“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...]
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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...]
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...]
My Buy Nothing Year: How I Bought NO Clothing for a Year & 5 Things I Learned
"Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have." ― Doris Mortman So, it turns out I just completed a "buy nothing year" with clothing—including shoes, accessories, everything. I've written a couple progress … [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...]
“Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren” by John Maynard Keynes (Essay Summary)
John Maynard Keynes is widely regarded as one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. In 1930, he wrote Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren (free PDF). Now 88 years later, it's fascinating to look at what predictions … [Read more...]
15 Slow Living Synonyms to Help You Slow Down
I just wrapped up the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. It was encouraging to see that Elgin intentionally describes "voluntary simplicity" in many different ways: Because a concern for ecological sustainability is so widely shared, there … [Read more...]
A Detailed Overview of “Voluntary Simplicity” by Duane Elgin (Book Summary)
This is a book about the “why” behind voluntary simplicity. It’s not necessarily a how-to guide or checklist of to-dos. I think that’s why I love it so much. So many books skip straight to the "hows," but if you aren’t aligned to the “why,” the … [Read more...]
Humanity is a Teenager — We Will Evolve Through Simplicity
This is the second post inspired by the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. You can see the first post here: Top 10 Most Common Reasons for Choosing Simple Living. I truly think this may be one of the most important posts that will ever … [Read more...]
Top 10 Most Common Reasons for Choosing Simple Living
I just wrapped up the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. I think I took more notes from this book than any other book I've read this year. Due to the sheer quantity of notes, I'm going to split them up into at least three different posts on … [Read more...]
