(Part 2) Best systems & planning books according to redditors
We found 267 Reddit comments discussing the best systems & planning books. We ranked the 79 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Articles from reputable sources are a decent source of knowledge, but some quality business books will get you an infinitely better understanding of concepts. Here is my personal business book list if you want to get a "universal generalist" understanding of business:
I am graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce Honors degree in May and I can easily say that one of these books (average price ~25$) has significantly more content than most individual classes I have taken (~600$). However, keep in mind that business knowledge and business acumen are two entirely different things. Knowledge is easily obtainable through books like these, and acumen is the result of applied experience with decision making. In short, it is one thing to be book smart, but it is another to get out there and actually apply it. No one can give you that in the form of an article or book - you have to do that yourself.
edit: added links to amazon
I have an eccentric obsession with the oil/energy industry. Some of these books were mentioned already, but below are my absolute favorites:
If you're looking for a history of oil and gas check out The Prize, and The Frackers covers the more recent energy revolution. Oil 101 and Fundamentals of Investing in Oil and Gas deal more with the technical side.
I might be able to offer some sentiments on this topic.
My process is like this: You sit down with a pen a nice blank piece of paper. You then stare at the paper until a thought of a practical nature pops into your mind. You write this thought down. Then you wait for a new one to pop in. These waits can be a good moment to meditate. When you get the feeling that no more thoughts about practical matters will pop into your head, you examine what you've written down. When you have gotten some idea about the content of the different thoughts, you re-write them into the task needed to fulfill them. You can rearrange these tasks in a way that fits your personal method of thinking. You can re-order them by category, by importance, by which order you are going to complete them or by any other method you deem worthy. I, for instance, spend some time dividing the tasks into boxes that cover different categories, and in the individual boxes I list them by importance. I then draw small icons to each box, so that finances will get a dollar bill, while laundry gets a pair of trousers. I do this because it makes it easier for me to have an overview of the whole list. It is simply a quirk of my personal way of thinking that I've tried to incorporate into the list.
This sheet of paper will be the foundational tool of your plan. It acts as external memory and "frees up ram" in your conscious mind, which is a very pleasant feeling indeed.
You can expand on the list by writing down small notes to your thoughts about different tasks or by your overall reaction to the practical shades of your existence. This can help you uncover defects in your approach or indeed whole new ways to solve problems.
It can be good to know the difference between strategy and tactics when thinking about planning. Strategy is the overall plan which is made out of a long set of tactics. So your strategy might be to eliminate stress in your life and free your mind of recurring thoughts about practical matters, so as to have better use of your mental faculties. The list and the various ways you deal with the individual tasks are tactics and these should be constructed in a way that conforms with the strategy, so that there will be a synergy betwixt all the tactics that then drives the strategy. I usually picture a pile of grain. Each grain is a tactic and the collected pile is the strategy.
I had good reasons to want to eliminate stress in my life, so I worked on understanding what would stress me and I then made sure that the different tactics I used to reduce the overall burden of practicalities where each of a non-stressful nature (so that they were aligned, so to speak, with the strategy).
Similar methods can be used to deal with different problems.
Quite a lot of science and study has been done on this, and I can recommend looking into game-theory if one is interested in such matters. If one is more interested in a more general non-academic read, then I can recommend How Life Imitates Chess by Garry Kasparov (universally hailed as the best chessplayer in the history of the game). In there he explains a lot about what chess has taught him about the decision-making process and how it can be applied in different everyday scenarios.
Say no more, fam.
You don't need a degree to run a business. Having your own business allows you to experiment with these books first hand instead of taking some professor's word for it. Professor's usually just read what the book says. If they were actually good at running a business they'd probably be doing that.
aspen has always been a resort town, not a major urban center with natural gifts like a port and geographically close to cali and China, 2 of the biggest sources of global growth in the past 5 decades. OP, If you want some real info thats not some op-ed written to confirm popular opinions please veer away from this sub. please try /r/Economics
if you want to understand real estate pricing theories, here are two pretty comprehensive books for case studies on various types of real estate. You need an ok understanding of probabilities, stochastic calc, and basic finance instruments
there is also an consensus in academia on the harms of rent control
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/magazine/the-perverse-effects-of-rent-regulation.html?mcubz=3
https://economics.mit.edu/files/9760
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/RentControl.html
https://www.richmondfed.org/~/media/richmondfedorg/publications/research/working_papers/1985/pdf/wp85-5.pdf
http://users.nber.org/~luttmer/rentcontrol.pdf
Economic mobility work both ways. Some people got poorer without noticing, and are now fighting through political means to hold on to their privilege
True.
I read an interesting book called The Inevitable and it talks about how middle America is going to be the new "Silicon Valley" because SV is just too darn expensive.
I think there are quite a few cities that have seen the amazing growth of Austin and are trying to replicate it.
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A few of my family members use concierge medical practices, and it has been truly life changing for them. For example, my mom recently signed up for one. She has several chronic conditions, including a deadly peanut allergy. She came back from the appointment and said "Hmm! I guess I should get an Epipen. I've always carried around Benadryl , because I thought Benadryl and Epipens were the same thing." She's a brilliant lawyer, but no one had ever explained the difference between these two allergy treatments to her, so she didn't know. It isn't that she lacked the capacity to understand the difference, it's just that no doctor ever told her. Her doctor also found that 3 of her prescriptions had lapsed, and she just stopped taking them because "she felt okay." To me, this exemplifies the power of concierge medicine- doctors have the time to sit down and really dig through a patient's medical history, and work with them to fill in both medical and educational lapses. My mom said that she felt like a partner in her health care management, as opposed to a passive bystander. It's definitely worth looking into and I'm glad you're interested in it.
I couldn't find any books specifically for medical students, but I found a few books on Amazon that might be a good start (I haven't read any of them but they are highly (albeit limitedly) reviewed):
Not specifically about concierge medicine, but books that offer perspectives on changing healthcare models:
Take care!
/r/askhistorians recommended this fucking fantastic book about the Tang dynasty and all of its badassery. I've been enjoying it quite a bit.
That's a good list, BUT they should be secondary reading, sure you can get insights from them that can relate to any type of investing but you want to be RE specific right? Here is a list I would look into.
Private Real Estate Investment: Data Analysis and Decision Making
Real Estate Finance & Investments
Multifamily Housing Development Handbook
Real Estate Market Analysis: Methods and Case Studies, Second Edition
The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings
How to Pay Little or No Taxes on Your Real Estate Investments: What Smart Investors Need to Know
Investing in Real Estate
Real Estate Investing, Cash Flows, and Due Diligence: Making Better Investment Decisions (Volume 2)
What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures
That's a lot, also info in those books may over lap so pick which ones you would want to answer your specific questions. Hope this helps.
Just to add, there are a number of sales styles and techniques, and not 1 is suitable for everything under the sun (or moon).
That being said I kind of enjoyed https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Complex-Sale-Compete-Stakes/dp/0470533110 which I think is classed as Consultative Selling? (Did close sales using the methodology for large CAPEX equipment, but it does not apply for all types of products) The more tools the better.
ok, si tenis kindle hay un español qliao que se llama oriol amat, escribió un par de bueno libros si no tienes pico idea de finanzas
finanzas para dummies
introducción a la contabilidad y las finanzas
master en finanzas
master en contabilidad
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despues ya si quieres ser mas emprendedorsh
finanzas para emprendedores
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y este pa que no todo sea puro numero ( aunque las finanzas en el fondo pues, lo son)
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esos pa empezar, y qué quieres que te diga, nadie oculta nada,
está todo ahí solo que a la gente le importa un pico la educación financiera, no todos quieren ser ricos
la mayoría nos conformamos con tener suficiente pa que no nos webee la mina.
Unfortunately I don't really know anything that specifically focuses on this aspect of Chinese history. Since it's most prominent during the Tang Dynasty (though you see it happening sometimes during other periods - for instance, an Emperor during the five dynasties and ten kingdoms period was notorious for supposedly having a thing for Iranian women and had many of them in his harem, among other apparently kinky scandalous things he did), so that's probably a good place to start. The main book on the Tang Dynasty that I've read is the one that's part of the History of Imperial China Series, which I've found overall to be a great introductory but academically rigorous introduction to the history of China in general - Amazon link to that here. I read the kindle version and there's one chapter on foreigners and foreign relations if I remember correctly. Right now I'm starting to read China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty so we'll see how that goes.
The other place to look for would be books on the Silk Road. Susan Whitfield's Life Along the Silk Road was the first book I read in my recent binge on Chinese/Chinese-related history books, and it basically covers several centuries of Silk Road history through the eyes of 12 fictional individuals of different ethnicities and classes. Though fictional, their lives are drawn heavily from available sources. One of these individuals is a light-haired courtesan of Central Asian origin (or light eyed, kinda forgot but point is she'd be foreign in China), who lives much of her life in Chang'an, so the chapter on her might be of interest. The other Silk Road book I'm about to read right now is The Silk Road: A New History, so we'll see how that one goes.
I'd probably recommend getting Whitfield's book and then looking up the sources she uses. Unfortunately, these sources I mentioned above don't really go into much detail about the dynamics of these potential inter-"racial" sexual/romantic relations (I use racial in quotation marks of course because our modern conceptions of race would not be useful in analyzing this historical context) other than the fact that it happened and some Chinese guys wrote some "dood dem blonde grills r hawt" literature, but maybe there might be some shorter articles or research papers available that do focus more on them.
Agreed. A friend introduced me to Dale Canegie's book and it helped me professionally. I haven't read "Never Split the Difference" but have added it to my list.
Some others would be:
the prince - people really don't change much. This was supposed to be satire.
The Art of War This was helpful to get me thinking more about the long term.
Here are some of my suggestions
Some good books to begin with in my opinion:
Okun – Equality and Efficieny
Atkinson - Inequality
Milanovic – Global Inequality and The have and haves not
Piketty – Capital in the 21st century
or a summary (I read the book not the summary so I can't tell you that the summary is done well)
I think Piketty matters because it illustrates why the distinction between wealth and income matters. I know Piketty also wrote The economics of Inequality, but I haven't yet read it. I know some here will probably nuance his findings, but for this topic it is still a good source as it does explain why the difference matters.
Some of these (Okun for example) are relatively old. Thus take the conclusions with a grain of salt. At the same time, he (as well as most books here) provide both a factual as well as (in my view important in this discussion) an intuitive and normative explanation of their point. That's also why I'd personally prefer books over papers in this case.
Milanovic in Global inequality does a good job (in my opinion) of explaining the differences between within and across border inequality and why it matters. In the have and haves not he also delves into how inequality could be bad. Plus that is also quite a readable book for someone not too in interested/familiar with economics.
Reading some of these is interesting because they will argue multiple sides, leaving you with quite a nuanced view. After Okun you will probably see inequality as quite necessary, whilst you will not be as sure anymore after reading Milanovic.
This exactly.
Also, I recommend In the Line of Fire, a great book that will teach you how to prepare and then handle 'gotcha' questions.
Jeg ved godt at et link til en bog er nærmest latterligt, men alligevel.
Jeg tror endda at du kan finde den som lydbog på youtube. Der er i hvert fald videoer der beskriver begrebet.
https://www.amazon.com/Reverse-Engineer-Your-Future-Waiting-ebook/dp/B0759Y1X9S
Og glem de der forældre, jo hurtigere du lægger det fra dig, jo bedre. Lad dem komme til dig, og hvis de ikke gør, så glem det. Du er kaptajn på en skude der sejler en helt anden retning, og hvis de vil ligge og skvulpe rundt inde i havnen, så fred være med det, de har haft deres tid, og det der fnidder, det har du overhoved ikke tid til. Det har jeg måtte sande med min ene bror og min far. Det er hvad det er. Videre.
Don't use the daily pricing tactic. Be transparent. Also, you don't have mimic your competitors pricing, as I read earlier in the thread.
Read this: https://stripe.com/atlas/guides/saas-pricing
And then if you feel like digging in more, get this: The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing: A Guide to Growing More Profitably https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077MDDKGZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.PR2Ab9SVECK8
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XQWRRS9/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AAYQ8QA/
https://www.amazon.com/Enchanted-April-Elizabeth-von-Arnim-ebook/dp/B00YT7AWVW/
This is basically the idea behind Combo Propsecting - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072LPZ3JP/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
No affiliation, but I really liked the book and am actively implementing a lot of the tips in it.
Right now I'm reading The End of Big: How the Internet Makes David the New Goliath by Nicco Mele.
So far, I'm intrigued. The world is changing so quickly, I'm struggling to keep up.
on my to read list
http://www.amazon.ca/The-End-Big-Internet-Goliath/dp/1250021855
This book is pretty solid. Elementary but is a great foundation.
Mastering the Complex Sale: How to Compete and Win When the Stakes are High!
I have actually read that book! It's great!
I actually agree with you... 50 years was a little much haha but it gets you thinking...
Also, a book I recommend is Inevitable: Understanding Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly (founder of Wired Magazine)...It basically is this thought experiment that I described. He outlines 12 forces that he believes are 'inevitable' (which I mostly agree with). Supurb read.
https://www.amazon.com/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future/dp/0143110373/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522298524&sr=8-1&keywords=the+inevitable+kevin+kelly
Looking for PDF
ISBN-13: 978-0132747257
ISBN-10: 0132747251
https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Marketing-Problems-Cases-Comments-dp-0132747251/dp/0132747251/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=
This book?
https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Marketing-Problems-Cases-Comments/dp/0132747251/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1519395062&sr=8-1&keywords=Strategic+Marketing+Problems+13th+Edition
I understand your point. Thank you. I agree. Being put on the spot is tough and ideally it can be avoided with some prep. Or diverted with well placed snipers.... I kid. I kid.
May I recommend a book that was valuable for me? This is the best book I've read that discusses these (and other) types of things. It's a fascinating read both from a history perspective and a psychology perspective.
MCubb may be just a tad bit excited today!
Within 18 months, I will be a Licensed Professional Counselor.
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I don't agree that the only way to root out hate is to confront it. Do you have any evidence or reasoning to support the assertion you're making here?
I think hate can and does thrive on a confrontational, us-them dynamic. I think if we attack hate head-on, we're likely to not only strengthen the hate in the group we're attacking, but allow hate to gain a foothold in ourselves, when we start hating the people who were hating in the first place. There is good science behind this, i.e. Aaron Beck's work on the cognitive basis of anger, hate, hostility, and violence, like in this book. That book suggests that hate manifests in certain patterns of thinking, patterns that can be propagated a lot like memes, and that can escalate in a conversation or interaction between groups.
I also think that sometimes ignoring groups or ideas can take away some of their energy and motivation. I have the sense that groups advocating for extreme stances thrive on being demonized or attacked. It can create a persecution complex, which can strengthen group identity and loyalty. This seems to contradict your claim that:
> You won't win anything from hiding them so they can fester and grow as well.
And to clarify, I'm not advocating "hiding them", I'm advocating withholding media attention from them, not drawing extra attention to them, which is not the same as hiding them.
The things I'm trying to draw attention to here are a similar phenomenon to what I observe in business, how sometimes, negative coverage can lead to financial gains for a business, to the point that some businesses even go out of their way to manufacture negative coverage, as an effective marketing tactic.