Nietzsche’s first book, The Birth of Tragedy is a good starting point for reader’s who wants to read the philosopher’s original work. It’s short, it’s inspired, and it gives the reader a sense of what ideas preoccupied the young professor’s mind. In this article and book review you will get a very short summary of […]
Quick Review: George Orwell’s The Road To Wigan Pier
In The Road to Wigan pier George Orwell shares his experiences of working-class life industrial towns of of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930’s. Its a bleak and unforgettable description of social injustice, unemployment and horrible working conditions of the mine workers in England. The two sides of The Road to Wigan Pier The Road […]
Make Your Bed | Book Review and Summary
Make Your Bed is based of a commencement speech by William H. McRaven, a former Navy Seal, where he shares 10 lessons from SEAL training that are universal enough to apply to every person’s life. Make your Bed – A Commencement speech that went viral The speech that the book is based on struck a […]
The Best Books About Influence | Become more influential with these 3 books!
In this article I will share 3 books that will revolutionize your ability to influence and persuade. Two important skills to master in life. Why you should learn about influence. Influence is a great skill for any leader, well for anyone really… And no, being able to influence people around you is not the same […]
Quick Review: The Alchemist and Why You Should Read It
The Alchemist could be summarized as a fable about spiritual awakening and following your dreams. But it’s also a book about avoiding regret and bitterness. What is the Alchemist about? The fictional story revolves around a young shepherd boy that gives up everything and sets out on a journey through the desert to the Pyramids, […]
Quick Review: Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse
“There are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite, the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.” This is how James Carse defines finite and infinite games in his philosophical book by the same name. After […]
How to keep track of Historical Figures by Creating your own Timeline
Do you struggle with keeping track of ‘who lived when?’, ‘who lived before who, and who came first?”. In this article I will show you how you can chronicle historical figures and event by keeping you own timeline that is based on your own interest. Feeling confused about the chronology of history? As readers and […]
Quick Review: The True Story of Kaspar Hauser by The Duchess of Cleveland
The legend of Kaspar Hauser is one of the wonderfully strange stories of European history. For 200 years people have tried to make sense of this mysterious german youth. And it all started one morning with a boy wandering the town square of Nuremberg with a plea to join the cavalry army. Finding out about […]
Quick Review: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
The Big Leap is about limiting beliefs and self-sabotage and has the potency of taking your life to the next level. (3-minute book review.)
Quick Review: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Is attention failure only a roadkill on the highway of economic growth? In an attempt to regain his own ability to focus, Johann Hari (author of Lost Connections) sets out on a quest to understand the current attention crisis and its causes. By interviewing researchers around the globe he concludes is that there is more […]