy is having all five types of wealth:

-Time Wealth
-Social Wealth
-Mental Wealth
-Physical Wealth
-Financial Wealth

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. 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.

10 Ways you can read books for free (legally): 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…

10 Awesome Book Summary Visuals:

1) "Thinking, Fast & Slow" by Daniel Kahneman 2) "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by @StephenRCovey

10 Insightful Book Summary Mindmaps:

1) “The Courage to Be Disliked” by @kishimi
2) “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by @kahneman_daniel

I just finished my first Dostoevsky novel.

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

Here are 10 quotes that hit me hard: 1) "I swear to you, gentlemen, that to be overly conscious is a sickness, a real, full-blown sickness."

10 FREE valuable websites every reader should know: 1) Margins

This is a great Amazon-free alternative to Goodreads.

You can set reading goals, track reading sessions, search books by vibes, and so much more.

Link: margins.app

10 Visuals that will inspire you to read more books in 2025:

(visual credit to @FerraroRoberto)

1) Read what you love until you love to read. 2) Those who keep learning will keep rising in life.