Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Motivation 3.0

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink

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About two years ago, I started taking on supervisory duties at work. As a life-long introvert, I knew that my people skills could use some improvement. So as I started looking for continuing ed opportunities at work, I also started making an effort to include some business and leadership books into my rotation. Drive is interesting as it gets to the question of motivation in the workplace. Pink starts with some broad history of motivation, from the very beginning: the biological impulse to survive led […]

Caps lock fever dream

The Gap and the Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy

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I don’t remember how I first learned about Benjamin Hardy. Not much of his advice resonated with me. However, one medium post in particular did. In it, he describes the concept of the gap and the gain.  “Your future growth and progress are now based in your understanding about the difference between the two ways in which you can measure yourself: against an ideal, which puts you in what I call ‘the GAP,’ and against your starting point, which puts you in ‘the GAIN,’ appreciating […]

What A Ride

Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber by Mike Isaac

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Like a lot of folks, I was thrilled in the early-2010s when Uber became a prevalent ride share business on the open market. No longer waiting for over priced taxis, no longer being taken advantage of when I didn’t have exact change, no longer wondering if my driver was running late or had forgotten where I was altogether. It wasn’t until near the end of the decade when I, like many, became disillusioned with Uber. It was awful to hear of their labor exploitation, the […]

Are you a Fred?

The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn

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  The Fred Factor is a business philosophy based on the story of a Denver postman, Fred, who went above and beyond the call of duty to provide extraordinary service for the people on his mail route. The concept is about adding value without adding costs and that with the right attitude and outlook any ordinary act can be made extraordinary. The four key ideas of the Fred Factor are as follows: Everyone makes a difference. – Even the “little people” can do extraordinary things. […]

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Home Base: A Mother-Daughter Story by Nikki Tate

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I expected more text in Home Base: A Mother-Daughter Story. I was expecting a story that came out and said, “Look I’m a Mom and you’re a Girl Kid and we want to do traditionally male work/sports. But we’re going to kick it. Just you see!” However, instead of that, it is just a few words per page telling you a little something about what is going on and you need to fill in the rest. Because I was told it was a mother-daughter story […]

Help if your desk is a mess and you find yourself pacing and laughing.

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

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I’ve tried to stay as ultralight as possible when it comes to managing my work life and things like to-do lists. Work isn’t what I’m on earth for and I don’t want to give it more attention than it needs! The basecamp guys’ books on work (Remote and Rework for example) have been helpful to me in figuring out how to prioritize things and not worry if the 78 things to do aren’t done in a single day. I also enjoyed Cal Newport’s Deep Work. […]



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