Ikigai sounds good and all in theory, but what most people are really looking for is a real-life ikigai example. Over the last five years, I've studied and experimented with dozens of methods, approaches, and formulas for life purpose. The one …
How to Better Understand Your Brain: Connecting “The Golden Circle” by Simon Sinek & “The Three Layers of Behavior Change” by James Clear (+ Infographic)
I couldn't help but notice a similarity between the books Atomic Habits by James Clear and Find Your Why (also Start With Why) by Simon Sinek. Instead of presenting the brain in a complex fashion that makes your eyes glaze over, Clear and Sinek …
13 Life Lessons from the “Slow Down” Letter the Harvard College Dean sent to all New Students
"Slow down and do a smaller number of things more deeply." — Harry R. Lewis (1) Many thanks to Carl Honoré's book, In Praise of Slowness, for bringing this wonderful Harvard letter to my attention. In 2001, the Dean of Harvard College, Harry R. …
How to Pick a Path & Make Progress by Combining “Essentialism” & “Atomic Habits” (+ Infographic)
When it comes to practical books that can impact your daily life immediately, there are perhaps few better than Essentialism and Atomic Habits. In Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, author Greg McKeown describes essentialism as the …
“The Value of Voluntary Simplicity” by Richard Gregg (Essay Summary)
I first learned of Richard Gregg when I read Duane Elgin's book Voluntary Simplicity a couple years ago. I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to read Gregg's original writing where he coined the concept "voluntary simplicity." The Value of …
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I Searched “Life Purpose” and Read 100+ Articles (Literally). Here are the Highlights for a Meaningful Life.
Why study 15 years of our lives, work 80,000 hours, and then reproduce so the next generation can do it all over again if we don’t even know why we’re doing it? There’s got to be a greater purpose, right?— Maria Stenvinkel, FinerMinds …
