Book Notes by Bruce & Duncan Kelm
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As passionate stewards of personal development and improvement, we read often. When we read, we like to capture what we learned. We have found the best way to do so is by summarizing and sharing our notes to help others glean their own takeaways.
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Range – David Epstein – Book Notes and Takeaways
Range by David Epstein Book Notes and Takeaways via Duncan Kelm “And he refused to specialize in anything, preferring to keep an eye on the overall estate rather than any of its parts…And Nikolay’s management produced the most brilliant results.” – Leo Tolstoy “No...
Predictably Irrational – Dan Ariely – Book Notes and Takeaways
Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely Book Notes and Takeaways via Duncan Kelm The decoy effect; when comparing two options, if there is another like comparable it makes it much easier to gauge For example if there is just an A and B options that are not very similar...
Mastering the Market Cycle – Howard Marks – Book Notes and Takeaways
Mastering the Market Cycle – Howard Marks Book Notes and takeaways via Duncan Kelm Desirable information must be knowable and important Unknowable: what investors want to know regarding the future Unimportant: what a tweet might mean for the long term market direction...
Influence – Robert Cialdini – Book Notes and Takeaways
Influence – Robert Cialdini Book Notes and Takeaways via Duncan Kelm We will always have more success asking for favors if you provide a reason We all have automated tapes that play in response to specific communications and experiences Our auto tapes usually develop...
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreements Without Giving In – Roger Fisher & William Urry
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In – Roger Fisher & William Ury Book Notes and Takeaways There are four principles needed for effective negotiation Separate people from the issues Focus on the interests and objectives Generate multiple options...
Beyond the Grave – Jeffrey L. Condon – Book Notes and Takeaways
Beyond the Grave – Jeffrey L. Condon Book Notes and takeaways via Duncan Kelm Punishing success does not work between children When you give an inheritance heavier weighted to a child who has been unsuccessful they successful child will perceive it as they have been...
As a Man Thinketh – James Allen – Book Notes and Takeaways
As a Man Thinketh – James Allen Book Notes and Takeaways (Written in 1903 so all masculine – applies equally to women) Thought and Character As a man thinks in his heart so he is “They themselves are the makers of themselves” A man is literally what he thinks, his...
Aristotle’s Way by Edith Hall – Book Notes and Takeaways
Aristotle's Way by Edith Hall Book Notes and Takeaways via Duncan Kelm Aristotle (A) was an ancient thinker who lived from 384 to 322 BCE He lived in Athens, Lesbos, Assos, Atarneus, Pella, Mieza, other parts of Macedonia, and ultimately Chalkis where he died in 322...
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