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One Minute Book Review
by Aun Abdi
Providing short One Minute Book Reviews aiming to give you a brief description of the book to decide whether you should or should not read it.
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Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed | One Minute Book Review
What’s your relationship with failure like? Do you accept it as part of the process of progression or does it debilitate you? This a question many of us ask ourselves when we inevitably encounter failure. We either use it as a learning opportunity or we become entrenched in our ways of thinking...
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Dare To Lead by Brene Brown | One Minute Book Review
I had heard so much about this book that I almost felt obliged to read it. As you can tell from the amount of highlights in this post, the book wasn’t my cup of tea. (British slang) ☕️ The book focuses on how we can become more open with how we engage with our colleagues at work. It defines the...
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Grit by Angela Duckworth | One Minute Book Review
Grit is one of those books that make you self-aware of your own resilience as well as give practical tips for how you can increase your own grit using practical tools. Thank you for listening. Join #OMBRClub for exclusive content such as our Weekly Newsletter and Free PDF Summaries. Sign Up here…
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The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel | One Minute Book Review
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Lives Of The Stoics by Ryan Holiday | One Minute Book Review
This is our One Minute Book Review of 'Lives Of The Stoics' by Ryan Holiday. Thank you for watching this video. If you would like to join the #OMBRClub for exclusive content such as our Weekly Newsletter. Sign Up here - https://www.oneminutebookreview.com/o... Website -...
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Essentialism by Greg McKeown | One Minute Book Review
💬 What is an ‘essentialist’? An essentialist is someone who can decipher the difference between what is truly important and what is not. Often in life we focus on the things that are not important, substituting them for the things that are. 🤔 This is usually not because we choose to. But rather...
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Learn Improve Master by Nick Velasquez | One Minute Book Review
💬 How do we become better learners? It’s a question that we all want the answer to. Becoming better learners means we can acquire skills quicker and put them into practise to gain a competitive advantage. 💯 But what are the key steps in becoming a better learner? 🤔 This is what @velznick...
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Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty | One Minute Book Review
💬 Are you a @jayshetty fan? Confession, I never really knew who Jay was prior to reading his book. I had seen some clips but didn’t know much about his philosophy. So as soon as his book came out I was intrigued to read his thoughts on life and specifically on being a monk. 🤔 In short, the book...
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Love Is Just Damn Good Business by Steve Farber | One Minute Book Review
Is there a place for love in business? We have been conditioned to believe that love does not have a place in business. Love is reserved solely for our personal relationships. But why can this not be extended into the business world? This is what ‘Love Is Just Damn Good Business’ by @steve.farber...
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Indistractable by Nir Eyal | One Minute Book Review
💬How do you control distractions? Are they inherently bad, or are good distractions necessary? When I think about answering these questions I am left wondering whether there is a concrete answer that is applicable to everyone. Like much of the literature surrounding habits and productivity, it…
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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman | One Minute Book Review
Why do we think the way we do? Is our thinking determined by cultural and societal factors or are we true independent thinkers? 🤔 This is what Nobel Prize winning Daniel Kahneman explores in this book. 🤓 The essence of the book is focussed on analysing the differences between the two systems of...
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Factfulness by Hans, Ola and Anna Rosling | One Minute Book Review
Sometimes you read a book and it changes your perspective this is one of those books. 📚 Too often we become entrenched in ways of thinking that have little or no substantial data to back them up. Whether you’re a subject matter expert or not, sometimes we can become so bogged down in the weeds…
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The Squiggly Career by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis | One Minute Book Review
When we think about defining our career it is easy to get confined by an existing structure. What if we could breakaway and start to design our own career? This is what this book is about. ‘The Squiggly Career’ by {insert names} describes that by taking advantage of 5 key career skills, you can…
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Rare Breed by Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger | One Minute Book Review
💬 What does it mean to be a ‘Rare Breed’? We often are told to conform in most avenues of our life. Whether at school or work, there are norms which often stop us from becoming our unique selves. However, there are some norms that can be broken and this is what this book shows us. 📚 In order to...
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Friction by Roger Dooley | One Minute Book Review
How can we overcome Friction? Friction at work, in business and life general. It is to look at how to be efficient. Finding ways to optimise systems to increase sales and conversions.
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How To Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable by Ben Aldridge | One Minute Book Review
One of the most unique books I have read. Makes you think about more unique ways we can go about challenging ourselves in daily life. We become too complacent sometimes with the path that we choose and it is sometimes necessary to break this and do something different. This book will help you do...
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Reframe the Day by Adam Lowenstein | One Minute Book Review
'Reframe the Day' by Adam Lowenstein. An interesting book with a new and fresh perspective on living a more fulfilling life.
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Range by David Epstein | One Minute Book Review
An interesting book that debunks the idea of the '10,000' hour rule. A research heavy book but one that will fascinate you if you are feeling behind the curve.
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Everything Is F*cked by Mark Manson | One Minute Book Review
Mark Manson's second book that explores the idea around struggle and hope. I think this book is a bit repetitive with his first book, but good for individuals who are beginners.
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The Sorites Principles by Ian Gibbs | One Minute Book Review
I have mixed feelings about this book. A book that is interesting as a mix of books. But there are books that are singular that are better in their respective fields.
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What Game Are You Playing? by Robin Moriarty | One Minute Book Review
An interesting book that discusses the importance of playing your own game, defining success under your own terms and then creating the framework to achieve it.
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Stillness Is The Key by Ryan Holiday | One Minute Book Review
This book is perfect for today's time. We are all battling becoming more still whilst also being more proficient. This book addresses the trade off that you need to make in order to make this better decision. Thank you for listening. If you would like to join the #OMBRClub for exclusive content...
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Atomic Habits by James Clear | One Minute Book Review
Thank you for listening. If you would like to join the #OMBRClub for exclusive content such as our Weekly Newsletter. Sign Up here - https://www.oneminutebookreview.com/ombrclub Website - https://www.oneminutebookreview.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oneminutebookreview/ Facebook -...
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The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr | One Minute Book Review
This is one of my favourite books of the year so far. A must if you're wanting to know more about the steps it takes to make more compelling and engaging stories. Thank you for listening. If you would like to join the #OMBRClub for exclusive content such as our Weekly Newsletter. Sign Up here -...
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Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman | One Minute Book Review
💬 Does entertainment come at price? It would be easy to say that entertainment comes at the expense of time in the present for something that could be done which is more productive. But in the wider sense, when does entertainment become a vice or barrier to how we actually see the world. 🤔 This...
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The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Reis and Jack Trout | One Minute Book Review
Who has read any marketing books? I finished reading the ‘22 Immutable Laws of Marketing’ today. It was not a long book at all (132 pages) but gave a good indication about what makes a good marketing strategy. 📈 As someone who doesn’t know much about marketing theory is proved to be an…
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The Art of Writing by Peter Yang | One Minute Book Review
💬 Who wants to improve their writing? If yes, ‘The Art of Writing’ by Peter Yang is a great book for you. It simply explains how we can become better writers. The book is split into 4 main principles: 1️⃣ Economy 2️⃣ Transparency 3️⃣ Variety 4️⃣ Harmony They all work together to make you a…
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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy | One Minute Book Review
💬 Have you read this book? The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy Overall I enjoyed reading this book. I had many people recommending it to me and I also wanted to know more about the subject. The book starts off with explaining the differences between the conscious and the...
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The 5am Club by Robin Sharma | One Minute Book Review
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The Simulation Hypothesis | One Minute Book Review
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The Power of Isolation
Some thoughts on our current situation in the world and what we can learn from it. To join OMBR club - www.oneminutebookreview.com/ombrclub
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The Infinite Game | One Minute Book Review
My review of 'The Infinite Game' by Simon Sinek
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Start With Why | One Minute Book Review
My review of 'Start With Why' by Simon Sinek
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The Unfair Advantage | One Minute Book Review
My review of 'The Unfair Advantage' by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba.
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Instagram Live Q&A 02.02.20
Instagram Live Q&A 02.02.20
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Instagram Live Q&A 26-01-20
Episode 2 of my Instagram Live Q&A
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The Great Economists by Linda Yueh | One Minute Book Review
My review of 'Great Economists' by Linda Yueh
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The Power of Habit vs Atomic Habits
A clip from my last episode discussing the differences between The Power of Habit and Atomic Habits by James Clear.
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OMBR Weekly Book Report 15.12.19
A weekly report on the books I have read this past week. I discuss some of the key ideas and thoughts.
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A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton | One Minute Book Review
My review of 'A Little History of Philosophy' by Nigel Warburton
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Philosophy and Ideology
A short clip on my thoughts on philosophy and ideology
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Do your work
An interesting idea about the concept of being responsible for one select area at a company. Should execs allow individuals to be flexible or stay in their lane.
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Overcoming obstacles
Some thoughts on a very famous quote by Marcus Aurelius from the book ‘The Obstacle is the Way’
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The Price of Prejudice
An interesting take on a quote by Alfred Adler in his book, 'Understanding Human Nature'.
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The literate vs the illiterate
An interesting quote on those who choose vs those who choose not to read
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Science and truth
Today's quote discusses an idea around science and truth. An interesting concept I would love to hear your thoughts on it.
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Do the things that matter
A great quote from the book the 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch
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The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you
A great quote from Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil De Grasse Tyson
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Don't Criticize, Condemn Or Complain
Daily thoughts and ideas
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Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
Hello and welcome to One Minute Book review, the show that brings books to life, I am your host Aun Abdi. Today I will be reviewing 'Can't Hurt Me' by David Goggins. An honest, insightful and at times shocking self-assessment of his own life. David Goggins gives a brief account of how he became a...
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