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The Little Book That Still Beats the Market: The Magic Formula That's Almost Too Simple 📘✨

Joel Greenblatt wrote a book with a bold claim: he's figured out a simple formula that beats the market, and he's going to share it with you. For free. In a book you can read in an afternoon.Sounds too good to be true, right? That's what makes "The Little Book That Still Beats the Market" so interesting. Because Greenblatt isn't some internet guru selling a course. He's a legendary investor who ran Gotham Capital, achieving 40% annual returns for a decade. He teaches at Columbia Business School. He manages billions.And he's saying: here's a stupidly simple approach that works. Anyone can do it. You don't need to be smart. You don't need special access. You just need discipline.So what's the catch?

November 2nd, 2025

The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America's Top Traders 🎩✨

Jack Schwager's "The New Market Wizards" is the sequel to his legendary "Market Wizards," and it's basically a masterclass in how the best traders in the world actually think. This isn't a typical investing book with theories and frameworks. It's a series of in-depth interviews with traders who've achieved extraordinary success—people who've turned small stakes into fortunes, who've survived decades in the markets, who've found edges that actually work. The beautiful thing? They all do it differently. Completely differently. Which itself is one of the book's most important lessons.

November 2nd, 2025

The Most Important Thing: Howard Marks on What Actually Matters in Investing 🎯

Howard Marks doesn't write books to sell you a system or promise you riches. He writes to make you think—really think—about what investing actually is and how the best investors approach it. "The Most Important Thing" is a collection of insights from someone who's been in the game for over 50 years, managing billions of dollars through boom times and crashes, manias and panics. And the beautiful irony of the title? There isn't just one "most important thing." There are about twenty of them. Each chapter is titled "The Most Important Thing Is..." and explores a different crucial concept. Marks is saying: all of these things matter. Ignore any of them at your peril. This isn't a book for beginners looking for hot stock tips. It's a book for people who want to understand how exceptional investors think differently from everyone else.

November 2nd, 2025

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits: The Investment Classic That Still Matters 📈

Philip Fisher wrote "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits" in 1958, and here's the wild part—it's still one of the most relevant investing books you can read today.While most investment books age like milk, this one aged like wine. Warren Buffett has called Fisher one of his major influences. Charlie Munger studied his methods. Even in an era of algorithms and high-frequency trading, Fisher's principles for finding exceptional companies remain remarkably applicable.This isn't a book about quick trades or technical analysis. It's about finding outstanding companies, understanding them deeply, and holding them for the long haul. In other words, it's about actual investing, not gambling with a Bloomberg terminal.

November 2nd, 2025

Rich Dad Poor Dad: The Book That Changed How Millions Think About Money 💰

Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" is one of those books that people either swear by or swear at. There's not much middle ground.Since it came out in 1997, it's sold over 40 million copies and become arguably the most influential personal finance book ever written. It's also been criticized, debated, and dissected more than almost any other money book out there.But here's the thing: whether you agree with everything in it or not, the core ideas are worth wrestling with. Because they challenge basically everything most of us were taught about money growing up.

November 2nd, 2025

The Millionaire Fastlane: Why Everything You've Been Told About Getting Rich Is Wrong 🚗💨

MJ DeMarco has a message for everyone grinding at their 9-to-5, maxing out their 401(k), and brown-bagging lunch to save money: you're on the wrong road."The Millionaire Fastlane" isn't a gentle suggestion to optimize your retirement contributions. It's a full-throated challenge to everything conventional personal finance has taught us. And honestly? It's kind of hard to argue with his logic once you really think about it.

November 2nd, 2025

The SaaS Playbook: Building Software That Prints Money (Kind of) 💻

If you've spent any time in the startup world, you've heard the SaaS gospel preached like it's a religion. Recurring revenue! Predictable growth! Scale without limits!Rob Walling's "The SaaS Playbook" cuts through the hype and gives you the actual blueprint for building a Software-as-a-Service business that works. Not the unicorn, raise-$100-million, change-the-world version. The real version—where you build something people actually pay for, month after month.And spoiler alert: it's harder than the tech bros on Twitter make it sound.

November 2nd, 2025

Die With Zero: The Radical Idea That Will Change How You Think About Money 💰

Bill Perkins has a question that most financial advisors would hate: Why are you working so hard to die rich?Seriously. What's the point of accumulating all that wealth if you're too old, too tired, or too dead to enjoy it?"Die With Zero" isn't your typical personal finance book. It's not going to tell you to max out your 401(k), skip the lattes, or retire at 65 with a fat nest egg. Instead, Perkins—a hedge fund manager who's lived a pretty extraordinary life—argues that the goal shouldn't be to die rich. It should be to die with zero.And no, that's not as crazy as it sounds.

November 1st, 2025

Four Thousand Weeks: The Brutal Truth About Time That Will Set You Free ⏳

Here's a fun fact that's about to ruin your day: if you live to be 80 years old, you get roughly 4,000 weeks on this planet.That's it. Four thousand weeks to do everything you'll ever do. To love everyone you'll ever love. To create, explore, rest, work, play, and figure out what it all means.Oliver Burkeman's "Four Thousand Weeks" starts with this uncomfortable math and then does something unexpected: instead of offering you productivity hacks to "maximize" those weeks, he suggests that maybe—just maybe—our obsession with optimizing time is the actual problem.

November 1st, 2025

Buy Back Your Time: The Freedom You Didn't Know You Were Missing ⏰

We've all been there. You're working harder than ever, checking more boxes, crossing off more tasks—yet somehow, you feel like you have less time than when you started. Your to-do list is a hydra: cut off one head, two more appear.Dan Martell wrote "Buy Back Your Time" because he lived this nightmare. And more importantly, he found a way out.

November 1st, 2025

The Man Who Cracked Wall Street's Code 📈

Jim Simons didn't look like your typical Wall Street titan. With his scraggly beard and rumpled shirts, he looked more like a college professor who'd lost track of time in his office—which, technically, he was. But this mathematician would go on to achieve something that seemed impossible: he beat the market, consistently, for decades.

November 1st, 2025

Business Valuation and Financial Ratio Analysis: Making Sense of the Numbers 📊

"Unternehmensbewertung und Kennzahlenanalyse" (Business Valuation and Financial Ratio Analysis) might sound like a textbook that cures insomnia, but it's actually a comprehensive guide to understanding what companies are really worth and how to read the story their numbers tell. Whether you're an investor, analyst, or business owner, these concepts are the foundation of making informed decisions.

November 1st, 2025

Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Masterclass in Skepticism 🔍

David Einhorn's "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time" isn't your typical business book. It's a financial thriller, a cautionary tale, and a frustrating exposé of how broken systems protect the wrong people. At its heart, it's the story of one hedge fund manager's decade-long battle against Allied Capital—a company he believed was committing fraud in plain sight.

November 1st, 2025

Zero to One: Building the Future Instead of Copying It 🚀

Most business advice tells you to compete harder, optimize better, and outwork the competition. Peter Thiel's "Zero to One" flips that thinking on its head. The book argues that real progress doesn't come from doing what already works a little bit better—it comes from creating something entirely new.

November 1st, 2025

The Robbins Power Principle: Unlocking Your Inner Strength 💪

We all have moments when life feels like it's happening to us rather than for us. Tony Robbins' "The Power Principle" tackles this head-on, offering a roadmap to reclaim control and tap into the extraordinary potential that lies dormant in most of us.

November 1st, 2025

What Fortune’s Formula Teaches About Risk, Edge, and the Mathematics of Luck

Every so often, you come across a book that quietly changes how you see risk — not as something to fear, but as something to understand. Fortune’s Formula by William Poundstone does exactly that. It’s not just about the math behind the Kelly criterion or the gamblers who inspired it; it’s about how information, probability, and human behavior collide to shape both fortune and failure. It’s a story that starts in the world of gambling but ends up explaining the psychology of modern finance.

November 1st, 2025

What You Can Be a Stock Market Genius Really Teaches — Beyond the Title

The title sounds like a gimmick, but the book isn’t. Joel Greenblatt’s You Can Be a Stock Market Genius is one of those rare investing books that quietly rewires how you think about markets. It’s not about tips or trends — it’s about noticing what others overlook, thinking independently, and doing the kind of work most people skip. The irony is that the “genius” part has little to do with intelligence. It’s about patience, curiosity, and the willingness to look where no one else bothers to.

November 1st, 2025

What What If? Taught Me About Curiosity and Clear Thinking

Some books remind you how to think again — not what to think, but how. Randall Munroe’s What If? does exactly that. It’s a book built on absurd questions (“What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?”), but underneath the humor is something profound: a masterclass in reasoning, imagination, and intellectual honesty. It’s science stripped of pretension — curious, humble, and playful. And that combination turns out to be surprisingly rare.

November 1st, 2025

Reflections on A Promised Land — Lessons in Leadership, Doubt, and Purpose

Some books don’t just tell a story; they slow you down and make you think about how you move through the world. A Promised Land is one of those. It’s not just a political memoir — it’s a window into the inner life of a leader navigating impossible expectations, the grind of compromise, and the quiet persistence needed to keep going when the ideal collides with reality. At its heart, it’s a book about how to lead without losing yourself.

November 1st, 2025

The Art of Connection: Key Lessons from "How to Talk to Anyone"

We've all been there—standing awkwardly at a networking event, struggling to make small talk at a party, or fumbling through a conversation with someone we want to impress. The ability to connect with others isn't just a nice-to-have skill; it's essential for building relationships, advancing careers, and navigating life with confidence. Leil Lowndes' "How to Talk to Anyone" offers a treasure trove of practical techniques for becoming a better communicator. Here are the most valuable lessons from this communication classic:

November 1st, 2025

💰 $100M Leads — How to Get Strangers to Want What You’re Selling

The core lessons from Alex Hormozi’s playbook for scaling audience and revenue

October 22nd, 2025

🌱 Atomic Habits — How Small Changes Create Remarkable Results

Lessons from James Clear’s groundbreaking guide to lasting personal transformation

October 22nd, 2025

🌍 Lessons from Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio

A guide to understanding the hidden patterns behind financial meltdowns

October 22nd, 2025

💰 Lessons from The Richest Man in Babylon

Timeless Principles of Wealth That Still Matter Today Some books on money go out of date quickly. The Richest Man in Babylon, written almost a century ago, somehow doesn’t. Its setting is ancient Babylon, but the lessons could be straight out of a modern finance handbook. The genius of the book lies in its simplicity — it teaches financial wisdom through short parables, using storytelling instead of theory. And despite the old-fashioned tone, every principle still applies to how we earn, save, and grow wealth today.

October 11th, 2025

Key Lessons from Accounting Made Simple by Mike Piper

Accounting is one of those skills that quietly underpins every business decision — yet most of us only ever scratch the surface. When I read Accounting Made Simple by Mike Piper, what struck me was how much of accounting is really about understanding relationships between numbers, not memorizing rules.

October 11th, 2025

🚀 Million Dollar Weekend — How to Turn an Idea into Income in 48 Hours

“Act first. Figure it out later.” That’s the mantra behind Noah Kagan’s Million Dollar Weekend — a playbook for anyone who’s been sitting on a business idea but hasn’t yet taken the leap. This isn’t a book about startups or venture capital. It’s about momentum — how to go from idea to validation and your first paying customers in just two days.

October 5th, 2025

Think and Grow Rich: Timeless Principles for Wealth and Success

Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich teaches that success begins with a burning desire, faith, and a definite plan. By mastering principles like persistence, organized planning, the power of the mastermind, and control over your subconscious thoughts, you can turn ideas into reality. Hill also warns against the “six ghosts of fear” that hold people back, reminding us that thoughts become things—and what we consistently focus on shapes our destiny.

October 2nd, 2025

Lessons from University of Berkshire Hathaway

30 Years of Wisdom from Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger The book University of Berkshire Hathaway distills decades of insights from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at Berkshire Hathaway’s legendary shareholder meetings. Beyond numbers and investing tactics, it’s a masterclass in decision-making, human behavior, and the philosophy of living well. Here are the key takeaways:

September 30th, 2025

Lessons from 100 Baggers: The Blueprint for Finding Life-Changing Investments

In 100 Baggers, Christopher Mayer explores how ordinary companies turned into extraordinary wealth creators—multiplying investments by 100x or more. The secret isn’t luck, but a combination of traits: founder-led businesses with skin in the game, high returns on capital, reinvestment machines, and long runways for growth. But spotting these companies is only half the journey—the real challenge is having the patience to hold them through decades of compounding. If you want to screen for potential multibaggers, focus on filters like: high insider ownership, scalable markets, durable competitive advantages, strong balance sheets, and reasonable valuations. The formula is simple: buy right, hold long, and let compounding do the heavy lifting.

September 28th, 2025

12 Rules for Life: Lessons for Finding Order in Chaos

Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life is more than just a self-help book—it’s a guide to living with responsibility, meaning, and courage in a world full of uncertainty. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, religion, and personal stories, Peterson distills timeless wisdom into twelve principles for building a stronger life.

September 27th, 2025

Key Negotiation Lessons from Never Split the Difference

Chris Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator, wrote Never Split the Difference to share practical, field-tested negotiation tactics that work in both life-or-death situations and everyday conversations. Far from abstract theories, his methods are built on psychology, empathy, and the art of listening.

September 27th, 2025

Never Finished (David Goggins)

Summary of my kindle notes for the book Never Finished

September 21st, 2025

4 Hour Work Week (Tim Feriss)

The most important messages from my Kindle Notes.

September 18th, 2025

Learnings from Outlive (Peter Attia)

Summary of the my most important findings from the book Outlive.

September 17th, 2025

How I learned to build this Blog and other Websites

Proces of the learning for building websites with or without backend.

September 16th, 2025

Two Paths to Wealth: The Long Road and the Short Road

When we think about achieving wealth and financial freedom, it often feels like an overwhelming mystery. But if we strip it down, there are really only two ways…

May 25th, 2025

Summary of Dan Martell's Youtube Videos in FAQ format

Summary of many Youtube Videos of Dan Martell using Notebook LM

April 24th, 2025

The Goal in Life

For a journey to begin you need first to determine where to go. We often float through life without pausing to ask: What is life actually about? What is the goa…

April 4th, 2025