I'm thinking of bringing back the ol' Book Babbles - these were a series of articles I wrote a few years back based on various personal growth, business and philosophy style classic books. Is it time for season 2? (or 3!)
Some of these titles were well known, others not so much and they consisted of an intro, some quotes from the book in question followed by my thoughts, then a conclusion to wrap it all up.
Back in 2018 I did 25 of these posts (edit: I wrote another 25 end of 2022/start of '23), with some admittedly a little more 'babbley' than others. They were more about a stream of consciousness type of exercise on my part, expanses on my own notes and thinking out loud, then shared here for those that may take an interest in the books themselves or my take on them.
If I do continue on to the next batch, I'll probably tighten them up a bit so they're not too long (but still have enough meat) and follow a set format (eg. top 10 takes) so they they're a bit punchier and more easily consumable.
The good news is they're broken up, not just in the 3 main sections, but also each quote is like a sub-header so you can easily scan through and dip in where you want… or read every word intently of course.
Due to the overall subject matter, these articles are a little more 'serious' in nature than a lot of my other material, but that said, I try to have a bit of fun with them. So, some 'deeper' stuff with a dash of humour - not a bad way to go!
Anywho, here are links to that first set of 25 (now 50!), along with a couple of preludes: Original #BookBabble post Think Like Da Vinci; End of Jobs; The One Thing; Eat, Move, Sleep- SHOE DOG - Phil Knight
- CRUSHING IT - Gary Vaynerchuk
- FINDING ULTRA - Rich Roll
- WOODEN - John Wooden
- RELENTLESS - Tim Grover
- ON WRITING - Stephen King
- START WITH WHY - Simon Sinek
- THE CHIMP PARADOX - Steve Peters
- ELON MUSK - Ashlee Vance
- WAY OF THE WOLF - Jordan Belfort
- THE SUBTLE ART… - Mark Manson
- GORILLA MINDSET - Mike Cernovich
- THE 10X RULE - Grant Cardone
- FLOW - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- THE GO-GIVER - Bob Burg & John D. Mann
- BE OBSESSED OR BE AVERAGE - Grant Cardone
- NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE - Chris Voss
- IKIGAI - Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
- THE 5 SECOND RULE - Mel Robbins
- YOU ARE THE PLACEBO - Dr. Joe Dispenza
- DEEP WORK - Cal Newport
- CREATIVE MISCHIEF - Dave Trott
- THE E-MYTH REVISITED - Michael E. Gerber
- THE PERFECT DAY FORMULA - Craig Ballantyne
- SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOU - Cal Newport
- ATOMIC HABITS - James Clear
- OUTWITTING THE DEVIL - Napoleon Hill
- CAN'T HURT ME - David Goggins
- 50 MARATHONS IN 50 DAYS - Dean Karnazes
- GREENLIGHTS - Matthew McConaughey
- THE GLADIATOR MINDSET - Adam Peaty
- OPEN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Andre Agassi
- THE 1% RULE - Tommy Baker
- THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES - Gary Chapman
- THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF - Norman Doidge
- THE WAR OF ART - Steven Pressfield
- PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL - Dan Ariely
- BORN TO RUN - Christopher McDougall
- THE ALMANACK OF NAVAL RAVIKANT - Eric Jorgenson
- ESSENTIALISM - Greg McKeown
- EAT & RUN - Scott Jurek
- THAT WILL NEVER WORK - Marc Randolph
- THE SECRET RACE - Tyler Hamilton
- 12 RULES FOR LIFE - Jordan Peterson
- THE GREATEST SALESMAN IN THE WORLD - Og Mandino
- THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG - David Schwartz
- THINKING, FAST AND SLOW - Daniel Kahneman
- LETTING GO - David Hawkins
- MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING - Viktor Frankl
- NEVER FINISHED - David Goggins
Not a bad list to be getting on with right there!
I know a few people got involved and enjoyed them last time round, although other times they may have disappeared into the ether and not to everyone's taste. I enjoyed doing them anyway as it helps me to learn plus continue a writing habit.
Let me know what you think, more book babbling?! And any recommendations for books that you've read, are reading or plan to read, or what could be worth a review? Adam@adambarratt
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