“Each generation of media has a different cock in its mouth.” – Ryan Holiday, Trust me I’m lying. 😔 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 […]
Books of the Year 2018 – 12 Rules for Life – Jordan Peterson
Life is suffering. How do we deal with that?! We face it, we bare it. Hell is a bottomless pit and in spite of how fucked up and unfair things are, we still can make it even worse. Let’s not do that! What if we instead get our act together and prepare ourselves to face […]
Too Busy? Here Are The Tricks I Use to Get More Reading Done!
[wpvideo UJGXS8Bi ] I don’t get many DM:s but when I do it’s often about questions regarding reading habits. —— 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 […]
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: Man and his Symbols by Carl Jung
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 […]
A reading update! All over the place as usual!
No book review this week due to stomach flue. 🤮 ———— But I thought I could share an update on what’s going into my mind these days! ———— 📖 “In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts” – Gabor Maté, M.D. ———— Absolutely brilliant book about addition. Dr. Maté is sharing his experience working with addicts in […]
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 […]
Raw & Unedited Notes: “12 Rules for Life” by Jordan B. Peterson
I had more note than I could possibly share in my review. Here is the full batch. Raw and unedited! If we put ourselves in order maybe we will do the same for the world? Author of “map of meaning” Wrote an answer of quora and struck a home-run. Our religious stories where moral rather […]