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This 10 min. read saves you up to 42 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 12 getAbstract summaries (8 books with a total of 2078 pages and 4 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2484 minutes (about 42 hours). Learn more.

How to Heal from PTSD

Both people and organizations experience traumatic events. Here’s how to move past them.

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This 10 min. read saves you up to 31 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 7 getAbstract summaries (5 books with a total of 1557 pages, one article and one video) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1859 minutes (about 31 hours). Learn more.

The Main Requirement of Hybrid Work

It takes a long time to build it up, yet it can be ruined in seconds: Trust is a delicate thing.

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NEW: HOW-TO-GUIDE

Stop treating meetings as a necessary evil.

NEW ARTICLES

New Digital Tools Change the Way the World Tackles Poverty

This 9 min. read saves you up to 69 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 15 getAbstract summaries (11 books with a total of 3433 pages, one article and one video) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 4111 minutes (about 69 hours). Learn more.

New Digital Tools Change the Way the World Tackles Poverty

Digital transformation is lifting people out of poverty and creating new markets.

Do Not Reply to That Nigerian Prince Who “Needs Your Help”

Hack-proof your life and safeguard your work with these simple cybersecurity habits.

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MAKING SENSE OF TODAY

getAbstract's Summaries on the Latest Topics

David Cooperrider and Audrey Selian

The Business of Building a Better World

This passionately rendered collection of essays sketches socially and environmentally conscious business models for the future.

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Jon Acuff

Soundtracks

Overthinking wastes time and drains energy. Learn how to flip your soundtrack to gain a more positive view of your life.

Baker Publishing Group

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April Rinne

Flux

Uncover eight powerful strategies to enhance your ability to thrive in an environment of constant change.

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Stephen M.R. Covey

Trust & Inspire

Replace command and control with “Trust & Inspire” – a leadership philosophy with purpose.

Simon & Schuster

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Giovanni Dienstmann

Mindful Self-Discipline

Live your life in harmony with what you deem important, and focus on realizing your potential, goals and dreams.

Giovanni Dienstmann

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Jonathan Haidt

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

Over the past decade, social media sowed confusion and division among Americans and threatened democracy.

The Atlantic

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#EXPERTTALKS

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In this #ExpertTalk, we hear from Giovanni Dienstmann, a meditation teacher, coach, speaker, and author of Mindful Self-Discipline, as he outlines how to move from frustration to fulfillment.

FROM FRUSTRATION TO FULFILLMENT

Leadership courses, books and trainings abound, but the hard truth is that the best leaders are the ones who exercise self-discipline. Although that sounds a lot less “fun” than working on developing some other qualities, it is the basis of finding fulfillment in life, work, and relationships.

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How willpower alone fails to cultivate self-discipline
How to define your goals and values
How to overcome distractions, self-doubt and cultivate inner peace

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HOW-TO-GUIDES >

This 8 min. read saves you up to 66 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 12 getAbstract summaries (12 books with a total of 3262 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 3907 minutes (about 66 hours). Learn more.

How to Measure the Success of Training

Everyone knows that the importance of introducing employees to new knowledge and skills through training is increasing in times of a talent shortage. But far fewer know how to measure the success of these initiatives.

Nudge people toward finding their own answers.

Embrace corporate social responsibility from the inside out.

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READING LISTS >

This 10 min. read saves you up to 23 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 8 getAbstract summaries (6 books with a total of 1140 pages, one article and one video) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1358 minutes (about 23 hours). Learn more.

The Magic of Beginnings

How to start something new, and why you should do it every day.

Hack-proof your life and safeguard your work with these simple cybersecurity habits.

Cautionary Tales from Companies That Squandered Their Market Lead

The future waits for no one.

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LONGREADS >

Well-Being Is About More than “An Apple a Day”

This 6 min. read saves you up to 70 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 18 getAbstract summaries (12 books with a total of 3476 pages, 3 articles, one video and 2 podcasts) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 4166 minutes (about 70 hours). Learn more.

Well-Being Is About More than “An Apple a Day”

It also means managing your time and energy wisely and practicing emotional intelligence.

The Next Killer Investment Might Wipe You Out — Elizabeth Holmes, the chief executive officer and founder of Theranos, a health care technology company, listens as Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., April 17, 2013. (DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett/Released)

Famous Wall Street swindlers from Ponzi to Holmes remind buyers to beware.

Convey calm amidst disruption, foster inclusiveness and bring out the best in people.

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HOT TOPIC: DISTRACTIONS

How Fatal They Are and How to Avoid Them

Interruptions derail your workday – 23 minutes at a time.

This 15 min. read saves you up to 6 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 2 getAbstract summaries (one book with a total of 304 pages and one article) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 350 minutes (about 6 hours). Learn more.

“Structure Begets Flexibility.”

We're drowning in emails, text messages, and more and more new collaboration tools. Cal Newport advises organizations to pull the emergency brake now.

“Turn That Damn Thing Off!” — Photo: Ivan Samkov on Pexels

With comprehensive home office, team chat solutions have led your colleagues straight into your living room – sometimes even worse. How do you put them outside the door again and get the necessary recreation time?

Do your mind a favor and limit your scrolling time.

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NEW: THOUGHT LEADER PROFILES

Instant Practical Insights into the Thinking of Important Contemporaries

On purpose, leadership and empathy.

On Stoicism as a Self-Help Strategy.

There are many stories and there are many feminisms.

On the foundations of a growth mind-set, or, why we are “born to learn.”

On the power of conversations to bring people together.

On vulnerability, psychological safety and other leadership skills.

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CLASSIC ADVICE

Literary Classics and Their Value in Contemporary (Professional) Life

Homer’s Iliad Or: Foregoing Comfort for Adventure

This 5 min. read saves you up to 45 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 10 getAbstract summaries (8 books with a total of 2229 pages and 2 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2670 minutes (about 45 hours). Learn more.

A Wake-Up Call for Change

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle Or: Laying the facts bare is the first step to change.

Roll off Your Couch, Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Rolling

This 5 min. read saves you up to 60 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 18 getAbstract summaries (13 books with a total of 2979 pages, 2 articles and 2 videos) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 3570 minutes (about 60 hours). Learn more.

Roll off Your Couch, Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get Rolling

Albert Camus’s The Plague Or: Don’t Throw Up Your Hands, Roll Up Your Sleeves!

This 4 min. read saves you up to 5 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 2 getAbstract summaries (one book with a total of 208 pages and one article) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 246 minutes (about 5 hours). Learn more.

Glitz, Glamor and a Very Sad Man

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Or: How Not to Be Murdered by Your Mistress’s Husband’s Mistress’s Husband.

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NEW REVIEWS

Our Independent Book Critiques Are Even Shorter Than Our Summaries

Deepak Chopra and Harvard neurology professor Rudolph E. Tanzi offer a detailed, practical guide to merging your mind and body for greater health and happiness.

Jazz musician and professor of management and global public policy Frank J. Barrett, PhD offers a valentine to jazz that guides leaders to embrace improvisation.

Best-selling author Tim Ferriss offers a cornucopia of dietary, training, spiritual, financial and drug advice to help you become successful.

Jenara Nerenberg traces her journey to self-knowledge as she examines the discrimination directed toward women with ADHD, autism and extreme sensitivities.

The renowned Kelley brothers of IDEO fame condense their inspirational approach to personal creativity into a workable, fun manual for everyone.

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FAVORITE READS

Our Favorite Thinkers and Leaders Share Their Favorite Reads

JEFF HADEN

My current favorite book is The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink,” says author and Inc. Magazine contributing editor Jeff Haden. “NO REGRETS! makes for a great tattoo, but it’s a terrible philosophy.” In his book, Pink argues that regrets help us learn from mistakes, decide what is truly important to us and make better decisions in the future. “While dwelling on regrets isn’t helpful, learning from them definitely is,” concludes Jeff. He praises Pink for laying out a process for reframing regret into something useful – “something that will make a definite difference in your personal and professional life.” We suggest you follow Jeff’s recommendation and read our summary of Daniel Pink’s argument. You won’t regret it!

SUMMARY

Daniel Pink

‘No Regrets’ Is No Way to Live

Banishing regret from our lives is not just futile, but also, unhelpful.

The Wall Street Journal

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