Elon Musk — Summary

Get inspired by one of the most successful entrepreneurs and visionaries ever   Suffering characterized Musk’s childhood and later life Musk had a difficult upbringing in South Africa. Problems with his father and bullying by his classmates were the norm. Once he was beaten so badly by bullies that he couldn’t attend school for a … Read more

Machine Learning — Summary

This book will teach you a solid understanding about the basics of Machine Learning The silent revolution in Computer Science In the last decades, there has been a silent revolution in the field of Computer Science. Our daily lives are defined more and more by technology, which means there is more and more data available. It … Read more

The tipping point — Summary

This book will teach you how little things can have a big impact when the time and circumstances are right Ideas spread exponentially once the tipping point is reached Social epidemics and viral infections have something in common. Just as viral infections can stay relatively unnoticed for a long time and then suddenly spread when … Read more

The art of thinking clearly — Summary

Learn how irrational our behavior is, and use that knowledge to make better decisions. Let’s start to analyze our thinking and search for flaws in our reasoning. Overestimation Studies have shown that we tend to overestimate our abilities. The result is obvious, thinking that we are already at our destiny, we fail to put in … Read more

How to SMART read

These are some of the basics about reading I got from Tai Lopez’s material. The Basics Have one or several reading rituals every day. Be in a comfortable position. Make sure to turn off distractions. Use a highlighter. Before starting to read Set a goal before starting to read. “Why am I reading this book?” Start by the … Read more

Manage Yourself — Summary

This book will teach you how to become the CEO of your life. There was a time when people didn’t have that many options. They just had to do what they were told or what the circumstances they lived in dictated, working on the field for example. Nowadays we live in a knowledge society, however, … Read more

Follow your gut — Summary

Learn how important our gut is to our health and brain It is estimated that our body contains about 100 trillion microbial cells. In this book, you will learn the important role those microbes have on our health. The human microbiome The human microbiota is the collection of single-cell organisms living in the human body. A high … Read more

Mistakes were made, how we justify bad decisions — Summary

Learn why it is important and in our best interest to admit our mistakes People tend to justify their mistakes Cognitive dissonance is the term used to describe the uneasiness people feel when they have two conflicting ideas or views. After making a mistake people tend to justify their decisions which lead to the mistake even if they … Read more

Bad Science — Summary

Learn how the media and big pharma manipulate Science to represent their interests. Bad science for profit Companies make use of people’s ignorance or unwillingness to check the facts, to mislead them with bad science. Bad science is used to convince consumers to buy a product, for example, a beauty or nutrition product. Companies know that … Read more

Think and grow rich — Summary

Learn from the classic book of Success “One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat. Every person is guilty of this mistake at one time or another.” — Napoleon Hill Desire Desire/Passion is crucial if you want to accomplish your dreams. Thomas Edison went through years, and … Read more

An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth — Summary

Learn about preparation from one of the people who are the best at preparation, an astronaut The author explains in an entertaining way and great detail the arduous but fascinating path to becoming an astronaut. If you want to become an astronaut the odds are stacked against you from the beginning. You have to complete … Read more

Small Giants — Summary

Learn how you can become a giant with a small company In small companies, relationships are better Traditionally, most companies focused on growth. But there is another kind of company, those who deliberately chose not to grow. Those are called the small giants. Some companies refuse to grow because growing would mean that at some point the owner … Read more

The long tail — Summary

Learn how to increase profit by offering more content through the Internet The long tail can compete with bestsellers The long tail is the part of the less popular items in the popularity curve. Traditionally stores had to focus on the bestsellers as the shell space was limited, so the best way to make use of … Read more

Purple cow — Summary

Learn how make your products stand out The high amount of advertising makes it less effective There was a time where just a few companies advertised. Ads were such a rare thing that they were very effective. People’s attention was captured by the products, and businesses had a great return on investment from advertisements. But that … Read more

Permission Marketing — Summary

Learn how to market more effectively by taking into account customer’s self-interest Interruptive marketing has lost its effectiveness Interruptive marketing is the classic, intrusional method of marketing where people are interrupted with ads, whether on television, on the radio, printed ads, among others. Initially, this for of ads was very effective. Companies increased their sales … Read more

The lessons of history — Summary

This book shows how civilizations evolve and how they shape us History is a great teacher. The accumulated knowledge about what happened to humanity thus far not only enriches our understanding of the past, it also allows us to understand the present and shape the future. As technology advances, geographic influences diminish Trade routes can be thought … Read more

Salt Sugar Fat — Summary

Learn how the food industry hooks us with salt sugar and fat. Often resulting in fatal diseases Ever since the food industry began specializing for the taste bud of people to compete for the “stomach share” of the people, the industry started to become more and more aggressive with highly processed additives like salt, sugar, and … Read more

Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down — Summary

Learn what holds structures together and gain interesting insight in material engineering What are structures? A structure is a collection of materials intended to sustain loads. Structures occur in nature as well as in the man-made world. Biological structures are a product of nature’s evolution. Our bodies, for example, consist of structures like bones and muscle … Read more

Invisible Influence — Summary

Become aware of how other people influence you without you even noticing it Your decisions are influenced from the outside, while you are unaware of it We tend to be influenced by other people and our surroundings, at least whenever we are unconscious of those influences. Let’s look at a study to understand why. Richard Moreland of … Read more

Never eat alone — Summary

Learn how to network from the modern day “How to win friends and influence people.” The book Getting a Job outlines a classic study where 282 men are asked how they found their jobs. 56% had found their jobs through personal contacts, 19% through job advertisements and only 10% had found their job through applications … Read more