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This book summary has a companion post for Premium Members: How to Slow Down with "In Praise of Slowness" by Carl Honoré (+ Infographic) After over four years on this journey, it's hard to believe that I'm just now getting around to Carl Honoré's …
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Slow Living? Slow Food? Slow Cities? Where does one begin when it comes to slowing down? In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honoré is considered the go-to book when it comes to the Slow Movement. At this moment right now, …
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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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Siddhartha is to spiritual growth what The Alchemist is to life purpose. While both purpose and spirituality have been life-transforming journeys for me, I was underwhelmed by The Alchemist (book summary) but thoroughly enjoyed the story of …
This book summary has a companion post for Premium Members: Wake up! How to Apply “Awareness” by Anthony de Mello in Your Life (+ 3 Actionable Visuals) Awareness was brought to my attention when I noticed it was one of only two books on reading …
Let Your Life Speak is a fantastic book to start your journey toward life purpose. I wish I would have discovered it four years ago when I started my own journey. The way that I described my existential crisis is eerily similar to Parker's …
