book-notes

> But i did. Baby steps. That's the spirit! And it will definitely be baby steps at a time, you just need to keep going. The Charisma Myth book has plenty of interesting research and content, but by far the most important things are the exercises. At a basic level they are about being very aware of your internal state and then learning how to change it. When I first started going through the exercises, it kinda felt like I was learning a new language, and it opened a whole new world of possibilities. Btw, if you just want to test it out before buying the book, check this summary[0] out and follow the "Three quick tips to boost charisma" mentioned in the second bullet of chapter 1. 0: https://github.com/mgp/book-notes/blob/master/the-charisma-m...

This book is not about technical management in particular, but it can help you a lot in understanding and dealing with people better, it's called The Charisma Myth: https://www.amazon.com/Charisma-Myth-Science-Personal-Magnet... The book is an interesting read, but merely reading it won't do anything. There are one or two exercises per chapter, and you should work on them if you really want to see the benefits. Also, if you want to do a little test before reading the whole book follow these tips from the intro: > Three quick tips to boost charisma in conversation: Lower the intonation of your voice at the end of sentences, reduce how quickly and how often you nod, and pause for two full seconds before you speak. From this summary: https://github.com/mgp/book-notes/blob/master/the-charisma-m...

I have a horrible memory when it comes to the detail of books, movies, etc. (But thankfully I can remember what I've coded, or else I'd probably be out of a job.) I mostly read non-fiction. To improve my recall over the past 7 years, I type up notes as I read. It's made the process of reading much slower, but it has helped when I've needed to recall some example or detail or framework of a book. I did this (selfishly) for myself, but decided to upload my notes at https://github.com/mgp/book-notes. (Shameless plug I suppose?) The README explains exactly how I take the notes – but essentially there's no shortcut. I have my text editor open and simply type notes as I read.