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: 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: 2.69/10 Like serious.. WTF. Urgh. Don't judge a book by its cover. #GoneWrong. This book's cover sure looks attractive but its content sure is demotivating. The first part of the book discusses the different types of seducers. Naming convention was not intuitive and definitions were not MECE. It was BAD. Skip it completely. The second part of the book talks about the 24 SNAKE techniques to seduce your target. Tedious and fishy baloney! Let me list some out for you

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 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: 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: 3.14/10 yes, Ray Dalio, 18 billion USD net worth, richest hedge fund firm wrote, wrote this #Principles #RayDalio #bookstagram yes, Bill Gates recommends this #BillGates #GateNotes BUT NO, don't bother. It's like reading a bullet point with sub-bullet points with sub-sub-bullet points on and on. The bullet points are redundant and repetitive. A very torturing (book?) NASA manual to read. #DontLetAnyOneTellYouOtherwise Best for: the some good parts to be re-written

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: 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

BATB score: 6/10 🥱💤 How to operate your memory brain - Rhetorica Ad Herennium with memory palaces and Person-Action-Object (PAO) technique eg. #89 - snowfall ❄️ Best as: how to train to be mental athletes for the USA Memory Championship - very relatable, definitely every childhood dream 💭 #sarcasm Best to: watch the Netflix documentary "Memory Games" which perfectly summarises the gist of this book in 1.5 hours at 6.7/10 imdb score instead Best for: the book cover and book

BATB score: 5.5/10 🐸 “If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first.” Best to: it's an okay but not wow book with 21 repetitive and non-MECE techniques on how to kick start your lazy bum butt and have a more productive life Best for: procrastinators of everything - just eat that frog already! stuff it! stuff it in! chew and swallow! chew and swallow! 🐸🤮 Best as: a 'poop book' aka a book you take with you to complete your daily poop missions - finish a chapter in

BATB score: 8.5/10 🙏💫 Legit rationale analysis on why things become a fad, a trend, or a flop. #surfskate #IGReels #bananabread The success of a social epidemic is dependent on three types of people: the connectors (people who know a lot of other people), the mavens (people who can't shut up and wants to share all new known facts), and the salesmen (charismatic KOLs) Best to: know that the above is basically the summary of the book; yet, 💯 legit Best for: Malcolm Gladwell'