Like Books? Avid Reader? Back with the Babbles!

I'm thinking of bringing back the ol' Book Babbles - these were a series of articles I wrote a few years back based on various personal growth, business and philosophy style classic books. Is it time for season 2? (or 3!)

Some of these titles were well known, others not so much and they consisted of an intro, some quotes from the book in question followed by my thoughts, then a conclusion to wrap it all up.

Back in 2018 I did 25 of these posts (edit: I wrote another 25 end of 2022/start of '23), with some admittedly a little more 'babbley' than others. They were more about a stream of consciousness type of exercise on my part, expanses on my own notes and thinking out loud, then shared here for those that may take an interest in the books themselves or my take on them.

If I do continue on to the next batch, I'll probably tighten them up a bit so they're not too long (but still have enough meat) and follow a set format (eg. top 10 takes) so they they're a bit punchier and more easily consumable.

The good news is they're broken up, not just in the 3 main sections, but also each quote is like a sub-header so you can easily scan through and dip in where you want… or read every word intently of course.

Due to the overall subject matter, these articles are a little more 'serious' in nature than a lot of my other material, but that said, I try to have a bit of fun with them. So, some 'deeper' stuff with a dash of humour - not a bad way to go!

Anywho, here are links to that first set of 25 (now 50!), along with a couple of preludes: Original #BookBabble post Think Like Da Vinci; End of Jobs; The One Thing; Eat, Move, Sleep

1. SHOE DOG - Phil Knight
2. CRUSHING IT - Gary Vaynerchuk
3. FINDING ULTRA - Rich Roll
4. WOODEN - John Wooden
5. RELENTLESS - Tim Grover
6. ON WRITING - Stephen King
7. START WITH WHY - Simon Sinek
8. THE CHIMP PARADOX - Steve Peters
9. ELON MUSK - Ashlee Vance
10. WAY OF THE WOLF - Jordan Belfort
11. THE SUBTLE ART… - Mark Manson
12. GORILLA MINDSET - Mike Cernovich
13. THE 10X RULE - Grant Cardone
14. FLOW - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
15. THE GO-GIVER - Bob Burg & John D. Mann
16. BE OBSESSED OR BE AVERAGE - Grant Cardone
17. NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE - Chris Voss
18. IKIGAI - Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
19. THE 5 SECOND RULE - Mel Robbins
20. YOU ARE THE PLACEBO - Dr. Joe Dispenza
21. DEEP WORK - Cal Newport
22. CREATIVE MISCHIEF - Dave Trott
23. THE E-MYTH REVISITED - Michael E. Gerber
24. THE PERFECT DAY FORMULA - Craig Ballantyne
25. SO GOOD THEY CAN'T IGNORE YOU - Cal Newport
26. ATOMIC HABITS - James Clear
27. OUTWITTING THE DEVIL - Napoleon Hill
28. CAN'T HURT ME - David Goggins
29. 50 MARATHONS IN 50 DAYS - Dean Karnazes
30. GREENLIGHTS - Matthew McConaughey
31. THE GLADIATOR MINDSET - Adam Peaty
32. OPEN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Andre Agassi
33. THE 1% RULE - Tommy Baker
34. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES - Gary Chapman
35. THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF - Norman Doidge
36. THE WAR OF ART - Steven Pressfield
37. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL - Dan Ariely
38. BORN TO RUN - Christopher McDougall
39. THE ALMANACK OF NAVAL RAVIKANT - Eric Jorgenson
40. ESSENTIALISM - Greg McKeown
41. EAT & RUN - Scott Jurek
42. THAT WILL NEVER WORK - Marc Randolph
43. THE SECRET RACE - Tyler Hamilton
44. 12 RULES FOR LIFE - Jordan Peterson
45. THE GREATEST SALESMAN IN THE WORLD - Og Mandino
46. THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG - David Schwartz
47. THINKING, FAST AND SLOW - Daniel Kahneman
48. LETTING GO - David Hawkins
49. MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING - Viktor Frankl
50. NEVER FINISHED - David Goggins

Not a bad list to be getting on with right there!

I know a few people got involved and enjoyed them last time round, although other times they may have disappeared into the ether and not to everyone's taste. I enjoyed doing them anyway as it helps me to learn plus continue a writing habit.

Let me know what you think, more book babbling?! And any recommendations for books that you've read, are reading or plan to read, or what could be worth a review? Adam
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