2023-08-01 15:41
"Dream of the Red Chamber," also known as "The Story of the Stone," is a Chinese classic novel written by Cao Xueqin during the 18th century Qing Dynasty. It is considered one of the greates… Read More
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2023-08-01 15:28
"The Little Prince" is a timeless novella written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, first published in 1943. This enchanting tale is often regarded as a children's book but contains profou… Read More
2023-07-14 18:38
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee is a renowned novel set in the 1930s in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. It explores themes of racial inequality, injustice, and the loss of inno… Read More
2023-07-14 18:30
"The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" by Robin Sharma is a transformative novel that tells the story of Julian Mantle, a successful lawyer who decides to embark on a spiritual journey after experi… Read More
2023-07-14 17:09
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who inves… Read More
2023-06-22 12:33
"The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness" is a self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey, the acclaimed author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." Published in 2004, "The 8… Read More
2023-06-22 12:15
"War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy is an epic novel that spans a vast canvas of history and delves deep into the lives of its characters. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, the nov… Read More
2023-06-22 12:05
"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" is a self-help book written by Stephen R. Covey and first published in 1989. Over the years, it has become one of the most influential and widely re… Read More
2023-03-18 19:51
Where you end up in your field, whether it's sports, arts, or business, is not a result of your genes and your environment.
Although talent feels and looks predestined, we have more control… Read More
2023-03-18 16:18
Understanding more about the common barriers to active listening – and how to best overcome these – are the biggest lessons you'll learn from this book.
There are only two commun… Read More
2023-03-17 11:43
At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolution… Read More
2023-03-11 14:45
Everyone writes—in school, at work, or just to jot down good ideas or insights. Yet, we don’t usually stop to think about how we write, express or manage our ideas.
Most books ab… Read More
2023-03-10 19:53
Experiment 1: The Cookie Monster
From a group of three people, one is randomly selected to lead. They receive four cookies to share. Each takes a cookie. Almost every time, the leader took t… Read More
2023-02-18 13:07
The top priority of a manager is the performance of her people. A good manager is also a good coach: he creates an environment of support, respect and trust. Bill Campbell didn't separate th… Read More
2023-02-18 12:45
There is no point in dwelling on or feeling bad about the aspects of our life that we can't change.
Who you are becoming is the single most important determining factor in your quality of li… Read More
2023-02-11 20:23
Loserthink is about unproductive ways of thinking. In it, writer Scott Adams will show you how to avoid Loserthink and to become a better and more rational thinker.
Loserthink as unproductiv… Read More
2023-02-11 17:00
The Japanese concept, which translates as " the happiness of always being busy".
Having a clearly defined ikigai brings satisfaction, happiness, and meaning to our lives. The purpose of this… Read More
2023-02-10 13:16
Life is short. You can, if you work hard and are lucky, get more of almost anything, but you can't get more time. Time only goes one way. The average American has a lifespan of less than 30… Read More
2023-01-22 15:15
A phenomenal book on understanding your own "hidden motivations in everyday life" and why we do what we do. Widely applicable to all parts of life, and the kind of explanations you can't sto… Read More
2023-01-01 15:38
It explains how you can get the most out of the fact that 45% of your behavior happens on autopilot by setting ridiculously small goals, relying on willpower instead of motivation and tracki… Read More
2023-01-01 15:13
Nutritionism is not the same as nutrition. It is not a scientific subject but an ideology. Ideologies are ways of organizing large areas of life and experience under a set of share… Read More
2023-01-01 14:40
Many of us feel that we need to be motivated to start working towards our goals. That’s probably because we see motivation as a precondition to success, which isn’t the case. Mot… Read More
2022-12-30 19:49
“At its simplest, conscious living is the art of feeling your feelings, speaking authentically, knowing your life purpose, and carrying out effective actions that contribute to your we… Read More
2022-12-30 19:34
The 12 Rules of Life is a guide for anyone who craves for order, stability and a higher sense of purpose in life.
Ideologues are people who pretend they know how to "make the world a better… Read More
2022-12-18 15:12
The story is set in a universe where there are 2 sister planets, which run on completely different ideologies:
Urras: an Earth-like planet, with many states, the most powerful one described… Read More
2022-12-17 19:48
Rejection can be good too. A motivating book on handling rejection. When you are not afraid of rejection and it feels like you have nothing to lose, amazing things can happen.
What you need… Read More
2022-12-17 15:09
You see the world through your window of perception. This window often gets smudged by your experiences, the opinions of society, the views of the people you associate with, etc.
We become w… Read More
2022-12-10 17:02
The best Autobiography I have ever read. Very emotional at some point, and tells about how to take win and defeat in life. We have one thing in common, both of us learn chess for first time… Read More
2022-12-10 16:35
Sharing personal information about oneself, as promoted on social networking sites, activates the reward systems in the brain the same way as food and sex do. --HARVARD SCIENTISTS
The virtua… Read More
2022-12-04 15:16
John Maeda is a graphic designer and computer scientist. His book, The Laws of Simplicity, proposes ten laws for simplifying complex systems in business and life. Th… Read More
2022-12-03 15:33
"I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures... I divide the world into the learners and non-learners." - Benjamin Barber
Mindsets are just… Read More
2022-11-12 14:08
Zen is the perfect antidote to the chaos of modern life . . .
In clear, practical and easy to follow lessons - one a day for 100 days - renowned Buddhist monk Shunmyo Masuno draws on centuri… Read More
2022-11-05 20:32
While the world’s workplace has been going through extraordinary historical change, the practice of management has been stuck in time for more than 30 years.
The new workforce –… Read More
2022-11-05 19:54
This book is a result of an exhaustive study undertaken by the Gallup organization involving 80,000 managers across a large number of industries exploring the concepts of employee satisfacti… Read More
2022-10-31 14:59
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military s… Read More
2022-10-29 11:48
A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a rattrap. Retreating to the farm… Read More
2022-10-22 13:02
We’ve all had a conversation with someone who, though they didn’t move an eyelash or a single facial muscle, somehow clearly communicated the message: “The sooner I get awa… Read More
2022-10-15 14:14
Jules Shuzen Harris, the first African American Zen master, argues that people in the West practice secularised forms of Buddhism or mindfulness, that hide the true meaning of Awak… Read More
2022-10-09 13:26
Being a leader is more than just having a title.
You can become a leader by progressing through five levels of influence.
The first level is when people follow you because of your title… Read More
2022-10-08 13:51
When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog. Her body was numb. She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours.
Already she was the first woman to swim the E… Read More
2022-10-02 12:36
Always follow your heart, as it is the language of God. -- The Book
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
Wisdom is the secret of life… Read More
2022-09-30 11:32
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer - contractor - of his plans to leave the house building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his exte… Read More
2022-09-25 13:04
"Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation. " --Zig Ziglar
This book helped me to learn 6 important steps to get success in my goals and I'm still applying them whenever I can and I… Read More
2022-09-17 12:51
“Less ego, more wealth. Saving money is the gap between your ego and your income, and wealth is what you don’t see. So wealth is created by suppressing what you could buy today i… Read More
2022-09-09 18:49
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the… Read More
2022-09-03 11:58
Based on the largest study ever conducted on happiness and human potential (a survey conducted by the author of more than 1,600 students), Harvard lecturer Shawn Achor shares seven core prin… Read More
2022-07-31 11:56
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the president of Harva… Read More
2022-07-15 13:14
The Influential Mind: What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
A cutting-edge, research-based inquiry into how we influence those around us and how understanding the brain can… Read More
2022-07-09 10:39
In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power. Censorship works not by blocking the flow of information, but rather by flooding people with disinformation and distractions… Read More
2022-07-07 12:41
“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was nestled in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned… Read More
2022-07-02 20:21
How to Be a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living is a book about the application of Stoic philosophy to daily life by Massimo Pigliucci. In this book the author found Stoic Philosophy (St… Read More
2022-07-01 18:14
A nurse escorted a tired, anxious young man to the bedside of an elderly man. “Your son is here,” she whispered to the patient. She had to repeat the words several times before t… Read More
2022-06-25 19:32
Ryan Holiday is one of the world's foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in everyday life. He is a sought-after speaker, strategist, and the author of many bestse… Read More
2022-06-22 05:18
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. They were moving to a smaller house because the… Read More
2022-06-18 11:16
Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky are techniques designed to help you create more time in your day for the things you care about. It consists of 4 steps, repeated every day: Highligh… Read More
2022-06-16 03:39
A teenage boy lived alone with his father. The two of them had a very special relationship. Even though the son was always “warming the bench”, his father was always in the stand… Read More
2022-06-11 13:36
In old Babylon there once lived a certain very rich man named Arkad. Far and wide he was famed for his great wealth….
The Richest Man in Babylon is a 1926 book by George S. Clason dis… Read More
2022-06-05 19:04
Let me tell you the story of a mountain climber, desperate to conquer the Aconcagua, who initiated his climb after years of preparation. But he wanted glory to himself; therefore, he went up… Read More
2022-06-03 11:10
The traditional meaning of success is having a better IQ. But research shows that high EI is actually more important than IQ for success. An individual’s success in work is 80% depende… Read More
2022-05-29 12:47
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the… Read More
2022-05-21 12:21
I Will, I Won’t, I Want: What Willpower Is, and Why It Matters. Your Body Was Born to Resist Cheesecake. We live in a world engineered to make us want. Mindfully indulging in something… Read More
2022-05-18 18:53
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he had
been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on an ap… Read More
2022-05-14 12:36
“Good artists borrow, great artists steal.” - This is the quote of Steve Jobs. But he may have misquoted it from "Lesser artists borrow; great artists steal" by Pablo P… Read More
2022-05-01 14:45
90% of what separates successful people and failed people is time, effort, and stamina.
If somebody in your industry is more successful than you, it’s probably because he works ha… Read More
2022-04-26 19:27
The conscious Mind is just like the captain in a ship. The captain gives the order to the others and controls the ship. But the Subconscious Mind is just like the crew, who fo… Read More
2022-03-23 17:20
How many brilliant ideas have you forgotten? How many insights have you failed to take action on?
We feel constant pressure to be reading, listening, and watching informational content.
The… Read More
2021-09-20 18:31
Life is a series of moments, and neither the past nor the future exists. Live in the here and now. Don’t concern yourself with the past or the future. The pursuit of superiority is the… Read More
2021-09-03 18:31
The 4-Hour Workweek teaches us how to live extraordinary life without having 1 million dollar in your pocket. The main idea from the book is that you can live the life you want and you deser… Read More
2021-09-01 16:29
Many a times we all have experiences that it's difficult to say No, when somebody is asking us something. Let's learn few bits from the famous time-management and productivity author Damon Z… Read More
2021-08-23 20:54
The 4 laws of behaviour change tweek each of the elements mentioned in the above cycle which will eventually help us make good habits and break the bad ones Read More
2021-08-22 17:24
If you get 1% better every single day you will end up 37 times better than you present self in a span of a year and if you get worse 1% every single day we will end up reaching nearly 0 Read More
2021-08-20 15:21
There are 13 things people with strong mind don't do, nicely compiled by the author Amy Morin in her book with the same title. It's a must read and start building these don'ts Read More
2021-08-17 17:34
During the concentration camps, Frankl, as a psychiatrist, discovered three rich sources of meaning. These are the three ‘wells of meaning.’ You can turn to these wells… Read More
2021-08-17 17:20
There are some work principles identified by the author Ray Dalio in his book 'Principles' Read More
2021-08-16 09:27
One day I decided to quit…I quit my job, my relationship, my Spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God, I said. Continue reading &r&hell…Read More
2021-08-15 18:45
I've done four agreements with myself. If you want to be successful in every aspects of your life, make these agreements with yourself. Continue reading → Read More
2021-08-15 18:43
Working long hours is an inconvenience, and here is why you should take a pause:
By working long hours you are increasing your risk for cardiovascular diseases, generally poor health, and f… Read More
2021-04-17 18:00
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2021-04-17 18:00
(VIDE DESCRIPTION OF A LATE FETE.)[1]1832.What a p ...
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2021-04-17 18:00
“This much I dare say, that, since lording and loi ...
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2021-04-17 18:00
BEING A SEQUEL TO THE “FUDGE FAMILY IN PARIS.”PREF ...
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2021-04-17 18:00
Le Leggi della Maschera richiedono che una persona ...
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2021-03-26 17:58
Say what you will, and scratch my heart to findThe ...
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2021-03-26 17:58
Oh, oh, you will be sorry for that word!Give back ...
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2021-03-26 17:58
What’s this of death, from you who never will die? ...
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2021-03-26 17:58
Here is a wound that never will heal, I know,Being ...
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2021-03-26 17:58
Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare.Let all who ...
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2021-03-12 14:59
Story type: EssayMy readers were promised an account of Spaniard’s Cave on Nipple-Top Mountain in the Adirondacks, if such a cave exists, and could be ...
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2021-03-12 14:59
Story type: EssayAt the south end of Keene Valley, in the Adirondacks, stands Noon Mark, a shapely peak thirty-five hundred feet above the sea, which, ...
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2021-03-12 14:59
Story type: EssayNew England is the battle-ground of the seasons. It is La Vendee. Toconquer it is only to begin the fight. When it is completely subd ...
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2021-03-12 14:58
Story type: EssayTrout fishing in the Adirondacks would be a more attractive pastime than it is but for the popular notion of its danger. The trout is ...
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2021-03-12 14:58
Story type: EssayIt ought to be said, by way of explanation, that my being lost in the woods was not premeditated. Nothing could have been more inform ...
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2021-03-09 13:47
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2021-01-21 18:29
Let's hear a story about a wealthy person who is worrying about his 8th generation.
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2021-01-21 18:26
A job aspirant don't have an email id, let's see what happened to him.
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2021-01-21 18:21
Do you stop doing good deeds if nobody stands by you ?
શું તમે સત્કર્મ કરવાનુ……Read More
2021-01-21 18:17
How life of a poor boy changed over a glass of milk ?
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2021-01-21 18:14
How a giving beggar become a business man ?
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2021-01-06 18:20
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