Lars Christensen
So good they can't ignore you by Cal Newport.
I finished this book in May 2023. I recommend this book 5/10. Don't look for a job, thinking it will somehow be your passion. Instead,...
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This is one big page where I can write all about myself, without feeling the need for it to be useful. And someday this site will be all that’s left of me, so I might as well write my own mini autobiography :-)
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I live near Buffalo, New York, with my wife, Stephanie, and our four kids.
About Me
What I'm doing now
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YouTube and Social content creation
Right now? I read all comments and answer emails to the best of my capabilities.
What I'm doing now
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YouTube and Social content creation
Right now? I read all comments and answer emails to the best of my capabilities.
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Lars Christensen
- May 13
- 5 min
Risk by General Stanley McChrystal and Anna Butrico
I finished this book in April 2023. I recommend this book 6/10. Interesting book on mitigating risk. Fascinating examples from war...
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Lars Christensen
- May 6
- 9 min
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
I finished this book in April 2023. I recommend this book 8/10. Written in 1995, this might be the most practical book for middle...
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Lars Christensen
- Apr 29
- 8 min
Mind management not Time management by David Kadavy.
I finished this book in April 2023. I recommend this book 7/10. Time management and to-do lists are the enemy of creativity. This book...
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Lars Christensen
- Apr 22
- 5 min
Ready to be a thought leader by Denise Brosseau
I finished this book in March 2023. I recommend this book 5/10. It gets good reviews on Amazon, so maybe you love it. It felt like you...
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Lars Christensen
- Apr 15
- 8 min
The Anywhere Leader by Mike Thompson
I finished this book in March 2023. I recommend this book 6/10. This a good book if you, as a leader, feel like you are on a continued...
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Lars Christensen
- Apr 6
- 13 min
Seeing around corners by Rita McGrath
I finished this book in March 2023. I recommend it 8/10. A book with several tools and frameworks for guiding actions on how to look...
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Lars Christensen
- Apr 1
- 5 min
Maverick by Ricardo Semler
I finished this book in March. I recommend this book 7/10. I would never have picked this book up if it wasn't recommended, and I'm so...
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Lars Christensen
- Mar 26
- 8 min
Getting to yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury.
I finished this book in February 2023. I recommend this book 7/10. Getting to yes takes the power battle out of negotiations and pushes...
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Lars Christensen
- Mar 19
- 9 min
Standout by Dorie Clark
I finished this book in February 2023. I recommend this book 8/10. Dorie Clark is my new favorite author for 2023. In Standout, she...
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Lars Christensen
- Mar 6
- 1 min
How to think like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael Gelb.
I finished this book in February 2023. I recommend this book 6/10. Not a business book. But it will give you step-by-step exercises to...
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Lars Christensen
- Feb 12
- 11 min
Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday
I finished this book in January 2023. I recommend this book 10/10. Ryan Holiday is remarkably skilled in finding interesting clues about...
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Lars Christensen
- Feb 4
- 6 min
The Feedback Imperative by Anna Carroll
I finished this book in January 2023. I recommend this book 8/10. Everyone wants feedback, but it can be so hard to give. Anna Carroll's...
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Lars Christensen
- Jan 29
- 10 min
The long game by Dorie Clark
I finished this book in January 2023. I recommend this book 10/10. "If you plan with a longer horizon than everyone else, and you're...
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Lars Christensen
- Jan 14
- 4 min
The Geometry of Wealth by Brian Portnoy
I finished this book in January 2023. I recommend this book 4/10. This book is not bad. But I couldn't help thinking, "A broke individual...
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Lars Christensen
- Jan 4
- 13 min
Getting the best from people by Martha I. Finney.
I finished this book in December 2022. I recommend this book 8/10. The book is segmented into bite-sized nuggets on the many scenarios...
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Lars Christensen
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Anything you want by Derek Sivers
I finished this book in December 2022. I recommend this book 9/10. Anything you want is a re-write of Derek Sivers's first book that...
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Lars Christensen
- Dec 16, 2022
- 3 min
the War of Art by Steven Pressfield
I finished this book in November 2022. I recommend this book 7/10. A practical guide on getting your mindset right and kicking yourself...
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Lars Christensen
- Dec 2, 2022
- 17 min
Meetings Matter by Paul Axtell
I finished this book in November 2022. I recommend this book 10/10. This book is the field manual for how to make meetings productive....
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Lars Christensen
- Dec 1, 2022
- 3 min
Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
I finished this book in November 2022. I recommend this book 3/10. An industry fable of an executive who gets saved by a young assistant...
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