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  1. asianobserve

    What are you reading/learning right now?

    1. English; 2. Mandarin. Re skills, I must say coding.
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    I find it very helpful especially on staying consistent to target idea of business, reducing ad cost (we've decided to forego radio, leaflets, etc and focused on social media, FB in particular which has very little cost except for graphics and FB management which we outsource), and I must say...
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    You will find Thinking Fast and Slow a very enlightening read if you still have not read it.
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    I respect the effort of these authors but if you're preaching how to be successful then you must be successful. But a lot of the success of these self-help get rich authors are from their books. But still I always have the respect for people who like reading books. I think we'll have a better...
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    I bought once a self-improvement book entitled The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People but I just found it too superficial and parts of it complicated. And I realized that if I want to be inspired and self-improve then I should just read biographies of very successful people or if not books...
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    I received last year HBR's 10 Must Reads but I still have to start reading them. I promise myself to finish all this year.
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    I also bought and read a long time ago The Toyota Way "Just in time" philosophy is brilliant which we can apply in our small businesses.
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    Ironically, I bought a long time ago a copy of the "Art of the Deal." Perhaps I wanted to be a better negotiator... And knowing now how rotten this person is I would not have bought this book. He's s scam.
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    I have a copy of the Intelligent Investor but only read it 1/4th of the way. But I'm not so much into stocks.
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    About 3 years ago I read this wonderful book entitled "Sapiens" by Yuval Harrari. It's a very riveting read on the history, current and possible future of humans.
  11. asianobserve

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    If anyone is into small business, I suggest you read this rather old book on smart marketing which the author calls "Guerilla Marketing." I find it very helpful and easy to read and practice.
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    English. Frank McCourt is Irish-American (born in the US to poor Irish immigrants-whole family then returned to Limerick, Ireland -went back to the US alone). So there alone you get an idea of the misery he has undergone in childhoon in Ireland. But the way he presented his story is entertaining...
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    I bought this in College but somebody borrowed and did not return it. So I bought several years ago 1 more copy for my little library. Anyway, I really enjoyed this heart-wrenching autobiography in smart humor. "I remain yours, in litigious anticipation...."
  14. asianobserve

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    I'm about to finish Adam Grant's "Originals."
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    For those Buffett fans (like me) this one is his best biographical book
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    I also highly recommend this book:
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    I just finished reading this book. So far I consider it the best social psychology book.
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