In Thrivation author Philip Gabbard talks about Thrive as a duty. We live in a era of abundance— at least many of us do! Yet, we often neglect life and thrive. Most of us know what we need to do, and we know how we can help to push the world forward– what improvements needs […]
Quick Review: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
“Your thoughts have consequences so great that they create your reality.” Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself How did that quote make you feel? Did you throw up a little in your mouth, or did you get intrigued to know more? That feeling is probably a good indicator for how you feel about this book. […]
Quick Review: BEHAVE – Human on their best and worst.
What is long and hard, and filled with baboon references? Robert Sapolsky’s book Behave. Here are some key takeaways and lesson from this fantastic book on human behavior. Video Review Notes and Highlights 📝 “The frontal cortex makes you do the harder thing, when it’s the right thing to do.” The frontal cortex consumes a […]
Quick Review: Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Women Who Run With The Wolves explores folk tales and myths through a Jungian lens with the intent to help women reconnect to the instinctual self, the Wild Woman archetype. 7 Takeaways from Women Who Run With the Wolves 1. Classic tale beginning: ““Once there was, and ones there was not…” This paradoxical phrase is […]
Demian by Hermann Hesse
The story revolves around young Sinclair and the difficult task of finding ones self. Growing up in a protected and pious middle class home he eventually has to face the real world. Sinclair gets a new mysterious classmates, Demian, who guides him to detach and revolt from the superficial world of form and awaken to […]
The Comfort Crisis – Discomfort Is Good For You! Review
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Eastern took me by surprise. How could it be that the more cozy and comfortable thing gets, the less satisfied we are? In this book travel far and wide on a journey to discover the natural stressors, that made us humans who we are, and find out how we can […]
Quick Review: You’re not Listening by Kate Murphy
“The ancient Greek philosopher Epictetus said that nature had given men one tongue but two ears for a reason. That we might hear from another twice as much as we speak.” – You’re Not Listening, Kate Murphy If you have read a few books about communication, negotiating and persuasion you know that these books often […]
Maps of Meaning by Jordan B. Peterson – Quick Review
In this Maps of Meaning, Jordan Peterson takes us on an odyssey through literature, mythology, religion. He attempts to connect that which for the longest time has been narrated through stories & myth, with what science now is telling us about the brain. Our ancestors were not stupid. Our ancestors, like us, were trying to […]
Quick Review: Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
This book takes a scientific look the Buddha’s teachings through the lens of evolutionary psychology: Why do we give in to delusions? Why can’t enough, be enough? Why do we let our feelings run the show? “Natural selection doesn’t want us to be happy.” Robert Wright, Why Buddhism is True I can’t get no satisfaction. […]
Building a Story Brand by Donald Miller Book Review
About the book “Wow, this sucks! The book is just a long commercial for the authors other services and the concepts covered could have been a 15-page pamphlet.”“Wow, this is brilliant! It’s to the point, clear and actionable.” Both these assessment are correct, depending how you look at it. But my intention when picking up […]