When I Say No, I Feel Guilty by Manuel J. Smith has become one of my all-time favorite books. This book is like a vaccine against manipulation. I’m so grateful to my instinctual attraction to this book despite it not being popular nor new or anything. One of those rare books that are truly undervalued. … Read more
I want to introduce a very powerful self-improvement concept with the following chapters from the book Can’t Hurt Me, from David Goggins. In fact, this might be the most powerful/no bullshit concept ever. I showed up on her doorstep later that day with my stomach growling. I didn’t ask for forgiveness and she didn’t demand … Read more
This is a book excerpt from the book The Self-made Billionaire Effect by John Sviokla. The book caught my attention first when I saw an interview with Tai Lopez and GaryVee. Tai mentioned this book when Gary explained how he lives by seemingly contradictory principles like patience and an urgent drive to act. Being egotistical … Read more
Definitively this book is under my top books that deliver high value in a concise manner. No fillers made it into this book that is for sure! Just as I like it. This book will give you practical and proven business advice. No jargon, no academical theory, just down to earth information. Things that should … Read more
Thinking that something is your fault isn’t fun per se. But the byproduct it brings gives you choice. If you are responsible for something, the implication is that you can change it, that the circumstance is at least in part under your control. “You put accountability on a pedestal, your life will change. Do you … Read more
Absolutely sure that one of the most important things I learned about lately is perspective. Let me clarify that statement, I didn’t experience perspective the first time, already did that years ago through difficult experiences, but it wasn’t until listening to GaryVee that I understood perspective is really a big, huge thing. “If you can … Read more
Sometimes my meditation consists of just sitting and thinking, often while listening to music. Yes meditating with music is awesome, heck, I can meditate even with Heavy Metal. This is unlike most people think about meditation, most think about it as calming thoughts, and that is certainly a byproduct of this activity too, but not … Read more
Logs are useful, I’d even say the most important thing for Sysadmins and Network Admins and often Developers also. So I’m surprised why I took so long to implement a central log collection for my network. I use Mikrotik which Operating System is called RouterOS. In RouterOS you go to System > Logging to configure … Read more
I’ve never really followed Mark Cuban, but somehow my instinct told me I should read his book that I had bought about 3 years ago. The book did not disappoint me. I love the succinct and practical no-nonsense approach Mark has. Here are the most important lessons from his book. Dream about the future you … Read more
With the level of self-awareness, confidence, kindness, and practicality of Gary Vaynerchuk exudes, and his great ability to teach, have made me a big fan of him. I absorb his content like a sponge. But how did he become that way? He says that he got lucky and has good DNA. Besides that, he put … Read more