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Marc D. Lewis: The biology of desire (2015)
"Neuroscientist Lewis (Memoirs of an Addicted Brain) presents a strong argument against the disease model of addiction, which is currently …
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled …
Definitely a new and revolutionary ideology. Not something I would personally follow but regardless, something I have to admit as brilliant.
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985) is a …
The key point I took always was to always double check on the direct value that a piece media has on my life. Does it truly inform and enlighten or just plainly entertain?
Neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our …
With journalistic acumen and a novelist's flair, Xinran tells the remarkable stories of men and …
A book with a very interesting look into the mystery-shrouded lives of China’s only children. I would have actually read the entire book were it not for the constantly repeated notions of don’t be ashamed of sex, feel free to have as many sexual experiences you want and enjoy your sexual life to the fullest and more sex advocation and more sex advocation until I just couldn’t take it anymore and had to stop reading.
While there were quite a few good points made in the book the overall voice seemed very critical of the younger generation which was a bit off putting. I did skip a lot of the book since I was only interested in reading the facts and statics without the author’s attitude about them.
The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai – a reason to jump out of bed each morning. …
Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside …
NOT A REVIEW!! JUST A COLLECTION OF QUOTES AS I'M STILL YET READING THE BOOK.
"the greatest work and art comes from wrestling with the void, facing it instead of
scrambling to make it go away."
"They ignore the impulse to seek recognition before
they act. They don’t talk much. Or mind the feeling that others, out there in
public and enjoying the limelight, are somehow getting the better end of the
deal. (They are not.) They’re too busy working to do anything else. When they
do talk—it’s earned."
“To be or to do? Which way will you go?”
"Appearances are deceiving. Having authority is not the same as being an
authority. Having the right and being right are not the same either"
"Passion is about. (I am so passionate about __.) Purpose is to and for. (I
must do _. I was put here to accomplish . I …
NOT A REVIEW!! JUST A COLLECTION OF QUOTES AS I'M STILL YET READING THE BOOK.
"the greatest work and art comes from wrestling with the void, facing it instead of
scrambling to make it go away."
"They ignore the impulse to seek recognition before
they act. They don’t talk much. Or mind the feeling that others, out there in
public and enjoying the limelight, are somehow getting the better end of the
deal. (They are not.) They’re too busy working to do anything else. When they
do talk—it’s earned."
“To be or to do? Which way will you go?”
"Appearances are deceiving. Having authority is not the same as being an
authority. Having the right and being right are not the same either"
"Passion is about. (I am so passionate about __.) Purpose is to and for. (I
must do _. I was put here to accomplish . I am willing to endure
for the sake of this.) Actually, purpose deemphasizes the I. Purpose is
about pursuing something outside yourself as opposed to pleasuring yourself."
“Great passions are maladies without hope”
"Is an iterative approach less exciting than manifestos or epiphanies? Of course. Is it less
glamorous and bold than going all in and maxing out your credit cards because
you believe in yourself? Absolutely. Same goes for the spreadsheets, the
meetings, the trips, the phone calls, software, tools, and internal systems—and
every how-to article ever written about them and the routines of famous people.
Passion is form over function. Purpose is function, function, function."
"Imagine if for every person you met, you thought of some way to help them,
something you could do for them? And you looked at it in a way that entirely
benefited them and not you. The cumulative effect this would have over time
would be profound: You’d learn a great deal by solving diverse problems. You’d
develop a reputation for being indispensable. You’d have countless new
relationships. You’d have an enormous bank of favors to call upon down the
road"
"That’s what the canvas strategy is about—helping yourself by helping others."
"Pride takes a minor accomplishment and makes it feel like a major one. It
smiles at our cleverness and genius, as though what we’ve exhibited was merely
a hint of what ought to come."
"Appearances are deceiving. Having authority is not the same as being an
authority. Having the right and being right are not the same either"
"Passion is about. (I am so passionate about .) Purpose is to and for. (I
must do . I was put here to accomplish . I am willing to endure
___ for the sake of this.) Actually, purpose deemphasizes the I. Purpose is
about pursuing something outside yourself as opposed to pleasuring yourself."
“Great passions are maladies without hope”
"Is an iterative approach less exciting than manifestos or epiphanies? Of course. Is it less
glamorous and bold than going all in and maxing out your credit cards because
you believe in yourself? Absolutely. Same goes for the spreadsheets, the
meetings, the trips, the phone calls, software, tools, and internal systems—and
every how-to article ever written about them and the routines of famous people.
Passion is form over function. Purpose is function, function, function."
"Imagine if for every person you met, you thought of some way to help them,
something you could do for them? And you looked at it in a way that entirely
benefited them and not you. The cumulative effect this would have over time
would be profound: You’d learn a great deal by solving diverse problems. You’d
develop a reputation for being indispensable. You’d have countless new
relationships. You’d have an enormous bank of favors to call upon down the
road"
"That’s what the canvas strategy is about—helping yourself by helping others."
"Pride takes a minor accomplishment and makes it feel like a major one. It
smiles at our cleverness and genius, as though what we’ve exhibited was merely
a hint of what ought to come."
TW : Suicidal thoughts & actions
A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when …
A rich and imaginative discovery of how ink has shaped culture and why it is here to stay
Ink is …
We all know that underdogs can win -- that's what the David versus Goliath legend …
While this books didn’t hold me in its grip like Malcom Gladwell’s others, I did gain a few profound learnings from it. Mainly that sometimes it is important to become the big fish in the small pond instead of the opposite.
