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 […]
Quick Review: Lost Connections by Johann Hari
For a long time depression and anxiety has been believed to be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain and the solution is a lifetime pill popping. Johann Hari challenges this idea, both the cause and the solution. 9 Causes of depression His research shows 9 very different causes for depression – Disconnection from… […]
Quick Review: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
In Never Split the Difference former FBI Negotiator Chris Voss teach you the best strategies and techniques for getting what you want. We are all negotiating all the time. Why not be good at it? Right?! Overcome your fear of negotiation Except for a few naturals, most of us hates negotiation at first. We get […]
Quick Review: Escape From Freedom by Erich Fromm
“Is there a hidden satisfaction in submitting and what is its essence?”. This is the question this books asks. Escaping from Freedom We fought for freedom for centuries. We overcame nature, then we freed ourselves of religious dogma, and WW1 was thought by many to be last battle for freedom, but as we finally attained […]
Quick Review: Letters From a Stoic by Seneca
“If one does not know to which port one is sailing no wind is favorable.” – Seneca Do you have a philosophy of life? If not, then the Stoics can provide a great foundation for you to build upon. A philosophy of life can protect us from the whims, vices, and “flavor of the day”-type […]