“When it comes to living, there’s no getting out alive. But books can help us survive…by passing on what is most important about being human before we perish.” — The Wall Street Journal Books, books, books! If only we could live forever and read all … [Read more...]
A Deep Look at “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle (Book Summary #1)
This is the first of three posts in a book summary series on Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth. You can jump to the other two posts here: Your Purpose on "A New Earth" (Eckhart Tolle Book Summary #2) Humanity's Evolution to "A New Earth" (Eckhart … [Read more...]
Your Purpose on “A New Earth” (Eckhart Tolle Book Summary #2)
This is the second 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) Humanity's Evolution to "A New Earth" … [Read more...]
Humanity’s Evolution to “A New Earth” (Eckhart Tolle Book Summary #3)
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...]
Elon Musk’s (Unbalanced) Workweek to Change the World
I respect Elon Musk and think he's a fascinating human being. I even have a few quotes from him about perspective and purpose listed on my quotes page: In order to make the right decisions, you have to understand something. If you don’t understand … [Read more...]
My All-Time Top 3 Learnings from Maria Popova of Brain Pickings
"Among our most universal human longings is to affect the world with our actions somehow, to leave an imprint with our existence." — Maria Popova Maria Popova has read and written thousands of pieces of content over the last 12 years of … [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...]
Life Purpose: “The Crossroads of Should and Must” by Elle Luna (Book Summary)
"All too often, we feel that we are not living the fullness of our lives because we are not expressing the fullness of our gifts." — Elle Luna I have NO idea how I didn't stumble across Elle Luna's viral blog post or book during my existential … [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...]
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