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#Loki is enjoying Sunday far more than I am. #CatsOfLitsy

Only managed to read 1 chapter all week…must rectify that this weekend!

Picked this one up with no expectations but was in for a treat. Enjoyed the whole non fiction story telling style, just written in a way to engross readers. The flow of this book was on point and I don't think you will ever be bored by it. Give it a go.

Once I've realized that this "new lifestyle" could be among us longer, I've decided to start this brand new resolution of reading one book per week from last week to the end of this year.

I started with "Originals" from Adan Grant.
As a project engineer I found really interesting how creativity, and innovation could be triggered by the development of some habits, at the right time.

Definetly a must for anyone aiming to make a difference.

People who suffer the most from a given state of affairs are paradoxically the least likely to question, challenge, reject, or change it.

“Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity, but it can be a resource for creativity. Long before the modern obsession with efficiency precipitated by the Industrial Revolution and the Protestant work ethic, civilizations recognized the benefits of procrastination. In ancient Egypt, there were two different verbs for procrastination: one denoted laziness; the other meant waiting for the right time.”

1. Tagged, but also Brene Brown books
2. If How to Win Friends and Influence People counts that's the one I can think of. I read it for like 3 college classes
4. I honestly don't know. A couple days?
5. @julesG

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

1. Co-Active Coaching, I refer to it often.
2. Yep, but not very often. And I usually discover the author through their academic work first. I avoid self-help gurus like Tony Robbins.
3. Tagged most recent one.
4. Probably grad school when I was also working two jobs.
5. @Clwojick @dariazeoli @imabusybee

#wondrouswednesday

Great way to go into the weekend.... much reading to be done ....#24B4Monday

My office today ... thank the universe for audiobooks!!!!

Work is overrated.... let‘s read

- Harper

Sunday reading 📖 🤓📚

I like Adam Grant, and for the most part, this book was no exception. It could easily have been longer, I felt like some topics were brushed over too quickly, and needed more depth. However, its readability and light-hearted tone probably makes this more appealing to a wider variety of readers.

#nonfiction2019 : On TBR for over a year
#MountTBR
#Booked2019 #relatedtoapodcast
#pop19 : favorite prompt from a past challenge (2015 - nonfiction)

Spring means reading outside as often as I can! Or at least, until the onslaught of yellow pollen begins to cover everything. Which will probably be any day now! 🌱🌿🌷

Really Adam? You seriously only realized this recently? 🙄 #privilege

And even more so for WoC.

Holy alliteration! Try to say that subtitle 5 times in a row!

I was up super early this morning to send off my kid on the 5th grade overnight school field trip, so maybe it‘s just my sleep deprived state that finds this amusing. 😴

I am not doing what I should be doing, which is finalizing a presentation I have to give tonight.

What I am doing is enjoying this book. And since Adam says procrastination is a common habit of creative thinkers, I‘ll take my delaying tactics as a good thing. 😂😂 #whentheshoefits

Quick and easy read in a casual tone. You almost feel like the author is having a casual and brilliantly insightful conversation with you. Really enjoyed the different ways these 'originals' conquered and disrupted the business world. Highly recommend this! Chloe was also inspired. #originals #adamgrant #60in12challenge #reviewswithmypup

Over the next few weeks, I‘ll post some book rec‘s that tie in to #Booked2019 prompts. I‘m starting with a harder one, #relatedtoapodcast.

I‘m stretching this prompt to include Ted Talks, and 4 of the above books are all by authors that have done a Ted Talk! That is how I discovered Adam Grant, and Originals is my pick for this prompt.

Yes We (Still) Can is by the creator of Pod Save America! Limetown is based on a podcast w/ the same name.

Inspiring! I so enjoyed the case studies here focusing on big companies like Warby Parker and Bridgewater, etc. to show how different methods of market disruption and encouraging workers to be bold and think out of the box can be unexpected AND successful. I really needed this (and will again) because of how draining most work can be, and how useful reminders are for advice on how to make it yours/unique/special in a sea of other overachievers.

I‘d recommend this book to anyone who would like to gain insight into how non-conformity can improve business success, and foster fundamental changes in society. This is mainly a “how to do business better” book, however i walked away with some profound insights on how to improve my creativity. 4/5 -because some of his conclusions were a bit subjective.

Real world examples of how non-conformists succesfully challenge the status quo. Just like his book Give and Take I found the examples tiring. My favorite part though was how birth order affects risk taking. That explains a lot about my youngest.

Continuing my string of Adam Grant books. Can totally relate to this quote. My favorite manager could challenge status quo in such a way you questioned why nobody had thought of it before. I always felt my contributions were appreciated. I'm going to miss working for him. 😕

When I first got the book I didn‘t know what I was getting into, but I‘m so glad I read it.Grant issues great quotes and massive amounts of evidence to support any claim he makes and even proves on by using the reader as an example.He mixes humor with fact and it comes together to create something amazing. Highly recommend.One of my friends asked me what I was reading cause I was laughing in the middle of class today as well, so that‘s a good sign

That‘s one way to annoy an oppressive ruler

Walked into Books-a-Million to pick out something for Maya (the Dobz)...walked out after treating myself to a few things too. 😂😂😂 #bookhaul

We don‘t celebrate Easter, but for a variety of reasons my kid has earned some pampering. So she is getting a gift bag w/ a Black Panther and Ginny Weasley Funko pop, along with some lip gloss, bath bomb, deodorant, Avengers blind bag, flip flops, a squishie and Peeps.

Added to the Pop collection today!

Didn‘t know you can tell your boss that but ok

I agree.

There are too many good quotes in this book.

I think everyone can benefit from a chart like this : )

Excited to start on this today!

I just enjoyed this line :)

I think this is a great way to start chapter 1 :)

I‘m having a pretty productive Saturday so during my cleaning and organizing, I made a nonfiction section in my room! And a comics section in my elephant

Let's give this a go 👍🏼

2017 #128 NF audio interesting concept and supporting evidence. I really enjoyed the sections on raising children and corporate identity. I think I would like to reread but in text form for slower digestion.

Sometimes I just need a good book that reminds me how awesome creativity is. Hurrah!

Good tips that seem particularly relevant and meaningful at this time, such as focusing your energy on the victim and not on the perpetrator #WeHoldTheLine #Viking

More good tips that seem particularly relevant and meaningful at this time! #WeHoldTheLine

Perhaps not as writerly as Gladwell's Outliers, but a very successful and effective entry in the pop social science genre. Lots of generative ideas here, which if put into practice might actually transform organizations (and possibly even the world like the title suggests). The time is now for divergent thinking.

I know ive been posting quotes from this book like crazy ... but it's just so damn interesting.

"... it is easiest to come up with a strikingly original insight when we approach a problem with a fresh perspective."

Quick read that felt like a Ted Talk in book format. There are several interesting points (such as what makes a leader an original and how to cultivate new lines of thinking) that sparked conversations with my husband, but overall the book didn't really resonate with me.

#conformity