I was going through my computer files earlier today when I came across my book notes from The Alchemist.
I first read The Alchemist on January 19th 2007. I was at a friends house when I noticed the book on his table. The cover looked interesting so I picked it up and started reading the [...]
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Book Notes: The Alchemist
September 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Book Notes
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Book Notes: The China Study
August 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Book Notes, Healthcare
Hippocrates, the father of medicine once said, “He who does not know food, how can he understand the diseases of man?”.
This incredibly insightful book details the findings of “The China Study”, the most comprehensive study of diet, lifestyle and disease ever done with humans in the history of biomedical research. It was a extremely provocative [...]
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Book Notes: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
July 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · Book Notes
I was sitting on the couch when I noticed a book on the coffee table. It was Eat Love Pray by Elizabeth Gilbert. My roommate has a guest visiting and she brought it with her from Boston.
I knew very little about the book other than it was extremely popular (a Oprah Book Club book and [...]
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Positivity And State Conditioning
July 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Book Notes, Personal Development
I recommend reading “Positivity And State Conditioning — Why Seeing The Good In Yourself, Your Experiences, And Other People Makes You A More Potent Dude”
It’s a short essay that should not take more than 20 minutes to read. Below were my key takeaways.
P.S. It’s written by one of the founders of Real Social Dynamics, the [...]
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Book Notes: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
June 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Book Notes
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
I was hesitant to read this book because of the title. I’m always skeptical when I read books or articles that promise dramatic change in XX steps, or promise “secrets” to success, happiness, love, etc.
Still, over 15 million copies have been sold so I bought a copy and brought it [...]
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Book Notes: Many Miles to go by Brian Tracy
May 13th, 2009 · Comments Off · Book Notes
“Many Miles to Go combines a enthralling real-life story of Tracy’s trek across Africa’s Sahara desert and his reflective commentary on what he learned and what we could learn from his experiences. Unlike the typical business or personal development book, Many Miles to Go is a narrative that also has the remarkable ability to deliver [...]
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Book Notes: My Misspent Youth, Essays by Meghan Daum
May 11th, 2009 · Comments Off · Book Notes, Personal Development
From the first sentence, “My Misspent Youth” by Meghan Daum pulled me in and never let go. According to the author, “this book is about not knowing what things are about and trying to sort matters out by using one’s personal experiences and observations as a tool”.
My favorites were “On the Fringes of the Physical [...]
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Book Notes: A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine
May 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Book Notes, Personal Development
I just finished reading “A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine“. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius left me wanting to learn more about Stoic philosophy (Meditation book notes). The book teaches us “how to minimize worry, how to let go of the past and focus our efforts on the things we can control, and [...]
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Book Notes: A Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger von Oech
May 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · Book Notes, Personal Development
Is creativity “either/or”. Either you’re creative or you’re not? Many people seem to think so. In fact, a friend looked at me with a very confused facial expression after I told him that I was reading a book on creativity and then said, “Um, can creativity be taught”. Well, yeah, creative thinking skills can be [...]
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Book Notes – Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
April 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Book Notes, Personal Development
I just finished reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Below are some of the the phrases and sentences that caught my attention. Buy it on amazon.com
Seductive bloom
Focused throught, deliberate action
Sins of desire vs sins of passion
Concept of continual mutation
Accept without either complacency or compunction materal comforts
No one can lose what is already past, nor what is [...]