Reading notes concerning books I read
Author : Jean des Cars C’est en 1016 sous le règne de Vladimir que la Russie de Kiev choisit la religion orthodoxe, écartant la musulmane qui interdit l’alcool.Il y fait construire une basilique sur le modèle de Sainte Sophie de Constantinople et épouse la fille de Basile II . Sa Read more…
Author : Tim Marshall Geopolitics looks at the ways in which international affairs can be understood through geographical factors:Climate, demographics, cultural regions, and access to natural resources. China and India never have fought each other. Why? Because between them is the highest mountain range in the world. Leaders, ideas, technology, Read more…
Author : Guillaume Pitron P17 : Moins de pollution, mais beaucoup plus d’énérgie dans le même temps. Ce n’est dès lors pas un hasard si l’un de ces éléments fut baptisé prométhium à sa découverte par le chimiste Charles Coryell dans les années 1940 : c’est Grace Marie, son épouse, Read more…
Author : Sylvain Tesson Les génies de l’humanité étaient des hommes qui avaient choisi une voie unique, sans dévier. Hector Berlioz voyait dans “l’idée fixe” la condition du génie. Il soumettait la qualité d’une oeuvre à l’unité du motif. Si l’on voulait passer à la posterité mieux valait ne pas Read more…
Author : Michael Bungay Stanier Say less, ask more & Change the way you lead forever Build an habit of coaching regularly Ask just one question at a time and wait for the answer The kickstart question : What’s on your mind ? 3P : Framework for chosing what to Read more…
Author : William N. Thorndike, Jr. The book looks at 8 CEOs with a common pattern of behaviour : Tom Murphy and Capital Cities (Media + Broadcasting) Henry Singleton and Teledyne (Electronics, industry) Bill anders and General Dynamics (Defense) John Malone and TCI (Cable business) Kay Graham and the washington Read more…
Author : Mark Manson Good values are : Reality based Socially constructive Immediate and controllable Some examples : Honesty Innovation Vulnerability Standing up for oneself Standing up for others Self respect Curiosity Charity Humility Creativity Bad values are : Superstitious Socially destructiv Not immediate or controllable Some examples : Dominance Read more…
Author : Jordan B Peterson Rule 1 : Stand up straight with your shoulders back Sleep on predictable schedule and eat fat, protein breakfast. If you present yourself as defeated, then people will react to you as if your are losing. Attend carefully to your posture. Speak your mind. Put Read more…
Author : Dan Carlin Chapter 1 : Do tough times make for tougher people ? Hard times makes people resilient and tough, easy times makes people more easy going Chapter 2 : Suffer the children Children suffered more before and it was more accepted Chapter 3 : The end of Read more…
Author : Peter Elkind, Bethany McLean Effect : Bankrupcy of the US energy, commodities and services company “Enron corporation” and the dissolution of Arthur Andersen (audit + accounting). Founded in 1985 by Kenneth Lay : Merger of two natural gas transmission companies : Houston Natural Gas corporation and InterNorth inc, renamed Read more…