📚 3 Amazing Books, How To Make Your Kids Smarter, and more.

👋 Hey everyone,

Here are a few popular posts you may have missed:

• A simple yet powerful reading tip.

• A few super short yet awesome books.

• Your dopamine levels from reading a book vs scrolling social media.

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📚 Book Summary:

I’m trying something new this week:

I’m sharing short summaries of 3 amazing books and you can vote on which book I should summarize for in week’s newsletter. Enjoy!

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1) “The DOSE Effect“ by T.J. Power

At first look, this book might seem like a boring, complex, and overly scientific read, but it’s the exact opposite.

It’s an easy-to-understand guide to brain chemistry with plenty of actionable advice on how to elevate your mood, focus, and energy.

You’ll learn how to overcome phone addiction, increase your motivation, manage your ADHD, improve your mental health, and much more.

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2) “How NOT To Invest” by Barry Ritholz

There are plenty of books out there that try to tell you how to get rich by following the ‘right’ investment strategy, but this book has the opposite take.

Investor Barry Ritholtz argues that it’s much easier to get rich by avoiding common investment errors and mistakes than by making the right decisions.

You can do thousands of things right, but it only takes a few mistakes to destroy much of your gains and portfolio.

In the book, Ritholtz shares simple tools and strategies that will help you avoid bad ideas, advice, and investments, and get ahead of 98% of your investing peers.

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3) “Tiny Experiments” by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

This book provides you with a framework for upgrading any area of your life, big or small, by thinking of yourself as a scientist of your life.

Neuroscientist and entrepreneur Anne-Laure Le Cunff encourages readers to take on an experimental mindset and treat life as a series of experiments instead of one straight path.

By thinking like a scientist, you’re able to study yourself, collect data on new activities, hobbies, and habits, and learn about what’s working in your life and where you might need to make changes.

Even though the author is a neuroscientist, you don’t need a PhD to enjoy or understand it. It’s incredibly well-written and filled with personal stories.

It feels like having a deep conversation with your smart friend as they guide you through a new way of living life.

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