Never Finished by David Goggins is a raw, intense follow-up to Can’t Hurt Me, diving deeper into his mental strategies and ultra-endurance feats. While packed with motivational insights, it sometimes feels like a collection of leftover stories from the first book. Overall a decent read, but start with Can’t Hurt Me if you want an … Continue reading Never Finished By David Goggins
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 courage to be dislike is a conversation between a young man and a philosopher, the young man plays devils advocate to the Adler psychology. It’s really digestible in this conversation format. RATING: 3.5/5 CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • The courage to be happy also includes the courage to be disliked. … Continue reading The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
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
Mitch Albom books are often short, heartwarming and perspective changing. This one is no different. The Five People You Meet In Heaven is about a character named Eddie that dies and encounters 5 people who didn’t impact his life while he was alive, but upon the reflection of his life in Heaven, give him perspective. … Continue reading The Five People You Meet In Heaven By Mitch Albom
Primarily stories about historical figures and how they handled dark times. RATING: 2.9/5 CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Not everything happens for a reason; we claim that it does for a reason: to console ourselves. • Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that … Continue reading On Consolation By Michael Ignatieff
Breathe chronicles the journey of Rickson Gracie and the Gracie family who pioneered what is today known as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. RATING: 4/5 CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Our fears don't stop death, they stop life. • If size mattered, the elephant would be king of the jungle. • In life, … Continue reading Breathe: A Life in Flow By Rickson Gracie
Sadhguru is a wise mystic and yogi born in India. Sadhguru talks about three important things which control our thoughts and emotions in life; Body, mind and energy. Using the realistic, proven scientific tools presented in Inner Engineering, you can transform your approach to thinking and achieve a life of joy. CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS … Continue reading Inner Engineering: A Yogis Guide To Joy By Sadhguru
Told from a mostly spiritual standpoint, The Lost Art of Conversation demonstrates how mindful communication can impact areas of your life while elevating others around you. CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • The Latin root conversatio means “living with; to keep company with, or having dealings with others.” Thus we could regard … Continue reading The Lost Art Of Good Conversation By Sakyong Mipham
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
Four Thousand Weeks is yet another book about making the best use of time. But it is written in the belief that time management as we know it has failed miserably, and that we need to stop pretending otherwise. The rest of the book is an exploration of a saner way of relating to time … Continue reading Four Thousand Weeks By Oliver Burkeman
If you’re curious how prison is, this is an honest representation from an articulate inmate on his 10 year sentence through the correctional system. In that time, books were his anchor, entertainment and guide. Highly recommend. CHECK IT OUT: GOODREADS | AMAZON KEY TAKEAWAYS: • One can purchase so much in a prison yard. Packs … Continue reading Sentence By Daniel Genis
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