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Two Selves: Experiencing vs. Remembering

How we experience and remember things and how it affects our decision-making.

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What makes crucial conversations so hard?

Tips from the book ‘Crucial Conversations’ by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler.

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Bookshelf Chronicles: 2023 Edition

A list of books I read in 2023 along with a short review and a recommendation.

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Optimal stopping: When to stop looking?

Secretary problem and its application to house hunting, dating, hiring, and more!

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When to Rely on Intuition?

Discover the Art of Decision-Making: Intuition vs. Formulas

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The illusion of understanding

Lessons from the book 'Thinking Fast and Slow' about how flawed our understanding is about the world!

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Unintended Journeys: Lessons from Agricultural Revolution

Why the agricultural revolution was bad for us and how we can learn from it. From the book Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari.

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Delegate wisely: Who or How?

Explore contrasting strategies for delegation in 'Who Not How' and 'The E-Myth Revisited.' Emphasizing team collaboration or personal expertise, which approach suits your goals?

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Understanding Trust: Types and Levels

Discover Trust Types and Levels in Relationships: Insights from 'Think Like a Monk' by Jay Shetty.

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4 ways to make an impact

Ideas from 80,000 hours book on direct and indirect ways of making an impact.

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How do monks approach fear?

Tips for dealing with fears from the book "Think like a monk" by Jay Shetty.

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On maximizing life experiences

Key takeaways from the book, Die with zero by Bill Perkins, about maximizing life experiences.

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Games and Motivation

Understanding motivation through octalysis gamification drives by Yu-Kai Chou.

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30 takeaways for my 30th birthday

30 takeaways from 15 books I read this year about learning, productivity, happiness, money, and blogging.

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Say no to everything

Make time for exciting things by using the thumb rule of “Hell Yeah Or No”. Book by Derek Sivers.

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5 lessons to live a happier life

Key lessons from the book “The courage to be disliked” by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.

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How I use the 80/20 Rule?

Pareto's principle is based on the observation that not all inputs are equally responsible for the outputs. Use this imbalance to improve your life.

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Lessons I learned from Robert Kiyosaki

Why rich people don't work for money and make their money work for them? Lessons from the book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.”

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Finding your passion: Ikigai

Tips about finding passion from the book Ikigai: The japanese secret to a long and happy life.

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Make the most of the unfair life

Life is unfair. Or is it? Let's see if we can identify and leverage our unfair advantages. Tips from the book The Unfair Advantage.

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Methods for deeper learning

Tips about learning effectively from the book Make it stick.

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How to tell good stories? (part 2)

In the first part [https://www.krooonal.com/how-to-tell-good-stories-1/], we saw how to find good stories from our everyday life. We continue our review of the book Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks. In this part, we will see the tips about crafting the story and telling it effectively. I have used

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How to tell good stories? (part 1)

We all like stories. And we love telling stories as well. This skill of telling good stories is very useful in many domains including teaching, presenting, marketing, writing. Even outside the work, this skill is very useful to connect with people quickly. Everyone loves listening to a friend or a

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How to deal with distractions

Book Review and Notes from Nir Eyal Indistractable How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

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Techniques to learn anything faster

After reading the book ‘The 4-hour workweek’ by Tim Ferris, I went to his website and found another book titled ‘The 4-Hour Chef’. From the title, it looks like a cooking related book. And in fact it is. But it is not just about ‘how to become a chef’. Tim