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Another summary of a habits-related book—this time, it's Atomic Habits by James Clear. The key takeaways are below and, as usual, you can find the full summary on my website.
I've also published a post about some problems with Atomic Habits and intend to follow up with a post comparing Tiny Habits and Atomic Habits next week. Then I'll be done with habits for a while, I promise!
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Why did the Sydney Opera House ruin its architect’s career? What can we learn about megaprojects from Pixar’s movies? My latest book summary is for How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner, which explores why so many megaprojects are disasters and how to prevent these failures. As usual, the key takeaways are below, and you can find the full summary by clicking the link above. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most megaprojects fail. Less than 1% of megaprojects come in on time, on budget, and...
My latest book summary is for Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky. The book sets out a simple four-step approach and includes dozens of practical tips to help you spend more time on the things that matter to you. The key takeaways are below, and you can find the full summary by clicking the link above. KEY TAKEAWAYS Make Time is about making time for the things that matter to us. It's about changing our defaults so that we spend our time more...
February was a quieter month, with only 2 book summaries and no blog posts. Book summaries How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt - the authors caution that American democracy is more fragile than we usually assume, and has been weakening for several decades now. Platonic by Marisa Franco - this book argues we tend to underrate platonic relationships, and explains some common mistakes we make in our friendships. I'm a little behind in my publishing schedule now thanks to...