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How Risk Taking Transforms Us, Body and Mind Former Wall Street trader turned Cambridge neuroscientist John Coates explains what happens to our minds and bodies when we take risks, specifically financial risks. By analyzing the behavior of stock-market traders, Coates shows how our hormones influence our daily lives and the risks we take. When you understand how hormones play a critical role in your everyday life, you can learn how to better handle stress and make better decisions. Through The Hour Between Dog and Wolf, Coates aims to explain the bubbles and crashes of the stock market concerning our physiology and biochemical processes. In the end, you’ll learn that the key lessons can apply to more than just trading on the market floor. As you read, you’ll learn whether or not you can rely on your gut feelings, why more women should work in the financial world, and how testosterone negatively impacts a man's risk-taking. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

Discover how you can find more to life by having less. How often do we associate happiness with material possessions? Okay, maybe most of us understand that money can’t buy us happiness, but does that still deter us from wanting the latest model of that cool car, or the bigger house in the nicer neighborhood, or the latest television or cell phone? Our society has become ingrained into thinking that we need the newest models, some of us even believe success comes in the possessions that we hold. This has led to a destructive way of life which author James Wallman calls Stuffocation. As we accumulate material goods, we clutter our houses damaging our mental health and putting our lives in danger. Luckily, society is largely moving away from the consumerism of our past, but how can we become happier while still boosting our economy? Wallman has the solution to cure us of stuffocation while simultaneously contributing to the economy. Keep reading to find out how stuffocation can lead to serious mental illness, how we became so materialistic in the first place, and lastly, how to cure yourself and find a lifetime of peace and happiness. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

Learn how to teach your business to market itself. If your business is struggling to grow, then it’s time to unleash the power of word-of-mouth marketing. In today’s world, online marketing and advertising are becoming more and more unreliable as people grow increasingly distrustful in the world of fake news and “too good to be trues.” Instead, people turn to the people they trust for recommendations about companies they know and love. And these referrals are powerful enough to turn your start-up company into the next success. Through John Jantsch’s The Referral Engine, you’ll learn the six essential aspects of making your company “referral worthy” that will turn your business into a success. As you read, you’ll learn why humans are hardwired to make referrals, why being different is essential, and how partnering with other businesses is crucial for propelling your success. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

An inside look at how the human brain influences our everyday decisions and how we can unlock our potential and adapt our habits to enact positive change. A graduate of both Yale and Harvard, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Charles Duhigg introduces how you can overcome the power of habit in his New York Times bestseller, The Power of Habit. With insight, experience, and research, Duhigg teaches us how to adapt our habits which make up 40 percent of what we do every day! 40 percent of our day is spent on behaviors which are normally unconscious, now imagine the potential of putting that 40 percent of your behavior under your control and the opportunities become endless. Duhigg believes that changing one small habit can have a snowball effect on the rest of your decisions, leading to endless positive improvements in your life. Through willpower and belief, you can take the necessary actions to adapt your habits and be on your way to living a better, positive life. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

Buddhism posits that there’s no such thing as one continuous self. No Self, No Problem (2019) draws on recent psychological research to show how modern psychology actually affirms this core tenet of Buddhism as scientific truth. Blending neuroscientific data with the foundational principles of Buddhism, Chris Niebauer presents evidence that our sense of self is, in fact, part social construct, part delusion. Offering examples of research which confirms that our concept of the self is merely a mirage generated by the language centers of our brains, Niebauer destabilizes our understanding of ourselves and asks us to question how self-improvement works if there is no such thing as one concrete, stable self. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

Discover Olympic-winning strategies for crushing your goals and accomplishing your wildest dreams. Do you ever wonder how people achieve some of the greatest successes? For instance, how do Olympic champions reach their goals? Well, achieving such feats doesn’t have to be impossible or seem so out of reach. Olympic gold medalist Ben Hunt-Davis and Executive Harriet Beveridge team up to teach you exactly how to crush your goals. Whether you want to win an Olympic gold medal or simply spend more time with your children, you can use the following strategies to better your life and reach your goals. Throughout Will it Make the Boat Go Faster? you can learn the proven strategies to break down your goals, make them within reach, and discover the motivation to never lose sight of your dreams. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

Learn how to shake hands, shut up, and other crucial skills in business that no one ever teaches you. Remember that feeling you got on the first day of a new job? Or even that feeling during an interview? You feel awkward, anxious, and you may even feel a little out of place...like an outsider. Author Ross McCammon experienced this feeling when he unexpectedly transitioned from working at an in-flight magazine in Dallas, Texas to a dream job at Esquire in New York City. Unaware of big-business norms, the transition proved to be anxiety-inducing and full of awkward encounters. Eventually, he learned that everyone feels ill-equipped at some point in their career and learned how to navigate his new workplace. Today, he shares his advice on everything, including how to make a good impression at an interview and how to handle small talk in everyday social settings. Through McCammon’s advice, you can learn how to tackle potentially awkward and scary situations with confidence and make a lasting impression. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One that Isn’t How do you react when you meet a mean-spirited person? If you’re anything like author Robert Sutton, you probably think: “Wow, what an asshole!” Maybe you call them something else, like bullies, creeps, jerks, tyrants, or egomaniacs. But overall, asshole seems to best capture the fear and loathing you have for these nasty people. Unfortunately, most of us have to deal with assholes in the workplace, and Sutton aims to show how destructive these people are to their colleagues and organizations. You’ll learn how to keep these types of jerks out of the workplace as well as how to handle the ones you are stuck with. As you read, you’ll learn the total cost of assholes in business, why emotionally distancing yourself is key, and how sometimes being an asshole can be effective. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

Learn how living the 80/20 way can help you find happiness and success by simply doing less. Like most people in today's society, you may be tired of the daily grind. You simply wake up, head to work, sit at your desk all day, head home, eat dinner, go to bed, and do it all again the next day. There has to be more, right? Well, according to Koch, we are living life all wrong; instead of working to live, we live to work. We spend most of our time exerting our energy at work, only to find that when we get home, we are too exhausted and to give our best selves to our families and friends. Here’s where the 80/20 principle comes in. The 80/20 principle refers to the observation that roughly 80 percent of results stem from 20 percent of causes. For example, the world’s top 20 percent of people generate 80 percent of the world’s wealth. While this principle has been used successfully in the business and economics world, it can now be applied to the lives of any individual. In other words, we can achieve more by doing less. As you read, you’ll learn how to find your happiness islands, how to save money like the wealthy, and lastly, how living a simple life may be the key to success. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com

An inside-look on Reddit’s tumultuous, yet successful life as a company changed the way people communicate and think about the internet. Have you ever heard of the online platform Reddit? Many people haven’t, but surprisingly, it’s become the sixth most-viewed website in the United States. However, success didn’t come easy. In We Are The Nerds, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin discusses the birth and tumultuous life of Reddit. The book covers the creators, Alexis Ohanian and Steve Huffman, as they were given an idea and loan and created one of the most visited websites in today’s world. But when Reddit became an offensive space for hatred, violence, sex, and antisemitism, the stress of how to address the user’s freedom of speech became difficult to navigate. Now, with censorship rules and new profitable elements, Reddit has become a $1.8 billion company and has become the unofficial “front page” of the internet. Do you want more free book summaries like this? Download our app for free at https://www.QuickRead.com/App and get access to hundreds of free book and audiobook summaries. DISCLAIMER: This book summary is meant as a preview and not a replacement for the original book. If you like this summary please consider purchasing the original book to get the full experience as the original author intended it to be. If you are the original author of any book on QuickRead and would like us to remove it, please contact us at hello@quickread.com