Review: App Store Confidential: Ein persönlicher Blick hinter die Kulissen von Apples wichtigstem Business

App Store Confidential: Ein persönlicher Blick hinter die Kulissen von Apples wichtigstem Business by Tom Sadowski
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Programming IOS 13: Dive Deep Into Views, View Controllers, and Frameworks

Programming IOS 13: Dive Deep Into Views, View Controllers, and Frameworks by Matt Neuburg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Design Patterns in Swift: A Different Approach to Coding with Swift

Design Patterns in Swift: A Different Approach to Coding with Swift by Vamshi Krishna
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Unshakeable: Creating Peace of Mind In a World of Volatility

Unshakeable: Creating Peace of Mind In a World of Volatility by Anthony Robbins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved it!

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Review: Cashvertising: How to Use More Than 100 Secrets of Ad-Agency Psychology to Make Big Money Selling Anything to Anyone

Cashvertising: How to Use More Than 100 Secrets of Ad-Agency Psychology to Make Big Money Selling Anything to Anyone by Drew Eric Whitman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup

Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer's Guide to Launching a Startup by Rob Walling
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Greatest Salesman in the World

The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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17 Quotes from The Greatest Salesman in the World.

1. I will form good habits and become their slave.
2. I will greet this day with love in my heart.
3. I will greet this day with love, and I will succeed.
4. I will persist until I succeed.
5. If I persist long enough I will win.
6. I am nature’s greatest miracle.
7. I will win, and I will become a great salesman, for I am unique. I am nature’s greatest miracle.
8. I will live this day as if it is my last. And what shall I do with this last precious
9. Today I will be master of my emotions. The tides advance; the tides recede. Winter goes
10. If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will remember past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be master of my emotions.
11. If I become overconfident I will recall my failures. If I overindulge I will think of past hungers. If I feel complacency I will remember my competition. If I enjoy moments of greatness I will remember moments of shame. If I feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind. If I attain great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth. If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness. If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars. Today I will be master of my emotions.
12. Today I control my destiny, and my destiny is to become the greatest salesman in the world! I will become master of myself. I will become great.
13. I will laugh at the world.
14. I will smile and my digestion will improve; I will chuckle and my burdens will be lightened; I will laugh and my life will be lengthened for this is the great secret of long life and now it is mine.
15. Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold.
16. This is the time. This is the place. I am the man. I will act now.
17. I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words again an again and again

Review: Why we get fat

A great book about how our body works in relation to accumulation of fat tissue. Basically the books explains why counting calories and exercise don't make you loose fat, at least directly. The way our body burns fat is when is in a ketosis state that you can achieve when not eating sugars and carbs.
See ketogenic diet for more information.

Review: The Richest Man in Babylon

A very simple read. Nothing special but a nice reminder about how to manage your finances.

1: Keep a part of all you earn. Save at least 10% of your income.

2: Put your savings to work for you. Invest it so that it will multiply.

3: Avoid debt. The poor pay interest, while the rich earn interest.

4: Don’t speculate in get-rich-quick schemes. Invest in solid businesses that you understand.

5: Invest in yourself. Gain knowledge and skills to increase your earning power.

6: Safeguard your growing fortune with diversification and insurance.

Review: Lying

Lying by Sam Harris
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Very short read about why lying has always repercursions. Being transparent and honest is always the best way to go.

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Review: Remote: Office Not Required

Remote: Office Not Required by David Heinemeier Hansson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Great summary of why remote work is here to stay giving good information, tips, benefits...

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Review: It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work

It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Pretty similar to rework. It basically explains why many of the things start-up companies go through are not healthy for the employees and employers in the long run.

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Review: Rework

Rework by Jason Fried
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Great tips about how to run a company. Right to the point.

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Review: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Quite interesting. Explaining why motivation 2.0 doesn't work and humans as individuals like to have our space and freedom in order to do our best.

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Review: The Magic of Thinking Big

The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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HOW TO USE THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG IN LIFE’S MOST CRUCIAL SITUATIONS 

There is magic in thinking big. But it is so easy to forget. When you hit some rough spots, there is danger that your thinking will shrink in size. And when it does, you lose. Below are some brief guides for staying big when you’re tempted to use the small approach. Perhaps you’ll want to put these guides on small cards for even handier reference.

A. When Little People Try to Drive You Down, THINK BIG To be sure, there are some people who want you to lose, to experience misfortune, to be reprimanded. But these people can’t hurt you if you’ll remember three things:
1. You win when you refuse to fight petty people. Fighting little people reduces you to their size. Stay big.
2. Expect to be sniped at. It’s proof you’re growing.
3. Remind yourself that snipers are psychologically sick. Be Big. Feel sorry for them. Think Big Enough to be immune to the attacks of petty people.

B. When That “I-Haven’t-Got-What-It-Takes” Feeling Creeps Up on You, THINK BIG Remember: if you think you are weak, you are. If you think you’re inadequate, you are. If you think you’re second-class, you are. Whip that natural tendency to sell yourself short with these tools:
1. Look important. It helps you think important. How you look on the outside has a lot to do with how you feel on the inside.
2. Concentrate on your assets. Build a sell-yourself-to-yourself commercial and use it. Learn to supercharge yourself. Know your positive self.
3. Put other people in proper perspective. The other person is just another human being, so why be afraid of him? Think Big Enough to see how good you really are!

C. When an Argument or Quarrel Seems Inevitable, THINK BIG. Successfully resist the temptation to argue and quarrel by:
1. Asking yourself, “Honestly now, is this thing really important enough to argue about?”
2. Reminding yourself, you never gain anything from an argument but you always lose something. Think Big Enough to see that quarrels, arguments, feuds, and fusses will never help you get where you want to go.

D. When You Feel Defeated, THINK BIG. It is not possible to achieve large success without hardships and setbacks. But it is possible to live the rest of your life without defeat. Big thinkers react to setbacks this way:
1. Regard the setback as a lesson. Learn from it. Research it. Use it to propel you forward. Salvage something from every setback.
2. Blend persistence with experimentation. Back off and start afresh with a new approach. Think Big Enough to see that defeat is a state of mind, nothing more.

E. When Romance Starts to Slip, THINK BIG Negative, petty, “She’s-(He’s)-unfair-to-me-so-I’ll-get-even” type of thinking slaughters romance, destroys the affection that can be yours. Do this when things aren’t going right in the love department:
1. Concentrate on the biggest qualities in the person you want to love you. Put little things where they belong—in second place.
2. Do something special for your mate—and do it often. Think Big Enough to find the secret to marital joys.

F. When You Feel Your Progress on the Job Is Slowing Down, THINK BIG No matter what you do and regardless of your occupation, higher status, higher pay come from one thing: increasing the quality and quantity of your output. Do this: Think, “I can do better.” The best is not unattainable. There is room for doing everything better. Nothing in this world is being done as well as it could be. And when you think, “I can do better,” ways to do better will appear. Thinking “I can do better” switches on your creative power. Think Big Enough to see that if you put service first, money takes care of itself.

In the words of Publilius Syrus: A wise man will be master of his mind, A fool will be its slave.

Review: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Excellent well written book about the story of beginnings of Nike.

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Review: The Motivation Switch: 77 Ways to Get Motivated, Avoid Procrastination, and Achieve Success

The Motivation Switch: 77 Ways to Get Motivated, Avoid Procrastination, and Achieve Success by A.J. Winters
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book can be read in an hour or less. It basically gives you 77 tips of how to improve your motivation.

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The Obstacle Is the Way

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Great motivational book of how to change obstacles in the way to what we want to achieve.

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Review: The China Study Cookbook: The Official Companion to the China Study

The China Study Cookbook: The Official Companion to the China Study by LeAnne Campbell
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine Gallo
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is a good book explaining the common things every TED talk has. Nice to read in order to learn about the basics of public speaking.


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