BATB score: 10/10 *BATB re-read yep, this book is the real deal* Best for: any overachiever employee about to jump into another big crazy role and about to autopilot go! fight! win! all in baby! Best as: when we shift from working for money to working for pride and meaning of life, that’s when all hell breaks loose Best to: “You are not the work you do; you are the person you are.” Chill! We gotta chill! Best quotes: “He who knows he has enough is rich.” “Work will always be

BATB score: 9/10 A slap-in-the-face reality self-check book of how to live as is but happier. #AndThenYouDie “We are so materially well off, yet so psychologically tormented in so many low-level and shallow ways.” - common sense made common A book with the most f-words in its sarcastic self-help literature. Best for: people who are finding the meaning of everyday / depressed sad souls, which is truly all of us. Read It!

BATB score: 5.2/10 Best as: 52 ways to make peace with the world. Short stories. Quick endings. No action. Best for: self-improvement fanatics

BATB score: 0.6/10 I disapprove this book in its entirety. Angela Duckworth's 6 minutes Ted speech covers the whole content of her book. A book with the most I, me, my, and mine; sharing of her personal experiences which unfortunately are not that interesting. Best for: pure acknowledgement of the book's cover Best as: gifts from a manager to your team members showing that you must have not read a in a while

BATB score: 0/10 Mark Manson to refund my time and money with his disappointing and embarrassing sequel. Ohh he knows. He definitely knows that this is 1/10 compared to his international bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. Was he just trying to ride his own best seller momentum, was the publishers pressuring him for an unnecessary sequel, or was it just because Everything is Fucked is such a cool title and needs to be published asap before someone else takes his i

BATB score: 4/10 From hoarders to minimalists, Marie Kondo makes life extremely simple on what to keep and what to toss. Here's how: Hold X up. Ask yourself, "does X spark joy?". If yes, fold X vertically and keep X neatly. If no, say thank you to X and throw X away. Replace X with clothes👘, books, photos, boyfriend/girlfriend, or even your career; and life is now X item less cluttered. The book itself can be thoroughly summarized into a 2-page pdf with Arial size 14 font in

BATB score: 1.25/10 Japanese authors are so wordy. Anecdotes are so minute. Sentence structure are so dull. This book consist of 85% water down the drain, 10% potential something but really nothing, 5% real gist. The concept of 'ikigai' or the reason to get up in the morning is definitely there but the process how to get to your 'ikigai'... honestly, we would never know. Best for: the cover and the summarised content on the back P.S. How big should my sample size be (Marie Ko

BATB score: 3.33/10 It may be more relatable if you are in your 2/3 life crisis. Interview accounts of people who look fine on the outside who may not necessarily be doing fine on the inside. The book has high hopes that readers of other people's struggles and worse problems, somehow will make you feel better about your situation. A career-driven C-level person who got this far to get fired. An independent person who was happy being alone but realize that he/she would die alo

BATB score: 10/10 Pure bliss. One of the most concise, easy to read, simple to relate self-improvement books. Written by the one and only Ma'am Oprah Winfrey! You know how self-help books can be (1) annoying with its 1 2 3 step-hop plan that no one on Earth is disciplined enough to practice anyway; (2) and disgusting with its #blessed running in lavender fields fake dogma (oh just wake up!). This book is way more REAL in how we should all approach life. Shut up with the gossi

BATB score: 10/10 a practical memoir of Bill Campbell (life coach to big-name leaders: Larry Page, Sheryl Sandberg, Steve Jobs) This book v good. A concise, clear, approachable, and actionable people-principles that you can read today and adopt tomorrow. Honestly, I feel like a better manager already with all these know-how in my head! Best for: people who want to be better people; a reminder for all of us to be genuine and "be kind to one another" Best as: a 2020 New Year gi

BATB score: 0.5/10 It's like listening to that uncle who took forever to make a point and just when you thought the point was made, that wasn't the point. #UncleChronicles #benice #keepsmiling Best for: those uncles who can relate to this uncle Best as: a home remedy for sleeplessness 😴 Best to: note that Peterson mentions 'god' a lot (like a lot!) #ChristianUncleChronicles I read 20/370 pages which is approximately 0.5/10

BATB score: 5/10 This book takes you back to high school literature class. A very abstract self-improvement parable - where you then write a 500-words assignment on the symbolism and psychoanalysis of what Paulo Coelho must have meant. p.s. your ambiguity is frustrating. The no-climax fable with out-of-this-world characters, where the wind talks and a scarab beetle is an omen, cross paths in the oddest plot lines Spain-Africa-Egypt. Best to: read when quarantined #covid19 or

BATB score: 9/10 Miss Universe prep-book: smile, strategic remembrance of names, lavish appreciative statements, always demonstrate tact, and wave. THIS BOOK IS LEGIT ❣️ *yet (1) you need a lot of EQ bandwidth to put these principles into practice and never ever slip #BeyondHuman (2) 1/4 of the principles are not mutually exclusive collectively exhaustive #MECE Best for: insecure beauty queens or charismatic novices who 100% cares about how others think of them 💞 #thatme Bes

BATB score: 2.4/10 Dear middle-aged, high-achieving, stressed-out women #yesyou, this 1-2-3 step workbook may overwhelm you even more. You know that one friend that kept bragging about herself and you keep a friendly smile but deeply you want to kick her in the face? This book is her. 5 Pillars, 5-Do's 5-Don't, 7 Focus Areas, 7 Days 24 Hours #byeworld #icannotanymore Best to: skip to the signpost exercises of each chapter and complete them. Your legacy, growth friends, and li

BATB score: 3.33/10 PSA: The Secret disciples, please turn away. Spoiler alert: skeptic review below. The original self-help book in its perfect lame definition: one abstract concept "positive thoughts, positive life" repeated redundantly throughout the book. Best to: know that The Secret is no longer a secret - it's basically the concept of good karma; good thoughts, good deeds, good life. Best as: yet another self-help book where you puke rainbows; sure, I get it, mind-powe

BATB score: 3.33 / 10 The book's first 3 chapters were GOLD 🏆 and it all just went downhill from there ⚓️ . The key is "fixed vs growth mindset" yet redundantly explained with this-and-that anecdotes. Best to: Yes, I get it: pick growth > fixed mindset. I got it since your first chapter. Aha. Aha. Best for: Asians, who were spanked by their Asian parents to be perfect: A+, King Classroom, 4.00GPA, Ivy League, scholarship, lawyers/doctors/pilot - everything else is a disgrace

BATB score: 7.89/10 How to Self-Zen for Idiots #Legit #Practical Best for: nervous Nelly who panics for no obvious reason because you will do well anyways but you are still anxious that you'll fail #yesyou #thatme #sweatypalms Best as: 1-2-3 Self-Zen guidebook for worrywart with an acceptable amount of cheesy self-help repetition Best to: "Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday." - Dale Carnegie

BATB score: 5.55 / 10 To be fair, Simon Sinek is an outstanding inspirational speaker but not so much of an inspirational writer. #flop Best to: check out Simon Sinek's YouTube videos instead Best as: Simon Sinek writes like he speaks. It was kind of weird. May be better to check out his audiobooks. Best for: some parts of the book reminds me of that old uncle who is full of hot air - you know he's trying to make a point but what's the point exactly?

BATB score: 4.5/10 🥱👎🥴 Scott Young's only fame is on his self-appointed MIT Challenge #selfhigh5 ; self-learnt the entire MIT undergraduate computer science curriculum and passed all of the finals in <1 year #goodforyou Best to: read the book's summary (of any free resources online) worth ~20 minutes max of your attention Best as: high effort > prodigy geniuses Best for: Scott Young to re-write the book - extremely wordy and redundant; not the best learning book about ultr

BATB score: 8.5/10 ⭐️ 92 little tricks for you to fake it until you make it! Best as: a how to be a 'Somebody' manual for dummies - great posture, a heads-up look, a confident smile, and a direct gaze. Best to: it's ludicrous to remember and act on all 92 tricks: smile, eye contact, pause, prep topics, notes, killer compliment #madness. Aiming to execute 9.2/92 is already a huge win for me #chachacha 💃🕺 Best for: climbers of the corporate ladder, victims of networking circl