King Warrior Magician Lover was where I took notes like crazy. Such a fascinating read! Here is my full unedited notes: “In the late twentieth century, we face a crisis in masculine identity of great proportions“ It’s increasingly difficult to point out masculine and feminine essence. One could look at the disintegration of the modern […]
Demian, Synchronicity & Carl Jung
[wpvideo kyexDLfs ] I picked up Hermann Hesse’s “Demian” and believed it could act as a pallet cleanser after my binge-reading of books revolving around jungian psychology. —— Haha, bad call! Already in the introduction I read that before writing the book in 1920 “Hesse began to explore the writings of Freud and Jung on […]
Quick Review: Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
In Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg, teach you practical skills for getting your needs met in a peaceful way: “Nonviolent communication helps us create a more peaceful state of mind by encouraging us to focus on what we truly wanting rather than what is wrong with ourself and others.” Mediocre writing and terrible narration aside (for […]
Thoughts on: “Tribe” by Sebastian Junger
“Tribe” started as an article for Vanity Fair and was later expanded on and turned into this book. It revolves around how at odds the structure of modern society is with our tribal instincts and how people directly, or indirectly, affected by war have problems readjusting to normal life. —— What really stuck with me […]
Thoughts on: “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” by Cal Newport
Could it be that more we focus on finding and following our passions the more discontent we become with our work? Cal Newport makes an argument that you should throw passion aside and get really good first, then passion will follow! —— So what makes for an rewarding career? Room for creativity, Impact and Control […]
Quick Review: Endure by Alex Hutchinson on Human Performance
We have all seen a world records being broken. The athlete crosses the finish line and a new bar has been set. But you have also seen that the athlete is alive and moving. Which means he/she had more to give! Whats our limits? What sets the limit of human endurance? Is it mental or […]
This Years Obsession Reveals itself!
For me each year comes with it’s own discoveries and obsessions! 2015 it was Stoicism. 2016 was filled with New Age and miscellaneous woo woo books. (Eckhart Tolle, Bhagavad Gita, Spiral dynamics etc..) 2017 was the year of Buddhist teachings. (Siddhartha, Beginners Mind, Hardcore Zen, Marathon Monks etc..) 2018 looks like it’s going to be […]
Thoughts on The Expedition: A Love Story by Bea Uusma
Andrée’s Arctic balloon expedition In 1897, three Swedish scientists leaves for a polar expedition in a hydrogen balloon. Thirty years later they are found, by accident, dead on a deserted island. What happened to them and why did they die? The author, Bea Uusma, gets obsessed by the subject and spends decades trying to find […]
Quick Review: Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
Ed Catmull decided to create the first ever computer animated feature film, it took him 20 years, but with the premiere of “Toy Story” he reached he goal. Now he turned to another challenge; to create a sustainable creative work environment. This is not a “The 10 Things to Do to Be a Great Manager”-book, […]
Quick Review: Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp
A review of Caroline Knapp’s memoir Drinking: A Love Story. A books that provides a valuable look into the secret life of the functional alcoholic.