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How I Pick Books to Read: Creating Better Reading Lists

Hello everyone, In this week's blog post, I am going to talk about a topic I enjoy a lot, reading. More specifically I am going to talk about how I pick books to read, something that can at times be a challenge. If you want to read more

5 Lessons From 20 Months of Writing Online

5 Lessons From 20 Months of Writing Online

I have now been writing on this website for around 20 months, so not quite 2 years yet but still quite a long time. I set up this website and published my first blog post on the 25th of September 2022, the day after I turned 24. At the time

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Courage is Calling (Ryan Holiday) - Book Summary, Notes & Highlights

Courage is one of the four stoic virtues, and Courage is Calling is one of four books in a series by author Ryan Holiday. The book tells us how we can all find the courage within us through powerful stories from history. Ryan Holiday uses stoicism and stories to guide

The book cover of A Thousand Brains

A Thousand Brains (Jeff Hawkins) - Book Notes & Highlights

The book explores a theory for how the brain might work according to its author Jeff Hawkins. In the book, Hawkins teaches the reader about what intelligence is and the research that is being done to understand the brain better. ⏳The Book in 3 Sentences 1. The neocortex (brain) learns

The book Vagabonding on top of a wooden table

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

Picture of the book "Four Thousand Weeks" on top of a table cloth with yellow squares

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.

The cover of the book "Life 3.0" against a background of trees.

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.

A picture of the book "Show Your Work!" by Austin Kleon on a white surface.

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.