Book Summaries Archive - Ali Abdaal

Die With Zero – Summary With Notes and Highlights

Ali Abdaal — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:15:21 +0000

A practical guide to getting the most out of your money – and your life. Including highlights, recommendations, and a full summary of the book.

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Atomic Habits (James Clear) – Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Ali Abdaal — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:13:25 +0000

This book helped me understand how habits are formed and what we can do to build long-lasting chains of cues, cravings, responses, and rewards to create systems that will help us achieve our goals.

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Your Money or Your Life (Vicki Robin) – Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Ali Abdaal — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:10:27 +0000

This book completely changed my relationship with money. I think everyone should give it a read. Even though it’s portrayed as a personal finance book, it gives answers to much deeper questions than just “How do I save more?”

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How will you measure your life? – Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Ali Abdaal — Wed, 19 May 2021 12:08:29 +0000

This book challenged me to think about my own life choices and how I'm prioritising my work, relationships, and other goals.

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Show Your Work! (Austin Kleon) – Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Ali Abdaal — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:56:04 +0000

It completely changed the way I thought about sharing stuff online, and encouraged me to start my blog in January 2016.

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The Making of a Manager (Julie Zhuo) – Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Ali Abdaal — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:49:54 +0000

I learned so much about being a manager, and my management skills immediately improved after I started to do some of the things that Julie recommends.

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Storyworthy (Matthew Dicks) – Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Ali Abdaal — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:35:02 +0000

This is one of the most engaging books I’ve ever read and has already changed my outlook on the stories that happen every single day in our lives that usually just pass us by.

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How to Take Smart Notes (Sönke Ahrens) – Book Summary and Notes

Ali Abdaal — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:31:30 +0000

This book transformed my relationship with note-taking. It's the best (English) introduction to the Zettelkasten (slip-box) method.

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The Magic of Thinking Big (David Swartz) – Book Discussion

Ali Abdaal — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:30:05 +0000

Be an activationist. Be someone who does things. Be a doer, not a don’t-er.

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Happy (Derren Brown) – Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Ali Abdaal — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:24:17 +0000

It's my most highlighted book on Kindle (by a very long way) and while I was reading it, I found myself nodding my head like a lunatic on almost every page.

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