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Excellent Advice for Living Summary

November 29, 2023December 18, 2024 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Excellent Advice for Living compiles over 400 short bits of hard-won advice learned by Kevin Kelly, the founder of Wired magazine, in 70 years of life.

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The Wisdom of the Bullfrog Summary

November 22, 2023November 22, 2024 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: The Wisdom of the Bullfrog breaks down 18 sayings, mottos, and parables used in the military, which helped admiral William H. McRaven throughout his four-decade Navy SEAL career to lead and inspire himself and others.

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Be Useful Summary

November 15, 2023October 21, 2024 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Be Useful is an autobiographical collection of 7 rules that helped fitness legend, Hollywood icon, and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger live life to the fullest, ready to keep you inspired and taking action until your dreams come true.

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Same as Ever Summary

November 8, 2023November 13, 2023 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Same as Ever is a collection of 23 short stories highlighting timeless human flaws and patterns to help you make better financial and life decisions based on the things that never change instead of trying to predict the future.

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Hidden Potential Summary

November 1, 2023March 15, 2024 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Hidden Potential asserts that everyone, not just geniuses and superstars, can achieve great things, providing a three-part framework for developing character skills, sustaining long-term motivation, and designing opportunity systems that allows anyone to grow, learn, and reach their highest heights.

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The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business Summary

October 11, 2023October 21, 2024 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business walks you through starting, scaling, and ultimately enjoying the fruits of a small but high-revenue company, providing countless tips, tactics, and case studies for solo entrepreneurs who want to build a business with minimal overhead and zero staff.

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Discipline Equals Freedom Summary

October 4, 2023October 21, 2024 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Discipline Equals Freedom is a former Navy Seal’s field manual for finding and using the self-control you need to achieve your dreams, combining motivating ideas and mindset advice with practical tips on waking up early, exercising and eating right, and getting your health in order.

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The Art of Aliveness Summary

August 23, 2023August 8, 2023 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: The Art of Aliveness is a collection of 14 ideas to let your life feed off a creative practice and vice versa, rooted in personal anecdotes, backed up with practical exercises, and full of inspiration to live a rich, well-integrated life.

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The Creative Act Summary

July 12, 2023October 21, 2024 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: The Creative Act is an inspiring guide to making art as a consistent practice, informed by mindfulness and an open, playful way of being more so than by catering to the whims of the market.

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Dear Girls Summary

May 24, 2023November 6, 2023 Niklas Göke

1-Sentence-Summary: Dear Girls is a collection of letters written by comedian Ali Wong to her two daughters, recounting tales from her youth and life in an attempt to pass on some hard-earned wisdom to them and anyone willing to listen to her story.

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