20 Things I’ve Learned from the Last 20 Books I Have Read
20 book summaries in 1 sentence each.
Do you feel like you read a lot of books, but you can never remember what you’ve read?
A good way to mitigate this is to summarise the key point of a book (or at least the stand-out message for you) in one sentence. If you can do this, you’ve understood the book well. This is also a great way to easily keep track of what you’ve learned without having to remember long book summaries, making it more likely you will be able to consistently implement your learnings.
Here are my one-sentence summaries for the last 20 books I have read.
Health
We need to take the time to learn how to breathe properly — The Oxygen Advantage
Eat 30g of protein at each meal — The Calorie Myth
“In order to increase our quality of sleep, we must pay particular attention to the 90 minutes before sleeping and the 90 minutes after waking, and optimize these pre- and post-sleep periods.” — Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps, and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind
The quickest path to success is living in alignment with our circadian rhythm. — The Circadian Code
We should sit on the floor way more than we sit in chairs. — The Align Method
Hydrate. Light. Movement: These are the keys to an optimized morning routine. — Own the Day, Own Your Life
To recruit more muscles fibers during your workout, complete a plyometric movement after a strengths set (complex training) — Beyond Training
Living well
We need to focus on our spiritual health just as much as our mental health, and ensure our lives reflect our core values — The Path Made Clear
Everything you do is practice for something — make sure you’re practicing for the right thing. — Your Subconscious Brain Can Change Your Life
Small actions, consistently is the key to success. — The Compound Effect
“Doing a little bit is infinitely bigger and better than doing nothing.” — Mini Habits
“Wake up every day and invest time into becoming a better version of the version you were when you went to bed the night before” — this is how you will be successful. — The Miracle Equation
Ruthlessly eliminate. — Essentialism
Make sure you have at least 10 minutes each day to be alone with your thoughts. — Digital Minimalism
Work
Create loads of free value for your audience — focus on making their experience the best it can be — 1000 True Fans
Find the biggest pain point for your audience and fix it in their own language — Superfans
“The notion that I do my work here, now, like this, even when I do not feel like it, and especially when I do not feel like it, is very important…. you are only going to become a professional if you do it when you don’t feel like it.” — Manage Your Day to Day
It’s about doing the work, humbly, with the right values and principles, and the right purpose guiding us — knowing what you’re here to do, and doing it. — Ego is the Enemy
“Extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus.” — The ONE Thing
“The world doesn’t reward perfection. It rewards productivity…. Be the good enough writer. That’ll keep you going. Because ultimately, the key to perfection isn’t getting it right. It’s getting it often. If you do that, eventually, you’ll get it right.” — 18 Minutes*
*I know this one is more than one sentence.
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