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The Great Acceleration
by Robert Colvile • 2016
Why everything from politics to dinner is getting faster, and why the middle ground is disappearing.
3.56
165
The Great Acceleration Summary
The Great Acceleration 86%
Why everything from politics to dinner is getting faster, and why the middle ground is disappearing.
by Robert Colvile 2016
3.56
165 ratings
48-Hour Start-up
by Fraser Doherty • 2017
Monday morning, you could own a business: the two-day sprint that forces an idea into the market.
3.84
530
48-Hour Start-up Summary
48-Hour Start-up 85%
Monday morning, you could own a business: the two-day sprint that forces an idea into the market.
by Fraser Doherty 2017
3.84
530 ratings
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition
by Gary Klein • 1998
Your best decisions skip the options list. How firefighters, nurses, and commanders really decide.
3.97
3k+
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition Summary
Sources of Power, 20th Anniversary Edition 85%
Your best decisions skip the options list. How firefighters, nurses, and commanders really decide.
by Gary Klein 1998
3.97
3k+ ratings
Competing Against Time
by George Stalk Jr. • 1990
Why the fastest companies triple growth and double margins: the discipline of competing on time.
3.89
366
Competing Against Time Summary
Competing Against Time 85%
Why the fastest companies triple growth and double margins: the discipline of competing on time.
by George Stalk Jr. 1990
3.89
366 ratings
Faster
by James Gleick • 1999
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
3.52
2k+
Faster Summary
Faster 85%
Technology promised to save time. Instead it filled the gaps and trained us to crave speed.
by James Gleick 1999
3.52
2k+ ratings
Social Acceleration
by Hartmut Rosa • 2005
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
4.33
354
Social Acceleration Summary
Social Acceleration 85%
Faster tech, faster change, faster lives: three engines locked in a spiral that defines modernity.
by Hartmut Rosa 2005
4.33
354 ratings
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 1999
Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.
3.73
178
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart Summary
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart 85%
Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 1999
3.73
178 ratings
Instant Millionaires
by Max Gunther • 2010
Slow money is a trap. Speed, borrowed ideas, and fads built millionaires in under five years.
3.85
47
Instant Millionaires Summary
Instant Millionaires 85%
Slow money is a trap. Speed, borrowed ideas, and fads built millionaires in under five years.
by Max Gunther 2010
3.85
47 ratings
Blink
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2005
Two seconds of looking can be more accurate than months of analysis. And also more biased.
3.96
625k+
Blink Summary
Blink 85%
Two seconds of looking can be more accurate than months of analysis. And also more biased.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2005
3.96
625k+ ratings
Speed Reading with the Right Brain
by David Butler • 2014
Train your brain to read faster: visualize ideas in phrases, and let speed follow comprehension.
4.02
1k+
Speed Reading with the Right Brain Summary
Speed Reading with the Right Brain 85%
Train your brain to read faster: visualize ideas in phrases, and let speed follow comprehension.
by David Butler 2014
4.02
1k+ ratings
Personality, Character, and Intelligence
by Malcolm Gladwell • 2009
Criminal profilers, job interviewers, and pit bull owners all fall for the same costly mistake.
3.92
758
Personality, Character, and Intelligence Summary
Personality, Character, and Intelligence 85%
Criminal profilers, job interviewers, and pit bull owners all fall for the same costly mistake.
by Malcolm Gladwell 2009
3.92
758 ratings
Testing Business Ideas
by David J. Bland • 2019
A field-tested library of experiments to test any business idea, fast and without wasting a fortune.
4.25
1k+
Testing Business Ideas Summary
Testing Business Ideas 85%
A field-tested library of experiments to test any business idea, fast and without wasting a fortune.
by David J. Bland 2019
4.25
1k+ ratings
Sprint
by Jake Knapp • 2016
The five-day sprint that replaces endless debate with sketch, decide, prototype, and test.
4.18
24k+
Sprint Summary
Sprint 85%
The five-day sprint that replaces endless debate with sketch, decide, prototype, and test.
by Jake Knapp 2016
4.18
24k+ ratings
Streetlights and Shadows
by Gary Klein • 2009
Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.
4.28
321
Streetlights and Shadows Summary
Streetlights and Shadows 85%
Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.
by Gary Klein 2009
4.28
321 ratings
10 Days to Faster Reading
by The Princeton Language Institute • 2001
Read faster, understand more. Retrain your eyes, quiet the inner voice, and learn what to skip.
3.84
4k+
10 Days to Faster Reading Summary
10 Days to Faster Reading 85%
Read faster, understand more. Retrain your eyes, quiet the inner voice, and learn what to skip.
by The Princeton Language Institute 2001
3.84
4k+ ratings
Six Thinking Hats
by Edward de Bono • 2017
Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.
3.71
14k+
Six Thinking Hats Summary
Six Thinking Hats 85%
Six thinking modes, used one at a time by everyone, replace argument with exploration.
by Edward de Bono 2017
3.71
14k+ ratings
On the Edge
by Nate Silver • 2024
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
3.66
6k+
On the Edge Summary
On the Edge 85%
One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.
by Nate Silver 2024
3.66
6k+ ratings
Algorithms to Live By
by Brian Christian • 2016
When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.
4.12
35k+
Algorithms to Live By Summary
Algorithms to Live By 85%
When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.
by Brian Christian 2016
4.12
35k+ ratings
Ultralearning
by Scott H. Young • 2019
Intense self-study beats the classroom. Principles for learning hard skills in months, not years.
3.95
16k+
Ultralearning Summary
Ultralearning 85%
Intense self-study beats the classroom. Principles for learning hard skills in months, not years.
by Scott H. Young 2019
3.95
16k+ ratings
The Defense
by Steve Cavanagh • 2016
When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.
4.01
54k+
The Defense Summary
The Defense 85%
When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.
by Steve Cavanagh 2016
4.01
54k+ ratings
The One-Page Proposal
by Patrick G. Riley • 2002
One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.
3.87
164
The One-Page Proposal Summary
The One-Page Proposal 85%
One page. Six sections. All the facts, numbers, and persuasion a decision-maker needs.
by Patrick G. Riley 2002
3.87
164 ratings
Smartcuts
by Shane Snow • 2014
The ladder is slow. The people who accelerate success move sideways, not up.
3.88
7k+
Smartcuts Summary
Smartcuts 85%
The ladder is slow. The people who accelerate success move sideways, not up.
by Shane Snow 2014
3.88
7k+ ratings
How to Read Better and Faster
by Norman Lewis • 1951
Train your eyes to swallow a paragraph whole, and silence the voice that slows you down.
4.10
724
How to Read Better and Faster Summary
How to Read Better and Faster 85%
Train your eyes to swallow a paragraph whole, and silence the voice that slows you down.
by Norman Lewis 1951
4.10
724 ratings
Verified
by Mike Caulfield • 2023
The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.
4.24
239
Verified Summary
Verified 85%
The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.
by Mike Caulfield 2023
4.24
239 ratings
Speed
by Vaclav Smil • 2025
From geological drift to digital overdrive: how speed explains everything, and why it's breaking us.
3.31
29
Speed Summary
Speed 85%
From geological drift to digital overdrive: how speed explains everything, and why it's breaking us.
by Vaclav Smil 2025
3.31
29 ratings
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value
by Mark Schwartz • 2017
Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.
4.23
785
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value Summary
A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value 85%
Shipping features isn't delivering value. A CIO on what Agile gets wrong about ROI.
by Mark Schwartz 2017
4.23
785 ratings
Ready, Fire, Aim
by Michael Masterson • 2007
Speed over planning: the street-smart method for scaling a business from zero to $100 million fast.
3.96
7k+
Ready, Fire, Aim Summary
Ready, Fire, Aim 84%
Speed over planning: the street-smart method for scaling a business from zero to $100 million fast.
by Michael Masterson 2007
3.96
7k+ ratings
Click
by Jake Knapp • 2025
Find what customers actually want in five days, with five people, before you build anything.
4.10
372
Click Summary
Click 84%
Find what customers actually want in five days, with five people, before you build anything.
by Jake Knapp 2025
4.10
372 ratings
Lean UX
by Jeff Gothelf • 2012
Kill the wireframes: a system for testing UX assumptions one sprint at a time.
3.99
7k+
Lean UX Summary
Lean UX 84%
Kill the wireframes: a system for testing UX assumptions one sprint at a time.
by Jeff Gothelf 2012
3.99
7k+ ratings
The First 20 Hours
by Josh Kaufman • 2013
The 10,000-hour rule is for mastery. Twenty focused hours gets you good enough to enjoy it.
3.46
8k+
The First 20 Hours Summary
The First 20 Hours 84%
The 10,000-hour rule is for mastery. Twenty focused hours gets you good enough to enjoy it.
by Josh Kaufman 2013
3.46
8k+ ratings
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
by Warren Berger • 2009
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
4.06
469
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Summary
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People 84%
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
by Warren Berger 2009
4.06
469 ratings
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 84%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
Lean Software Development
by Mary Poppendieck • 2003
The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.
4.19
1k+
Lean Software Development Summary
Lean Software Development 84%
The lean manufacturing toolkit, adapted for software teams: cut waste, ship faster, decide later.
by Mary Poppendieck 2003
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Speed Reading Book
by Tony Buzan • 1977
Your eyes can read 1,000 words per minute. The bottleneck is how you move them across the page.
3.55
3k+
The Speed Reading Book Summary
The Speed Reading Book 84%
Your eyes can read 1,000 words per minute. The bottleneck is how you move them across the page.
by Tony Buzan 1977
3.55
3k+ ratings
Competing on the Edge
by Shona L. Brown • 1998
In fast markets, the only sustainable advantage is the ability to keep finding temporary ones.
3.53
75
Competing on the Edge Summary
Competing on the Edge 84%
In fast markets, the only sustainable advantage is the ability to keep finding temporary ones.
by Shona L. Brown 1998
3.53
75 ratings
The Right It
by Alberto Savoia • 2019
Skill can't save an unwanted idea. Fast, cheap experiments that test market demand before building.
4.30
850
The Right It Summary
The Right It 84%
Skill can't save an unwanted idea. Fast, cheap experiments that test market demand before building.
by Alberto Savoia 2019
4.30
850 ratings
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
3.98
1k+
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned 84%
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015
3.98
1k+ ratings
Maxims for Thinking Analytically
by Dan Levy • 2021
Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.
3.92
583
Maxims for Thinking Analytically Summary
Maxims for Thinking Analytically 84%
Extreme cases and simple division: Harvard legend's toolkit for sharper thinking amid uncertainty.
by Dan Levy 2021
3.92
583 ratings
The 7 Day Startup
by Dan Norris • 2014
Forget business plans. Launch in seven days, and let paying customers teach you what to build.
4.00
2k+
The 7 Day Startup Summary
The 7 Day Startup 84%
Forget business plans. Launch in seven days, and let paying customers teach you what to build.
by Dan Norris 2014
4.00
2k+ ratings
Smart Brevity
by Jim Vandehei • 2022
Readers give you 26 seconds. Journalists' best system for writing shorter and being read.
3.92
10k+
Smart Brevity Summary
Smart Brevity 84%
Readers give you 26 seconds. Journalists' best system for writing shorter and being read.
by Jim Vandehei 2022
3.92
10k+ ratings
Game Design Workshop
by Tracy Fullerton • 2008
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
4.11
513
Game Design Workshop Summary
Game Design Workshop 84%
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
by Tracy Fullerton 2008
4.11
513 ratings
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
2k+
Slack Summary
Slack 84%
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001
4.02
2k+ ratings
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2025
Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.
3.92
7k+
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Summary
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies 84%
Superhuman AI kills without malice. Its goals turn our atoms into raw material, not our future.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2025
3.92
7k+ ratings
The Efficiency Paradox
by Edward Tenner • 2018
How efficiency backfires: eroding skill, narrowing science, and engineering luck out of life.
3.27
311
The Efficiency Paradox Summary
The Efficiency Paradox 84%
How efficiency backfires: eroding skill, narrowing science, and engineering luck out of life.
by Edward Tenner 2018
3.27
311 ratings
Guesstimation
by Lawrence Weinstein • 2008
How to answer impossible questions with a napkin, a pen, and a few simple guesses.
3.75
432
Guesstimation Summary
Guesstimation 84%
How to answer impossible questions with a napkin, a pen, and a few simple guesses.
by Lawrence Weinstein 2008
3.75
432 ratings
Agile Retrospectives
by Esther Derby • 2006
Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.
3.94
3k+
Agile Retrospectives Summary
Agile Retrospectives 84%
Why most retrospectives fail: no structure, no data, no follow-through. The fix in five phases.
by Esther Derby 2006
3.94
3k+ ratings
The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries • 2011
The method that discovers what customers will pay for before you build the product.
4.11
366k+
The Lean Startup Summary
The Lean Startup 84%
The method that discovers what customers will pay for before you build the product.
by Eric Ries 2011
4.11
366k+ ratings
The Clock Of The Long Now
by Stewart Brand • 1999
In an age of acceleration, the most subversive object is a clock that barely moves.
4.10
809
The Clock Of The Long Now Summary
The Clock Of The Long Now 84%
In an age of acceleration, the most subversive object is a clock that barely moves.
by Stewart Brand 1999
4.10
809 ratings
The Art of Negotiation
by Michael A. Wheeler • 2013
Forget scripted tactics. Best negotiators improvise like jazz musicians, and these are their rules.
3.86
567
The Art of Negotiation Summary
The Art of Negotiation 84%
Forget scripted tactics. Best negotiators improvise like jazz musicians, and these are their rules.
by Michael A. Wheeler 2013
3.86
567 ratings
Problem Solving 101
by Ken Watanabe • 2007
A simple, repeatable method to solve problems at work and in life, no genius required.
4.14
4k+
Problem Solving 101 Summary
Problem Solving 101 84%
A simple, repeatable method to solve problems at work and in life, no genius required.
by Ken Watanabe 2007
4.14
4k+ ratings
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