According to Jung, dreams carry an important role, and by interpreting their symbols we can get hints from our unconscious when the time has come to change attitudes and value systems in order to move to the next level of psychic maturity. Dreams are a bridge between the conscious and unconscious. This is my first […]
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 […]
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.
Thoughts on: “12 Rules for Life” by Jordan B. Peterson
Life is suffering. How do we deal with that?! We face it, we bare it. Hell is a bottomless pit and even how fucked up and unfair things are, we still can make it even worse. Let’s not do that! What if We get our act together and instead are prepared to face suffering when […]
Wanderlust: A History of Walking – Quick Book Review
Wanderlust tagline, A History of Walking, is a bit misleading because it feels very superficial as a history book. The book is better described as a collection of musings and digressions around the subject of walking in the context of cultural history. Walking and it’s influence on the world and human thought In Wanderlust: A […]
Thoughts on: “Design of Everyday Things” by Don Norman
Sometimes you need something completely different. This was a palate cleanser book for me. —————————– Engineers are too logical at times, while people are not. As a game developer, you something hear people complaining: “They are playing it wrong!” when you first let people outside your project group play the game for the first time. […]