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The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security by Scott Galloway
BATB score: 4/10 đ a complete waste of time after page 42 onwards Best to: needle in a haystack must search far and wide for the good bits in a bunch of wikipedia word vomit Best as: thereâs only two good bits (1) Pick the right industry under the best macro trends for booster shine: âLook for the beach with the biggest waves. Market dynamics trump individual performance, so give yourself the best chance by going where the opportunities are the greatest.â (2) Dump your poor


Revenge of the Tipping Point: Over stories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell
BATB Score: 4/10 đ«„ âThe Tipping Pointâ 2000 vs âRevenge of the Tipping Pointâ 2024 24 years, wah, what a disappointment đ« Best for: BATB really wanted to love revenge book, was really excited and hopeful, but this book wasnât giving đą Best to: key takeaway > the tipping point is when 1/3 of the target market audience is on board, you will feel hopeless, hopeless, nothing, nothing and then boom BATB lingering thought: make sure you stick around until 33% TAM adoption to wit


Inside Out by Demi Moore
BATB score: 4/10 đ it seems like celebrities are writing their memoirs to tell their story, remain relevant, self-reflect, publicly confess, and make some passive income; quick wins đŻ Best to: you need an intermediate level knowledge on who Demi Moore is to be able to enjoy and relate to her memoirs Best for: did you know that Demi Moore dated Ashton Kusher? if you donât know nor donât really care, then skip this book Best as: broken family, rape, sex scenes, divorce, movie


The Courage To Be Disliked: A Single book Can Change Your Life by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
BATB score: 4.5/10 âïž and thatâs why monks have no friends (and lives in a forest) đłđ Best to: the way the book is written is conversational, he said, he said, then he said, so itâs like youâre eavesdropping to a 1-1 discussion without the audience in mind; itâs all over the place, whereâs the meat, whatâs the point, where am I? BATB lingering thought: I hate a panel discussion whether thatâs 1-1 or worst yet 1-3, listening in to a conversation is not how humans best intake


The Way Thais Lead: Face as Social Capital by Larry S. Persons
BATB score: varies based on your nationality BATB score: 4/10 if you are Thai, born and raised, you donât have to read this book we know this by heart BATB score: 8/10 if you are an expat in a leadership role in Thailand, also wtf are you doing in my country taking c-level roles that are better off lead by true-thais?! just because we are developing doesnât mean that you-developed can march in and claim supremacy; why? just because you have a soothing English accent, oh god,


The Crash by Freida McFadden 2025
BATB score: 4/10 đ„¶ Best as: meh. this book was below average for Freida McFadden Best to: read something else, don't worry I forgive you Best for: McFans; to support and read everything Freida McFadden the moment it is release ie. January 2025!


What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works by Ram Charan
BATB score: 4/10 đ«„ Best for: the book explicitly said, written for Millennials, the worldâs next leaders #aww Best as: started out very well as an Introduction to Business refresher, then tragically deteriorates in content quality and crushed all of the Millennialsâ souls along with it Best to: a true example of generation gap in an organization in the format of a book; Gen X teaching Gen Y how to be leaders, cue Gen Y eye rolls BATB lingering thought: there are bits and pie


The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint- Exupéry
BATB score: 4/10 âïž point of clarification: Iâve never read The Little Prince and I would like to understand why thereâs a The Little Prince exhibition in 2025; meh, I didnât like it one bit đ Best as: a simple, short, but yet very confusing story with numerous characters; the essence of the book requires a lot of deciphering BATB lingering thought: people sharing their lessons learnt from The Little Prince, loneliness, love, friendship, and the loss of innocence, did you ju


Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan
BATB score: 4/10 đ reader discretion advised book recommended by a renowned leader - you motherf$cker, you are dead to me! Best as: basic. on not HOW? but NOW! go start your business Best for: junior entrepreneurs BATB summary: about what business should I start? âWhatâs the most painful / valuable problem you can solve for people that you also have passion for and/or unique expertise in, solve for the largest niche possible that you belong to and understand.â BATB lingerin
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