Book Notes

These are the summaries and notes of books I have read. These notes are the result of wanting to further process books and retain information. After years of reading books one time and then forgetting most of them.

My current reading process

1. Give the book a quick read through.
2. Read the book a second time, highlighting anything I want to remember along the way.
3. Read through highlights and try to distill key points in my own words, or just writing down words straight from the book that I want to remember.
4. Share.

You can use these notes to remember key points. Or to help decide if a book is going to help you with a specific problem. Books are sorted by highest rated. Click the titled link for each book to see my detailed notes.

Dopamine Nation (10/10)

This was a very insightful book. Knowing the balance between pain and pleasure is essential to living in modern day society. Where scarcity is no longer an issue. Our brains are not adapted for a world of abundance. So the forces that kept us alive for thousands of years, are now making us miserable. Consider this a primer into understanding addiction and over consumption. And steps you can take to mitigate this.

The Psychology of Money (10/10)

Holy cow was this eye opening. Not only in regards to money, but the principles apply to many aspects of life. Strong story telling, clear and concise. Worth reading multiple times.

The Power of Positive Dog Training (10/10)

This book is a no BS guide to dog training without being a jerk. Any dog can be training with progressive reinforcement techniques. The author even explains why aversive training not only doesn’t work, but it makes problems sprout up in other areas of your dogs life. Loaded with how-to’s on all of the basic things you should treat your dogs and dealing with common problems.

The 12 Week Year (8/10)

This second half of the book was almost an identical copy of the second half of the book. But still filled with solid advice on establishing a vision, settings goals, measuring the effectiveness of your actions, and other tidbits about being effective and taking action.

I have been implementing most of this and needed to go back through to make sure I’ve got down the process.

I highly advise you make your own outline so you do not have to read everything “twice again”.

The Blog Startup - By Meera Kothand (8/10)

If you are wanting to blog as a business, you need a sound strategy and business model. Filled with practical tips on identifying your audience, email strategy, branding, marketing, things to watch out for, etc. Definitely read this if you are wanting to start a blog.