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Rise and Grind by Daymond John with Daniel Paisner — WisdomDeck honest review
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Rise and Grind

by Daymond John with Daniel Paisner

John's profiles of high performers and their daily routines, from athletes to entrepreneurs, plus his own, with the thesis that consistent daily effort outperforms talent. It is a routines book with celebrity profiles, light but motivating.

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Read it if…

you want to see how driven people structure their days.

Skip it if…

you want research on productivity; it is anecdote.

Three things you will actually use

  1. Daily effort compounds.
  2. Own the morning.
  3. Everyone grinds; the successful grind on purpose.

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Design your first hour and protect it for a week.

Our verdict

Light and motivating.

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