100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late
Principles to become your Future Self and live a fuller life
3rd edition
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"I am amazed at Luca Dellanna’s ability to observe, compile, and articulate 99 very actionable life principles here. Each chapter describes the rule in a way that makes you think and then summarizes the Action. It’s filled with DEEP insights yet VERY readable"
Theresia Tanzil
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"Absolutely brilliant. You might have grasped some of these concepts before but having them structured and in writing makes all the difference […] I will surely recommend it to friends and co-workers."
Alberto Pisanello
"A very thoughtful piece of writing, deep and wiring!"
David Krejca
"This book was full of great life and self management advice. I’m in my fifties and still found it insightful."
Jim Stockwell
"This is a great book. It's organized very well. It's the kind of book you can jump around in and easily reference in the future. The most powerful part of this book is the questions he asks in each chapter. If you're looking for impactful ideas that can improve how you live - they are in this book."
Michael Harris
"A thoughtfully written book in very straightforward language."
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About the book
Most frustration and unhappiness in your life will come from disrespecting the rules of whatever “game” you are a participant in –be it love, business, health, or social life.
Perhaps you did not know about the existence of such rules because no one explained them to you. In this case, you might think that the world doesn’t make sense and that people are irrational. That’s what I thought when I was 14, and I did not understand why some girls were so fond of the “bad boys” in my school.
Or perhaps you knew about some of such rules but chose to disrespect them because you didn’t like their implication. For example, everyone knows the two rules for losing weight: eat healthily and exercise. However, most do not act on them because they’re uncomfortable practicing them day after day or do not have the time or energy to do so.
We cannot live happily wishing the world followed the rules we are comfortable with. Or, at least, we cannot do it for long. The universe relentlessly punishes those who do not follow its rules.
Paraphrasing Paulo Coelho, failures are life’s way of teaching us its rules. In particular, those we do not want to learn.
In this book, You will find 100 rules that apply to the most important areas of your life.
I call them rules because breaking them has consequences. In the words of bestselling author Stephen Covey, while we are free to choose our actions, we cannot choose their consequences. Apart from the few unfortunate cases in which something bad happened to one of my loved ones, every single time I felt hurt, it was because I broke one of the rules of life.
Pain, sadness, and frustration result from not having learned the rules by which the world works or having chosen to disrespect them.
Over the years, learning from my mistakes, I internalized these rules. Now, I have a fulfilling life of which I’m proud and for which I highly respect myself.
With this book, I entrust you with the rules I learned through experience, allowing you to learn from them without first having to experience on your skin the consequences of breaking them.
What's inside
- Eight rules to prioritize your growth
- Fifteen rules to create progress in your life
- Ten rules to figure out what to do next
- Eight rules to learn to learn
- Six rules to get help
- Five rules to lead
- Eight rules for better perspective
- Five rules for stronger habits
- Nine rules to avoid mistakes
- Four rules to make yourself antifragile
- Six rules to be more effective
- Five rules to recondition yourself
- Two rules to learn to be happy
- Two rules to get to know yourself
- And more, for a total of 100 rules.
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"I am amazed at Luca Dellanna’s ability to observe, compile, and articulate 99 very actionable life principles here. Each chapter describes the rule in a way that makes you think and then summarizes the Action. It’s filled with DEEP insights yet VERY readable"
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About the author
Luca Dellanna is the author of more than ten books. He is a researcher in adaptive systems and a management advisor.
Luca has also been teaching risk management and related topics for over ten years at the University of Genoa (as an external lecturer), and frequently gives guest lectures at many public and private institutions.
He has been a speaker at some of the most prestigious conferences and podcasts, such as Nudgestock (the largest behavioral sciences conference) and Econtalk (twice). He has been featured on The Spectator and other famous newspapers.
Luca lives in Turin, Italy, with his wife Wenlin and his dog Didi. He frequently spends time in Singapore for business and to visit family.
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Luca is fluent in EN, IT, FR, ES, and has experience in the following industries: automotive, chemical, pharmaceutical, logistics, agricultural, fast-moving consumer goods, food, finance, fintech, tech, software, electronics, retail, hospitality, and consulting.
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"One of the most important books I’ve read, period. It’s short, articulate, and expansive on a singular subject matter — ergodicity, which is really the key ingredient to success in life, marriage, business, family, happiness, health, etc."
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