[ESP/ENG] 3 libros que no te puedes perder / 3 books you can't miss

Este libro es una verdadera, honesta y fría guía de cómo debes manejarte en una relación de poder, tanto para que puedas relacionarte correctamente ante tus superiores como para que puedas ascender en una jerarquía y por último para que puedas protegerte del poder de otros.

Fue escrito por Robert Greene, reconocido psicólogo de Estados Unidos. Es una lectura un poco más densa pero sumamente útil ya que diariamente, inclusive en el ámbito familiar se están dando situaciones de poder y su gestión eficiente será el punto de éxito o fracaso en nuestro desenvolvimiento diario.

Este libro definitivamente adquiere un valor excepcional cuando lo aplicas en tu desempeño en las organizaciones, donde tendrás un jefe, lo cual a lo largo de la lectura llamarás “amo”, es posible que también tengas personal bajo tu cargo o simplemente las distintas relaciones con tus pares. Con esta lectura también podrás manejarte de forma exitosa con aquellos que consideras amigos y en general con cualquier persona que conforme tu ámbito social.

El libro se encuentra dividido en 48 leyes y cada una es expuesta en varias partes, tales como “Criterio” donde el autor explica brevemente de que trata la ley. “Transgresión a la ley” aquí el escritor relata un hecho histórico donde se evidencia como una persona en cierta posición de poder no hace caso de la ley y las consecuencias negativas de su transgresión. “Interpretación” aquí se analiza lo que estuvo mal hecho en el caso presentado y como esto se volvió en contra de quien lo ejecuto. “Observancia de la Ley” en esta parte se ofrece otro caso histórico de alguien que si utiliza la ley a su favor y en la siguiente parte “interpretación” analiza el caso anterior y de qué manera se veía reflejado en el mismo el cumplimiento de la ley. Por último encontraras las “Claves para alcanzar el poder” donde el autor analiza los casos presentados y alguno que otro más para que entiendas el funcionamiento de cada ley.

De primeras puede parecer un libro despiadado y maquiavélico, cuesta creer que nuestra sociedad actual aún funciona así, pero lo hace. Podrías llegar a pensar que ese libro no es para ti porque tú no vas a actuar de cierta forma que te indica las leyes del poder. Sin embargo, léelo de igual forma, porque aún si tu quisieras diferenciarte de estas formas de proceder hay otros que están haciendo justo lo contrario, por lo tanto este libro te dará las claves para que puedas comprender que están haciendo y puedas construir una estrategia exitosa para no ser aplastado por las maniobras de poder de otros.

Es una novela policíaca escrita por John Katzenbach, famoso escritor estadounidense muy conocido por otros de sus libros, El psicoanalista.

Se gana para este post el puesto número tres de mis libros favoritos por su final inesperado pero a la vez el que fue la más fácil conclusión y es esta sencillez la que te deja satisfecho pero a la vez con el pensamiento de: “Debí saber que era así”.

La historia del loco, trata sobre Francis Petrel, también llamado pajarillo, un muchacho esquizofrénico quien a raíz de un incidente es internado en el hospital para enfermos mentales Western State Hospital. El libro narra una serie de eventos que nuestro protagonista vive estando ahí internado y su lucha física y mental para superar todo ese caos.

La narración te atrapa por la historia dramática de cada personaje, contada con un alto nivel de descripción, con un ritmo de acción constante que te mantendrá permanentemente esperando la siguiente hoja hasta alcanzar su grado más vertiginoso hacia las paginas finales, con un cierre armonioso y reivindicativo, que te dejara satisfecho y contento con el libro en general.

Contarte más sería hacerte spoiler. Por eso te invito a leerlo y ya llegando al inicio de su desenlace pararte a pensar cuál sería su posible final para que puedas apreciar como la sorpresa se encuentra a veces en la sencillez.

Mención honorifica: Cómo hacer que te pasen cosas buenas.

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Este libro no está en mi top tres porque ya se encontraba ocupada esta categoría de libros basados en psicología con Las 48 leyes del poder, que cuando lo leas entenderás porque es tan importante. Sin embargo, si no hubiese leído el mencionado anteriormente, este estaría en este ranking.

Cómo hacer que te pasen cosas buenas, es un libro escrito por la psiquiatra española Mirian Rojas Estapé. Es una lectura obligada y sumamente importante porque te explica que pasa internamente tanto a nivel cerebral como corporal cuando nos enfrentamos a situaciones negativas y pues el titulo viene porque una vez que entiendes cómo reacciona tu cuerpo a situaciones de estrés, fracaso, tristeza, abandono o agresión, cosas malas en general, puedes aprender a gestionarte internamente para ser resiliente o como diría el dicho, hacer de tripas corazón, para conducirte de una forma efectiva para generar oportunidades y para replantear la forma en que interpretas tu realidad y que esto juegue a tu favor.

A lo largo de mi vida he leído cantidad de libros sensacionales, que seguro serán tema de otro post, por lo pronto te invito a no perder tiempo y abrazar estas lecturas lo antes posible.

3 books you can't miss

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Reading is one of my great pleasures, opening a book is equal to opening a door to a new world, a bigger one. It is a great method of learning and inspiration, which is why in this post I will talk about my three favorite books, which I chose for the impact and learning they caused in me.

The little Prince

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This is the first book on this list. Perhaps some may wonder why such an apparently simple work can be someone's main favorite book, because that happens because this book has nothing simple.

It was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, with a simple narration that can confuse readers into thinking that it is a children's book, but the truth is that it is a book for adults, because of the reflections it proposes and the learning it provides, or rather it is a book that everyone can and should read, but it rescues in adults those things that we knew as children and forgot.

This book is starred by a pilot and by The Little Prince, who is the inhabitant of an asteroid called B612. The little prince arrives on earth after a great journey through the universe in search of a friend, already on the planet he meets the pilot who is injured in the Sahara desert.

The story narrates the learning of both through the other and through different situations transmits a set of reflections regarding life, friendship, love, responsibility, imagination, overcoming, loneliness and nostalgia, which will make the reader rethinks his way of being.

If I had to choose one phrase that could arouse your curiosity about this book and invite you to read it, it would be this:

“The time you wasted with your rose makes your rose so important” Phrase that suggests that what really makes things or relationships so important is the time we dedicate to it. Time is our most precious resource, the only thing that money cannot truly buy yet, and giving that time to a project or to a person is like giving a part of our life, whether it goes well or badly, that time will never come back. , that's why it makes it one of the greatest acts of love and dedication. This phrase leads us to understand this again.

The 48 Laws of Power

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This book is a true, honest and cold guide on how you should handle yourself in a power relationship, both so that you can relate correctly to your superiors and so that you can move up in a hierarchy and finally so that you can protect yourself from the power of others.

It was written by Robert Greene, a renowned psychologist from the United States. It is a slightly denser reading but extremely useful since daily, even in the family environment, situations of power are taking place and their efficient management will be the point of success or failure in our daily development.

This book definitely acquires an exceptional value when you apply it to your performance in organizations, where you will have a boss, whom throughout the reading you will call "master", it is possible that you also have personnel under your charge or simply the different relationships with your pairs With this reading you will also be able to manage successfully with those you consider friends and in general with any person who makes up your social environment.

The book is divided into 48 laws and each one is presented in several parts, such as "Criterion" where the author briefly explains what the law is about. "Transgression of the law" here the writer recounts a historical event where it is evident how a person in a certain position of power ignores the law and the negative consequences of his transgression. "Interpretation" here analyzes what was wrong in the case presented and how this turned against the person who executed it. "Observance of the Law" in this part offers another historical case of someone who does use the law in his favor and in the next part "interpretation" analyzes the previous case and how compliance with the law was reflected in it. law. Finally you will find the "Keys to reach power" where the author analyzes the cases presented and some others so that you understand the operation of each law.

At first it may seem like a ruthless and Machiavellian book, it's hard to believe that our current society still works like this, but it does. You could come to think that this book is not for you because you are not going to act in a certain way that the laws of power indicate to you. However, read it the same way, because even if you wanted to differentiate yourself from these ways of proceeding, there are others who are doing just the opposite, therefore this book will give you the keys so that you can understand what they are doing and build a successful strategy so as not to be crushed by the power maneuvers of others.

The story of the madman

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It is a crime novel written by John Katzenbach, a famous American writer well known for his other book, The Psychoanalyst.

This post wins the number three position of my favorite books for its unexpected ending but at the same time the one that was the easiest conclusion and it is this simplicity that leaves you satisfied but with the thought: "I should have known that It was like that".

The story of the madman is about Francis Petrel, also called little bird, a schizophrenic boy who, as a result of an incident, is admitted to the Western State Hospital for the mentally ill. The book narrates a series of events that our protagonist lives while being hospitalized there and his physical and mental struggle to overcome all that chaos.

The narration catches you by the dramatic story of each character, told with a high level of description, with a constant rhythm of action that will keep you permanently waiting for the next page until it reaches its most dizzying degree towards the final pages, with a harmonious closure and vindictive, that will leave you satisfied and happy with the book in general.

To tell you more would be to make you a spoiler. That's why I invite you to read it and, reaching the beginning of its outcome, stop to think what its possible ending would be so that you can appreciate how surprise is sometimes found in simplicity.

Honorable Mention: How to make good things happen to you

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This book is not in my top three because this category of books based on psychology was already occupied with The 48 Laws of Power, which when you read it you will understand why it is so important. However, if you had not read the one mentioned above, this would be in this ranking.

How to make good things happen to you is a book written by the Spanish psychiatrist Mirian Rojas Estapé. It is a must read and extremely important because it explains what happens internally both at the brain and body level when we face negative situations and because the title comes because once you understand how your body reacts to situations of stress, failure, sadness, abandonment or aggression, bad things in general, you can learn to manage yourself internally to be resilient or, as the saying would say, bite the bullet, to conduct yourself in an effective way to generate opportunities and to rethink the way you interpret your reality and that this plays into your favor

Throughout my life I have read a number of sensational books, which will surely be the subject of another post, for now I invite you not to waste time and embrace these readings as soon as possible.