The best Business Education eBooks: Reddit reviews

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Your challenge is to show what value your position adds to the company. That argument is almost always going to be best framed within how that company operates -- not something anyone in this thread but you understands even on a basic level.

Just my opinion: Escaping the Build Trap provides a good foundation on which to build your arguments. UX sits very thoroughly under the topics discussed within -- and you can probably find this particular book on the high seas for free.

But if this is true:

> the design team does not want me

I don't see what convincing the CEO changes. Unless you're actually some sort of product management wizard, you're going to have an awfully hard time working with that team effectively.

Good morning r/fi!

My book is now officially an ebook on sale on Amazon (free tomorrow and Friday [April 27/28])! Thank you to /u/GraemeCPA, /u/Vanbrusa, /u/iswearitsreallyme, /u/nuttyrebelsheep, /u/prewrappedbacon for the notes and continued support.

So what’s in the book? 6 chapters about everything young people need to know about money. Personal finance concepts like mortgages and credit card, budgeting and saving, investing, taxes, a 21 week guide to having more money, and a primer for FI.

Both U.S. and Canadian versions will be free tomorrow and Friday and I would very much appreciate the community’s opinion on what I’ve written (especially on the taxes side of things). But really any feedback would be great. Hate my cover? Let me know! If any of you have extra time, i would really appreciate if you could download both versions and pick which formatting you like better (they are formatted differently for a/b testing purposes).

Reviews on Amazon would be awesome too :) I’ll be doing up the paperback version once I’ve collected enough feedback and make any changes relating to the feedback. That will hopefully happen in a week or so?

U.S. Version https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0713R5YCX/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1493208488&sr=8-2&keywords=victoria+botvinnik

Canadian Version https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B071YMYN2M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493208488&sr=8-1&keywords=victoria+botvinnik

Thank you for reading!

Good morning r/fi!

My book is now officially a paperback and ebook on sale on Amazon (ebooks will be free tomorrow [June 29])! The two versions aren't linked yet, but hopefully tech support gets back to me before tomorrow!

So what’s in the book? 6 chapters about everything young people need to know about money. Personal finance concepts like mortgages and credit cards, budgeting and saving, investing, taxes, a 21 week guide to having more money, and a primer for FI.

Both U.S. and Canadian versions will be free tomorrow and I would very much appreciate the community’s opinion on what I’ve written (especially on the taxes side of things for the U.S. version). But really any feedback would be great. Reviews on Amazon would be awesome too :)

Ebook U.S. Version https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713R5YCX

Ebook Canadian Version https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B071YMYN2M/

Thank you for reading!

Edit: I can't spell

>but recently I was doing a course about the way our brains/minds warp information to suit our self-image and one of the ways is that when learning something, particularly when rereading, we can trick ourselves into thinking we've mastered a subject because we recognize information, but we can't actually bring that information to mind as easily without seeing it

I've been reading a book that talks about some of the common cognitive biases we make when learning. What you just described sounds very similar to what the authors in the book call "fluency illusions", which is the tendency to confuse fluency in your reading with actual mastering of the content of what you're reading.

Wonderful comment. There is a great section in this book Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry that validates many of your observations. Great book from a long time (female) financial columnist.

Read this: https://www.amazon.com/INSPIRED-Create-Tech-Products-Customers-ebook/dp/B077NRB36N . This is the bible most (great) product teams follow in 2021 :-)

I used to do the same and I learned loads from watching Dr Alex Young’s videos on YT they are probably the on the better side of YT study I go video and are pretty practical. Also check out the book Make it Stick

I like Lynch's books, One Up on Wall Street was great. Simple and easily applicable strategies, fun to read, and I like that he includes history.

The Joys of Compounding by Gautam Baid was a great book and had surprisingly detailed investing section. A bit more advanced imo and I imagine may be hard for a newer investor to get through.

Honestly, https://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffetts-Favorite-Books-Intelligent-ebook/dp/B0085W03FM was the first one I read, and probably laid the best foundation I could have asked for. Link because the name is bad, but it's a great book, especially for beginners.

(Marth 14th, 2020 was when I ordered it, apparently. That timing deff helped a bit haha)

Most teams can build a product. Few can build a product that users actually need. So I would suggest "Competing against luck" by Clayton M. Christensen.

https://www.amazon.com/Competing-Against-Luck-Innovation-Customer-ebook/dp/B01BBPZIHM

Escaping the Build Trap was one of my favorite books I've read this year.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K3QBWG1/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Podcast 101: Simple Steps to Create Your Own Podcast, Build Relationships and Grow Your Business

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PV2G44Q

FREE until March 28th

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>What if you could create your podcast in a few short weeks? What if you could use your podcast to grow your business with a few simple steps? Imagine becoming a podcast host while growing your business and achieving your life-long goals.

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I worked at (and continue to maintain close relationships with people who work at) a highly respected American university. The American higher education system is a train wreck. It's comically overpriced, systemic accountability issues result in sub-par curriculum, and mismatched incentive systems result in a higher focus on "research" than academics. There was literally a professor at my university who was so incompetent that she stopped showing up to class, had a student TA teach the class, and wouldn't even help grade papers because "she didn't know the material well enough." Complaints were brought to the department chair year after year, but they were ignored until finally something resulted in her leaving. This was an outlier, but only marginally. I could probably tell at least a dozen similar stories.

The higher ed system went from an experience designed to "teach you how to think" to a trade school with a few liberal arts classes slapped on top of it. But don't take my word for it.

I've been saying for years now that once many industries come up with a better credentialing mechanism for technical aptitude (aptitude including the ability to pick up new skills, not just rote memorization of existing techniques), then American colleges are in serious trouble. Colleges are saddling kids with jaw-dropping levels of debt under the guise of an elevated educational experience, yet students aren't even really learning how to critically think in college.

I'm not saying this new program by Google is "the answer", but I'm glad to see companies who are thinking about the problem in different ways. It makes sense: you have to pay a student coming out of college with $150k+ debt far more than someone without nearly as much debt, so it's in their best interest to find ways to improve the educational system.

I like this book. https://www.amazon.com/Warren-Buffetts-Favorite-Books-Intelligent-ebook/dp/B0085W03FM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1522303113&sr=1-1&keywords=warren+buffet%27s+3+favorite It teaches the basic's on how to buy and sell stocks and other investments you should be making/made and when to cash them in in order to maximize your profits. Plus its free if you have kindle unlimited on amazon.

There are at least several options which are already in use:

Class observation

Syllabus evaluation

Assessment evaluation (i.e. looking at their exams, quizzes, paper writing rubrics, group projects, etc.)

Student interviews

Independent student assessment (get a random of sample of the teacher's students and see if they've met the course objectives)

You can check this out if you're interested in evaluating for learning and teaching efficacy.

Hi everyone! I just published my first book! It's called How to Adult: Money. It's a book about personal finance topics (mortgages, credit cards, saving, budgeting, investing, taxes, etc.) for young adults.

It's free today and tomorrow on amazon. so grab your copy and leave some feedback! :)

There are two versions:

U.S. Version: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0713R5YCX

Canadian Version: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B071YMYN2M

thanks!

P/s. if anybody has some extra time on their hands, can you download both and tell me which formatting you like better? I've formatted the two books differently because i have no idea which is better.

Hi everybody!

My book is now officially an ebook on sale on Amazon! Both U.S. and Canadian versions are going to be free tomorrow and friday and I would very much appreciate the community’s opinion on what I’ve written. But really any feedback would be great. Hate my cover? Let me know!

So what’s in the book? 6 chapters about everything young people need to know about money.

Personal Finance

Learn about bank accounts, credit cards, pension plans, mortgages, credit score and debt repayment.

Saving and Budgeting

Budgets should make you happy, not sad! I'll teach you to save money while enjoying your life and the things that are important to you.

Investing

Stocks, Bonds, ETF's, Real Estate, Mutual funds. It's all covered here. With examples!

Taxes

Learn how to file your own taxes and what investment accounts are best for your situation.

Guide to More Money

21 weeks of short activities that will get you more comfortable with your money. Step by step guide to making the best financial decisions for you.

Financial Independence

Can you retire at 50? What about 40 or even, 30? I'll give you a little taste of what it takes to get on that advanced money level.

Reviews on Amazon would be awesome too :) I’ll be doing up the paperback version once I’ve collected enough feedback and make any changes relating to the feedback. That will hopefully happen in a week or so? If anybody has some extra time, i would love feedback on the formatting between the two versions since i was testing out different formatting. Let me know which one is better!

U.S. Version

amazon.com/dp/B0713R5YCX

Canadian Version

amazon.ca/dp/B071YMYN2M

Thank you for reading!

I highly suggest that you read <em>Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning</em>. It has really altered the way I learn languages. I'm software engineer and I've found that the best way to learn new programming languages and technologies is to prepare for a professional level certification in that technology. I had a pretty simple study methodology:

1. Find real-world examples on GIT Hub by developers who are well regarded in the language's community.

2. Go through the "skills measured" section of the exams and identify areas I felt I was weakest in.

3. Use the examples and the exam skills outline and study.

4. Any areas that continued to be difficult for me I would lab repeatedly. I would also go to StackExchange sites and answer questions on the topics.

5. Take practice exams and repeat using the feedback from the practice exams to guide my learning.

I never did that with languages, though. I kind of did it with Irish as I wanted to take the TEG but I was very lazy about it. Make It Stick made me realize that I wasn't being efficient enough in my language learning. I wasn't doing the types of things that helped me learn other skills. What I was missing was that I wasn't generating enough out-put and getting feedback on it but most importantly I was not testing myself enough. By that I mean putting myself in unfamiliar situations and having to use the language accurately to get a specific result.