Weekly Non-Fiction Reading List 2.6.23
This week I finished 3 books from some amazing authors. The list starts out with a fantastic book around the research involving power, influence and how it affects our daily lives. There’s also a book about search engine optimization as well as my all-time favorite books about why we need haters in this world. Enjoy!
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The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence by Dacher Keltner
I can’t remember how I came across Dacher’s books or why I wanted to check him out. It may have been because he has a new book called Awe that I want to read and found this previous book. Anywho, this one’s a must-read.
I’m extremely interested in power and influence, mainly due to how it shapes class and status between the rich and the poor. This book is a fantastic look at how we humans act and interact with others based on our status as well as the uses and abuses of power. Dacher has done a ton of research and really helps the reader understand how power plays a role at work, in our relationships and in society as a whole.
I will say that I was slightly skeptical of some of the studies in this, but that’s just how it is with any social science research. But overall, the lessons from this are solid, and I highly recommend it.
SEO Boost: How to Be Found on Google by N.K. Park
I’ve worked in SEO and content marketing for over 10 years now, and I’m always trying to brush up and learn more. This is an extremely short book and definitely worth the read if you want to start a website and get found on Google. There are some websites I’d add to the list of tools that the author has in this book, but other than that, it’s a great beginner’s guide.
Hater: On the Virtues of Utter Disagreeability by John Semley
I just read this book for the first time a few months ago, and I had to read it again. It’s such a great book that I can’t recommend enough. Recently, I’ve started creating new content in a community that is very reluctant to critique literally anything, and this book just kept popping in my mind. After reading it again, it helped me feel less insane because John rationally explains why criticism is needed in this world. Not only does it help ensure we push for more quality, but it also helps us live less delusional lives when we allow others to criticize us. Fantastic book.
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