“Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.” This advice, imparted by the Stoic philosopher Seneca, to the Roman leaders he counseled, raises important questions: Are we truly free if we cannot control our impulses or find the energy to fulfill our responsibilities? Conversely, can we consider ourselves free if our ambition […]
Review: American Prometheus – An Oppenheimer biography
American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin is a captivating biography of Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led the Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb. The book provides insights into Oppenheimer’s life, his commitment to ethical reflection, intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary thinking, and humility. In this blog post, we will review American Prometheus, […]
Quick Review: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot is a non-fiction book that tells the story of a woman whose cancer cells were taken without her knowledge in 1951 and used for scientific research. The Immortal HeLa Cells The HeLa cells was the first immortal cell line ever discovered. This means that they can […]
Quick Review: Raising Lions by Joe Newman
Children of today are confident and powerful than previous generations. Raising Lions calls for parenting with powerful boundaries. The Omnipotence Phase The phase of Omnipotence (from 14 months to around 2 years) is when children haven’t yet discovered that others have willpower too. A stage of conflict. Today’s children exits this phase less fully than […]
Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year (includes Video!)
Looking back at 2022 I can easily to say that it has been a great year for reading. I was finally able to check off a ton of rereads, classics and heavy hitters that have been on my Reading List for way too long and most of they surprised and challenged me. A year of […]
Book Review of Boundaries by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
Book Review – Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend You know this by now: I don’t do much research before jumping into books, which leads me down paths I would not travel otherwise.I mentioned this book to a colleague before I read it myself, and he was so excited about the topic of boundaries […]
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 […]
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 […]
How to Get More Reading Done – How I Manage to Read 40+ Books Each Year (VIDEO)
Struggling to get time to read? I’m not a fast reader. To be honest my reading speed was below average last time I checked – but I have a few tips to share on how to get more reading into a busy schedule!Want to get more reading done despite a busy schedule or complicated life […]
Thoughts on: Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestley
Being oversubscribed is about having more customers than you could possibly serve. Why would you want to be in that position? Don’t you want to be able to serve every possible client and make every $?.Not necessarily. Being oversubscribed allow you focus on the clients you already have and spend less time hunting new ones […]