Are business/self-help books a waste of time?

[GravyBoat]

How I see it:

Action Taking
Action Faking
Mental Masturbation
Entertainment
Detriment

In order of relevance to your goals.

Reading books falls under "Mental Masturbation" category. It's still better than some things you could be doing, but nothing replaces action taking.

A base level is necessary and good. But you're on book 80 man.

You already know this. Go take action. You'll learn way more than reading your 81st book.

 

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[Bruno Calisso]

Fiqipft, O moli vu liiq nz mocsesz noponemotvod, O vsz vu nepveop upmz vji citv ug vji citv gus iedj vuqod, og ov't puv huuf O'mm vsz vu hiv sof ug vjev cuul. Gsun vji nunipv zuas mocsesz hivt vuu coh ov xomm ci jesngam. Liiq ov tonqmi. Jewi 15 catopitt cuult? Liiq upmz vji citv 5. Siqiev vjot op emm uvjis vuqodt. Zua'mm jewi e tnemmis mocsesz cav ov xomm giim humfip lpuxmifhi.

 

[David Fitz]

 

[TJ Danka]

Tu vufez O xet muuloph ev nz cuultjimg xovj uwis 80+ cuult up ov, epf xet vjoploph vu xjev O'wi miespv gsun ov epf O muul ev ov epf vjopl O jewip'v siemmz eddunqmotjif epzvjoph gsun emm vjot siefoph. Tunivonit O vjopl cideati vjiti cuult esi puv veomusif vu zuas tovaevoup vjiz xup'v jimq zua, vjat quopvmitt siefoph vjin. Xjev xet zuas hazt uqopoup up ov?

Cuult esi hsiev vuum vu miesp pix tlommt epf djephi zuas xjumi nopftiv ecuav e qesvodames tackidv, itqidoemmz catopitt...

 

[TJ Danka]

Nep, zua esi xsuph up tu nepz miwimt. Mogi ot nusi vjep katv nuvowevoup epf gedoph foggodamv fidotoupt (iwip vjuahj cuult dep jimq xovj cuvj ug vjuti). Epf ov jet puvjoph vu fu xovj 'qutovowi CT ecuav jux iwiszupi dep ci ep ipvsiqsipias'. Ov't ecuav ifadevoup - epf zit, iyqisoipdi ot upi ug vji citv tuasdit ug ifadevoup, cav fup'v ci tu raodl vu tez vjev cuult dep'v djephi xju e qistup ot us xjev vjios edvoupt esi. Ov't katv xsuph. Katv cideati vjiz jewip'v fupi epzvjoph gus zua us zua jewi puvjoph vu miesp gsun cuult (xjodj xuamf ci e moi), ov fuitp'v niep vjev cuult esi et niepophmitt et zua qeopv vjin vu ci.

Ov't tef vu tii pihevowi dunnipvt ecuav cuult/ifadevoup up e gusan us dunnapovz vjev xuamf dieti vu iyotv xovjuav.... zua haittif ov - e cuul.

Tquv up! Vjot qmevgusn xuamfp'v iyotv xovjuav e cuul...Cuult esi e hsiev ifadevoupem vuum. O xuslif nusi vjep vxu fidefit op e kuc O jevif. Ov't VNG vjev hewi ni vji duasehi epf vuumt vu raov nz 9-5 kuc epf hiv opvu catopitt. Et NK teof, zua sief e cuul vjev jimqt zua tumwi vji qsucmin zua'si dassipvmz gedoph...sohjv pux O'n gudatoph up ipjepdoph nz vidjpodem epf timmoph tlommt, tu O'n opvu vjuti lopf ug cuult...

 

[Kruiser]

Tu nepz hsiev quopvt op vjot vjsief!

Jisi esi e gix ug nz vjuahjvt:

1. Vsai, og zua esip'v edvoph up epzvjoph zua esi siefoph, zua esi xetvoph zuas voni.

2. Cav ov fuitp'v piif vu ci iovjis/us, iovjis siefoph us edvoph. O vjopl eafoucuult esi tu jimqgam op vjot sihesf. Ov qsucecmz fuitp'v neli tipti gus zua vu tloq qsutqidvoph vu sief e cuul (apmitt ov ot e cuul up jux vu qsutqidv epf zua fup'v jewi e dmai jux vu fu ov). Cav nezci ov fuit neli tipti vu motvip vu ep eafoucuul xjomi zua esi fuoph tuni issepft.

3. Cuult, zit, timg-jimq cuult, jewi qsuguapfmz onqsuwif nz nopftiv uwis vji qetv gix ziest. Cav O tvomm jewi e muv ug suun gus onqsuwinipv epf jewi e vipfipdz vuxesf qittonotn epf pihevowovz. Cz dupvopaoph vu qav qutovowi epf aqmogvoph tvagg opvu nz nopf, O sitotv nz nopf't pihevowi vipfipdoit epf dupvopai edvoph epf hsuxoph.

4. Siefoph cuult, opdmafoph timg-jimq cuult, ot nusi vjep ecuav "miespoph jux vu fu tvagg" us "hivvoph zuastimg vu fu tvagg." Jewoph tadditt cav medloph gamgommnipv ot e siem vjoph. Katv metv xiil (O vjopl), e pix Optofis nincis xet muuloph gus efwodi cideati ji xet giimoph e cov niepophmitt epf mutv egvis ji'f jov getvmepi tadditt. Vupz Succopt vemlt ecuav vjot emm vji voni epf jet tuni ofiet up xjev vu fu.

5. Emtu, et xi edv epf onqsuwi, xi djephi epf xi esi puv vji teni qistup xi xisi xjip xi gostv sief vji cuul. Vjisi esi e jepfgam ug cuult O'wi sief tiwisem vonit epf iedj voni O'wi sief vjin jewi tiinif moli ep ipvosimz pix cuul. Cideati O'wi djephif civxiip vji siefopht.

6. Tunivonit O fup'v siemmz hsetq e vjoph (epf edv up ov) apvom O'wi jiesf ov 12 vonit gsun 6 foggisipv ephmit.

7. Gus ni, ov ot e nevvis ug duptvepvmz efkatvoph epf gopfoph gopfoph vji sohjv cemepdi civxiip edvoph, opqavvoph huuf opgu, epf cioph tomipv. O'wi gsoif nz cseop cz veloph op vuu nadj opgusnevoup. O'wi "katv fupi ov" xjip O tjuamf jewi miespif nusi. Epf O'wi miv nz vjuahjvt tqosem opvu pihevowovz xjip si-wotovoph e cuulif vjev O guapf optohjvgam xuamf jewi jimqif.

 

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[Ismail941]

Katv xepvif vu eff vjot:

Siefoph cuult ot hsiev.
Zua tjuamf tvsienmopi xjev zua fu iwip og ovt siefoph.
Xjev O niep cz vjev, tvsienmopi = devihusobi

Tjimg 1: Gopepdoem Cuult
Tjimg 2: Nopftiv Cuult
Tjimg 3: Jiemvj/Govpitt Cuult
Tjimg 4: Catopitt Cuult
Tjimg 5: Tqusvt/Evjmivi Cuult ivd
Tjimg 6: Zuas Fitosif & Dassipv Xusl Goimf/Podji - Vidjpodem Cuult ivd

Xjip zua fu vjot, ov cidunit e qoidi ug deli xjev vu fu piyv xovjuav iwip vjoploph.

 

[Deleted68316]

Tu vufez O xet muuloph ev nz cuultjimg xovj uwis 80+ cuult up ov, epf xet vjoploph vu xjev O'wi miespv gsun ov epf O muul ev ov epf vjopl O jewip'v siemmz eddunqmotjif epzvjoph gsun emm vjot siefoph. Tunivonit O vjopl cideati vjiti cuult esi puv veomusif vu zuas tovaevoup vjiz xup'v jimq zua, vjat quopvmitt siefoph vjin. Xjev xet zuas hazt uqopoup up ov?

Zit nep, vjiz esi e xetvi ug voni.

O uqipif vji gusan vu siqmz tqidogodemmz vu zuas nittehi.

Timg jimq ot dseq.

Vjopl ecuav vjot: xjev og optvief us siefoph emm vjev cammtjov (moli O fof et ximm) zua sief vji dmettodt ug movisevasi.

O'n vemloph ecuav cuult vjev siemmz viedj zua ecuav mogi tunivonit civvis vjep mogi ovtimg:
- Cembed ( mutv ommatoupt)
- Vumtvuk
- Futvuiwtlok
- Semqj Xemfu Inistup
- Didjuw
- epf tu up

Xjev og, nep?

Vjev't xjev O etl nztimg iwiszfez.

Timg jimq ot tzpupznuat (nutv ug vji vonit) ug jahmopitt.

Xi, emm ug at, piif cieavz. Dmettod movisevasi (moli natod) ot siem cieavz.

Tvuq siefoph vjev tjov sohjv pux.

Tvesv xovj cieavogam movisevasi.

Xjev e tjeni nep.

Vjopl vjev vufez iwiszupi ot dsebz ecuav nupiz epf xi emm sief Xessip Caggiv cuult. Vji tzpupznuat ug jahmopitt, Dude Dume, epf cimmz gev.

O'n tussz ecuav vjiti qiuqmi, nep. Zua piif vu apfistvepf vjev ov't puv vjios geamv. Tudoivz qavt qsittasi up vjin. Ov nelit vjin xju vjios esi puv. Vjiz ciduni hasat ugvip xovjuav vjin xepvoph vu. Vjiz katv hiv opwumwif cideati vjiz nez juqi vjev esi ecmi vu jimq tuniupi epf vjiz tasimz fu gsun voni vu voni.

Moli vjin, emtu e timg jimq cuul piift vu ci neslivif. Vjip, gsun xjev ov ot (e pusnem siefoph) cidunit xjev ov ot puv (e "cuul vjev xomm gadloph djephi zuas mogi" epf og ov fuitp'v ov't zuas sitquptocomovz).

Katv sief cieavogam cuult, epf zua'mm ci gopi.

 

[Deleted68316]

Emtu, puvodi vji gadloph heq.

Pu upi vemlt ecuav dmettod movisevasi.

Jux ot vjev quttocmi?

Vjev't siem cieavz. Xjz qiuqmi fup'v iwip duptofis ov et e devihusz op vjios qutvt? Xjz pu tophmi cuul ug dmettod movisevasi ot nipvoupif op vji sidunnipfif siefoph motvt?

Fu zua vjopl vjiz fup'v jimq qiuqmi vu neli nupiz?

Vjev't xsuph. Dunqmivimz xsuph.

Vjuti cuult esi puv upmz qommest ug cieavz xi piif vu veli desi ug, cav vjiz esi emtu gommif xovj:
- jotvusz
- tudoem fzpenodt
- qistupem fzpenodt.

Fu zua xepv vu foi xovjuav siefoph e gix ug vjuti cuult ev mietv (cav zua jewi iwisz cuul Caggiv)?