Insights and Paths of Action from the Best Books

The book: Charles Duhigg explains how habits are created and how they can be changed. In the first section, the author explains what neuroscientists and social scientists have discovered about habits. Like every chapter, this one is full of real stories that illustrate the concepts. Then, with a similar approach, Duhigg explains organizational habits and how they affect a company's culture and performance. In this section, he also tells how much big companies know about us (what you think is not even close) and how they use that information to change our buying habits. In the third chapter, Duhigg focuses on social habits (that is, habits shared by large communities) using examples from the civil rights movement and a thriving church. In the prologue, the author summarizes the process to change a habit. Takeaways and Paths of Action:  How to change a bad habit Bad habits can be biting nails, eating the candy that you promised you wouldn't, not exercising, spend...

The book: Dale Carnegie was famous for his training programs in  self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills, and he has condensed most of his lectures into this book .  The book is divided into principles that the author explains and illustrates with stories from Amerian public figures or his own students. This book is practical, universal, and can improve your life immensely. I recommend reaming it entirely. T akeaways and Paths of Action: 1. A person's name is to that person the most beautiful sound in any language: "I am bad with names" is the most ridiculous excuse somebody has come up with. Anybody can remember another person's name if they put enough effort into it. (And it is worth it!) Try repeating the other person's name many times during the conversation. For example: "Gloria, nice to meet you, Gloria!" or "Nuria, where does your name come from" You will be surprised by...