Untamed Chapters: A Guided Overview (Glennon Doyle)

Untamed Chapters: A Guided Overview (Glennon Doyle)

Are you looking for a helpful overview to Glennon Doyle’s Untamed chapters? Do you need a quick recap of the book? The Untamed chapters are similar to a blog post format: a personal narrative or reflection, a realization inspired by this reflection, and words of wisdom that you can apply to your life. Doyle’s chapters have these qualities and contain extended metaphors to explain her ideas, lessons, and themes. The extended metaphors help connect the reader to the book’s themes by providing a central image. Keep reading for a guided overview of Glennon Doyle’s Untamed chapters and to learn from

Lyndon B. Johnson’s Presidency: Crisis to Purpose

Lyndon B. Johnson’s Presidency: Crisis to Purpose

What is Lyndon B. Johnson famous for? What was the greatest accomplishment of Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency? Lyndon B. Johnson, who was president from 1963 to 1969, inherited the country during a time of immense crisis. Despite the struggles the nation faced at the time, LBJ was able to achieve great things as a president; his most noteworthy accomplishment being the passing of the Civil Rights Law. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, the author of Leadership: In Turbulent Times, attributes Lyndon’s accomplishments to his clarity of purpose. Here’s how having a sense of purpose helped Lyndon unite the nation in times

Income Inequality: The 4 Potential Solutions

How to End Poverty Around the World

Can income inequality be solved? What can be done to bridge the global divide between the rich and the poor? Income inequality is a global problem—it plagues all countries to some extent. A small minority of the world’s population has amassed vast fortunes, while billions of people remain mired in extreme poverty. But hope remains. In her book Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth proposes four income inequality solutions that can reduce the gap between the rich and the poor. Let’s take a look at Raworth’s solutions for income inequality.

How the Devil Works Against You: Napoleon Hill’s View

How the Devil Works Against You: Napoleon Hill’s View

How does the devil operate? How does he seek to manipulate you? According to Napoleon Hill, author of Outwitting the Devil, the devil is a threat to you now, not after you die. In the book, Hill argues that you can outmaneuver the devil if you go to work against him in the right way. First, you must understand how he operates. Hill asserts that the devil seeks to rob you of success and fulfillment by manipulating your desires and fears. Continue reading to learn more about this view of how the devil works.

The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton: Book Overview

The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton: Book Overview

How is The Wealthy Barber different from other personal finance books? Who’s the barber, and what does he teach? The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton is a bestselling guide to becoming financially successful by following a handful of simple, easy-to-understand principles. These principles are illustrated using a fictional story about a teacher, an auto plant worker, and a small business owner who seek financial guidance from a barber who’s become wealthy by following the lessons he imparts. Here’s our overview of the book.

What Are the Main Causes of Malnutrition?

What Are the Main Causes of Malnutrition?

What are the main causes of malnutrition? Why are the poor malnourished in spite of the efforts of policymakers? In Poor Economics, MIT professors Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee discuss a well-known problem among the poor: malnutrition. They argue that this problem doesn’t stem from lack of food per se, but from lack of nutrition. In other words, the poor are not starving for calories, they are starving for nutrients. Here’s what MIT professors Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee have to say about the causes of malnutrition amongst the poor.

Carl von Clausewitz on the Nature of War

Carl von Clausewitz on the Nature of War

What is the relationship between war and politics? If war is supposed to achieve a political outcome, why do military interests sometimes contradict political aims? According to Prussian general and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, war should be subservient to political policy. He argues that letting military interests shape political policy or giving the military latitude to take action outside of political policy is ridiculous because war is a tool of politics, not the other way around. Keep reading for Carl von Clausewitz’s take on the nature of war.

3 Types of Group Dynamics (The Great Mental Models)

3 Types of Group Dynamics (The Great Mental Models)

What makes social networking apps and job search websites valuable? What’s needed for societal change? How does churn affect a group? In the third volume in The Great Mental Models series, Rhiannon Beaubien and Rosie Leizrowice borrow models from systems science and mathematics to build a framework for understanding human behavior and viewing the world more objectively. They discuss three types of group dynamics—network effects, critical mass, and churn—that help us understand how groups create value based on their size, how social change works, and how turnover can both help and hurt a system. Keep reading to learn how certain

Creating an Alter Ego to Boost Your Self-Confidence

Creating an Alter Ego to Boost Your Self-Confidence

How do you go about creating an alter ego? What traits should your alter ego have? In The Alter Ego Effect, Todd Herman says you should construct an alter ego that will rise to the challenge in high-stakes moments. There are four steps to doing this, including giving your alter ego an origin story and a powerful name. Find out how to create an alter ego so you can live out a better version of yourself.