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A review of “The Talent Code: Unlocking the Secret of Skill in Sports, Art, Music, Math, and Just About Everything Else”

In Book Reviews, Business, Non-Fiction, Self Improvement

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The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle seeks to demonstrate that skills are meritocratic, they don’t care who you are or how you were born. Skills develop based on biological imperatives that allow anyone with dedication and consistent effort to become talented. Although talent feels and looks predestined, in fact we have a good deal of control over what skills we develop, and we have more potential...

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The Psychology of Money Book Review: Unveiling Timeless Wealth, Greed, and Happiness Lessons.

By Wyatt McGilllen

In Book Reviews, Business, Culture, Non-Fiction, Recommendations, Self Improvement

5 Min Read

The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel captured my interest from the start of the book and kept me engaged all the way to the end. The basic idea is that we are too quick to treat money as though it has natural rules and laws like we would with issues of physics or biology and not nearly as interested in applying principles of psychology with...

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Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke: A New Framework for Decision Making?

By Wyatt McGilllen

In Book Reviews, Non-Fiction, Self Improvement

6 Min Read

Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts by Annie Duke was a surprisingly excellent read. The last book that I read, Little Bets, discussed the importance of taking a “betting framework” into our lives and decisions, however Thinking In Bets was able to not only express the same ideas as Little Bets, but to provide an entirely more...

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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us: A Brief Review

By Wyatt McGilllen

In Book Reviews, Business, Recommendations, Self Improvement

4 Min Read

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink sets out to provide a summary of the recent findings in the fields of positive and motivational psychology and how modern business practices have failed to take modern science into account. I loved how Pink analyzed the shift in worker needs as worker tasks have changed, his discussion of real motivational psychology, and the...

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Hey there! I'm Wyatt McGillen, a 26-year-old book enthusiast from Wisconsin. My background includes a bachelors of arts with majors in Philosophy, History, and Politics and Government and a national finalist in impromptu speaking.

I love learning about our world and how we fit into it. This blog is an accumulation of philosophy, sociology, and impromptu speaking. These topics are all filled with captivating stories, interesting facts, and profound ideas. All of which enrich my life and hopefully yours.

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