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Hear the ideas that made great books matter, each told as one short story. The first idea in every book is free.

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Mind Atomic HabitsJames Clear
Work Deep WorkCal Newport
Society FactfulnessHans Rosling
Philosophy A Guide to the Good LifeWilliam B. Irvine
History Chip WarChris Miller
Leadership Extreme OwnershipJocko Willink & Leif Babin
Communication How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie
Spirituality Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl
Mind Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
Work RangeDavid Epstein
Society SapiensYuval Noah Harari
Philosophy MeditationsMarcus Aurelius
History Guns, Germs, and SteelJared Diamond
Leadership Start with WhySimon Sinek
Communication Never Split the DifferenceChris Voss
Spirituality The Power of NowEckhart Tolle
Society The Culture MapErin Meyer
Creativity The War of ArtSteven Pressfield
Technology The InnovatorsWalter Isaacson
Money The Millionaire Next DoorThomas J. Stanley
Health BreathJames Nestor
Science A Short History of Nearly EverythingBill Bryson
Creativity Steal Like an ArtistAustin Kleon
Nature Entangled LifeMerlin Sheldrake
Technology Co-IntelligenceEthan Mollick
Relationships AttachedAmir Levine & Rachel Heller
Biography Shoe DogPhil Knight
Money The Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel
Health Why We SleepMatthew Walker
Science Astrophysics for People in a HurryNeil deGrasse Tyson
Creativity The Creative ActRick Rubin
Nature The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben
Technology The Coming WaveMustafa Suleyman
Relationships The Seven Principles for Making Marriage WorkJohn Gottman
Biography Steve JobsWalter Isaacson
Philosophy The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckMark Manson
History The Silk RoadsPeter Frankopan
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One book.
Seven ideas.

A great book usually turns on about seven ideas. We find them and retell each one in our own words, as a short story you can finish in one sitting.

Philosophy
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius7 ideas41 min
  1. The one thing you actually ruleYou can govern only one thing: your opinions and impulses.Free6:56
  2. 02Name the impression6:09
  3. 03Do the next right act6:09
  4. 04Remember how fast it passes6:08
  5. 05Act like a citizen5:15
  6. 06Train like an athlete5:21
  7. 07Accept the whole5:30

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A new idea waits each morning, from the subjects you chose. It ends about when the coffee does.

The one thing you actually ruleMeditations · Marcus Aurelius 2:13-4:42

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Better feed.

Between books, Shorts puts the swipe you already know to better use. Every card is an idea from a great book, set up in a single line of our own. Stop on one, hear it whole, then open the book it came from.

Every seven ideas, it asks you to pause. Most feeds would rather you didn’t.

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Money

The wealthiest man on your street probably drives the oldest car.

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Health

A journalist paid Stanford to plug his nose shut for ten days.

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Creativity

You clean the kitchen because an invisible enemy wants you to.

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