a woman in a lab coat performing research
December 12, 2022

On a separate topic, I cover how research saved my life from going down a path of ignorance and misery. I share how I used research to enhance my worldview to break myself out of that narrow mindset that held me as its prisoner and steered the ship to open seas beyond my local harbor. …

phoenix, a fiery bird that symbolism rebirth
November 28, 2022

  A winding path, obscured in shadow’s veil, My mind, once lost, in darkness left to flail. Through valleys low, where silent demons lurk, I trudged in circles, void of purposeful work. Yet inward did I turn my curious gaze, Unveiling truths in research’s steadfast ways. Each text and tome a flame to light the…

a night sky filled with stars above a mountain range
November 13, 2022

  So, I begin with “why do anything at all when some project or task exhausts more energy than others—is it all just a means to an end to fulfill some desire or distract from some angst?” When it comes down to writing, publishing, and marketing a book, is it done on a surface level…

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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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