The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life by Steven Bartlett

BATB score: 7/10 🫠

Best to: if you are going to read one book in this lifetime, this is the book for you; if you have read 100+ books in your lifetime, this book just summarizes all the good bits of every good book you’ve read - which you remember them all anyways, so more like re-worded reminder

Best for: who the f is Steven Bartlett, even after googling him, I am still not sure who he is; but okay, he is skillful in summarizing other people’s books into his own book - I guess that’s clever

Best as: Pillar II “The Story” is the best Pillar out of all IV

BATB lingering thought: “The company wanted innovators, risk takers, entrepreneurs - but, upon close inspection - as is the case in most slow, dying companies - people were simply incentivized to do their job, no less, no more.”

Best quotes: “When a friend makes a mistake, the friend remains a friend and the mistake remains a mistake.”

“Everything you do - with or without an audience - provides evidence to you about who you are and what you’re capable of.”

“Pressure shines a light on who I am and who I’m not at the same time, simultaneously illuminating how far I’ve come and how far I’m yet to go.

“Strong marketing demands an opinion, a response and an emotion. It doesn’t want to be liked - it calls for either love or hatred.”

“Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time the quo has lost its status.”