📚 Be Useful (Arnold Schwarzenegger) 💪🏼, Your Money or Your Life (Vicki Robin) 💵 & What Every Body Is Saying 👂🏻 (+ a personal writing project)

I've been working on this essay for over 3 years  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

​ ​ The 4 Minute Read Newvember ​Nov 18, 2023 || Read in browser​ Uhm, given you just published a book, Mr. Schwarzenegger, I think they're kind of the same thing? Heyo! It's Nik. This week's 4 Minute Read comes jam-packed with motivation, sound money advice, and a guide on reading people. Plus, a personal writing project that's very dear to me. Here's what's new: ​Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger (the governator's 7 best tools for succeeding in life) ​Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin (master the 9 steps of financial independence) ​What Every Body Is Saying by Joe Navarro (learn to read people's body language from an FBI agent) ​This Virtual Soldier's Speech Explains How to Have True Purpose in Life (a 30-minute, inspiring essay I've been working on for the last 3 years)​ Let's get right into it! Hot Off The Press Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger Years ago, I came across a motivational speech by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In it, he explained his "6 Rules of Success." Now, in this brand new book, he talks about his "7 Tools for Life." As it turns out, some of them overlap! In today's summary of Be Useful, which was the best piece of advice Arnold's father ever gave him, we'll look at 3 of the tools Arnold has deemed useful in both his speech from years ago and in his latest bestseller, making for a powerful cocktail of success ingredients from someone who's lived a life like no other, from world-class bodybuilder to highest-paid Hollywood action hero to governor of the US's richest state. If you want to succeed in what you are doing, read this summary. Read the Summary » ​ ​ Quote of the Week "That is what a clear vision gives you: a way to decipher whether a decision is good or bad for you, based on whether it gets you closer or further away from where you want your life to go." ​ — Arnold Schwarzenegger ​ The Big 3 From the Book 1. Work out your vision for life by starting broad, then zoning in over time. 2. You can work hard enough and long enough for your dream because you have more time than you think. 3. Give back both before and after you succeed, because ultimately, no one is "self-made." Master the Book in 4 Minutes » ​ A Book Brought to Life Over 30 years ago, Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez published Your Money or Your Life, a simple, 9-step guide to changing your relationship with money and moving towards financial independence. The book was a huge hit because it looked at money in the larger context of our lives, not just cold, hard cash. They talk about life energy, values, and purpose. Only if money fits into the bigger picture will you be able to make sense of it and thus make better financial decisions. In today's video summary of the book, you'll learn to... Know your net worth, your current earnings, and your past expenses.​ Budget and evaluate subcategories in your income and expenses sheet in order to assess much more than just your financial status. Invest your hard-earned money so that it doesn't depreciate in time. If you want to form a better, more productive relationship with money and start making strides towards financial independence, watch this video. ​ ​ ​ The Freebie ​ If you've been following Four Minute Books for pretty much any amount of time, it's no secret to you that I'm a pretty big nerd — and not just for books. That also applies for the writing I do outside of summarizing books, which rarely happens as much as I'd like it to, but this week, it did. After working on this piece for hundreds of hours over the span of more than 3 years, a new long-form, creative essay is finally ready: This Virtual Soldier's Speech Explains How to Have True Purpose in Life. If you like video games (particularly the Metal Gear series), spy movies and action thrillers, or a good mentor-disciple relationship, you'll love this piece. And if not? Then it might still help you clarify and improve the role purpose plays in your life. This epic (and somewhat tragic) essay is a story about change, loyalty, and nature's grand, never-ending cycle. It's not a short read. In fact, at nearly 8,000 words and about 30-minutes reading time, it's my longest standalone article ever. But if you feel intrigued by the first few lines, chances are, with a nice cup of coffee and perhaps the right background music, it'll make for an amazing, insightful experience. You can read the piece on my blog (where I also publish daily, much shorter pieces) or on Medium (where clapping for it up to 50 times will help other people see it). Thank you for giving me a chance to share this kind of work with you. I hope you'll enjoy. Read on Nik's Blog »​ Clap for the Story on Medium 👏🏻 »​ ​ Dusty But Brilliant What Every Body Is Saying by Joe Navarro This is one of the first self-help books I ever picked up, and it's still one of the coolest and most underrated. Since he didn't speak English when he came to the US, Joe Navarro learned to read people's body language from an early age. In his time as an FBI-agent later on, it served him well. If you want to learn how to read people and better navigate conversations and human interactions, read this summary. Read the Summary » ​ The Big 3 From the Book 1. At least 60% of what you say is not coming out of your mouth. 2. There's one more option next to fight or flight. 3. To become a master at reading body language, you have to develop situational awareness. Master the Lessons in 4 Minutes » ​ The Meme Shelf Now if only we always knew which library — and which book! 🤔 ​ That's everything for now. Enjoy your weekend! Happy reading, -Nik PS: Right now, you can get an insane 60% off Blinkist's library of over 7,000 book summaries,* including audio, a free, 2nd account, and more. Snag the deal* here (with a 14-day money-back guarantee) »​ What can we do to improve the next edition? Tell us here. 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