This post will help you reclaim wasted time and stop distraction by overcoming your smartphone’s addictive grip with five simple steps. The steps will require a bit of courage to start and only a sprinkle of will power once implemented. So, go forth, break the cycle of smartphone addiction, and reclaim your life.
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Book Summary: The Body, Bill Bryson
By James Razko
In This book summary of The Body, Bill Bryson, you will learn what photosensitive retinal ganglion cells are, What makes poop unique, and why of all the senses, smell is the outcast. The Body is a fascinating read in its entirety, and this summary will give you a pleasant taste of its extraordinary ability to inspire awe in something we all have and often don’t appreciate.
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Book Summary: Deep Work, Cal Newport
By James Razko
In this summary of Deep Work by Cal Newport, you will learn to harness a super-ability that links a dizzying array of geniuses across human history. So, what connects Newton, Jay-Z, Galileo, Picasso, and that kid who can stack and unstuck cups incredibly fast? Concentration. Or, more precisely, an ability to sit down and perform cognitively demanding tasks for extended periods, aka deep work. It’s not sexy. Still, without it, no matter how brilliant you are, if you can’t organize those clever thoughts into something tangible and useful, you’ll end up with not much at all. Fortunately, you don’t need to be a genius to tap into deep work; it’s a learned skill. Read this summary of Deep Work by Cal Newport to ditch distraction and reap the rewards of a honed mind.
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Book Summary: The Salt Fix, James DiNicolantonio
By James Razko
In this book summary of The salt Fix, you will learn that for most people, low salt diets are harmful to health, provide little to no benefit in blood pressure reduction, and are likely contributing to the plague of modern chronic diseases. Likewise, you will find that demonizing salt helped give sugar, the actual cause of many modern chronic diseases, a free pass for some time. You will also learn that when it comes to salt intake, your body knows best, and governments, prominent associations, and well-meaning scientists—got it wrong. And sadly, historical examples like believing in Zeus, knowing the world is flat, or suspecting ancient aliens once inhabited the earth, point to the fact that— beliefs die hard— no matter the evidence or logic.
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Book Summary: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker PHD
By James Razko
In this book summary of Why We Sleep you will learn that to maintain health and performance, you need more than 7 hours of sleep per night. And unfortunately, 1/3 of people in industrialized nations sleep less than 5-6 hours per night. Likewise, 65% of adults in the USA do not sleep the recommended 7-9 hours a day. Lack of sleep correlates with a myriad of health problems, including increased risk for heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and death. Our state of sleep has gotten so bad that the World Health Organization has labeled lack of sleep to be an epidemic affecting much of the globe.
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Book Summary: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
By James Razko
In this summary of Digital Minimalism you will find that scrolling, swiping, and tapping occupies more and more of our time and brain space. And, many are coming to find that all this screen time adds up to a life not fully lived. In short, our devices are taking our autonomy.
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Book Summary: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
No matter your achievements, there is always room to improve. So, why not reap the rewards of Stephen Covey’s careful study of more than two-hundred-years of research on the subject of —success.
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Book Summary: How to Win Friends & Influence People
By James Razko
In this summary of How to Win Friends and Influence People, you will learn why being a nice person pays big, how the sun won a bet with the wind, and why Ben Franklin refused to say— certainly.
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Book Summary: 12 Rules For Life, Jordan Peterson
By James Razko
In this summary of 12 Rules for Life, you will learn to take extreme ownership of yourself, what lobsters have to do with social status, that sometimes it’s ok to flick your kid on the head, and why destroying the patriarchy might be a bad idea.
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Toxic Friends Who Fly Under the Radar: A Complete Guide
By James Razko
Toxic friends are usually considered to be people who put you down, aren’t there for you, and bring drama to your life. However, there is another kind of toxic friendship that is hard to spot and in the long run will harm you just as much or more than the usual suspect. These kind of friends are poisoning you slowly over time.
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