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We LOVE to read here at XNV. Check out our reviews. You might find something interesting to read.
Done with "The Now Habit"
31 May, 2011
Finished with listening to this audiobook last week, but only had the chance to write my final review now. I did a previous post [https://www.xnv.io/posts/the-now-habit] about one thing I learned while listening to it, and thought I should conclude with a review. This book doesn't teach with straightforward techniques to fight procrastination. Rather, it tries to help you fight the root causes of it with psychiatric techniques through positive thinking and attitudes. I liked this book, though I
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The Now Habit
14 May, 2011
I'm not even in the middle of this audiobook [http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B002V8L1ES&qid=1305391635&sr=1-1], but I just learned a comparison the author made that I really wanted to share before I finish with it. Imagine you're given the task of crossing a board about 30 feet long, 4 inches thick and 1 foot wide placed on the ground. Would you dare? Of course everybody would, and it actually seems a pretty easy and risk less task to undertake. Take that same board, and place it co
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Linked
07 May, 2011
Just finished with listening to this Audiobook [http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B002V57UX2&qid=1304775060&sr=1-1], and it was so amazing that I wanted to share it here in my blog. Drawn by my interest on Networks (no, I don't mean the computer networks here) and the science behind it, just decided to give a this book a try, and I was amazed on all the sorts of networks mentioned in this book and how they relate to each other. From Hollywood networks [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_D
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Rework
23 May, 2010
Outstanding book for entrepreneurs looking into inspiration for addressing common development dilemmas like whether to reed to customer's suggestions or how to approach software development for maximizing profit and deliverability. Focused on startups whose main product is the software they develop, and wrote by the founders of 37 signals, this book breaks most of the old common sense understandings on how a company should be built and how software development should be managed based on their ow
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
08 March, 2010
Not a quick read, but it is definitely well worth it. The 7 habits put your behavior into perspective, and helps you understand where you've being failing. Life doesn't come with a manual, and we all go on with continuing our habits, good or bad, the way we have always done, and the way we always believe was right. When you put your habits against those of people who are successful is when you learn what you've being doing wrong all along. Quick list of the 7 habits: 1. Be Proactive 2. Begi
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Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion
13 January, 2010
I may have been the first person who bought Crush It! before knowing who Gary Vaynerchuk was and having never seen the Wine Library TV. The latter being of no surprise, since I don't drink. Instead of going for the book, I bought the audiobook at audible which is narrated by Gary Vaynerchuck himself. His energy and enthusiasm really got me excited right off the bat, and the way he narrates really shows his passion and love for what he does. Since I've never seen any of his videos before, that al
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The Future of Management
15 June, 2009
Using heavy examples of new management paradigms, using examples from internet focused companies like Google, Gary delivers his findings that the old school of management doesn't provide the ideal environment for nurturing creativity and engaging employees in the company's cause. This is a good book, and provides an alternative perspective, when compared to the myriad of books that deliver the same make your employee happy centered view, given that Gary is an acclaimed international management c
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Saving the World at Work
27 May, 2009
Social Responsibility is continually becoming a hotter and hotter topic as businesses find themselves serving a world wide community through the internet that is increasingly demanding on how careful the business is and its social consequences. The book brightly describes the successful moves several companies like Walmart, Patagonia and Timberland have done in this area and the amazingly positive consequences these socially responsible actions have brought upon these companies. It is filled w
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Getting Things Done
12 April, 2009
The "Getting Things Done" method, or GTD, is a great way to organize your activities and actually get your things done throughout the day making better use of the time you have available. It preaches the use of an inbox for keeping all your tasks ordered, and whenever you have time available, tackle the quick ones first. The author talks about the 2 minutes parameter to define whether a task is quick or not, but given the nature of some tasks it is hard to accurately estimate time, so I go by in
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Chief Culture Officer: How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation
27 February, 2009
Culture is a set of standard behaviors we can observe in a group of people. Each school, university and business is got its own set of standard behaviors defined by rules, environmental conditions, ethnicity of attending people, etc. Most cultures can be shaped for good, creating a standard set of behaviors that people will instinctively follow and ultimately further benefit the group. Culture shaping can be achieved inside any size group of people, in any company, and if done right can lay th
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The Mormon Way of Doing Business
17 January, 2009
"The true definition or true defining situation for a person is what they do when they are alone and don't have to do anything else" - Dell's CEO Kevin Rollins Isn't it right? Have you ever noticed what do you do whenever you find yourself idle? Start thinking of it. This book is based on interviews to prominent members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. Some of them are the CEOs of JetBlue Airways (former CEO and founder, actually), Dell Computers, Deloitte & Touché and Madis
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Breakthrough: Stories and Strategies of Radical Innovation
08 April, 2008
This book was in my Wishlist for almost a year before I had the opportunity to acquire and read it. As I couldn't find it here in Brazil I had to wait for an opportunity to acquire it abroad or buy it from a foreign website. I did the first, and bought this book while travelling to USA for the Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit 2007. Unfortunately, even with the book in my hands, I wasn't able to read it by that time and had to wait a little bit to delight myself reading it. As a Scientist, I'
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