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 …
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 …
4 Existential Crisis Videos to Help You Find Purpose & Meaning in Life at any Age (on the 4th Anniversary of my own Crisis)
Four years ago, I had an existential crisis. But, last night, I had a realization about existential crisis videos: https://twitter.com/SlowwCo/status/1204341985571557377 My existential crisis ultimately ended up changing my life. But, …
Learning to Live before you Die: “On the Shortness of Life” by Seneca (Essay Summary)
Apparently, the unofficial "big three" in Stoicism includes: Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and (you guessed it) Seneca. Since I just finished Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (book summary and top quotes), and Enchiridion by Epictetus (book summary), I …
