What are the best ideas you've picked up from a book?

I am an avid reader and have read lots of nonfiction. Following is the list of ideas learnt from those books.

1 . rich dad poor dad

The rate of inflation is higher than interest rates of banks so keeping money in bank will actually diminish its value so it's best to invest money in gold, business or shares rather than in banks.

2 . how to win friends and influence people

We all want to get people interested in us. But it rarely happens. Dale Carnegie in this book says that the best way to get people interested in you is by getting completely interested in them , such importance will make them feel special and they will get more interested in you.

3 . drop the pink elephant.

In this book the author depicts words like not, no, don't as pink elephants. Author believes that such words in a sentence always convey wrong information. For example when you say “don't look at the table”, the person will directly look at the table.

4 . Monk who sold his ferrari.

One point from this book mentioned below gives a great outlook in life.

There are no mistakes when learning. See setbacks as opportunities of personal growth and expansion.

5 . how I raised myself from failure to success.

The major reason why people are uninterested in your conversation is because you yourself are less enthusiastic. When you yourself become enthusiastic in your talk, other people will become more interested in your talk. So get enthusiastic whenever you say something.