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So Good They Can't Ignore You

So Good They Can't Ignore You

You can purchase the book here: Hardcover | Kindle Rule #1: Don’t Follow Your Passion 💡The Passion Hypothesis: The key to occupational happiness is to first figure out what you’re passionate about and then find a job that matches this passion. Newport explains why he believes subscribing to the

My Favorite Books from the First Half of 2022

My Favorite Books from the First Half of 2022

I managed to read 18 books during the first half of 2022. Below, I’ve included short summaries of my favorites that I’d recommend to just about anyone. You can find the complete list at the end. The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin | Paperback I loved this book.

Atomic Habits

Atomic Habits

You can purchase the book here: Hardcover | Kindle | Audiobook This past semester (M1 Summer) was particularly challenging for me. The course content increased, but the allotted time between exams shortened. Soon after starting the term I began to burn out. I was drifting further away from achieving my goals as

Books I Read In March 2022

Books I Read In March 2022

Total Pages Read: 1,694 | Inspired by Cal Newport Loonshots [https://amzn.to/3MCSwzw] by Safi Bahcall | Paperback Bahcall, a physicist-turned-businessman, uses phase transitions and the theory of emergence to explain how companies, organizations, and empires interact in order to nurture loonshots — the crazy ideas that are initially widely rejected

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

You can purchase the book here: Hardcover [https://amzn.to/3toMAmg] | Kindle [https://amzn.to/3iljNbR] | Audiobook [https://amzn.to/364Efvf] I absolutely love Cal Newport's podcast [https://www.calnewport.com/podcast/] — I listen to it religiously. However, I feel that I didn’t need Part I of

The Art of Learning

The Art of Learning

You can purchase the book here: Paperback | Kindle | Audiobook 5/5 — a phenomenal book. It’s deeply introspective with many gems of wisdom. Josh Waitzkin is a great writer; he is able to articulate his intuitive feelings in a way that is easy to understand. The chapters are short enough

The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine

The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine

Purchase on Amazon, here [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393333973/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393333973&linkCode=as2&tag=jessefsimon-20&linkId=84736215027fc8d744d8b13a71758ac8] . Summary The Cure Within is the third book written by Anne Harrington [https://histsci.fas.