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Neil Taylor
Blog posts and book reviews by Neil Taylor
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Fat for Fuel by Dr Mercola
Rating: 2/5. Introduction/guide to ketosis and a general better way of eating. Provides a nice mix of how-to and background science, evidence and information on how to eat.
Million Dollar Consulting by Alan Weiss
Rating: 4/5. The canonical book on becoming a consultant. Key lesson is focus on charging by Value Not Time.
Abundance by Peter Diamandis
Rating: 2/5. Antidote to modern mainstream media with lots of reasons to be positive and optimistic about the future.
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
Rating: 5/5. Great book that everyone should read. Highly Opinionated requiring the reader to think for themselves. One of the best modern guides of how to live.
Own The Day, Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus
Rating: 3/5. A unique take on self improvement by focusing on one ideal day. Credible and backed up with research and experience.
Head Strong by Dave Asprey
Rating: 2/5. A modern take on biohacking from one of the originals. Incorporates the latest science about more than just food.
How to Use Daily Questions to Keep Your Life on Track
How to guide on how to use Marshall Goldsmith's Daily Questions from the book Triggers and podcast Cortex. Includes free Google Sheets Template.
Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith
Rating: 4/5. Solid practical advice on behaviour change and self help. Built on the authors real life experience. Not sexy but it works.
Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley
Rating: 3/5. One of the original self help audio books. Full of actionable content and very little filler. Risk is that it all sounds cliche in this day and age.
Most Interesting Person in the Room by Neil Strauss
Rating: 2/5. Whilst this is average deep inner game content it does provide a useful introduction to Neil Strauss's work post writing The Game.
Opportunity by Eben Pagan
Rating: 3/5. Good introduction to Eben Pagan's thoughts on how to identify and create opportunity, primarily in business. Focused on mental models and mindset.