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Vagabonding (Rolf Potts) - Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

By showing us that long-term travel is both extremely rewarding and more accessible than many think, Rolf Potts opens the door for you to travel the world. Vagabonding–n. (1) The act of leaving behind the orderly world to travel independently for an extended period of time. (2) A privately

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Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey) - Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Matthew McConaughey shares stories from his diaries from the last four decades. In this biography, he shares successes, failures, lessons, laughs, and sorrows. As a reader you laugh a lot, question many parts, and learn a thing or two about life. Greenlights = "Mean go - advance, carry on, continue.

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Atomic Habits (James Clear) - Book Summary, Notes & Lessons

Atomic Habits has been a best-seller among non-fiction books for many years and it is a book I think is well worth reading! James Clear shows the reader how to harness the power of habits to lead a more successful and rewarding life. The book's key idea is

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The Good Shit Sticks - A Useful Attitude to Capturing Information

Today we get flooded with information all the time. It might be scrolling social media, listening to podcasts, or reading a book. Content is thrown at us all the time and a lot of it is interesting, but information overload can be overwhelming. This blog is a testament to the

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Four Thousand Weeks (Oliver Burkeman) - Book Summary & Lessons

The subtitle of the book by Oliver Burkeman is "Time Management for Mortals", this captures the essence of the book well. As mortal beings time is our most valuable resource and something we should value highly. How we spend our time is important and Oliver Burkeman shows us

Primer on Stoicism: The Ancient Art of Living a Good Life

Primer on Stoicism: The Ancient Art of Living a Good Life

Life will always be full of ups and downs. Great times and awful times. What if I said there was a way to make the bad times easier to handle? Stoicism could be a philosophy that helps you in this area.

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Life 3.0 (Max Tegmark)- Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

In his book Life 3.0, Max Tegmark examines humanity's biggest challenges and opportunities through the lens of human and artificial intelligence. The book outlines many of the societal challenges that AI development creates, but also the opportunities for positive impact that AI offers.

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Show Your Work! (Austin Kleon) - Book Summary & Lessons

Austin Kleon’s book Show Your Work! is a how-to book for creatives to become discovered. Even if your work is fantastic it will probably need a little help to be discovered. Being "a creative" is not only the act of creating - it is being a small business! You have to market your work!

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Good Quests: Living a Good Life and Leveling Up Your Skills

Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. I did not manage to publish this post last week, life got in the way. I had an important meeting at work that I spent a lot of time and energy organizing. Then I went to Italy for the weekend so I

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Living a Life of Purpose: Saturday Adventures & Finite Time

Life is short, so live a deliberate life, focus on the important things in life, find purpose, and be present to enjoy the good moments with loved ones.

Mindset (Carol Dweck) - Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Mindset (Carol Dweck) - Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Having the right mindset will help you achieve your goals and be happier. In her book "Mindset", Carol Dweck explains why adopting a growth mindset will take you further. It will allow you to consistently improve and eventually reach your goals

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The Psychology of Money (Morgan Housel) - Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

By showing us that there is more to financial markets and investing than cold logic and rational thinking Morgan Housel makes the topic of money and finance come alive. ⏳The Book in 3 Sentences 1. Reasonable investing might be more effective than rational investing because humans are not rational and

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Luck and Life: The Four Kinds of Luck

Hello everyone, This weekend I traveled to Milano to visit my friends Simon and Gabriel. Having decided to travel more in Europe and go on adventures I got myself an interrail pass with 10 travel days in 2 months. This came in handy for visiting both Austria and Italy. Milano

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Life in Switzerland

Hello everyone, The last time I posted was in January and I was back home in Sweden having some time off and organizing things for my upcoming trip to Switzerland. Now I live here in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and have been for almost 7 weeks. For those of you who are

Setting Goals for 2023: Personal and Professional Ambitions

Setting Goals for 2023: Personal and Professional Ambitions

Hello everyone, I have now been back in Sweden for a little more than a week and I must say it feels good to be home. Especially when you have time off and create your own schedule. During the daytime, I have mostly been trying to organize things for my

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Reviewing 2022

Hello everyone, My publishing has not been great over the last month, to say the least. With exams and Christmas followed by an intense work week in Lyon, it has been hard to find the time and energy to sit down and write and publish a blog post. Hopefully, this

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Navigating Life: How a Lifeview and Workview Can Help You

A workview is your view of the role of work in your life and what meaningful work is. A lifeview is your values and what makes a good life.