BATB score: 8/10 💎 BATB Reading Level: easy peesy - 1 day read Best to: clear, actionable, conclusive, and simple self-help literally on "How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job" a tad bit better Best for: if you have not read any of Dale Carnegie's book, firstly - what a disappointment; secondly - okay just read this one collated book Best as: a refresher read to Dale Carnegie's first two original all-stars books "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and "How to Stop Worryi

BATB score: 8/10 🐾 Dave Trott's way of writing is very predictable; numerous short crisis stories where creativity saved the day Best to: key to creative advertising is to stand out whether that's seeing cool things that others see as dull or twisting things to some crazy surprise Best for: you should just read 1 Dave Trott's book and you are pretty much good to go; this book works! Best as: I guess that's why creative agencies tend to overthink (for an award blah blah) Best

BATB score 10/10 🎤🤩👏 extremely important read covering the critical 9 tips and techniques to "ideas worth spreading" talks; I am so sorry that I was too arrogant to give this a read since 8 years ago 🙏 #mybad Best to: it doesn't get any clearer than this; literally 9 things on what you need to do, why, and how 💯 to be a memorable superstar speaker 👏 Best for: amateur speakers who needs the how-to and professional speakers who needs a refresher (since it's been so long s

BATB score: 3/10 💩 this book is.. bad... I wanted to kill myself Best to: extremely difficult to read and follow through; at times, talking about some insightful species, then trying to link those species learnings to modern day implications, and then closing each chapter with 'corrective lens' key takeaways that had nothing to do with what was discussed in the chapter Best for: try to finish this book without falling asleep, I challenge you! Best as: there are good bits in

BATB score: 10/10 💎💎💎 this book is a hidden gem! business schools should include this book in their syllabus asap; I swear, I believe I have to re-read this book and make sure that I have squeezed out all of it's critical essences into my brain Best to: a complete explanation, constructive case studies, holistic theories, and hands-on practices on starting, keeping, and growing network effects for your consumer tech business 💯 Best for: anyone in consumer tech, business g

BATB score 10/10 💙💙💙 to all women and LGBTQIA+ who are climbing the corporate ladder in this patriarchal bro-hood, you MUST READ this book; it does not get any more honest, real, critical, and actionable than this 💯 Best to: hey baby girl, let's have a real talk about what you need to do to get on top. don't fall victim to the imposter syndrome, cinderella syndrome, queen B fallacy - f$ck it, kill them all 👸 Best for: hey baby girl, I don't think you will be ready for wh

BATB score: 6/10 😴 written since 1937, covering fears and desires that is still relevant today; proof that we have always questioned what is the meaning of life (and have yet to define them) Best to: legitimate material in the book about having desire, faith, imagination, persistence, about controlling your subconscious mind, sexual desire, sixth sense, and about having a mastermind group of best friends forever #bff ; yet, the book is just boringly written, extremely redund

BATB score: 7/10 👜 I don't want to spoil anything.. but make sure you marry well 💍 (and avoid working with family if you don't have to) Best to: "The first generation is the one that creates the idea, the second develops it, the third must face the big growth questions." a good juicy story from 1921 to date on the story of Gucci but... it's just 500 pages too long 🤯 Best for: a 3rd generation stuck in a family business that grandpa made or a fan of Gucci brand narrative -

BATB score: 7.7/10 💸 Is the 'price' for career success (for exceptional levels of income and responsibilities) extreme work stress? Are you literally dying for a paycheck? ☠️ Best to: it's a dissertation thesis paper on the economic cost of work stress, the behavioural economic at play from the employer in creating and the employees at consenting and enduring work stress, the socio-economic impact of work stress, and the recommendations to try to make things better Best for:

BATB score: 7.3/10 🏝 BATB level: extreme advance 🔥 art appreciation in novel literature > an enjoyable read Best to: I truly appreciate Hanya, especially the thought-process behind writing the 3-novel combo; let's talk about the time structure of writing (chronological, nostalgia thinking back, parallel universe), the using of the same names for different characters across the 3 novels (though it did confuse me a hell lot), the same place different centuries of events, the

BATB score: 1/10 🫠 You either love Gary Vaynerchuk or hate him completely - swipe left Best to: the book is dead, it was written in 2018 on social media management techniques and it died a tragic death immediately after in 2018; it's like that annoying uncle who believes he cracked the social media algorithm and calls himself an influencer - urgh it's so bad. BATB lingering thought: there is actually one thing that I agree with the book; the importance of having a strong and

BATB score: 10/10 🏠🏚🛖 wow just wow. 2017 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Bill Gates' recommended read wow just wow. Best to: sociologist Matthew Desmond worked his ass off for this book! his hands-on on-ground research to share the stories of 8 struggling families evicted and in deep poverty in Milwaukee 👏 in-depth data collection from years of observations, surveys, and interviews then written in such an emotionally touching book with a little bit of psychological

BATB score: 9/10 🖤 12 disciplines of leadership from U.S. Navy Seals - surprisingly very applicable to business leaderships - this is the type of management your team members would strongly appreciate 💯 Best to: when it's life or death, leadership is key; and even though in business, there's is no life or death per se, leadership is still key 🔑 BATB lingering thought: this book is extremely well-written, starting each chapter with anecdotal story tell from war in Iraq, con

BATB score: 9/10 💙❤️💙❤️ Thank you Alain de Botton for writing about the philosophy behind marriages. A very honest and important book about how there can only be a 'good enough' marriage that you have to seriously work for every day; reality is so not 'they lived happily ever after'. Best to: "that love is a skill, not just an enthusiasm" BATB lingering thought: the appropriate wedding vows is rather "that I will talk through my feelings when I feel hurt, that I will want t

BATB score: 2/10 💔 1 point for Love and 1 point for Work Best to: know that Marcus Buckingham is best with public speakings, podcasts, and youtube shorts - as for his book... it's wishy washy and a bit all over the place 🌊 BATB best effort in summarizing this book: (1) we are all uniquely weird #WYRD (2) find what you love to do #redthreads by asking yourself when was the last time you lost track of time or was singled out for praise (3) aim to get to work on what you love

BATB score: 9/10 🐲 Simu Liu, Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, $19M net worth, has always been and still is a disgrace and an embarrassment to his Asian parents. 100% relatable as Asian parents' expectations, disciples, and upbringings are so unique Asian Best to: you sacrifice everything, work your ass off, be who they expect you to be, excel to the point of breakdown just to make your Asian parents proud of - which they would never be - I feel so emotional with th

BATB score: 7/10 🍷 Amy Schumer is an introvert. Best to: casual, entertaining, relatable read about life - broken parents, siblings, drinking, boyfriends, and blackouts; likeas how we all are trying to understand what happened to us, who are we really, and where are we going exactly? Best for: you have to know who Amy Schumer is, have watched her stand-up on Netflix, or have watched her movie “Trainwreck” to be able to find this autobiography of hers interesting Best as: lig

BATB score: 7.5/10 ⚜️ a very interesting and yet an extremely complicated mission impossible (but was possible). plan - okay so, I'm going in as a prisoner, I'm going to survive, I'm going to collect as much intel as possible, I'll constantly try to relay / seek out info, I'm going to raise a secret army at the camp, then we're going to escape, and we're going to tell world, then we're going to attack from the outside and the inside of concentration camp, and save everybody e

BATB score: 9/10 🌈 psychologist Dr Julie Smith believes that everybody need to manage their mental well-being 💟 yet not everybody can afford a session with a psychologist; this book shares the techniques and supportive tool for you to self-DIY fix your mental health 💯 #thankyou Best to: when feeling overwhelmed, acknowledge that it is okay to feel overwhelmed, take a step back and ask "why is this so important to me?", maybe it is actually not that important and if it is i

BATB score: 7/10 🫠 Greatest book title ever! Best to: from aimlessly wandering in search of those others who were similarly depressed, she decided to be the person other depressed people may be looking for - hoping that someone would see her waving, recognizing themselves in her and approach her, so we all can find comfort in each other’s existence Best for: those who aren’t deadly depressed but aren’t happy either Best as: if you have never been to a psychiatrist and wants