My Book Reviews

  I SBN: 978-0857197689 Verdict :  👍 👍   👍     I really enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it.  The author starts by stating the premise of the book where “ doing well with money has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave ” which if you really think about it ~ is so true. He then goes on to explain this premise throughout the book. There are some brilliant quotes in the book e.g., Voltaire’s observation that “history never repeats itself, man always does ””. and again my highlighter ✏ was well used.  Below are just a few quotes from this book but there are so many more;  “ There are a million ways to get wealthy, and plenty of books on how to do so. But there’s only one way to stay wealthy: some combination of frugality and paranoia” p57. “Anything that is huge, profitable, famous, or influential is the result of a tail event” p73. “A hyper-connected world means that the talent pool you compete in has gone from hundreds or thous

  I SBN: 978-1-298-7022-6 Verdict :  👍👍   The title is slightly misleading, as it’s not so much ‘let’s talk’ but more let’s get other people’s experiences, views, and reflections then share with the audience - which worked for me , as the author introduces some interesting individuals. The book is a nice read once you get past page 31 . Then on page 33 the author Introduces us to Johann Hari’s book Stolen Focus (which I subsequently bought) and then we had ‘lift off.’ And the book became an enjoyable read. The book is not a self-improvement type book i.e., presenting frameworks or rules but presents  a set of lessons and experiences which were shared by third parties, and I did find myself highlighting some interesting quotes and conversational strategies. Below I list some of the bits I highlighted and who the quotes can be attributed to; P34 [ Johann Hari] - ‘ If you’re interrupted , it takes you on average twenty-three minutes to get back to the same level of focus that you had b