The 80/20 principle, otherwise known as the Pareto Principle or the Principle of Factor Sparsity states that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.
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The 7 habits of highly effective people | Stephen Covey
Covey provides the reader with 7 Habits of Highly Effective people to improve their personal and professional effectiveness. By understanding how the world works and shifting your mindset to take advantage of this well, you can create great success.
Raising Boys in the 21st Century | Steve Biddulph
Raising Boys in the 21st Century is one of the most popular parenting books ever written. Biddulph tackles the tricky issue of parenting from baby, toddler to teen, and things you can do to ensure your son grows up to be a strong, kind and successful man.
Predictably Irrational | Dan Ariely – Book Summary
Predictably irrational is a New York Times best seller, and explores the hidden drivers behind how humans act and make decisions, which turns out to be far less logical than you might think.
Think and grow rich | Napoleon Hill – Book Summary
Think and Grow Rich is a summary of over 20 years of research and observations of over 500 wealthy individuals. Hill describes how he observed these people to be successful, and provides 13 of their most common habits. With over 70 million copies sold, Hill is one of the best selling self help authors around.
The Total Money Makeover | Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramseys Total Money Makeover teaches you through seven steps how to build a strong financial future. Ramsey is the most popular personal finance book of all time, with millions of copies sold globally
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy | Thomas J. Stanley
The Millionaire Next Door explains the incredibly simple financial habits that the affluent have which leads to an accumulation of wealth and reaching of financial independence. Stanley shows how with some basic planning, living below your means and avoiding being stupid with your money can lead to becoming a Millionaire.
Raising girls in the Twenty First Century | Steve Biddulph
Biddulph explains in ‘Raising girls in the 21st Century’ that corporations have made millions from the ‘pinkification’ of girlhood. The challenging demands of modern society and the pervasiveness of the internet and social media has exaggerated anxiety, narcissism and led to increased childhood exposure to pornography and other detrimental factors to girls development.
How the Economy Works; Confidence, Crashes and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies | Roger E.A. Farmer
Farmer offers a fairly jargon-free discussion of modern economics; comparing classical and Keynesian economic theories