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Alright, on to this week's bestsellers!
Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky
If Cambridge Analytica, covid news coverage, and some outlets "reporting" on every one of Elon Musk's tweets has shown us anything, it's that the media have fallen from grace.
World-renowned linguist and cognitive scientist Noam Chomsky called out this issue back in 1988 in his groundbreaking book, Manufacturing Consent. He asserts that the media like to portray themselves as obstinate truth-seekers, but actually mostly serve the interests of an elite few — powerful people, advertisers, and whoever else will strike a quid-pro-quo deal with them.
In this video, we've animated 3 lessons from the book for you so you can understand Chomsky's message easily. He takes a strong position, but it serves as an important reminder and call to action.
If you want to understand how the media is influencing you, watch this video.
Daily Rituals by Mason Currey
1-Sentence-Summary: Daily Rituals is a compilation of the best practices and habits of successful people from different fields aimed to help anyone increase productivity, get past writer's block, and become more creative and efficient in their everyday work.
Top 3 Lessons:
- You can become more productive by establishing daily habits, drinking coffee, and finding inspiration around.
- Become ready for work by connecting with what speaks to you the most.
- Keep your relationships healthy to keep being productive and focused on your work.
If you want to be in a productive yet creative state of mind every day, this book is for you.
Everyday Millionaires by Chris Hogan
1-Sentence-Summary: Everyday Millionaires proves how anyone can become a millionaire if they have a solid actionable plan and the willingness to work hard by drawing conclusions from the largest study ever conducted on the lives of millionaires.
Top 3 Lessons:
- Most millionaires work for their money and follow a plan.
- Having a basic job but knowing some simple money laws can help you become a millionaire.
- Instead of adopting the mentality of a victim, be responsible and set goals.
If you want to start your journey to becoming a millionaire, this book is for you.
What To Say When You Talk To Yourself by Shad Helmstetter
1-Sentence-Summary: What to Say When You Talk to Yourself is a book by Shad Helmstetter, a self-help guru who has written several pieces on the subject of self-talk, and who argues that in order to achieve our highest self we need to work on how we talk to ourselves and identify our biggest challenge to conquer.
Top 3 Lessons:
- Thoughts turn into electrical impulses, which in turn become actions.
- To create the life we want, we must take a step back and reprogram our mind.
- Understanding how self-talk works is the first step to reprogramming your mind.
If you want to make the voice in your head more positive and uplifting, this book is for you.
That's it for this week! Have a good weekend!
Happy reading,
-Nik
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