Goals! Summary & Review: Write the Goal, Then Move It Daily
Goals Brian Tracy summary: write ten goals, circle one purpose, date it, and do one thing toward it every day — plus a 7-day TGR plan.
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Habit Stacking Summary & Review: Attach Tiny Actions to a Cue
Habit Stacking summary: S.J. Scott’s method for attaching five-minute actions to a habit you already do — plus a 7-day TGR plan to run one 3-link stack this week.
Purple Cow Summary & Review: Be Remarkable or Stay Invisible
Purple Cow summary: Seth Godin’s brief for building remarkability into the product, starting at the edges, and stopping the very-good invisibility trap.
The Denial of Death Summary & Review: Name the Hero-System Running Your Life
The Denial of Death summary: Becker’s Pulitzer map of hero-systems that hide mortality — plus a 7-day TGR plan to name yours.
The Energy Bus Summary & Review: Take the Wheel This Week
The Energy Bus summary: take the wheel, invite builders, and stop feeding energy vampires. A twelve-minute TGR guide plus a seven-day plan for one tired team.
Learning How to Learn Summary & Review: Switch Modes, Then Recall
Learning How to Learn summary: switch focused and diffuse modes, build a chunk with closed-book recall, and start in 25 minutes.
The Diary of a CEO Summary & Review: Fill the Five Buckets First
The Diary of a CEO summary: Steven Bartlett’s 33 laws of business and life, the five buckets in order, and a 7-day plan to build skill before reputation.
Elon Musk Summary & Review: Build From First Principles
Elon Musk summary: Isaacson’s two-year ride-along on first principles, factory-floor iteration, and a seven-day plan to question every requirement.
The Unicorn Project Summary & Review: Give Developers a Local Path
The Unicorn Project summary: Gene Kim's developer-side sequel to The Phoenix Project. Five ideals so a change does not wait on a ticket queue this week.
Work the System Summary & Review: Document the Machine Once
Work the System summary: Sam Carpenter’s three documents that turn firefighting into a machine you can improve — plus a TGR 7-day start.
On War Summary & Review: Pick the Political Object First
Clausewitz’s On War is a stop rule for operators: name the political object first, then spend only the force that object can justify through fog and friction.
Upstream Summary & Review: Stop Fighting the Same Fire
Upstream summary: Dan Heath's playbook for solving problems before they happen. Name one repeating fire, put an owner on prevention, and score the quiet week.