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3 books that can change your life

3 books that can change your life


I think these three definitely worth reading.
  1. Rich Dad Poor Dad (About Money and Personal Finance): I read this book three years ago and whenever I find some free time I try to revise the learnings from this book. This book was an eye opener for me. This book taught what real assets are and how riches buy assets to maximizes their wealth and how poor and mediocre people buy/invest in liabilities that make them more poorer. TLDR; This book would teach you following;
    1. Know what “real asset” is (Riches buy assets, poor buy liabilities)
    2. Difference between in the way rich and poor think
    3. Smart tips on money management
  • You can Win by Shiv Khera (About Life and habits ): The key to happiness is not only money. This are not my words. This book explains this very well. I think every human being should read this book at least once. I’ve read this book more than 6 times I don’t bore because it is not a book- it is a collection of educational and motivational stories. This book is so popular and had been translated into many languages. It tells to have a positive approach and attitude in life. Is the book "You Can Win" by Shiv Khera worth the read?
  • High Output Management (About management): Another amazing book. I finished reading this book last month. The book is very popular in Silicon Valley. It’s a crash course for middle managers by former Intel CEO Andy Grove. Some key learnings you can get from this book-
    • How everything can be modeled as a process.
    • How to focus on measurable indicators of Output.
    • How to use leverage to increase productivity and efficiency etc.
Thanks for reading.

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