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Spring has sprung, time to make some magic

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

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It seems like serendipity that I should happen to finish Marie Kondo’s well-known 2014 guide to tidying up at the commencement of Spring here in the southern hemisphere.  I’ve been reading Kondo’s book on my bus to work (whenever I’m lucky enough to get a seat, that is), and have found it a delightful way to spend my commute. Almost everything about her book feels tidy, positive, and peaceful. I’m genuinely inspired to start my chattel cleanse. Her method now is extremely well-known – only keep the things in your life that ‘spark joy’, therefore making room in your material […]

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9/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:19 |

It’s official: I suck.

On Being Awesome: A Unified Theory of How Not to Suck by Nick Riggle

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Up until reading Riggle’s book, I viewed each day of a series of choices. I choose whether to go for a run or snooze my alarm, I choose whether to have toast or cereal for breakfast, I choose my (hopefully tasteful) office-attire and whether to wear the impractical pumps or the comfy crocs. That’s a universal experience. But as soon as I interact with another human being, I have not thought about the choices that follow those interactions. I, like most capital-city dwelling sheeple, know how to line up, how to efficiently order a coffee, how to politely greet a […]

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9/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:17 |

Principled Negotiation

Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher

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This one was pretty technical. The authors really break down the thought process of having a principled negotiation instead of trying to negotiate either “soft” or “hard.” They provide a variety of examples/case studies that emphasize the point. Not going to lie, this was a bit dry, but very good book if you want to read more about different leadership styles. “Getting to Yes” breaks down key concepts from the authors such as “Don’t Bargain Over Positions,” “Separate the People from the Problem” and “Focus on Interests, Not Positions.” Through each breakdown they go through and provide an example to […]

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8/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:203 |

Helping Others Leads to Success

Give and Take by Adam Grant

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I hope you don’t get too sick of me posting reviews of books I had to complete for my course. I really did enjoy this one a lot. It had a lot of interesting facts and data/examples to show why helping others leads to win/win. It’s hard out there if you are a manager and you have employees or bosses that are set to win and they want to make sure that you lose. Heck, I have to deal with agency officials at times that don’t want to concede a point since that will be saying (to them at least) […]

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8/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:202 |

Why Change is Hard

Switch by Chip Heath

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So this is the first of the books I had to read for my training this summer. I have to say that “Switch” was my favorite just because it really gets down into why change is hard for people and organizations. And it shows how small changes can build into such big successes. I am at an organization right now going through some upheaval since our boss was let go after our employee feedback survey and overall morale dropped over three years. Of course looking back now and after completing my training I can point out where things went wrong. […]

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8/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:199 |

I’m not really one for archery anyways…

The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus

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Welp, before I jump into a bingo card, I should PROBABLY get caught up on my review backlog. <sigh> Here we go! I initially heard McManus at a conference, and he is a powerful and dynamic speaker. Then a couple friends suggested this as a book club option. I had read (and enjoyed) a couple of his other books, but this one fell a bit flat for me. The basic premise is to encourage people to not give up on their dreams, passions, and goals. Don’t settle for a generic, bland life – you could be travelling the world, having […]

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7/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:7 |

Don’t we all have dangerous minds? (Not the Michelle Pfeiffer kind, though)

You Are Here by Jenny Lawson

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I originally bout Jenny Lawson’s You Are Here: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds for one of my sisters.  And then kind of ‘forgot’ to give it to her.  Not really – I did, eventually give it to her.  It was just a pre-read (and now, dutifully reviewed), pre-notated copy.  She seemed to enjoy the parts I highlighted for her, the things I thought she should pay especial attention to, the parts I really needed her to hear/see/KNOW, so no harm, no foul.  I couldn’t resist underlining and circling, starring and drawing little purple hearts at the parts I felt fit her/us […]

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6/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:3 |

The Title is (kind of) a Lie

The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should be Easy by Caroline Dooner

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  Two notes: First, I’m not interested in having the “fat = unhealthy” argument in the comments. BTDT. If you’re the type of person “worried” about fat people’s health, I know. Keep it to yourself, kthx. Second, this is apparently the year of reading books that heavily feature “the F-word” and I swear there was a book out there somewhere about that word in particular that I should probably find, buy, and close the year out by reviewing.   (And now, some filler to keep the stuff behind the “more” cut actually off the feed of people reading this in […]

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6/4/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:17 |


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