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Yeshaswini

What's your current read?

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Hi folks, what are you reading and what's that one thing from the book that's going to stay with you?
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Roy
"Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" - I guess the title of the book says it all!
Yeshaswini
@roy_outgrow Hahah I have tried to pick it up a bunch of times, somehow couldn't follow through.
Roy
@yeshaswini Lol! Great book!
Szczepan Serwatka
@roy_outgrow the same position :)
Roy
Tushar Shahi
@roy_outgrow One of the best books i have ever read
Jack Davis
"How I Built This" by Guy Raz. I learned that most entrepreneurs go through the same journey no matter what field they are in!
Yeshaswini
@jack_davis7 Thanks for sharing that, Jack! From the upvotes see a lot of people are interested in that book. Maybe it's time I pick it up :D
Liza Karelina
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason. The thought that will stay with me - stop useless wasting money. 😉
Younes Al Hyar
@elizaveta_k Great Book !
Przemek Szustak
Tidio
@eliza.karelina wow, so many people read this book right now. I have to make it up! :)
Spencer Walden
Beep Test Watch
"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius (Hays translation) "Yes, keep on degrading yourself, soul. But soon your chance at dignity will be gone. Everyone gets one life. Yours is almost used up, and instead of treating yourself with respect, you have entrusted your own happiness to the souls of others.
Devanand Premkumar
@swaldy Well, it is said that through meditation you can unlock your potential to its fullest. The mind and its consciousness is very vast and what you can achieve if you know how to harness it is enormous.
Yeshaswini
@swaldy That's thought provoking. Although, I'd say after reading my share of self-help books I think it boils down to how much you can stay in the present as opposed to letting yourself be ruled by your post and constant worries about the future. This expectation to be zen is unrealistic, the most we can do is to be kind to ourselves and like the book suggests, not to burden ourselves with the need for constant external validation.
Zach Scragg
@swaldy It's sitting on my desk beside me. Fantastic book.
Spencer Walden
Beep Test Watch
@zahscr It's always on mine :)
Anthony Pham
Speeko
Currently starting "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller — been hearing good things!
Yeshaswini
@anthonypham Aah that sounds like a heavy read. Do let me know how it was!
Rachel Lanham
Rethink - The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant. The thought that will stay with me - embrace the experience of being wrong, it means you learned something! Be a scientist not a prosecutor, preacher, or politician.
Yeshaswini
@rachel_lanham That's an incredible learning, Rachel. More so today, since there is this constant pressure of being impeccable in any task we take on
Aaron O'Leary
Product Hunt
Currently reading "Freedom is a constant struggle", really insightful book on how major social movements happen and what connects them
Yeshaswini
@aaronoleary That sounds interesting and rather relevant in today's time. Thanks for sharing, I'll take a look at it!
Razgulyaev Sergey
🏡 Farm - Time Management Tool
"Margin of Safety" by Seth A. Klarman. It's a great book for those who start investing and want to know more about value investing. It's written extremely consistent and logical. I definitely recommend it.
Yeshaswini
@sergey_91 Thanks so much! I have been meaning to get started with understanding value investing and its nitty gritties.
Razgulyaev Sergey
🏡 Farm - Time Management Tool
@yeshaswini sure! It's a good book for understanding all that value philosophy but it lacks of technical details on how to actually do it. For that purpose I would recommend one of Ben Graham's books
Maximilian
No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings. Lesson: people are intelligent - if you want to be successful (not only in business), treat them as such
Yeshaswini
@schmetzma I have heard so much about Netflix's work culture. I am sure it's a great read. I am going to pick this one up. Thanks!
Jimmy Cerone
How Bad Do You Want It? by Matt Fitzgerald. The idea that physical fatigue originates in the brain and not in the muscles will stick with me for quite a while.
Yeshaswini
@jimmy_cerone Aah I can't help but think about manifestation in this context because our thoughts are so powerful they manifest themselves in our actions and we think it's our body that's giving up.
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