Katie Doll, Author at Shortform Books

The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks: Book Overview

What’s the cornerstone of successful investing? How can you exploit market cycles for your own gain? Is there a way to mitigate investment risks? To the outsider, the world of investing can seem daunting to enter. But in The Most Important Thing, Howard Marks proclaims that anyone can learn the basics needed to invest successfully, as long as they implement the lessons he’s learned from a lifetime of investing. Read below for an overview of the book The Most Important Thing.

All About Love: Book Overview (bell hooks)

Does self-love guarantee a healthy relationship? Can a commitment to love reshape our society for the better? What is a love ethic? In All About Love, bell hooks explores the power of love from a feminist perspective using personal stories and cultural analysis to develop her argument. hooks argues that love will transform your relationship with yourself, friends, family, and the world around you. Read below for a brief All About Love book overview.

The True Definition of Love (and What Love Isn’t)

What’s the true definition of love? How does bell hooks define love? According to bell hooks in her book All About Love, we struggle to talk about love because we lack a shared definition of what love is. She insists that having a shared meaning is a critical starting point for creating a culture that’s more rooted in love. Keep reading to learn what the true definition of love is, and what love isn’t.

What Is a Value Investing Strategy? Learn the Basics

What’s a value investing strategy? How do you find underpriced securities? According to The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks, value investing is the cornerstone of successful investing. This involves the practice of purchasing securities below their intrinsic value. Here’s why you should choose value investing over growth investing, and how to look for underpriced securities.

bell hooks’s Definition of Love: Aiding Spiritual Growth

What is bell hooks’s definition of love? Why does love require reciprocity and trust? bell hooks’s definition of love is an act that develops one’s spiritual growth. Although she uses this definition in her book All About Love, she credits the meaning of love to M. Scott Peck. Continue reading to learn more about Peck and hooks’s shared meaning of love.

The Status Game by Will Storr: Book Overview & Takeaways

Why do humans care so much about social hierarchies? What are the rules and symbols of status games? What happens when a status game goes wrong? You might think of yourself as the hero of a story about a traveler on a journey. But in The Status Game, Will Storr says you’re just a player in a game. Read below for an overview of The Status Game to learn more about how these social games work.

Value Investing vs. Growth Investing: Which Is Superior?

What’s the difference between value investing and growth investing? Which one’s the better investment strategy? In his book The Most Important Thing, Howard Marks claims that growth investing doesn’t provide the same benefits as value investing. This is because value investing yields superior returns, whereas growth investing doesn’t get the same result as often. Continue reading for a deep dive into value investing vs. growth investing.

How to Enjoy Your Own Company as an Extrovert

Do you depend on other people to have a good time? Do you struggle to enjoy your own company? Extroverts thrive off social interactions and collaboration. But you aren’t going to be around people all the time, so it’s pivotal that you find ways to appreciate your own company. Discover how to enjoy your own company as an extrovert, and why everyone needs moments of solitude.

What Love Isn’t: How Families Create Unhealthy Love

Do you have a good idea of what love is? What’s considered unhealthy love? Unhealthy interactions between family members can distort people’s version of love. bell hooks’s book All About Love says these interactions can also create a cycle of unhealthy love. Below we’ll discuss what love isn’t so you can have a better understanding of what love truly means.

The Game to Achieve Higher Status in Society: Explained

How important is status in society? What is a status game? You might not think of yourself as a person who cares about status. Yet in The Status Game, Will Storr writes that not only are you constantly competing for status, but the need for status is wired into your brain. Below we’ll discuss why people compete for status in society, and how it becomes a game in the first place.