How to Be an Adult in Relationships emphasizes mindful loving through the five A’s—attention, acceptance, appreciation, affection, and allowing—as the foundation for mature, fulfilling relationships. By integrating Buddhist mindfulness with psychological insights, the book guides readers to heal childhood wounds, set healthy boundaries, and foster emotional growth for deeper connections. RATING: 3.9/5 CHECK IT OUT: … Continue reading How To Be An Adult In Relationships By David Richo
Wisdom Takes Work is a solid, somewhat familiar addition to Holiday’s lineup. True to form, he draws heavily from the classic Stoics like Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus, while weaving in modern examples from figures like Elon Musk and Abraham Lincoln That said, it felt okay rather than groundbreaking—much of the core message echoes themes … Continue reading Wisdom Takes Work By Ryan Holiday
In Don’t Believe Everything You Think, Joseph Nguyen argues that overthinking is the root cause of psychological and emotional suffering, advocating for a state of non-thinking to achieve inner peace and happiness. The book offers very little insights and lacks practical tools to implement its ideas. RATING: 2/5 CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY … Continue reading Don’t Believe Everything You Think By Nguyen, Joseph
The authors answer to everything is humility. Every other sentence says humble or humility or cites a study that doesn’t even complete a point. You can skip reading this book. RATING: 2/5 CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • “If you are humble, nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you … Continue reading Humble By Daryl Van Tongeren
Happy Labor Day everyone! Hope you’re enjoying your free time😉 Free Time is filled with tips and tricks for small business owners on how to create a healthy work life balance. It’s about creating strategies to automate your work so that you have more free time in your personal life. RATING: 3.3/5 CHECK IT OUT: … Continue reading Free Time By Jenny Blake
Some useful tips on how to operate and carry yourself in business. RATING: 3.8/5 CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Stop focusing on what other people can do for you and focus instead on what you can do for other people. Make yourself super valuable to others. The more value you add, … Continue reading The Art Of Being Indispensable At Work By Bruce Tulgan
Be open and ready to change, because you may be forced into it. That is the main idea of this basic 92 page book. The cheese is a metaphor for what we want to have in life, whether it is a job, a relationship, money, freedom or health. RATING: 2.5/5 CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | … Continue reading Who Moved My Cheese? By Spencer Johnson, M.D
How Minds Change is a scientific exploration into belief, opinions and persuasion. RATING: 3.9/5 CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Riches are irrelevant. Just find happiness with someone, and you’ve got it made. All the materialistic things are just loaned to you. Happiness like that isn’t loaned. It’s yours. • There is … Continue reading How Minds Change By David McRaney
Even though it was published in 1936, the main principles of this book hold true today. On top of that, many newer self help books seem to stem from this book. How to win friends and influence people is a straight forward, universe approach on how to carry yourself in business and life. RATING: 4.3/5 … Continue reading How To Win Friends and Influence People By Dale Carnegie
Perception: How our bodies shape our mind is a fantastic psychology book about the relation between our psychical body and our perception of reality. It can be summarized by this example; A hill will seem steeper to someone who is out of shape, compared to a fit individual. CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY … Continue reading Perception By Dennis Proffitt
A short and simple read; Ichigo ichie is the Japanese art of making the most of every moment. CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON Related: IKAGI By Hector Garcia KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Ichigo Ichie = What we are experiencing right now will never happen again. And therefore, we must value each moment like a beautiful … Continue reading The Book Of Ichigo Ichie By Hector Garcia
Power of Less offers extremely generic tools to streamline your life by identifying the essential and eliminating the unnecessary. The basic principles of this book include: simplifying your goals and commitments, cutting down on anything that’s not top priority and focusing on the task at hand. CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS |AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • “With … Continue reading The Power Of Less By Leo Babauta
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