https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/ These are the summaries and notes of books I have read. I also keep a list of the Books I’ve Read And a Book Graveyard for books that I did not finish. The Willpower Instinct ★★★★★ I picked up a bunch of new habits in the past couple months since reading this. Positive habits are self-perpetuating. So are negative ones. Dopamine Nation ★★★★★ Our brains are not adapted for a world of abundance. So the forces that kept us alive for thousands of years, are now making us miserable. Consider this a primer into understanding addiction and over consumption. And steps you can take to mitigate this. Hugo en-us Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/100m-offers/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/100m-offers/ ★★★★★ How to make an offer so good that people feel stupid saying no. This book got my gears spinning at 100m mph. Will revisit many times as I move forward with my crusades. My Notes Make people an offer so good they would feel stupid saying no. https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/theeasywaytoquitcaffeine/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/theeasywaytoquitcaffeine/ The Easy Way to Quit Caffeine Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/tribes/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/tribes/ Tribes Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/built-to-move/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/built-to-move/ Built to Move 9/10 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/bliss-of-the-celibate/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/bliss-of-the-celibate/ My notes from Bliss of the Celibate https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/caffeineblues/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/caffeineblues/ Caffeine Blues Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/thewillpowerinstinct/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/thewillpowerinstinct/ The Willpower Instinct Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/nonviolentcommunication/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/nonviolentcommunication/ Nonviolent Communication Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/milliondollarweekend/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/milliondollarweekend/ Million Dollar Weekend Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/meditations/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/meditations/ Meditations Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/anythingyouwant/ Mon, 05 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/anythingyouwant/ Anything You Want Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/i-will-teach-you-to-be-rich/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/i-will-teach-you-to-be-rich/ I Will Teach You to Be Rich Book Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/dopaminenation/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/dopaminenation/ Dopamine Nation Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/goodinside/ Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/goodinside/ Good Inside Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/therelationshiphandbook/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/therelationshiphandbook/ The Relationship Handbook Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/your-brain-on-porn/ Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/your-brain-on-porn/ Your Brain on Porn https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/the12weekyear/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/the12weekyear/ The 12 Week Year Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/theblogstartup/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/theblogstartup/ The Blog Startup Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/the-magic-of-thinking-big/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/the-magic-of-thinking-big/ The Magic of Thinking Big Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/thepowerofpositivedogtraining/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/thepowerofpositivedogtraining/ The Power of Positive Dog Training Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/thepsychologyofmoney/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/thepsychologyofmoney/ The Psychology of Money Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/123magic/ Mon, 16 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/123magic/ 123 Magic Summary and Notes https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/bookgraveyard/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/bookgraveyard/ I started keeping a list of all of the books I did not finish. If a book is on this list, I don’t necessarily think they are bad books. A lot of them I’ve read 3/4 of the way through and just never finished because other priorities got in the way. Some of them I probably won’t pick up again. And some were just plain awful. Antifragile 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion Ninja Selling: Subtle Skills. Big Results. The Royal Road to Card Magic The Book Of Pook Bang: The Most Infamous Pickup Book In The World New World Ronin: Strategies for Artists, Entrepreneurs, Rebels, Warriors and Outcasts The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ The Bible A Byte of Python Bachelor Pad Economics What Color Is Your Parachute? 2019: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers The Cheater’s Guide to Writing Erotic Romance Let’s Play Chess: A Step by Step Guide for New Players (The Pandolfini Chess Library): A Step-By-Step Guide for New Players Chess Fundamentals Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer The Ethical Slut, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love Jiu-Jitsu University CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guidee The Miracle Morning for Addiction Recovery: Letting Go of Who You’ve Been for Who You Can Become Reset Your Child’s Brain: A Four-Week Plan to End Meltdowns, Raise Grades, and Boost Social Skills by Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen-Time How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series The Neverending Story How to Talk When Kids Won’t Listen: Whining, Fighting, Meltdowns, Defiance, and Other Challenges of Childhood (The How To Talk Series) Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World How To Bullet Journal For Beginners: The Ultimate Bullet Journal Guide To Effectively Master Your Life, Reach Your Goals, & Manifest Your Dreams (BONUS: Mastery Journal Template Included!) Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids – And How to Break the Trance The DHEA Breakthrough: Look Younger, Live Longer, Feel Better Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values Feelings Buried Alive Never Die The Healing Nutrients Within Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual; Vol. 1. The Upper Half of Body Fretboard Logic SE - Special Edition The Reasoning Behind the Guitar’s Unique Tuning + Chords Scales and Arpeggios Complete (Volumes I and II Combined The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It The 48 Laws of Power Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy Introducing Neuro-linguistic Programming: The New Psychology of Personal Excellence NLP: The New Technology of Achievement The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition–with a new Introduction by the Author Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny Testosterone: A Man’s Guide- Second Edition To Be a Man: A Guide to True Masculine Power Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior Tantric Sex for Men: Making Love a Meditation The Karezza Method: Magnetation, The Art of Connubial Love (Forgotten Books NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming The Backyard Blacksmith: Traditional Techniques for the Modern Smith Breakthrough Advertising: How to Write Ads that Shatter Traditions and Sales Records How to Write a Good Advertisement Coaching Questions: A Coach’s Guide to Powerful Asking Skills Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker The Frozen Shoulder Workbook: Trigger Point Therapy for Overcoming Pain and Regaining Range of Motion (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos (Silver Surfer (Paperback) The Creative Cure: How Finding and Freeing Your Inner Artist Can Heal Your Life The Slight Edge The Coiled Serpent Unconditional Parenting The Other End of the Leash The Oxygen Advantage UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition: A Complete Introduction The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less The Rape Of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II Gravity’s Rainbow Letters from a Stoic Slaughterhouse five https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/books-ive-read/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/books-ive-read/ Fiction https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/fiction/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/fiction/ Separate page to keep track of Fiction books. Exploring the idea of “Transformative Literature” so I only recently started reading more fiction. (10/10) Great read. Reminded me of The Hobbit. (10/10) I loved this book. Romeo-and-Juliet-like love story. https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/the-truth/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.davidwrites.xyz.com/booknotes/the-truth/ Summary and Highlights You can’t fix most problems with rules, any more than you can with laws. They’re too inflexible. eight basic emotions: JOY PAIN LOVE ANGER PASSION FEAR GUILT SHAME Every emotion belongs in one of these categories. Lying is about controlling someone else’s reality, hoping that what they don’t know won’t hurt you.