a house on a island
March 2, 2024

In our hyper-connected world, solitude has become a lost art. Yet history shows us that time alone can renew the spirit and reveal our inner wisdom. Sarah slumps over her textbook, exhaustion washing over her. She’s only halfway through her reading for class tomorrow, but can’t absorb another word. It’s 11pm on a Friday and…

Robin Hood
March 2, 2024

Alex felt trapped in his 9-to-5 office job crunching numbers, day after monotonous day. He yearned for something more fulfilling than spreadsheets and meetings. Through deep self-reflection, Alex identified his core values – creativity, adventure, and making an impact. He realized he needed to radically change his path to align with what mattered most. Alex…

woman in a cave
March 2, 2024

Alex woke up dreading the day ahead. Staring at the paperwork on his desk, he wondered if this was all life offered. As the playwright Wole Soyinka asserted, “You cannot live a normal existence if you haven’t taken care of a problem that affects your life and affects the lives of others, values that you…

Batman
March 2, 2024

Last time, we saw Vincent discover the life-changing power of research. His worldview expanded enormously as he immersed himself in philosophical concepts like Stoicism. For the first time in years, Vincent felt inspired by the ancient wisdom which still resonates today. Research also enabled Vincent to think more critically. As Rachel said to Bruce Wayne,…

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The Meaning of Myth: With 12 Greek Myths Retold and Interpreted by a Psychiatrist
it was amazing
I really enjoyed this book and probably one the few books where I have taken so many highlights. I have always been fascinated with stories and the meaning behind them all, especially, within myths and the author produces a great book an...
Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor
really liked it
It's a great collection of metaphor usage from a variety of sources, I would have preferred to see from poetry but I did appreciate Shakespeare was included as he is known for his mastery for writing metaphors. The author does state in t...
The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms
really liked it
Reading this book was a sigh of relief with the expectations to go into in-person events and "network" although, she recommends there is value in that. The book is a coaching book on mindset and accepting and harnessing my energy to play...
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
it was amazing
The most beneficial implementations I discovered from the book is organizing across all of my note-taking/organization tools (Google Drive, Evernote, and Notion) was structuring the folders using the PARA system: Projects: Short-term eff...

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