by Aseem Gupta | Mar 19, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
A person can be intelligent, experienced, and well informed—and still make a terrible decision for reasons they do not understand. An investor holds a collapsing asset because selling would make the loss feel real. A manager continues funding a failed project because...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 14, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
The promise of The 5 AM Club is easy to understand: wake before the rest of the world, take control of the first hour of your day, and use that discipline to transform your life. Robin Sharma packages this idea as a simple rule. Rise at 5:00 a.m. Spend twenty minutes...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 8, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Jonathan Livingston Seagull is often described as a simple fable about following your dreams and refusing to conform. That interpretation captures its beginning, but not its complete argument. Jonathan’s journey does begin with an individual who values excellence more...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 4, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
The Enchiridion begins with a distinction that appears almost too simple to support an entire philosophy: some things are up to us, while others are not. Our judgements, choices, desires and aversions belong to us. Our bodies, possessions, reputations, positions and...