Imagine a world without email What if Time Blocking, Email Free Thursday’s, and turning off notifications is not enough? What if we need to totally re-imagine how we work to reclaim our productivity?This is the question that Cal Newport, of Deep Work and So Good they Can’t Ignore You fame, tried to answer in his […]
Quick Book Review: Faust – Is it worth a read?
Faust and Goethe Faust is written by one of the most prominent western writers and thinkers, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. A work that he spent almost all his life iterating on and he wasn’t done until he was in his 80:s. It’s a blueprint for how to life, one could say, but also the original […]
Review: Fire In the Belly: On Being A Man by Sam Keen
This book review takes a closer look at Sam Keens book Fire In The Belly. A book about being a man. Here are some key lessons and takeaways + Video review!
Books Review: The Top Five Regrets of the Dying
Book Review of Top 5 Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware. A powerful and emotional read that will help you avoid the mistakes that lead to deathbed regrets.
Thoughts on The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran
The idea of me “reviewing” spiritual scriptures is bizarre. Who I’m I to judge the some of the most sacred scriptures known to man? Hehe, fuck it, why not,right!? Let’s go! Timeless scripture Bhagavad Gita is an old Hindu scripture. The narrative framework is a dialogue between Arjuna and his counsel Lord Krishna on the […]
Thoughts On Thus Spoke Zarathustra By Friedrich Nietzsche
“Man is a rope stretched between animal and the Übermensch—a rope over an abyss.” The Death of God The death of God concerns Nietzsche because he has the foresight to see the chaos that might follow—a value system collapsing and a confused age where people no long can tell up from down. The solution he […]
Thoughts on: The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
Book Review Social psychologist Erich Fromm explores the topic of love in all it’s aspects: not only the craziness and lofty expectations of romantic love, but also love of god, brotherly love, erotic love, the love of parents and self-love. Fromm sees love an art and suggest that mastery in the art of loving need […]
Essentialism Review – Don’t Major in Minor Things!
In Essentialism by Greg McKeown we are urged to take on the pursuit of less. Or as the Chinese philosopher Lin Yutang puts it: “The wisdom of life lies in the elimination of non-essentials” Saying ‘yes’ to everything and trying to please everyone won’t only result in you being stressed out but it will also […]
Thoughts on: Grant by Ron Chernow
I picked up this book in an attempt to educate myself on the American civil war. I had no idea who Ullyses S. Grant was, but halfway through the book I felt like I knew the man better than I knew myself. The detail this book goes into is remarkable and you almost feel like […]
Bhagavad Gita, Video Game Development, and Outcome Independence.
“You have the right to work, but not to the fruit of work. Never engage in action for the sake of reward.” –Bhagavad Gita I have always been a huge video game fan and when I finally landed a job in the games industry after years of schooling and honing my skill I was extremely […]