This is the third of three posts in a book summary series on Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. You can jump to the other two posts here: A Deep Look at "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle (Book Summary #1) Your Purpose on "A New Earth" (Eckhart Tolle … [Read more...]
3 Profound Life Lessons from “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace
In 2005, David Foster Wallace delivered the "This is Water" commencement speech at Kenyon College. I've studied and written about the most viewed commencement speeches in the past, but this one is special. In just over 20 minutes, he covers the … [Read more...]
An Intro to Effective Altruism & How to Do the Most Good in Your Life
"Effective altruism — efforts that actually help people rather than making you feel good or helping you show off — is one of the great new ideas of the 21st century." — Steven Pinker I first came across the effective altruism movement during my … [Read more...]
Dr. Bronner’s Soap & Moral ABCs (Product Label Summary)
This is a passion post I've wanted to dig into and write about for some time. My wife has been buying Dr. Bronner's organic, fair trade soaps for years. And, almost exactly a year ago, we watched the documentary Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox. Since … [Read more...]
What is Spaceship Earth? & Why It’s Time Humanity Gets “On Board”
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Bad News Spoiler Alert: This post has nothing to do with Disney World's Epcot. Good News Spoiler Alert: It … [Read more...]
Good Busyness? A Full Life vs A Busy Life
We can all relate to the busy life. The default answer to, "How are you?" has become "Busy!" "I'm so busy!!" or "CRAZY BUSY!!!!!" The busy life is never-ending. It's sprinting from one to-do to the next. Never on time. Usually late. Oftentimes … [Read more...]
Mo Gawdat: Ex-Google Exec Engineers a Happiness Equation
Every once in awhile, I read an article about someone that resonates so deeply that I feel like it deserves its own post. This is one of those cases. Mo Gawdat quit his executive job at Google earlier this year at age 51. He's had a career filled … [Read more...]
The Meaning of Existential Crisis & 7 Ways to Navigate It
“I have an existential map. It has 'You are here' written all over it.” ― Steven Wright This topic is near and dear to my heart. For me, this is when everything started. This is when I feel like I finally woke up and started living an intentional … [Read more...]
18 Uncommon Stats to Set Your 2018 Perspective
Goodbye 2017, hello 2018! As the year comes to an end, I took a few days to reflect on 2017 as we head into 2018. Here are some statistics—covering a wide range of topics—that never cease to amaze me and will help set (or reset) your … [Read more...]
“Then what?” The Story of the Tourist and the Fisherman
The Origin of the Fisherman Story • After reading the story of "The Mexican Fisherman" in Erin Loechner's book Chasing Slow, I did some quick Google searching to try to find the author and when it was originally published. Interestingly, it … [Read more...]
