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The Best Non-Fiction Books of 2023

By now all the Christmas presents have been opened and hopefully you've had some good R n' R with family and friends. Did you get any books? Hopefully you did, but if you've got some Christmas cash or gift cards burning a hole in your pocket and you want to know what to read check the list below. There are books on learning better, some history, science, psychology, and memoirs. There's sure to be something to whet your appetite for learning and knowing more about the big wide world we're living in.

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Why I Read

Although I rarely spend an entire day just reading, I would happily do so if I didn’t have other things I want to accomplish. Once upon a time, I had to force myself to read, like a kid who doesn’t want to take his medicine. Now, it’s one of my favorite things to do. Sometimes a reward at the end of the day. And nearly always the first thing I do every morning.

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Productivity Tools 2020

I’m always on the lookout for tips n’ tricks to up my productivity game and make it easier to accomplish more. Such is the case when I’m trying out tools to add to my productivity toolbox. Once in a while, things tend to stick around and become so indispensable, so effective, so CRUCIAL to success that I use them each and every day. I could probably live without these things, but I wouldn’t want to!

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In Defense of Motivation

An informal analysis on how to make habit-based, goal-driven actions exciting and sustainable!

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In my daily explorations of the internet and its never-ending supply of productivity related content, I often come across sentiments dismissing the concept of “motivation”. David Goggins, the noted former Navy seal, endurance athlete, author and all-around bad ass, says “don’t be motivated, be disciplined”.

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Batman and the Capacity for Self-Discipline

As a child growing up in the 1980s, my first experience with Batman was through the Superfriends animated show. After watching the show, I wanted to be just like those heroes. I vivdly remember going out in my neighborhood to patrol the mean streets of suburban Raleigh, NC with underwear proudly worn on the outside of my pants (oh yeah). I donned a blue cape (a blanket) which flowed off of my cereal and juice infused, four-year old frame. Yes, you could say I was a full-on Bat fan from the very start.

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My Keystone Habits

In the book The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg, the author dedicates a chapter to corporations and how habits affect their business. In this chapter, Duhigg introduces the concept of keystone habits. These are behaviors so powerful that they can change and affect most or all other areas of your life. These habits are important for businesses and are absolutely transformational for the individual.

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