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: The Psychology of Money By Morgan Housel
“Money’s greatest intrinsic value—and this can’t be overstated—is its ability to give you control over your time.” Finally we get a book that takes human psychology into account when discussing financial matters. Your financial future will thank for taking the time to reading this book. The power of first hand experience When it comes to […]
Thoughts on: Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
Social media companies needs us to keep returning to their platforms, and to make this happen they collect data about us. That data is used to give us more of what engages us the most and in that way creating wealth for the companies. The problem is that what engages us most is content that […]
Book Review: Trust Me I’m Lying – How to manipulate the news
TRUST ME I’M LYING left me humbled. I thought I was on top of my media game and was able to separate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. I was wrong. I knew the situation was bad, I even quit following “the news” 3 years ago because I thought it misrepresented reality to […]
The Righteous Mind is great. Here is why! Book Review
The Righteous Mind brings some challenging ideas to the table about morality, religion and politics. It shines a light on the miracle that humans actually can cooperate with each other—-and why we so often fail to do so. Why we are divided and why conflicts are inevitable in the moral landscape. In The Righteous Mind […]
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 […]
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 […]
Quick Review: Understanding Human Nature by Alfred Adler
Adlerian psychology & Goals In Understanding Human Nature Alfred Adler points our goals being the primary drivers of human behavior. Everyone has a goal from which most of our actions flows. This is what determines a persons psychic life according to legendary psychotherapist Alfred Adler. We can’t think, will, or dream without these activities being […]
Book Review: The Courage to Be Disliked
Philosophy and Psychology It’s not about the cards your are dealt, but how you play them. This book adds philosophy to Adlerian psychology in an attempt to reshape the way you view the role of trauma in an individuals life. The main idea is that you are not determined by your experiences, but the meaning […]