The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird Read: 2018-01-29, Rating: 9/10. This book offers thought-provoking ways to provoke thought. I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent. Curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my ideas. —Albert Einstein Understand deeply: Don’t […]
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One Small Step Can Change Your Life
The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer Read: 2018-01-07, Rating: 7/10. using very small steps to improve a habit, a process, or product using very small moments to inspire new products and inventions A journey of a thousand miles must begin with the first step.” —Lao Tzu Kaizen and innovation are the two major strategies people […]
The Way of Zen
The Way of Zen Discover how the understanding and practice of Zen can bring peace and enlightenment into your daily life by Alan W. Watts Read: 2017-05-16, Rating: 7/10. Part One: Background and History 1. The Philosophy of the Tao Taoism Difference between western and eastern thought Intro to self You are who you are […]
Finding Flow
Finding Flow: The Psychology Of Engagement With Everyday Life
by Csikszentmihalyi Mihaly. The first step in improving the quality of life, consists of engineering daily activities so that one gets the most rewarding experiences from them. (This sounds simple but…)
The Obstacle is the Way
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
Existence of God
Anselm of Canterbury, Gaunilo of Marmoutiers, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Aquinas, William Paley, David Hume
Philosophers
Plato, René Descartes, John Locke, George Berkeley, Edmund Gettier, Karl Popper
Are Sam Harris’ arguments irrefutable?
A Simplified Conversation about Free Will with Sam Harris: Sam: Do you have free will? Me: Maybe, I sure hope so. Sam: Are you future decisions based on your past, your deep conscious and unconscious past? Me: Yes. Sam: Now, do you have any control of the past, genes, childhood and other experiences? Me: No. […]
Ego Is the Enemy
Everyone should read this book because, for everything that comes next, Ego Is the Enemy. A really quick read full of anecdotes…
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Too personal for me to give an objective review. This book forever changed my view on life, on suffering, on literature, philosophy and trajected me towards seeking truths and quality.