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 you assign toContinue reading “Book Review: The Courage to Be Disliked”
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Book Review – Futureproof: 9 Rules for Human in the Age of Automation by Kevin Roose
Why would you read a book on AI each year? Because you want keep a watching eye on developments in that field and see how you can preserve a competitive edge in a world of rapid automation. And because it fascinating, both the tech in itself and the possible impact it has on what itContinue reading “Book Review – Futureproof: 9 Rules for Human in the Age of Automation by Kevin Roose”
Book Review: A World Without Email by Cal Newport
What if time blocks, email free Thursday’s, and turning off notifications is not enough? What if we need to totally reimagine how we work to reclaim our productivity?.This is the question that Cal Newport, of Deep Work and So Good they Can’t Ignore You fame, tried to answer in his new book..He argues that emailContinue reading “Book Review: A World Without Email by Cal Newport”
Review: Faust by Goethe
The book is written by one of the most prominent western writers and thinkers, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. A work that he spent almost all his life iterating on and he wasn’t done until he was in his 80:s. It’s a blueprint for how to life, one could say, but also the original “making aContinue reading “Review: Faust by Goethe”
Thoughts on Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
“Man is a rope stretched between animal and the Übermensch—a rope over an abyss.” The death of God concerns Nietzsche because he has the foresight to see the chaos that might follow—a value system collapsing and a confused age where people no long can tell up from down. The solution he propose is the überman,Continue reading “Thoughts on Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche”
Thoughts on: The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
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 the same knowledgeContinue reading “Thoughts on: The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm”
Review: Essentialism by Greg Mckeown
“The wisdom of life lies in the elimination of non-essentials”- Lin Yutang.Saying yes to everything and trying to please everyone won’t only result in you being stressed out but it will also diminish the quality of your work You don’t want to “major in minor” things as the saying goes..If I would distill this booksContinue reading “Review: Essentialism by Greg Mckeown”
Thoughts on: Grant by Ron Chernow
I picked up this book in an attempt to educate myself on the American civil war. I had no idea who Ullyses S. Grant was, but halfway through the book I felt like I knew the man better than I knew myself. The detail this book goes into is remarkable and you almost feel likeContinue reading “Thoughts on: Grant by Ron Chernow”
Thoughts on: The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone
Despite being a oversimplified and irrational book at times— full of contradictions— it makes one point very clear: you are probably not doing enough to get you where you want to go! Especially if you have ambitions goals for your finances & professional success. 💊 It’s a tough pill to swallow. 👆🏻 📝 10x RuleContinue reading “Thoughts on: The 10x Rule by Grant Cardone”
Thoughts on: Behave by Robert Sapolsky
What is long and hard, and filled with baboon references? Robert Sapolskys book Behave. Here are some key takeaways and lesson from this fantastic book on human behavior. 📝 “The frontal cortex makes you do the harder thing, when it’s the right thing to do.” The frontal cortex consumes a lot of energy which makesContinue reading “Thoughts on: Behave by Robert Sapolsky”
