Title: Sprint Recommendation: 8.8/10 Summary: The longer assumptions remain unexamined, the greater the risk. To minimize the lift to check assumptions three Googlers developed sprint, a problem-solving approach. A sprint is limited to 5 days, because… – Weekends lose continuity – After 5 days distraction & procrastination creep in – We become more attached to…

Title: Invent & Wander Recommendation: 7.7/10 Summary: 700 characters is a cruel constraint on this rich read.  Although it’s a compilation of shareholder letters & speech transcripts, freely available across the web, I can honestly say I would not have read this content had it not been a book. You get a front-row view into…

Title: The First 20 Hours Recommendation: 7.3/10 Summary: Love learning but feel constrained by the time investment needed to achieve worthwhile results? Although it might take 10,000 hours (right, Malcolm?) to develop world-class mastery of a new skill (an important caveat), Josh Kaufman breaks down a systematic approach to rapidly achieving intermediate skill proficiency.  Applying…

Title: The Obstacle Is The Way Recommendation: 8.6/10 Summary: In 170 AD, Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote a formula, loosely based on stoicism, for thriving not just in spite of obstacles but because of them. After all, life is perpetual struggling. Yet, few realize that obstacles, although not inherently good, can be used for good…

Title: What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School Recommendation: 7.5/10 Summary: It’s good to be aware of deficiencies. Successful entrepreneur Mark McCormack, a graduate of Yale, highlights an important area that academics, students, and aspiring entrepreneurs should be aware of. “Business demands innovation: but business schools are condemned to teach the past.” In…