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The cover of Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “The most basic way to get someone’s attention is this: Break a pattern.” beneath it

Made to Stick and the stories people actually remember

The Heath brothers’ simple recipe for ideas that stick, why your examples are too close to your work, and how to break someone’s pattern.

The cover of In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.” beneath it

What In Defense of Food taught me about real food

Life

Michael Pollan’s seven-word answer to what to eat, the simple rules that come with it, and why real food beats the products pretending to be it.

The cover of Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “You don’t stop running because you get old. You get old because you stop running.” beneath it

Born to Run is one of the books I blame for 107 miles

Life

How a book about a hidden tribe of runners helped a non-runner reach 107 miles, and what it might show you about your body.

The cover of The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.” beneath it

The book that calmed the tidal wave: The Gifts of Imperfection

Life

Why Brené Brown’s guide to letting go of perfectionism pairs so well with done beats perfect, and how to stop hitting snooze.

The cover of Start with Why by Simon Sinek, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.” beneath it

Why I still recommend Start with Why, with one small change

Business

Simon Sinek’s big idea in plain words, why people buy why you do it, and the one place I think you should start with where instead.

The cover of Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “When we are no longer able to change a situation … we are challenged to change ourselves.” beneath it

What Man’s Search for Meaning taught me about what I can control

Life

What Viktor Frankl saw in the camps, why the meaning you give things matters more than you think, and the one part you always control.

The cover of Finding Ultra by Rich Roll, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “When the mind is controlled and spirit aligned with purpose, the body is capable of so much more than we realize.” beneath it

How Finding Ultra changed the way I see my limits

Life

What Rich Roll’s story can show you about where your limits really are, from a former non-runner still eyeing an Ironman.

The cover of Sweat the Technique by Rakim, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “The rhyme that I’m stylin, smooth as a violin but rough enough to break New York from Long Island.” beneath it

How Rakim’s Sweat the Technique took me back to my bedroom decks

Beats

Get the story behind your favourite MC’s favourite MC, and what Rakim’s craft teaches anyone who makes things about sweating the detail.

The cover of The Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “When you decide to do something, remind yourself that it is commitment not motivation that matters.” beneath it

The book that explains the voice in your head: The Chimp Paradox

Business

Why the emotional part of your brain usually wins, what Steve Peters means by your inner chimp, and why commitment matters more than motivation.

The cover of Rotten by John Lydon, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “I don’t ever think you should put full stops on thoughts. They change.” beneath it

Be unapologetically you: what I took from John Lydon’s Rotten

Beats

What John Lydon’s Rotten says about standing out by being yourself, and why you’re allowed to change your mind as you grow.

The cover of The Story of The Streets by Mike Skinner, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “Weaknesses often become your biggest strengths.” beneath it

The Story of The Streets and the song I can never finish

Beats

How Mike Skinner turned a bedroom in Birmingham into a classic, and why his weaknesses became the thing that made him.

The cover of Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz, centred in a thin gold frame on a midnight blue background under the words From my bookshelf, with the line “A good path to creating something mediocre is having rigid rules for what you’re making and how you’re making it.” beneath it

Beastie Boys Book proves they were always more than one party song

Beats

See why the Beastie Boys were always more than one party song, and what their book teaches anyone about making things without rigid rules.

Bookshelf

Made to Stick and the stories people actually remember

What In Defense of Food taught me about real food

Born to Run is one of the books I blame for 107 miles

The book that calmed the tidal wave: The Gifts of Imperfection

Why I still recommend Start with Why, with one small change

What Man’s Search for Meaning taught me about what I can control

How Finding Ultra changed the way I see my limits

How Rakim’s Sweat the Technique took me back to my bedroom decks

The book that explains the voice in your head: The Chimp Paradox

Be unapologetically you: what I took from John Lydon’s Rotten

The Story of The Streets and the song I can never finish

Beastie Boys Book proves they were always more than one party song

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