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Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Warren Buffett have all talked about how important reading is to their work and lives. Even if you don\u2019t plan on becoming a billionaire, top managers and leaders still espouse the benefits of constant learning<\/a>. One good book can fundamentally improve your career, changing your trajectory from a car to a rocket ship. But what if you\u2019re too busy<\/a> with work and life to make time for reading?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter Shortform<\/a>, home of the world\u2019s best book guides. Our expert team of writers extracts key ideas, arguments, and analyses from dense books, providing you with core knowledge without the fluff. Shortform guides are no simple \u201cfive-minute summary\u201d\u2014they are carefully constructed, detailed guides, designed to provide you with all the key insights within hours of reading, not days or weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shortform is designed with the curious, driven, working professional like you in mind. Our guides are beloved by entrepreneurs, small business owners, salespeople, marketers, managers, and executives for their ability to convey the wisdom of a book without unnecessary detail. With tens of thousands of happy customers, Shortform is supercharging the world\u2019s white-collar workforce with rapidly acquired and implementable insights from the world\u2019s greatest thinkers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are so confident that you\u2019ll find value in our product that we are offering a 1-week free trial for all our blog readers. Shortform membership includes thousands of detailed summaries in over 20 categories, ranging from management to self-development to psychology. Authors covered include Ray Dalio<\/a>, the Dalai Lama, Stephen Hawking, Dale Carnegie, and many more of the world\u2019s most well-known and esteemed thinkers. There\u2019s something for every working professional in Shortform\u2019s catalog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#1 Business Adventures<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Published in 1969, Business Adventures<\/em> is a collection of essays about the unpredictability of corporations and Wall Street\u2014and the people behind them. Longtime New Yorker<\/em> contributor John Brooks explores how businesses and economies can rise and fall based on people\u2019s behavior, which is often driven by emotions, habits of thinking, and human tendencies. Brooks\u2019s essays are so insightful and engaging that Microsoft\u2019s Bill Gates has called Business Adventures<\/em> the \u201cbest business book ever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our guide to Business Adventures<\/em><\/a>, you\u2019ll find out how human nature led to corporate scandals, stock market setbacks, and major events that shaped the financial world as we know it. As the book was published half a century ago, we also include updates and commentary about the lasting impact of these case studies and connect them to contemporary events and issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 The Personal MBA<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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In The Personal M<\/a>BA<\/em>, bestselling author and entrepreneur Josh Kaufman offers a comprehensive overview of how businesses work. He argues that there are five key processes underpinning every<\/em> business and suggests ways to optimize them for successful results. You\u2019ll come away knowing how to identify profitable opportunities and make informed decisions to ensure business success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our guide to The Personal MBA<\/em><\/a>, we discuss these five key processes and present Kaufman\u2019s advice for managing them to create business success. Additionally, we clarify his ideas with complementary research from management professionals, and we suggest actionable strategies to help you apply these concepts to your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#3 On Writing Well<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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No matter your current skill level, William Zinsser believes anyone can practice the craft of writing. On Writing Well<\/em> offers a back-to-basics approach, focusing on honing essential writing skills rather than trying to employ complex stylistic techniques. Even if you\u2019re not a professional writer, you\u2019ll often find yourself in a position where you need to express an idea with words, and whether you\u2019re crafting an email or a resume, you can apply Zinsser\u2019s principles of simple, clear, and engaging writing. This book explores how to approach the discipline of writing and effectively put your ideas into words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our guide to On Writing Well<\/em><\/a>, we explore Zinsser\u2019s principles of simplicity, clarity, and identity, how to achieve<\/a> each of them, and the specific challenges of creative nonfiction genres. Along the way, we examine how his principles align with or differ from other writing experts, and we provide actionable tips so you can apply Zinsser\u2019s ideas to your writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#4 Principles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, the largest hedge fund in the world. In Principles<\/em>, he shares the guiding principles powering his success and Bridgewater\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principles<\/em> is a manual for rational thinking. The main theme is that finding the truth is the best way to make decisions<\/strong>, and that ego, emotion, and blind spots prevent you from discovering the truth<\/strong>. Dalio shares his major strategies to circumvent these weaknesses, including total receptivity, extreme honesty and transparency, productive conflict<\/a>, and credibility-centered decision making<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our Principles<\/em> guide<\/a>, you\u2019ll learn how to get past your ego<\/a> in pursuit of your goals, why you need other people to improve your probability of being right, and the five-step process for getting what you want out of life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#5 The Art of Thinking Clearly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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In The Art of Thinking Clearly,<\/em> Rolf Dobelli breaks down the most common logical fallacies<\/a> that inhibit decision-making<\/a>, including confirmation bias<\/a>, social proof<\/a>, and hindsight bias<\/a>. Dobelli aims to help people recognize and overcome these fallacies so they can make better decisions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our guide to The Art of Thinking Clearly<\/em><\/a>, we explore Dobelli\u2019s main fallacies, including those caused by humanity\u2019s past as hunter-gatherers and those caused by other sources such as misinterpretation of cause and effect. Along the way, we compare and contrast Dobelli\u2019s ideas with other experts on logical thinking, such as Nassim Nicholas Taleb<\/a> and Daniel Kahneman. We also provide concrete steps to overcome illogical thinking and explore why logical fallacies occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shortform takes key insights from books and presents them succinctly without eliminating important points. This is the best of both worlds: the reader get to learn what\u2019s important, and they get to do it quickly. Our summaries provide original examples, summarized insights, analysis, and counterpoints, to provide you with the full context of a piece of a key point<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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