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I donāt know more than these 2 for now. But I bet they have almost everything
Edit: Also brother @NarutoKun, I once downloaded +100 self-improvement books that people on rewire and on RC recommended. I havenāt read them yet but if you wanna check them out, here they are:
It will add them tomorrow in the 2nd post if god wills.
Ya for real brother. I had those books since 2023 and still havenāt read only Atomic Hbaits and Easy Peasy
Execution is 90% of it. I mean, @Covertxomic said the same thing. When we have enough motivation, knowledge and purpose, we no longer have an excuse to lose.
Start with Atomic Habits if you havenāt read it. I broke my streak record with it 2 years ago.
Start reading now if you are planning on staying up till midnight. After all, many people choose to read before they sleep. But if youāre sleepy then I suggest you to read it tomorrow. Donāt keep on waiting more than this. Youāve got this brother!
Since I havenāt read the book in a way thatās called reading a bookā¦ I canāt condense my knowledge in a single messageā¦
I want to share my insights of some quotes from Sun Tzu thoughā¦ that have helped me win my mind battles and improve my execution in general. Iāll explain what those quotes mean to me and how I use themā¦
I also want share my thoughts on quotes from other philosophers like Epictetus, etc.
But Iād like to make a deal with youā¦
For every bit of knowledge I shareā¦ you share something really valuable to youā¦ with meā¦ precise insights from self help books that have been your game changers or gave you an edgeā¦
We can go forā¦
5 quotes for 5 quotes
Or
10 quotes for 10 quotesā¦
Letās share things that are relatively less known by the masses but super effectiveā¦
Since you read self help booksā¦ I want to trade intelligence with youā¦ Also let me know where to shareā¦ on this thread or DMā¦
I have read art of war. It is overhyped. Has some pearls of wisdom but not for everyone because it is literally an instruction manual on war for ancient Chinese generals. That is why I asked if you had read it because though a lot of people recommend it, I would not place it as a first line important to read book.
The other books you have mentioned are all great first line books to read though.
Art of war is good to read if youāve finished all the others and have some time left.
Hmm sounds like someoneās ego got triggered when he read thisā¦
I swear to Godā¦ I didnāt use ChatGPTā¦ Neither Grokā¦ or any AI tool in the world to write what I wroteā¦ Neither ideas nor wordsā¦
Even though I do use GPT sometimes to rewrite my text in order to improve my vocab and see where I need to improveā¦ when writing my message to youā¦ I was prudent not even to get my stuff rewrittenā¦ because I knew you would label the entire me as fraudā¦
And I responded in affirmative! I was more than willing to share it but as Sun Tzu saysā¦ move only when there is an advantage I held back offering my notes because what would happenā¦ Iāll present my knowledge as a junior and get dismissed, getting nothing in returnā¦ neither respect nor the status to be seen as your equalā¦ Since I deemed you a knowledgeable person I thought we could have an exhange like two great minds trading intelligence as equalsā¦ But seems like you are lackingā¦ If you were genuinely interested in knowing my findingsā¦
You would have agreed to this
And saidā¦ Alright shareā¦ Iāll share my nuggets of wisdom too from the self help books I have readā¦
Rather you got triggered at a place where there was no needā¦ put a false accusation on me and tried to portray me as a hoax lacking original thinking labeling me unworthy to be considered as equal in sharing knowledgeā¦
So instead of any talks of substance where we could share our interpretations and notesā¦ here we areā¦ labeling me as a hoax,
passing judgment on the book
And moving onā¦ Really debellatorā¦ what was your intention all alongā¦ do let me knowā¦
And also if you find any idea that I took from GPT or got my message rewritten.. even a section of itā¦ do let me know that too by selecting the specific textsā¦ Iāll take as evidence so that I can make a case on Judgement Day against youā¦ that you accused me falsely of using something I didnāt and tried to dismiss my original thinkingā¦ attempting to make me look like a fool in front of othersā¦ is this how pitiful you areā¦ debellatorā¦ This is a challenge to you as well @Covertxomic since you upvoted a post where Iām being accused falselyā¦
Many books contain husks but the needles that lie hidden in themā¦ make them a must readā¦ Take for example Canāt Hurt Meā¦ there is the fatherās tyranny, second dadās murder and motherās love interestā¦ is reading them of high significanceā¦ not reallyā¦ the thing that is of real significance are his ways of executionā¦ pasting reminders on mirror, writing achievements and reading them when strength is requiredā¦ despite its husk people prioritize that book because it contains execution wisdom that must be seized immediately at all costsā¦
Same perspective must be shared for a book like Art of Warā¦ there is the husk and then the needlesā¦ and from my point of viewā¦ they must be seized immediatelyā¦ Infact even what seems to us husk containing nothing at times can reveal exquisite nuggets of wisdom if the person satisfies the experience and pressure prerequisitesā¦ Take for example the quoteā¦
āItās better to take an enemy prisoner than kill him.ā
Even though it might mean nothing to you and you might find it of no useā¦ it means something of great importance to meā¦ in my world of psychological warfareā¦
I have spent 6 years with crippling mental disorders without professional help and during this time I read a lotā¦ put scientific principles into practiceā¦ took valuable observations and continue till date to write and refine my psycho philosophical notes because they are my survival toolkit in battling my mental afflictionsā¦
As for our knowledge barterā¦ Now that I know you have nothing to offerā¦ no interest and your view of meā¦ as a hoax who copies from ChatGPTā¦ I have no interest in talking to you as wellā¦ let alone sharing anything of personal significance like notes with youā¦ Nor do I have any ounce of respect for you anymoreā¦
Know thisā¦ works that transcend AI canāt be made using itā¦ whether itās a poweful write up you accuse me of getting written by AIā¦ or a creative challenge that requires real original thinkingā¦
Sorry if that hurts you. In my opinion art of war is a secondary self improvement book itās more than about military, from weapons, environmental conditions, and strategy to rank and discipline. You can definitely read this book when you have got some free time left. There are many books in the market you can read.
at last, itās just my opinion if that hurts you in a wrong way Iām deeply sorry. Itās great to see that book helped you out. And I wasnāt aware of that chatgpt thing , I was into the conversation of art of war. I do agree with @debellator 's some points.
not really, I have no idea why youād assume that.
okay, cool. I just asked because the way the words were written were the typical mannerism used by AI. Not all phrases, just some. Which is not wrong, lots of users use it to make their posts easier to understand.
calm down dude, no idea why you think I want to label you as a fraud. My goal is to just say that Art of War is a decent book to read when you get free time but should not be a priority one book, in my opinion. However opinion can vary from person to person.
not really, I was confused because you said:
so I assumed you had not read the book.
this is all in your own mind brother. Biggest enemy is your own mind.
If you had read it, good for you, but I am not sure why you have assumed this attitude, which is ironically enough something Sun Tzu would have warned against.
unrelated question: how old are you?
If you see everything as a personal attack, it is a sad way to live. But I was not trying to attack you, rather my point was simply that Art of War is a good read if you have time but otherwise I would not recommend it as a first line book to read. However that is my opinion and it can vary from person to person which is why I asked you if you had read it, from which all the weird answers started.
This is going off the topic of the thread, so I have no real interest discussing it further either.
Iād like to clear this up first where you said my words donāt align with Sun Tzuās teachingsā¦
My study of psychology and philosophy is bound to personal productivityā¦ not social interactionsā¦
So I donāt care if Iām being chill or emotionally charged hereā¦ itās not my domainā¦ and itās irrelevant to meā¦
One thing is clear debellatorā¦ this wasnāt about the book entirelyā¦
if it wasā¦ that GPT undercut would have not comeā¦
Now proceedingā¦
You and I and any sane person know words arenāt just wordsā¦ they carry implicationsā¦
For example when you say this for a personās writeupā¦
You frame him as someone lacking originalityā¦
When you sayā¦
You frame him as someone irrational and overreacting without any reasonā¦
When you select someoneās text and dismiss all its content entirely and askā¦
You try to frame him as someone immature without feeling the need to engage with his wordsā¦
When you sayā¦
You try to frame that person as someone not able to make senseā¦ incoherent
You said
Answer: For the very same reason you tried to frame me as someone whoās irrational, overreactive, immature, lacking sense and unoriginal without clear evidenceā¦ An attempt to place yourself as someone who is well well above my my contextā¦
Cherry on the topā¦
While wielding a blade draped in honeyā¦ asking me to chill while you keep on placing various tagsā¦
You know when you selected thisā¦
I thought we could have any discussion over the ideaā¦ but instead you completely dismissed everything and asked me my ageā¦ same pattern earlierā¦ you didnāt engage with my wordsā¦ just labeled me unoriginalā¦
And amongst all the indirect subtle tags you tried to placeā¦ this unoriginal one stings the mostā¦
Itās not about
Itās not about
Why are you offering justifications for something I didnāt useā¦
Youāre still suggesting that I made light use of AI despite my promise that I didnāt use at allā¦ especially in a space where originality is valued and subtle downplays can dismiss original writeups entirelyā¦
If I used AIā¦ even a single wordā¦ point it outā¦ Iāll make a case out of this one dayā¦
No matter what you sayā¦
When you said thisā¦
You struck at something sacred to meā¦
My originality in a space where it matters mostā¦
Iāll never forget itā¦
And Iāll never forgive youā¦
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