The journal

Notes on reading, discipline & money.

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Make Money Online

Best Books for Starting a Business With No Money

The best books for starting a business with no money — bootstrapping, lean marketing, and getting your first customers without…

June 11, 2026
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Money & Investing

The 12 Best Books to Build Wealth (and Rewire How You Think About Money)

The best books to build wealth — 12 picks on money mindset, habits, investing, and business, with a short summary…

June 11, 2026
Start a Business

100M Leads: Summary & Key Lessons

Alex Hormozi's blunt, tactical playbook for generating far more customers than you can currently handle.

July 11, 2025
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Start a Business

Oversubscribed: Summary & Key Lessons

Daniel Priestley on engineering so much demand that you end up with a waiting list instead of a sales problem.

July 11, 2025
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Money & Investing

Black Fortunes: Summary & Key Lessons

The untold story of the first six African Americans who built million-dollar fortunes in the wake of slavery.

February 6, 2023
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Mindset & Productivity

Atomic Habits Summary: The 4 Laws, Key Lessons & What Actually Works

A no-fluff Atomic Habits summary: James Clear's four laws of behavior change, the two-minute rule, the 1% rule, and the…

September 5, 2022
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Mindset & Productivity

Your Best Year Ever: Summary & Key Lessons

Michael Hyatt's 5-step system for setting and actually achieving your most important goals.

March 5, 2018
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Start a Business

Rework: Summary & Key Lessons

Basecamp's short, contrarian case for running a business without the usual startup theater.

July 7, 2017
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Lead Yourself to Leadership: Summary

A practical framework for making the shift from managing tasks to genuinely leading people.

July 5, 2017
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Start a Business

Where Good Ideas Come From: Summary & Key Lessons

Steven Johnson traces where breakthrough ideas really originate, and how to build environments that spark them.

May 30, 2017