Happiness Hypothesis was great, and more people should read it.

Sign up, and CougarBoard will remember which categories you want to view. Sign up

Report problem with this ad

Jul 6, 2020
9:11:57pm

Supercoug [censored]

Happiness Hypothesis was great, and more people should read it.

Report problem with this ad

Supercoug

Bio page: Supercoug
Joined: Sep 7, 2005
Last login: Apr 27, 2024
Total posts: 55,598 (27,790 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

Three books that changed the way that I think

a priori

7/6/20 8:25pm

Extreme Ownership.

7/6/20 8:25pm

Extreme Ownership seems gimmicky to me

SlantRoute

7/6/20 8:30pm

I can see that in some of the principles and points. But the general concept of

7/6/20 8:38pm

I don't understand this one. Obviously I'm in the minority because everyone seems to love it, but what novel idea did

Supercoug

7/6/20 8:53pm

I thought it’d be more about personal improvement than business improvement

Mrs Featerbottom

7/6/20 9:48pm

Clarification: Not scriptures / church books — that's a different category.

a priori

7/6/20 8:25pm

Being Mortal

Noni Fruit

7/6/20 8:29pm

Absolutely. Amazing book.

CDV

7/6/20 8:31pm

Just Mercy for me.

LiveCoug

7/6/20 8:31pm

I agree

CotoCoug

7/6/20 9:35pm

I’m halfway through right now. Tough, eye-opening read

Odysseus

7/6/20 9:42pm

Better than the movie?

a priori

7/7/20 10:17am

Non-fiction bores me usually. I prefer novels because I find deeper meaning by

Hypnotoad

7/6/20 8:33pm

I know what you mean, except that I love biographies.

a priori

7/6/20 9:17pm

Drive was fascinating, and one of those books business people should read over pop-garbage like Good to Great.

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:22pm

12 rules for life, The Happiness Hypothesis, 1984.

dfudge

7/6/20 8:35pm

Happiness Hypothesis was great, and more people should read it.

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:11pm

Made to Stick

CougarTailDevourer

7/6/20 8:39pm

Underrated book.

Supercoug

7/6/20 8:53pm

Best book I've ever read as far as PR/Marketing goes.

CougarTailDevourer

7/6/20 8:58pm

Yeah I'm trying to think of a better one, and I can't at the moment.

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:15pm

I've heard shoe dog is a good one for marketing people

tarzan15

7/6/20 9:31pm

It was a good book--in fact, I loved it. My only frustration was that it seemed to convey few actionable business

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:33pm

Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell

Artist

7/6/20 8:40pm

I don't really read books. I did however read this article once, well ok, most

EEcougar

7/6/20 8:42pm

Mein Kampf, The Communist Manifesto, Value of Price and Profit.

slowhiteguy

7/6/20 8:47pm

Is a slowhiteguy welcomed at BLM or Antifa gatherings? Oops, I guess Antifa

StarMan

7/6/20 9:12pm

The Tao of Pooh, 1984,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Nakedbootleg

7/6/20 8:50pm

Love the Tao of Pooh

Mrs Featerbottom

7/6/20 9:46pm

And the follow up The Te of Piglet.

ManicBlue

7/7/20 12:58am

Also, Everybody Always by Bob Goff is a great book

Nakedbootleg

7/7/20 9:47am

Tattoos on the Heart

Supercoug

7/6/20 8:54pm

The Moral Animal

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:12pm

That's a good one

El Careeb

7/6/20 9:35pm

Opened up a new framework for processing the world. Like the OP, I thought Thinking F&S did that as well, but The Moral

Supercoug

7/6/20 9:40pm

As A Man Thinketh (Allen), Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Epstein), The Chamber (Grisham)

Odysseus

7/6/20 9:45pm

Atlas Shrugged and Uncle Tom’s Cabin

HighHorse

7/6/20 9:48pm

Rich Dad Poor Dad series of books.

JohnnyC

7/6/20 9:53pm

Leadership and Self-Deception, Deep Work, Drive, Influence (Cialdini)

d-coug

7/6/20 10:36pm

1984, Man’s Search for Meaning

D.T. Survivor

7/6/20 10:54pm

Screwtape Letters

ManicBlue

7/7/20 12:59am

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

SpiffCoug

7/7/20 6:49am

Why do you hate books like Atomic Habits? Just curious.

Fifth-Fret

7/7/20 8:27am

This is a gross generalization, but I find that they're generally gimmicky and

a priori

7/7/20 8:36am

I know it's stereotypical, but 7 habits is by far my favorite book

7/7/20 11:29am

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad