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...]
15 Timeless Thoughts from Naval Ravikant + 50 Naval Quotes on Peace, Happiness, the Meaning of Life, & More
"'I don't have time' is just another way of saying, 'It's not a priority.'" — Naval Ravikant Naval Ravikant is one of the greatest living synthesizers. If you see his name pop up in a podcast, interview, conference, or anything else, it will be … [Read more...]
Ikigai 2.0: Evolving the Ikigai Diagram for Life Purpose (& Why and How it Needs to be Redesigned)
If you’re looking for the summary of the ikigai book by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, you can find that here: “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” (Book Summary) If you haven't read the initial ikigai post, please start … [Read more...]
Post-Workism & Total Work: 5 Future Scenarios when the Religion of Work Loses Followers
"Post-work is about the future, but it is also bursting with the past’s lost possibilities." — Andy Beckett¹ I always find it mind-opening and expanding to think about the future—I've covered the future of busyness, but what about something as … [Read more...]
Total Work: When Humans are Transformed into Workers and Nothing Else (Were we Born only to Work?)
"Life is just one damn thing after another." — Anonymous In my research on workism and post-workism, I discovered another concept: "total work." Total work seems to be the epitome of workism. This is also timely given all the news coverage of … [Read more...]
Life Purpose Showdown: 55 Ways Eckhart Tolle (“A New Earth”) & Rick Warren (“Purpose Driven Life”) Say the Same Thing
Hang with me on this one. At first glance, you may be surprised to see the names Eckhart Tolle and Rick Warren in the same sentence. Your surprise may turn to sheer shock when I propose to you that 80-90% of their message is the same. How could that … [Read more...]
Eternal Purpose: “The Purpose Driven Life” by Rick Warren (Book Summary)
I'm currently on a mission to read the best books on life purpose. The Purpose Driven Life (Amazon) by Rick Warren is in the top 3 (and quite possibly #1 in terms of sales). I read this book immediately after finishing A New Earth: Awakening to Your … [Read more...]
What is an Existential Crisis? (+ Why it’s Good & 7 Ways to Positively Navigate Yours)
“I have an existential map. It has 'You are here' written all over it.” ― Steven Wright The topic of existential crisis 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 … [Read more...]
