There are many charlatans who want to tell you how to be successful or whatever. But there are merely handful men who tell you how to fail!
These commandments are applicable not only to business.
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Tomek Święcicki rated Macbeth: 4 stars
Macbeth by John McDonald, William Shakespeare (Classical comics)
In graphic novel format, presents an adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale about a man who kills his king after hearing …
Review of 'The ten commandments for business failure' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
Tomek Święcicki rated The hound of the Baskervilles: 5 stars
The hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (Red classics)
Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead just outside his home, Baskerville Hall. Many of the Baskerville family have died mysteriously. …
Tomek Święcicki rated Escape from freedom: 3 stars
Tomek Święcicki rated Accounting made simple: 4 stars
Accounting made simple by Mike Piper
"This text is intended to be a high-level introduction to accounting/bookkeeping."--P. preceding t.p.
Tomek Święcicki rated How to Be an Alien: 4 stars
Tomek Święcicki reviewed Rational Expectations by William J Bernstein
Review of 'Rational Expectations' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
Great book! Many useful tips from experienced investor. You will find here information about what to avoid, how to rebalance your portfolio (if you want to), how to fight with inflation and why diversification is so important.
Tomek Święcicki rated University of Berkshire Hathaway: 5 stars
Tomek Święcicki reviewed Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman
"It was Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among …
Review of 'Six Easy Pieces' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Some first chapters were very good. But after that, it was somehow difficult to follow the author's ideas for me. Maybe, because the book is quite old? Or I am stupid.
Review of 'The Ages of the Investor' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Quite good lecture about how you can start saving money for your retirement. But, the examples from the book are about US only, of course. Nonetheless, there are some good common tips how you can deal with saving. When you should invest like a crazy in stocks and when not, for instance.
Tomek Święcicki rated The War of the Worlds: 4 stars
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the …
Review of 'Peak' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
If you want to acquire a new skill, try "deliberate practice". It is a much better approach than "10,000 Hour Rule" or "just practice". I really recommend this book for everyone.
Tomek Święcicki reviewed Factfulness by Hans Rosling
It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better …
Review of 'Factfulness' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
Why did I not read this book earlier? It is a great book if you read too much news :)
I have known some statistics about our world before (it is not so bad as you might think), but it was still very useful book. I think that the most useful thing for me was that I started looking at other countries differently. There is no such thing as "western", "developed", or "developing" countries. We humans love to split almost everything into two groups: bad and good, developed and developing, etc. But, this leads to unnecessary bias. It was a good instinct 5000 years ago, but not today.
Remember that in news you almost always will find extreme cases; it is not a majority. Remember to look at data, be aware of averages, do not extrapolate everything linearly, do not blame, just find root cause and expect bad news. It …
Why did I not read this book earlier? It is a great book if you read too much news :)
I have known some statistics about our world before (it is not so bad as you might think), but it was still very useful book. I think that the most useful thing for me was that I started looking at other countries differently. There is no such thing as "western", "developed", or "developing" countries. We humans love to split almost everything into two groups: bad and good, developed and developing, etc. But, this leads to unnecessary bias. It was a good instinct 5000 years ago, but not today.
Remember that in news you almost always will find extreme cases; it is not a majority. Remember to look at data, be aware of averages, do not extrapolate everything linearly, do not blame, just find root cause and expect bad news. It will come. Sooner or later.
Tomek Święcicki reviewed Beating the Street by Peter Lynch
Review of 'Beating the Street' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
I do not agree with everything what Peter Lynch says or writes, but when I see his book I am going to read it anyway. I very like his style of writing. He is a wise man, and it is always a good idea to listen to sages.