Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing Book Summary That Which Cannot Be Simpler How my words are received or what becomes of them after they leave my lips is beyond my ability to control. “Act, but don’t reflect on the fruit of the act.” Enlightenment is truth-realization. Not only is truth simple, it’s that which cannot …
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The Obstacle is the Way Book Review The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday is an introduction to the Stoic disciplines of Perception, Will and Action. In the author’s words: This book will share with you their collective wisdom in order to help you accomplish the very specific and increasingly urgent goal we all …
The Art of the Good Life Book Review The Art of the Good Life by Rolf Dobelli is a set of mental models or a toolkit to answer the age old question ‘what it means to live a good life.’ The book outlines fifty-plus heuristics or mental models that will assist you in making better …
The Complete Guide to Fasting Book Review Fasting is Lindy. Religious traditions have incorporated fasting for thousands of years to help their followers overcome the ills of abundance and ensure their long-term survival and growth. Fasting as a practice is very simple of adopt and incorporate into day to day living. Fasting works via negativa, …
Skin in the Game Book Review We have experienced number of situations in personal and public life where the decisions are made by some but the consequences are borne by others. This is a very common example of absence of skin in the game. Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is filled with …
All of us struggle with ‘luck‘ and its ‘meaning‘ in our lives, particularly when life doesn’t go our way. This article ‘Luck is not Meaningful Enough‘ is based on a thought I tweeted. Humans are ‘Meaning’ Machines Let’s say you trip over something during your daily walk and break your leg. Hypothetically, of course. (I …