Shortform Books

How Nextdoor Tried to Fight Racism on Their App

How did racism develop on the Nextdoor app? What did the executives do to combat it? Did their efforts succeed or were they just an empty gesture? The Nextdoor app is basically a digital neighborhood bulletin board designed to keep neighborhoods safe and share local news. However, racism on Nextdoor was unchecked and many blacks were being wrongfully flagged as suspicious. Learn how the Nextdoor executives tackled the racism problem and whether it saved their app.

How to Discover Your Passion: Start With Core Genius

Do you believe everyone has a passion? Or is having a passion a prerogative of a lucky few? Do you want to know how to discover your passion? Passion and enthusiasm can drive you to do your best work and achieve success. These qualities come from within when you do activities you feel passionate about. You also probably have skills and abilities that are so effortless for you that you do them willingly, possibly without charging people. But successful people turn their passion and their “core genius”—what they do best—into their business. In this article, you’ll learn how to discover

Sales Pitching Techniques: 6 Pitches for Success

Why is the elevator pitch no longer useful in the modern day? What are the best, modern sales pitching techniques? In his book To Sell Is Human, Daniel Pink explains that the elevator pitch is obsolete in today’s world of hierarchies and ease of information. Luckily, there are six sales pitch techniques that are perfect for today which Pink describes in detail. Here are Pink’s six pitches for success along with some extra pitch tips and tricks.

The Entrepreneurial Myth: A Quick Look at a Classic

What is the Entrepreneurial Myth? What’s the truth about starting and growing a successful small business? The E-Myth Revisited is a classic business book by Michael E. Gerber. The E-Myth stands for “the Entrepreneurial Myth.” Gerber explains how you can undermine your new business by focusing solely on the product and just trying to work harder. The right approach is to view your business like a franchise—to systematize operations so that it no longer relies on you. Read more to learn about the Entrepreneurial Myth.

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Book Overview

Inside Annawadi: A Spotlight on Life in Mumbai's Slums

What is the central idea of the Behind the Beautiful Forevers book? Is Behind the Beautiful Forevers a true story? The book explores the diverse aspects of the poverty and hardship faced by the residents of Annawadi, a slum adjacent to the Mumbai International Airport. Behind the Beautiful Forevers is a true account of the lives of the residents of the Annawadi slum compiled through interviews and daily observations by Katerine Boo. Read on to fully discover how the Behind the Beautiful Forevers book explores the daily lives of the people of Annawadi.

Become Extraordinary by Creating a Life of Love

A Life of Love: Creating an Extraordinary Life

What is a life of love? Why is love so powerful and how can you use it to improve your life? A life of love is a joyful life that gives you the strength to overcome any obstacle. You can live a life of love by staying alert to what’s happening in your life to make sure you always respond positively to life events. Read on to learn the secret to living a life of love.

Nuclear Winter Theory and Merchants of Doubt

What is the nuclear winter theory? How did doubt-mongering affect public awareness and policy about it? During the Cold War, the nuclear winter theory inspired scientific research—as well as doubt-mongering. In Merchants of Doubt, historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway identify the people and organizations who sought to discredit the science that threatened their agenda or ideology. Read more to learn how merchants of doubt influenced the debate about the nuclear winter theory.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Dr. P’s Case

Who was Dr. P from The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat? What did Dr. P’s case teach author Oliver Sacks about left-hemisphere damage? In the book of psychological case studies, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Dr. P was a patient who suffered from left-hemisphere damage and had trouble identifying what he was seeing. In fact, the book is named after Dr. P because he did, literally, mistake his wife’s head for a floating hat. Continue on for more information about the case study of Dr. P. in The Man Who Mistook His Wife

How to Show Appreciation: 5 Love Languages

How do you show appreciation? Why do you think many people feel as though they aren’t being appreciated? From personal relationships to the workplace, showing your appreciation helps others feel affirmed and valued. Yet we may hesitate to show appreciation or not show it in the way that the person prefers to receive it. The Five Love Languages explain why people like being appreciated, how to discover someone’s love language, and how to show appreciation in a way that corresponds to the way a person prefers to be appreciated. Read more about the five “love languages” below and how they

Dr. Glenn Livingston: How to Stop Sabotaging Your Diet

Are you trying to eat healthily but keep running into obstacles? Do you want advice on how to stop sabotaging your diet? In his book Never Binge Again, Dr. Glenn Livingston discusses the most common reasons why food plans fail and how to overcome them. There are so many ways we sabotage our diets: from cravings to social pressure to trauma. But Dr. Livingston goes over all of them and how to fight back. Continue reading to learn how to stop sabotaging your diet.