If I were forced to compile a list of "top ten books I have read that help a person understand the world" this book would certainly be on it. I have to admit this book review was a long time coming. I first read this book in 2017, and I have procrastinated on writing a book review since then, mostly due to wanting to do justice to such an important compilation of insights.
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My time for reading books is unfortunately limited, so I don't like wasting that precious limited time on mediocre books. And in the case of reading this book, it was time well spent. I don't usually read books in a single day, but I did with this one. This is a very "get to the point" kind of book that does not take long to get through, yet it provides a lot of "bang for your buck" in terms of useful advice.
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I recently saw an "
article" (really an advertisement) on Yahoo as I was logging out of an old email account. It claims that the secret to Jennifer Lopez's young looks is the skin cream she uses (rather than all her makeup). Now this is a highly transparent marketing scheme to anyone paying attention, because
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I recently had an alarming
epiphany. Alarming for two reasons: 1. This realization is not new, it has been ongoing for years, and 2. It’s getting worse. Our culture does not value the truly important things, but instead, many of us value many of the wrong things, and at the expense of our health.
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Book review:
Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy by Martin Lindstrom. This isn’t a book about marketing; well, it is, but it’s not your typical marketing book. It’s actually a very well written synopsis of what some new psychological research studies are telling us about our buying habits. I stumbled upon this book while searching for books on marketing. I own a business,
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