October 30, 2014 by Samuel Seibert
Book Recommendation:
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Who would benefit from reading this book?
If you need encouragement about the path you are on making purchases based on value rather than prestige. If you are not on that path and perhaps you have confused success with purchasing rather than achieving.
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What could you get out of this book?
If you have read The Millionaire Next Door , I think the first thing you will get is encouragement if you are following the principles from that book. Second, the research described in the book provides a shopping list of brand that millionaires buy. I found this helpful because I struggle with wanting to buy value but it’s not clear to me when the cost is for branding frills or if I’m buying a product that will last additional years. If found Stanley’s research on the purchasing habits prescriptive.
If you’ve not familiar with his earlier work, you might get an adjusted worldview about how high net worth individuals act with their money.
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October 24, 2014 by Samuel Seibert
Book Recommendation:
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Who would benefit from reading this book?
If you want to improve the stability of a process you manage.
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What could you get out of this book?
Understanding of how a checklist is different from a “to do” list.
How to build a checklist for yourself, and gain adoption in an organization.
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October 15, 2014 by Samuel Seibert
subtitle: ‘How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century’
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Who should read this book?
Someone wanting to know the backstory for how the daily statistical techniques we use to make decisions were developed. This should be on the bookshelf of any statistician. It can also be considered a generally interesting book for a lover of history.
I read this book over the course of several months. It’s essentially a history and philosophy book delivered through a set of stories. I would usually read a few chapters, set it down for a month, then pick it up again. For me it was leisurely sort of read.
340 pages. There were about 70 sections that I noted or highlighted- about two or three ideas per chapter. Mostly I found something interesting about how techniques were generated, and occasionally my interest was piqued about a philosophical area of statistics.
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October 8, 2014 by Samuel Seibert
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Who would benefit from reading this book?
If you have a one dimensional view of psychiatric and neurological issues, this book could be a gentle introduction into how complex diagnosing someone can be.
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What could you get out of this book?
Compassion for someone going through neurological struggle.
The enjoyment of a fast paced, info packed, non-fiction story.
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February 10, 2014 by Samuel Seibert
Book Review: “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There” by Marshall Goldsmith
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- Who would benefit from reading this book? Someone who is willing to conduct a piercing evaluation of behaviors that could be holding them back personally and professionally.
- Time to Read: I was able to read this book in about two weeks.
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