Episodes
April 22, 2021
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth, by T. Harv Eker
Some people work hard for money all their life. However, in the end they are still short of money. Even if by chance they make a small fortune, the money won’t stay with them for long. Why is that? It is actually because of poor thinking. A person who always thinks about money with the mind of a poor person will never become truly rich. This book teaches you how to observe your own thinking modes about money, challenge entrenched negative thoughts, think like a rich person, and build wealth that...
April 22, 2021
Self-directed Behavior Self-modification for personal adjustment (tenth edition), by David L. Watson and Roland G. Tharp
Using a wealth of research and real-life cases, this book provides us with a guide to the life skills we need to control and change our behavior in order to achieve our goals. Starting from easy changes and proceeding to more difficult ones, the book equips us with step-by-step improvement plans, and illustrates abstract psychological principles with real-life cases, making this book both a reference for professional therapists and a self-guide for the general readers.
April 22, 2021
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids, by Kim John Payne and Lisa M. Ross (psychology, parenting)
Every parent wants to give their kids a head start in life, so they create a busy schedule for them every day and enroll them in all kinds of enrichment courses and activities. However, research shows that children in more developed regions are more likely to suffer from the side effects of modern society. They often exhibit attention deficits, behavioral disorders, and psychological issues. Contrary to common belief, many well-meaning parental efforts at improvement can disrupt the innocence o...
April 22, 2021
Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Decisions, by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, Howard Raiffa (decision making, negotiation analysis, game theory)
Life is about making choices. Who you will become. What will you do? Your success and if you will find happiness depends on your decisions. Although decision-making is inevitable, the skill of decision-making is never taught at school nor in the home. This book shows us how to make smart choices. It provides a scientific decision-making process that you can use to make better decisions quickly, economically, and efficiently.
April 22, 2021
Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains (education, teaching, learning)
With an increasing emphasis on education, teachers are hankering for ways to improve teaching quality and improve the teacher-student relationship. Teaching Outside the Box provides tips to save teachers’ time and energy, solutions to reduce students’ resistance to schooling, steps to maintain order in classes, and so forth. As a training manual for American elementary and secondary school teachers, it will positively influence your teaching style and concepts to make miracles happen together wi...
April 22, 2021
Telling True Stories A Nonfiction Writers’ Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University, by Mark Kramer and Wendy Call (writing, nonfiction, Havard)
Nonfiction writing is also called “narrative journalism.” With a history of less than 100 years, it emerged between the 1950s and 1960s and was heavily influenced by the development of the Pulitzer Prize. In 2001, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University established the “Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism.” They collected the scripts from 51 writers’ speeches to create the book Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers’ Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard Universit...
April 22, 2021
The Art of Asking, by Amanda Palmer
In real life, many people are afraid of asking for help. Some people even think that asking for help is an admission of failure. However, Palmer was not scared of asking, and she achieved unexpected success as a result. She asked for help online and slept on the couches of her fans. She even asked her fans to finance her new album through crowdfunding and eventually raised $ 1.2 million. Palmer benefited a lot from asking. In this book, the author shares many things about asking and love through...
April 22, 2021
The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization, by Peter Senge (business management, cooperation)
How can a team of committed staff members with individual IQs above 120 have a collective IQ as low as 63? Why did one-third of the firms in the Fortune 500 in 1970 vanish by 1983? It is because most firms are “controlling organizations.” They emphasize individual work rather than teamwork, fragments rather than the whole picture, and the present rather than the future. So, modern firms need to adopt the conceptual framework of “systems thinking” to transform into “learning organizations.”
April 22, 2021
The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman
Many people think that marriage is the grave of love, and a lot of couples fight with each other or have marriage crises because of trivial things. But they are always close to each other when they are in love. So what turns these intimate relationships into ones ripe with conflict? This book will tell us why as well as discuss the primary reason why communication is so important, and how we can express love in proper ways. It also provides effective ways that will point us in the direction of h...
April 22, 2021
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, by Brene Brown
Too often, we are plagued by negative emotions, such as shame, fear, and low self-esteem. We even think that this kind of vulnerability hinders our progress in life. But in Dr. Brené Brown's view, our vulnerability grants us strength and provides us love and a sense of belonging. This book once stayed at #1 on the New York Times bestseller for more than 18 weeks and sold more than 1 million copies. The Gifts of Imperfection is a profound work that will show you how to lead a Wholehearted life.
April 22, 2021
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work, by Shawn Achor (positive psychology, happiness, Havard Univeristy, TED talks)
In contemporary society, people who are overwhelmed by workload, pressure and negative emotions expect to be happy after becoming successful. As a result, they constantly sacrifice happiness for achievement. However, psychological research has found that putting success before happiness makes it harder to achieve our goals. On the contrary, if happiness comes first, it gives us an enormous competitive edge on the path to success. A positive mindset, thinking pattern and behavior can help us achi...
April 22, 2021
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance, by W. Timothy Gallwey
What’s the key to winning a game when you meet your opponent on the tennis court? How can someone with the best physique and the highest technical skill still lose the game? This book reveals that every game comprises two parts, an outer game and an inner game. Players play an inner game within their minds as they play the physical outer game against their opponent. Peak performance occurs only when the mind is calm and at one with the body. This book will give you a glimpse into the psychology ...
April 22, 2021
The Lost Art of Listening, by Michael P. Nichols
In building relationships, listening is more important than speaking. The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships has been rated as a classic bestseller in the communication category of the Amazon Bookstore in the United States. This book has become a classic instruction manual on interpersonal relationships. Over 125,000 readers said that the book had improved their interpersonal relationships. This book can help you discover the reasons for the "failure to be un...
April 22, 2021
The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan (successful people)
Everyone looks forward to a successful and happy life, but we are often misguided by lies that are seemingly true. For example, each and every thing we do is important, you can multitask, and you can achieve work-life balance, and so on. This book tells us to narrow down your goals and focus on the most important thing at the moment. Only then will you live a successful and efficient life.
April 22, 2021
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan (food culture, health, gourmet)
Are you staring at your food calorie chart and ingredient list to decide what you should eat for your next meal? Have labels such as "Organic Food" and "Additive-Free" become your yardsticks for food quality? A plethora of food innovations has greatly enriched our menus. Meanwhile, it's easy to feel trampled by the diversification of choices. The progress of technology shocks food cultures and makes people think more about food. This book will take us on a journey to discover what it takes to ge...
April 22, 2021
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success, by William N. Thorndike
Who is the greatest CEO of the last 50 years? What is the most important job for a CEO? This book profiles eight “outsider” CEOs who have led companies that outperformed the S&P 500 index by more than 20 times and their peers by more than seven times. Despite their different industries and backgrounds, their grasp of the nature of business is surprisingly consistent. In this book, the author details these shared characteristics in operation management and capital allocation, which are of referen...
April 22, 2021
The Read-Aloud Handbook, by Jim Trelease (children's speech education)
The Read-Aloud Handbook is a classic reading guidebook that brings together concrete and credible case studies that aim to exhaustively discuss the role, methods, and considerations of reading aloud. Meanwhile, the book touches on issues such as home, school, and the building of community libraries . Furthermore, it covers topics such as dealing with Internet addiction , television addiction, and e-book reading. This book has been used as a textbook at more than 60 colleges and universities in t...
April 22, 2021
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism, by Naoki Higashida
According to the World Health Organization, a child with ASD is born every 20 minutes worldwide. Most people on the autism spectrum have difficulty interacting with others because those people cannot express themselves in a way that’s perceived as proper in our society. “The Reason I Jump” is the first book written by an autistic teenager who talks about his experience living with ASD, giving us a new understanding of ASD. So, how does the inner world of a person with ASD look like? This bookey ...
April 22, 2021
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert, by John M. Gottman (marriage, relationship and psychology)
Why do some couples stay happily married for a lifetime while others have many crises in their marriage? Based on the data accumulated through years of marriage research, this book analyzes people's common misunderstandings about marriage, reveals the meaning of marriage, summarizes seven principles for making marriage work, and teaches us how to repair the relationship between husband and wife to ensure a long and happy marriage.
April 22, 2021
The Tapping Solution, Nick Ortner (acupoint tapping, stress reliefing, mental health)
Have you had any bad experiences in the past? If so, do they affect your present life? After reading The Tapping Solution: A Revolutionary System for Stress-free Living by Nick Ortner, a top healing master, you’ll find that many of your troubles and pains are closely related to past unhappiness, but that it’s possible to change the status quo. A magical technique called acupoint tapping will help you get rid of past pain and usher in a new, happier life!
April 22, 2021
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It, by Kelly McGonigal (psychology and willpower)
Kelly McGonigal has realized through many years of research that most people hold incorrect perceptions about willpower, which causes our self-control to falter and thus sabotages our success. Based on the latest research from various industries and many years of working experience, Kelly begins with talking about multiple factors that lead to a loss of control and guides readers towards a better understanding of willpower. She does this by telling people how to break old habits, overcome procra...
April 22, 2021
Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married, by Dr. Gary D. Chapman
Many couples spend a great deal of time and energy planning their wedding but turn a blind eye to the significance of preparing for marriage. Some married people pay a high price for not preparing well. You should know that happiness will not come to you just because you get married. Before planning your wedding, please get ready for marriage first. This book will steer you away from the usual pitfalls and help you create a happy marriage!
April 22, 2021
To Have or To Be? The Nature of the Psyche, by Erich Fromm (German-American psychologist, sociologist, and philosopher)
Having and being are two very different ways of life. In the having way of life, people always need to possess external goods to prove that their existence has meaning. The being way of life encourages that one takes an active role in developing things and oneself in a way that makes life more meaningful. What's the difference between these two lifestyles? How do societies based on each of these two lifestyles differ? Which should we choose?
April 22, 2021
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason, by Alfie Kohn (Parenting, education, unconditional love)
Parents usually apply rewards and punishments when raising and educating their children. However, Kohn believes that this is a kind of control in the name of love or, in other words, conditional parenting. He believes that parents' love is a gift that their children deserve to get without paying anything in return. A child can only be both physically and mentally healthy when raised with unconditional parenting. This author's opinion is challenging because it overturns a lot of parenting concept...