Then they illustrate the same principle with an example from the corporate world. The authors, being former Navy SEALS, illustrate each principle with an example from the battle field. Each chapter focuses on one principle of leadership. One of the best parts about this book is its format. Some other good points of focus in the book include prioritizing, the importance of planning and simplicity, discipline, and something that the authors call, “leading up the chain of command.” That last point is particularly useful for anyone in college or in the early stages of his or her career. As soon as you are able to make this mental shift, I promise good things will start happening for you. When you own everything in your world, you never think “poor me,” but you do think about the outcome that happened and determine what you could’ve done to receive the outcome that you wanted. You are accountable and responsible for everything. The principal of extreme ownership is the idea that you are the owner of everything in your world. That being said, I still found this book extremely valuable.
First, let me be very clear that I don’t currently hold any leadership positions. This is absolutely a book on leadership, but before you write it off, let me explain how it helped me. Navy SEALS Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin And if they were required reading from a college, the only message the college would send is: “we want you to be the best possible version of yourself.”ġ. These books will serve you well both in college and in life. Take notes ( this is a good method) and revisit them when you have questions. So here’s my recommendation: pick up at least one of these books before you head to school in August. They have made me more effective and balanced both personally and professionally. These are books that have shaped the way I live my life. What books would I recommend to an incoming freshman? Below is the list that I came up with. Some further thought on this article led me to ask myself what books I have found most beneficial. While I do think these potentially controversial books have a place in college, I think that place is in a classroom and assigned by a professor, not made to be required reading and promoted by the school as a whole. College is a time to open your mind and see the world from a different perspective – a time to stray from where you grew up and try something new. It is a place where you will form opinions, learn to back up your opinions, and hopefully learn to change some of your opinions when presented with a better argument. Obviously, college is a time where you should be confronted with ideas that make you a little uncomfortable.
Before you, as a student, even step foot on campus, the college is telling you how to think.
Regardless of the message – liberal, conservative – republican, democrat – pro this or anti that – colleges are assigning books to incoming freshman that “often make strong statements” on current events. Within the first few paragraphs, I read the following quote: “The books are almost always tied to current events and often make strong statements on issues like immigration, race and the perils of technology.” This quote really frustrates me. The article discussed the prevalence of summer reading assignments and the different selections made by various schools. Voting is now open to the public to choose the most influential academic book of all time.I read a New York Times article today about assigned summer reading for incoming college freshmen across the country. The Meaning of Relativity by Albert Einstein The Making of the English Working Class by E. The Complete Works by William Shakespeare
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels On the Origins of Species by Charles Darwin The top 20 academic books that changed the world are:Ī Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingĪ Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
The top 20 was chosen from 200 titles submitted by publishers across the UK, and was selected by a committee assembled by the Booksellers Association and The Academic Book of the Future project. Visit the Times Higher Education Books sectionĪ list of the top 20 academic books that have changed the world, as voted for by academic booksellers, librarians and publishers, has been revealed.įrom A Brief History of Time to A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, the list has been unveiled ahead of Academic Book Week, which takes place from 9 to 16 November.