📚 8 Rules of Love by Jay Shetty ❤️, The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson 🧬 & Choose Yourself by James Altucher 💪🏼

"The word 'loneliness' expresses the pain of being alone. The word 'solitude' expresses the glory of being alone." — Jay Shetty  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

​ The 4 Minute Read New-ly ​July 29, 2023 || Read in browser​ Go on, tell 'em Jay! Hello there! It's Nik. Time for The 4 Minute Read! By the way, if you enjoy our summaries, want to support us, and get more bang for your buck with audio, PDFs, and a lot more, you can become a Lifetime Member. For just a fraction of what it cost to make it (less than 0.1%!), you can download our entire library in various formats — both into your brain and onto your computer. I'd be honored if you take a look. Anyway, here's this week's summary-scoop: ​8 Rules of Love by Jay Shetty (Learn to love yourself, others, and life in 4 stages and 2 simple practices) ​The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson (Inspiring biography of the Nobel Prize winning inventor of the DNA-altering technology CRISPR) ​Choose Yourself by James Altucher (One of my favorite, encouraging self-help books that will help you take charge of your life) ​Become a Four Minute Books Lifetime Member (and get 1,200 audio summaries, 2 full-length books, 10 special guides, thousands of PDFs, and more!) Ready for the last round of New-ly? Latest bestsellers, here we come! Hot Off The Press 8 Rules of Love ​by Jay Shetty When a monk held a talk at his college, Jay felt so inspired, he quit his business education and started following him around — all the way into an ashram in India, where he spent 3 years living and training as a monk. Eventually, however, Jay graduated from that life to teach others what he had learned. In 8 Rules of Love, his latest bestseller, he explains how we can move through the 4 ashrams of love in order to become one with ourselves, our partner, and even the entire world. A beautiful book filled with simple, inspiring ideas. Powerful! Read the Summary » ​ ​ Quote of the Week "Language has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone." ​ — Jay Shetty ​ The Big 3 From the Book 1. Love happens in 4 connected stages, and we can access each one as needed. 2. To become a more loving and lovable person, we must follow the 8 rules of love. 3. Love letters and meditation will help you internalize new attitudes towards love. Master the Lessons in 4 Minutes » ​ A Book Brought to Life What is CRISPR, and why is this technology all over the news? I'm sure at this point, you've at least heard of its supposedly magical gene-editing powers. Imagine we were able to cure genetically occurring diseases, like Down syndrome, Tourette's, or Huntington's disease! But CRISPR's potential goes beyond that. It may also help us cure cancer, some form of which now every other human suffers at some point in their life. There are, however, ethical implications on top of more technological challenges. Are humans supposed to meddle with their genes? In Walter Isaacson's biography of Jennifer Doudna, the Nobel Prize winning inventor of CRISPR, you'll find out all of that and more. If you want to find answers to these questions and learn more about the history of what might be the healthcare breakthrough of the century, watch this video.​ ​ ​ ​ The Deal (With Sneak Peeks) ​ Do you like what we make? Are you enjoying all our free summaries? 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Explore the Lifetime Membership »​ ​ Dusty But Brilliant Choose Yourself​ by James Altucher This was one of the first self-help books I read. It's a great, somehow upbeat kick in the butt to take control of your life. Nothing magical happens on its own. No one will come and pick you. If you want success, money, love, friendship, health, or anything else, really, you'll just have to choose yourself! Still as good as it was back when it came out! Read the Summary » ​ The Big 3 From the Book 1. The American dream the middle class keeps chasing is dead. 2. You have to make yourself the only person who controls your dreams. 3. Choosing yourself begins with a daily practice of good habits in 4 areas. Master the Lessons in 4 Minutes » ​ The Meme Shelf Speaking of gene editing, it's about time we get eternal life. I have a long reading list, and I plan to get through it all! 🤓 ​ That's all for now. Enjoy your weekend! 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