Looking for the full book summary of Maslow's "The Farther Reaches of Human Nature"? How about deep dive notes on self-actualization or transcendence? This post includes Maslow's highlights on self-actualizing transcenders from The Farther Reaches … [Read more...]
What is Transcendence? The True Top of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
"Man's true fulfillment depends upon communion with that which transcends him." — Heschel This post includes Maslow's writing on transcendence from The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (Amazon). Note: You can use these links to read my "Farther … [Read more...]
What is Self-Actualization? Here’s what Maslow said about Self-Actualizers
"I have not deliberately worked with an ad hoc control group, i.e., non-self-actualizing people. I could say that most of humanity is a control group, which is certainly true." — Maslow This post includes Maslow's writing on self-actualization from … [Read more...]
Go Beyond the Hierarchy of Needs in Maslow’s “The Farther Reaches of Human Nature” (Book Summary)
"Maslow was more than anything else a philosopher of science." — Henry Geiger This isn't the easiest book to read, but I thoroughly enjoyed Abraham Maslow's The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (Amazon). In fact, I thought it was so great that I … [Read more...]
After all the Enneagram Tests, I’m Stuck Between Enneagram Types 3, 5, & 1 (Type Summaries)
Looking for the full book summary? Personality meets Spirituality in "The Wisdom of the Enneagram" by Riso & Hudson (Book Summary) This post dives deeper into Enneagram types 3, 5, and 1. Why those three types out of the nine? Because I … [Read more...]
Personality meets Spirituality in “The Wisdom of the Enneagram” by Riso & Hudson (Book Summary)
"May this book which comes from our hearts, speak to the hearts of all who read it." — Riso & Hudson First, how in the world do you pronounce Enneagram? Turns out it's pronounced "ANY-a-gram." Whew, glad that's resolved! This post is a … [Read more...]
20 Conscious Themes from “The Untethered Soul” by Michael Singer (Book Summary)
I wish I would have read The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (Amazon) by Michael Singer before reading Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth (book summary). The Untethered Soul is a great gateway to spirituality and written in plain language. I … [Read more...]
15 Legendary Themes & 75 Quotes from “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho (Book Summary)
"An entrepreneurial tale of universal wisdom we can apply to the business of our own lives." — Spencer Johnson, M.D., author of Who Moved My Cheese It's no surprise that The Alchemist (Amazon) resonates universally. It's the story of each of us, and … [Read more...]
10 Purposeful Themes & 25 Top Quotes from “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl (Book Summary)
If you're looking for the full book summary, you can find that here: A Deep & Detailed Summary of Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Who are you when everything is taken away? The majority of prisoners suffered from a kind of … [Read more...]
A Deep & Detailed Summary of “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl (Book Summary)
Man's Search for Meaning is one of the all-time great books on life meaning and purpose. Viktor Frankl takes a psychological and practical approach while other purposeful books take a spiritual approach (A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle) or a religious … [Read more...]
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