Going Down Under 3 years ago, I quit my job at Northwestern Mutual, sold most of my personal possessions and moved to Barcelona even though I knew no one and didn’t speak Spanish (or Catalan). That adventure (chronicled here) spanned over 25 cities in 11 countries throughout Europe. It was an incredible experience that strongly [...]
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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 [...]
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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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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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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 [...]