Reviews and Comments

I really liked this book. A very down to earth approach on this unique journaling method, which is essentially kind of shorthand, and certainly can go long form content.

The idea is to keep your entire life in this journal, ideally paper for the first couple months until you get the flow. It does require planning/reflection times to move things around between the lists. And carry the journal with you almost all the time. Never know when you might get an idea. One can master it by making it personal to their needs - he has a couple examples in the book.

The book has occasional pictures which make the concepts pretty clear. There is a member-paid forum on the web site if you want to meet other fans.

Overall, the method is not complex, and can help people organize their thoughts and plans. Liked it!

This was an eye opening book. I heard the author being interviewed on a podcast. I was generally aware of oxalates and the harm, but this book puts the spotlight on the situation, what we know and what we don't know.

If you've been not feeling normal, this book might be worth a read and some attempts to alter your diet. I'd recommend double checking other places that have oxalate levels of food, as there is some variance or bad samples, which lead to variance in some of the numbers. This area definitely needs more research.

Heard an interview with the author on a podcast, and thought I'd check out the book. Wow, glad I did. It's essentially an informal history book that looks at the use of notebooks and how they modernized civilization.

Kicks off with a discussion of Moleskins and people who obsess over them. Into the earliest use of paper and reusable parchments, then into double-entry ledgers for trade and commerce. And more.

I'm glad I picked up this book. I'm a history nut, so this went well. Me? I use a clipboard with the paper back side for notes for the WFH notes, and composition books when at the office, and Bic black ink pens.

I'm not an entrepreneur, but heard the author on a podcast and was interested in this book.

This book is basically a guidebook to assist entrepreneurs handle their life and their business. I personally found the Email GPS section to be of value - as this is how he and his admin share his email inbox and organize it and plow through it.

Other topics include hiring, delegation, letting others do their thing, personal time, hobbies, and more.

It's focused on entrepreneurs and leaders, and maybe not so much for other people. Unless you are in such a role or aspiring to be, the book won't have as much value.

This was a great book that focuses on these 4 Presidents and how they came to be and worked in their administrations during turbulent times. Each President gets a couple small chapters on their early life and their rise to power. The book is closed with topic sub-chapters that show how one of the Presidents did to overcome.

It's a pretty thick book. While reading, the early pages were slow going, and not very turbulent. That picked up. I found the lookback and analysis the author did to be of top notch and well done.

I really enjoyed this book. The author goes on a multi-year quest to pick up Stoicism in order to help er react to life. Then friends run into scenarios, COVID, her column gets cut, etc.

Her approach is very down to earth and not preachy as some books could get. Topics from the ancients are mentioned or quoted, then the author will bring it into the modern day and elaborate on it.

I will be re-reading this. I'd love to hear if the cover photo was inspired on one of her beach walks.

This book deals out wholesome investment advice across several topics. No specific investments are mentioned, although a few in generalities and descriptions.

He profiles several famous investors with brief summaries of their professional life, and then ties in Stoicism to align the topic. Essentially, lose the emotion, invest on schedules, compound returns, etc.

This book would be most useful to someone yet or just recently started out on their investment strategy. for those of us later in our careers, it's an entertaining read and should help us align our approach to investing.

I enjoyed this light and easy read. It covers investing history, basics of investing, and the benefits and drawbacks of using robo advisors to manage money. I had heard of them before, but never really given them second thought.

I heard the author on a podcast promoting the book. After reading it, I feel much more confident and even bullish about robo advisors in the right situations.

Joshua's content is very consistent. This book is a easy read. Essentially it's a walk through of about 8 different points that get you to think about if you are living your life to the fullest, and how to minimize regrets. This may involve bucking trends and undoing things that we do that we don't need to do.

No real answers here. That's homework for the reader. There's also 20+ pages at the end of more exercises to run through. If you've seen his videos or podcast appearances, the content of this book falls right in with his overall message in it's clear cadence.

This makes my 'reread every several years' list. I'll need to regularly assess that I'm on track.

This is a nice short book of this Chess Grandmaster looking back and contemplating what chess has brought to his life. He doesn't talk about strategy and only a few times goes into particular game moves - one doesn't need to be a chess player to read this. Other than to know game basics.

It's refreshing to see what chess did for him and others, and what doors it opened.

Each chapter starts off with a couple inspirational quotes to set the chapter tone.