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178 <div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto py-3 px-3 sm:px-6 lg:px-8"> 179 <div class="sm:text-center sm:px-16"> 180 <p class="font-medium text-gray-500"> 181 Over 1 million copies sold: <a class="text-green-600 hover:text-green-500 no-underline" href="https://personalmba.com"><em>The Personal MBA: Master The Art of Business</em> »</a> 182 </p> 183 </div> 184 </div> 185</div> 186 187 <!-- Byline --> 188 189<div id="byline" class="max-w-lg mx-auto mb-9 px-2 sm:px-4 lg:px-4 sm:flex"> 190 <div class="mb-4 flex-shrink-0 sm:mb-0 sm:mr-4"> 191 <a class="no-underline" href="/about-josh-kaufman/"> 192 <img class="w-24 h-24 rounded-full mx-4 shadow-lg" src="https://files.joshkaufman.net/joshkaufman-square.jpg" alt="Josh Kaufman" /> 193 </a> 194 </div> 195 <div class="mt-6"> 196 <div class="text-sm pr-6"> 197 <p class="text-grey-darker align-vertical mr-3"><strong>Josh Kaufman</strong> is the bestselling author of books on business, entrepreneurship, skill acquisition, applied psychology, and practical wisdom. <a class="text-blue-dark no-underline" href="/about-josh-kaufman/">About Josh Kaufman »</a></p> 198 </div> 199 </div> 200</div> 201 202 203 <div id="content" class="max-w-lg mx-auto px-2 sm:px-4 lg:px-6 mb-10"> 204 <h1>Book Notes by Josh Kaufman</h1> 205 206<p>I invest a lot of time in reading, and I try to put what I read into practice.</p> 207 208<p>As I read and experiment, I take detailed notes for personal use, and for reference when I'm creating new <a href="/books/">books</a> and <a href="/courses/">courses</a>.</p> 209 210<p>My purpose in writing these notes isn't to summarize the text â it's to capture the most important ideas and practices the book contains in plain language, so I can put them to use. I also try to make connections between books and concepts, so each new book is fully integrated into everything else I've learned over the years.</p> 211 212<p>Instead of keeping my notes to myself, I thought I'd publish them here so you could benefit from them as well.</p> 213 214<p>If you'd like to hear whenever I publish new book notes, be sure to let me know you want to receive <a href="/updates/">updates</a>. Enjoy!</p> 215 216 217<hr /> 218 219 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 220 <a href="/happiness-of-pursuit-chris-guillebeau/">Notes on 'The Happiness of Pursuit' by Chris Guillebeau</a> 221 </div> 222 <p> 223 Every quest you undertake will change your life in unique, valuable ways. <a href="/happiness-of-pursuit-chris-guillebeau/">»</a> 224 </p> 225 <hr /> 226 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 227 <a href="/fail-safe-investing/">Notes on 'Fail-Safe Investing' by Harry Browne</a> 228 </div> 229 <p> 230 It pays to consciously adopt a sane, secure, long-term investing strategy. <a href="/fail-safe-investing/">»</a> 231 </p> 232 <hr /> 233 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 234 <a href="/deep-survival/">Notes on 'Deep Survival' by Laurence Gonzales</a> 235 </div> 236 <p> 237 How human beings get into trouble⦠and how they survive the worst. <a href="/deep-survival/">»</a> 238 </p> 239 <hr /> 240 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 241 <a href="/driven/">Notes on 'Driven' by Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria</a> 242 </div> 243 <p> 244 Human beings have four fundamental, biological drives: acquiring, bonding, learning, defending. <a href="/driven/">»</a> 245 </p> 246 <hr /> 247 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 248 <a href="/making-sense-of-behavior/">Notes on 'Making Sense of Behavior' by William T. Powers</a> 249 </div> 250 <p> 251 People arenât behavioristic stimulus-response machines: our behavior is far more complex because desires and perceptions constantly shape our behavior. <a href="/making-sense-of-behavior/">»</a> 252 </p> 253 <hr /> 254 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 255 <a href="/brain-rules/">Notes on 'Brain Rules' by John Medina</a> 256 </div> 257 <p> 258 If you donât know how the human brain works, youâre at a major disadvantage when it comes to business. <a href="/brain-rules/">»</a> 259 </p> 260 <hr /> 261 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 262 <a href="/power-of-full-engagement/">Notes on 'The Power of Full Engagement' by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz</a> 263 </div> 264 <p> 265 True effectiveness is about managing and investing your energy, and that starts by paying close attention to your body. <a href="/power-of-full-engagement/">»</a> 266 </p> 267 <hr /> 268 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 269 <a href="/bit-literacy/">Notes on 'Bit Literacy'
269 by Mark Hurst</a> 270 </div> 271 <p> 272 Information overload is stressful and exhausting: you need to learn how to use technology in a healthy, productive way. <a href="/bit-literacy/">»</a> 273 </p> 274 <hr /> 275 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 276 <a href="/8020-principle/">Notes on 'The 80/20 Principle' by Richard Koch</a> 277 </div> 278 <p> 279 How to get more done with less effort, eliminate wasteful activities, and sell more to your best customers. <a href="/8020-principle/">»</a> 280 </p> 281 <hr /> 282 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 283 <a href="/power-of-less/">Notes on 'The Power of Less' by Leo Babauta</a> 284 </div> 285 <p> 286 Focus on the essential. Eliminate the unnecessary. <a href="/power-of-less/">»</a> 287 </p> 288 <hr /> 289 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 290 <a href="/getting-things-done/">Notes on 'Getting Things Done' by David Allen</a> 291 </div> 292 <p> 293 How to create a simple, effective personal productivity system. <a href="/getting-things-done/">»</a> 294 </p> 295 <hr /> 296 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 297 <a href="/strengthsfinder-20/">Notes on 'StrengthsFinder 2.0' by Tom Rath</a> 298 </div> 299 <p> 300 Focus on your strengths, not on shoring up your weaknesses. <a href="/strengthsfinder-20/">»</a> 301 </p> 302 <hr /> 303 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 304 <a href="/10-days-to-faster-reading/">Notes on '10 Days to Faster Reading' by Abby Marks-Beale</a> 305 </div> 306 <p> 307 Absorb the information you need from printed material in a quick, efficient way. <a href="/10-days-to-faster-reading/">»</a> 308 </p> 309 <hr /> 310 <div class="font-bold text-xl mb-2"> 311 <a href="/go-it-alone/">Notes on 'Go It Alone' by Bruce Judson</a> 312 </div> 313 <p> 314 You can create a profitable business all by yourself â without employees, loans, or venture capital funding. <a href="/go-it-alone/">»</a> 315 </p> 316 <hr /> 317 318 </div> 319 320 <!-- CTA --> 321<section class="antialiased font-sans w-full bg-white text-center text-black py-3"> 322 <div class="bg-white mx-auto max-w-lg px-2 sm:px-4 lg:px-6 font-normal leading-normal"> 323 <div class="bg-white max-w-lg m-auto mb-6 text-center"> 324
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