Heyo, Nik here! Don't mind me casually leaning against my own words for support. After all, what stronger backup could we possibly have?
"Read a page, save the day."
That's my one-line motto for life — and for the mission at Four Minute Books. I believe every minute reading a good book is a minute well spent, and that even the tiny habit of reading a single page a day can make all the difference in the world — for your personal growth, your happiness, and anything else you hope to achieve in your one life.
That's why Four Minute Books is designed to help you do 2 things above all else:
Help you learn more in less time so you can achieve your dreams and get what you want.
Inspire you to read more no matter how busy you are.
To both of those ends, I recently, finally, made a "Start Here" page. Whether you're a new reader or longtime subscriber, it should help you find what you need a lot faster. Come on, let me quickly show you around!
Pro tip: You can also save this email for future reference on where to go based on what you need or are interested in!
1. What's Your Goal?
You might have signed up to this list originally via this tool, but in this widget, we ask you some questions to figure out which books to best recommend you — and then we'll give you a neat PDF list of the best ones in that field.
One of my next projects is to extend the list of questions and topics, since we've now covered so much more than money, happiness, and habits, but it's a good starting point regardless!
2. Our 12 Most Popular Summaries
In this section, I compiled a neat-o-burrito list of 12 of our most popular titles of all time in various genres and categories. If you just want to get started right away reading some awesome summaries, this is the place to go.
After more than 3 years of posting weekly videos, our Youtube channel is finally coming into its own. If you prefer to learn via audio and visuals, this is the place to start.
On the new page, we've embedded a playlist of our most popular videos in order. That way, you can watch only the very best summaries, and just keep going down the list!
4. The Best Books by Topic
At first, we just tried to compile some great books for fun, but very quickly, our book lists became some of our most popular posts.
If you're looking for the best books on any given topic, we have almost 20 of them, ready to help you find your next great read!
5. Tools, Reviews & Discounts
Blinkist* was an integral part of Four Minute Books from the beginning, but over the years, we've reviewed most of the major premium book summary services and tools, including some for audiobooks and other formats.
Whether you want an overview over the book summary landscape or a deep dive on a particular tool, this section has got you covered.
6. Quote Lists for Wisdom & Inspo
Most popular quotes come from books, so it felt like a natural next step to try and compile some of the best ones. I had a blast putting these together, even the mammoth ones that took forever.
I still think these are some of my best work and, in some cases, the best quote lists on that topic, book, or person that exist, and I wish Google, Medium, and all our other algorithmic overlords would show them a bit more of the love they deserve, but oh well.
Whatever the particular kind of inspiration or insight you are looking for, there's a great chance you'll find the right line at the right time on one of these lists.
7. The 4 Minute Bookstore
By and large, we mostly sell other people's products through Four Minute Books, but I've written and made so many things over the years, perhaps that's something that can and should change.
For starters, we already have a few of our own products in our little digital store, including my first book (second one coming shortly), our reading guide, and the lifetime membership, of course.
8. Four Minute Books on Social Media
We're not always active on all of them, but we've shared plenty of bite-sized book bits on social media over the years. Every now and then, it's worth browsing them again and seeing what nuggets you might find.
Right now, we're mostly posting on Youtube, and I just signed with an agency to get up and running on Pinterest again, but no matter what your favorite platforms are, chances are, you can find us there and follow along!
That's it! I hope this will help you find your way around. If you have any questions, don't be shy, hit reply, and remember: Read a page, save the day.
Oh, and if you want to learn more about that line and our mission, you can do so on our also-brand-new About Page — but that's a story for another day ;)
Thank you for being here, and as always...
Happy reading, -Nik
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