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📚 Book Summary:

We’re halfway through 2026.

Here are some of the best books I’ve read this year:

• If you’re into business or biographies, read “Steve Jobs In Exile” by Geoffrey Cain (summary here).

• If you’re looking to improve your physical health, read “Breath” by James Nestor (summary here).

• If you want to get better grades in school, read “Learn Like A Pro” by Barbara Oakley (summary here).

• If you want to remember more of what you learn, read “Make It Stick” by Peter C. Brown (summary here).

• If you want to know why everyone’s attention span has disappeared, read “Stolen Focus” by Johann Hari (summary here).

✅ Actionable Advice:

💎 Weekly Gem:

Documentary: Bad Sport

This is one of the most entertaining sports documentary series I’ve watched.

It follows six major sports scandals told by the athletes, coaches, and law enforcement officials who were involved.

You’ll learn about basketball point-shaving, Olympic figure-skating corruption, a drug-smuggling race-car driver, Italian soccer match-fixing, a horse-murder insurance scheme, and the fall of a beloved cricket captain.

If you’re into true crime or sports, you’ll enjoy this docuseries.

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