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A small but quite a good read. Reinforces the VIEW (vulnerability, impartial, empathy, wonder) way of life deep and personal connect with people who matter to us.
The book says this - Life is short. Don't "over-index" on investing and saving for your future self. Invest your money in getting memorable experiences (whatever is important to you - parasailing, spending time with your kid/parent, or throwing a lavish party with your loved ones).
I like the concept of giving away money to your loved things (kids, charity or whatever your love) and dying with the bare minimum thing in your savings account. In principle, this is a good take - live life fully with zest and don't succumb to your work or habits. I also understand this comes only from a place of privilege (social, economic and emotional status). But still, this advice is good.
But I'm not too fond of all the things about metrics like emotional dividends, index on what is essential and other numbers.
More than three thousand years ago, two armies faced each other in an epic battle …
This is a brilliant graphic novel to get a great start on an epic like Iliad. Its so beautifully illustrated and very nicely abridged.
After reading this, I felt like I watched a good and long show like Game of Thrones. I think the experience is tough to create in a medium like a graphic novel.
I recommend this if you are keen to get started on the classic texts of the West. This graphic novel is a good starting point before you immerse deep into this world.
I am eagerly looking for to reading the author's next book, The Odyssey.
To Paramacivan̲: Paṇpāṭṭu acaivukaḷ (Tamil language, 2001, Kālaccuvaṭu Patippakam)
Essays on the social life and customs, and religion of the Tamils.
Here is the bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries. Crossing the Chasm has …
I am a big fan of the works of The School of Life. I love their books and YouTube videos for making a lot of things related to mental health, relationships, art and architecture more accessible.
I love this book and I wish I had read it when I was in my teens. I have always been taught to look at “Art” as a highbrow thing. A thing for erudite, elite and cultured mind. I have believed that I need put hard work to understand and appreciate it. In that process, I have seen that I have bored the people around. I sometimes become weary by myself. Be it a visit to any popular museum or a documentary movie.
This book dispels that myth and makes art more intimate. It teaches us to put ourselves, our lives and our emotions first and look art thru our lives. It frames it …
I am a big fan of the works of The School of Life. I love their books and YouTube videos for making a lot of things related to mental health, relationships, art and architecture more accessible.
I love this book and I wish I had read it when I was in my teens. I have always been taught to look at “Art” as a highbrow thing. A thing for erudite, elite and cultured mind. I have believed that I need put hard work to understand and appreciate it. In that process, I have seen that I have bored the people around. I sometimes become weary by myself. Be it a visit to any popular museum or a documentary movie.
This book dispels that myth and makes art more intimate. It teaches us to put ourselves, our lives and our emotions first and look art thru our lives. It frames it in such a simple and nice way - how do you feel about the posters in your bedroom. It makes us approach art thru that and teaches the “purpose” of art for young minds. I loved the book and I really wish my son picks this up to enrich his life.
If you are curious about art and culture, want to instil that curiosity in your kids or your inner kid, this is an awesome read.
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This is a compelling and refreshing biography of Bhagat Singh. I was so impressed by interesting trivia about Bhagat and his times thru this book.
Bhagat studied in DAV boarding school at Lahore. He knew Gayathri Mantra very well but chose to be an atheist. I was stunned by his impeccable English and his clarity of thoughts. I never knew his family of freedom fighters and his high respect for Motilal Nehru. He was acutely aware of class politics, his critique of Congress bourgeois, his concern for the working class and his demands for justice in the corrupt/biased British legal system. When he was unjustly hung by the British, he was so young and commanded high respect among his peers like Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose and MK Gandhi.
I came to look at Bhagat in a completely different light and respect after reading this book. This is a part …
This is a compelling and refreshing biography of Bhagat Singh. I was so impressed by interesting trivia about Bhagat and his times thru this book.
Bhagat studied in DAV boarding school at Lahore. He knew Gayathri Mantra very well but chose to be an atheist. I was stunned by his impeccable English and his clarity of thoughts. I never knew his family of freedom fighters and his high respect for Motilal Nehru. He was acutely aware of class politics, his critique of Congress bourgeois, his concern for the working class and his demands for justice in the corrupt/biased British legal system. When he was unjustly hung by the British, he was so young and commanded high respect among his peers like Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose and MK Gandhi.
I came to look at Bhagat in a completely different light and respect after reading this book. This is a part graphic novel, part historical intro to dig deep into the excellent mind of Bhagat Singh. Highly recommend it.
Classic case of a blog post extended and puffed up into a book. Loved the key content but it is too long and written poorly.
"A 30-time StorySLAM champion shows readers how to improve their storytelling skills, and how doing …
Whoa. This is a super awesome book on storytelling.
The title sounds like a cheesy self-help book, but it surprised me. I expected it to be like a typical non-fiction book, but it reads like a beautiful novel.
The author tells many powerful stories of his life and explains how we can also learn to tell stories. Not just fantasy stories, but authentic and honest stories of our lives that can connect with people. I never was aware of the storytelling communities or the art of storytelling. I knew standup comedy, screenwriting, and novels are ways of crucial storytelling. But I was thrilled to discover the world of storytellers, The Moth GrandSLAM, through this book.
I will dig deep into the rabbit hole of storytellers and workshops on this topic. Why wouldn't I want to entertain the people I love and respect with some genuine, authentic, and vulnerable stories of …
Whoa. This is a super awesome book on storytelling.
The title sounds like a cheesy self-help book, but it surprised me. I expected it to be like a typical non-fiction book, but it reads like a beautiful novel.
The author tells many powerful stories of his life and explains how we can also learn to tell stories. Not just fantasy stories, but authentic and honest stories of our lives that can connect with people. I never was aware of the storytelling communities or the art of storytelling. I knew standup comedy, screenwriting, and novels are ways of crucial storytelling. But I was thrilled to discover the world of storytellers, The Moth GrandSLAM, through this book.
I will dig deep into the rabbit hole of storytellers and workshops on this topic. Why wouldn't I want to entertain the people I love and respect with some genuine, authentic, and vulnerable stories of my life!
Damn, this is my best book of the year. Period.
Using Rand's biography to illuminate the policies that led to the economic crash in the U.S. and in Europe and …
A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by the legendary filmmaker himself: stunning photographs of real-life places that seem …
A very nice read. Basically the book version of the Pixar movie, “Inside Out”
The average human lifespan is absurdly, outrageously, insultingly brief: if you live to 80, you have about four thousand weeks …
