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Month: February 2018

Amusing Ourselves To Death Summary

February 22, 2018January 5, 2025 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Amusing Ourselves To Death takes you through the history of media to highlight how entertainment’s standing in society has risen to the point where our addiction to it undermines our independent thinking.

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Last Updated on January 5, 2025

When Summary

February 15, 2018August 15, 2022 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing breaks down the science of time so you can stop guessing when to do things and pick the best times to work, eat, sleep, have your coffee and even quit your job.

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Last Updated on August 15, 2022

Leonardo Da Vinci Summary

February 8, 2018August 12, 2022 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Leonardo Da Vinci is Walter Isaacson’s account of the life of one of the most brilliant artists, thinkers, and innovators who ever lived.

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Last Updated on August 12, 2022

Barking Up The Wrong Tree Summary

February 1, 2018January 5, 2025 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Barking Up The Wrong Tree turns standard success advice on its head by looking at both sides of many common arguments, like confidence, extroversion, or being nice, concluding it’s really other factors that decide if we win, and we control more of them than we think.

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Last Updated on January 5, 2025

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