8 min read ⌚ Spiritual materialism is one of the most serious social problems. It’s the reason for all the suffering and unhappiness of the modern men. In “Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism” Chögyam Trungpa explains why. And how you can transcend it. Who Should Read “Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism”? And Why? You’ve read your fair share of […]
Category: Life Advice
A Course in Miracles Summary
8 min read ⌚ This is one of the strangest books you’ll ever read. Not because “A Course in Miracles” is a curriculum for achieving spiritual transformation – which is strange in itself. But because its editors claim that it’s prepared by none other than Jesus Christ himself. Stay with us and find out if that makes […]
Emotional Habits Summary
8 min read ⌚ 7 Things Resilient People Do Differently and How They Can Help You Succeed in Business and Life Comparing what it means to be resilient to what it means to be antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb defines the resilient as someone who “resists shocks and stays the same.” Akash Karia thinks that shocks are […]
Ernest Hemingway Quotes
6 min read ⌚ Some people see him as a literary legend, as well as a person that lived legendary life. Others consider him to have had a sad life, but fruitful career. In any case, one thing is true: Ernest Hemingway is a name that will keep on living. Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 […]
Against Happiness Summary
5 min read ⌚ In Praise of Melancholy “Don’t worry, be happy…” Or should you? Happiness is the ultimate dream on this planet, but as we will see below, chasing for happiness, while running away from its polar opposite, can destroy us. Who Should Read “Against Happiness”? And Why? “Against Happiness” is a controversial book, in […]
George Orwell Quotes
7 min read ⌚ George Orwell was a British writer, most widely known to the public for his most famous novels “1984” and “Animal Farm.” The “Big Brother is watching you” quote is used continuously all over the world to comment on the political situation in countries (it is especially frequent to see such a poster […]
William Shakespeare Love Quotes
6 min read ⌚ William Shakespeare. Is there a person in this world that has not heard that name? Four centuries after his death, people still celebrate him as one of the best writers of all times. He was born in 1564, and lived for 52 fruitful years, during which he left an inerasable mark on […]
Edgar Allan Poe Love Quotes
10 min read ⌚ All that Edgar Allan Poe ever loved – as he informs us in one of his most haunting poems – he loved alone. Unfortunately, it couldn’t have been any other way. He was a tormented soul, haunted by nightmares and ghosts even during daylight, and he was unusual in almost everything […]
Believe It to Achieve It Summary
6 min read ⌚ It sounds logical, doesn’t it? Not even a pile of overwhelming evidence is enough for some people to take action. Their laziness and lethargic attitude obstructs every process and undermines all chances of a possible clean sweep. Who Should Read “Believe It to Achieve It”? And Why? We don’t want to spend […]
Edgar Allan Poe Quotes
6 min read ⌚ On October 3, 1849. Edgar Allan Poe, then just 40 years of age, was found roaming the streets of Baltimore, delirious and acting too strange to be considered sane. According to Joseph W. Walker – the man who had found him – Poe was “in great distress, and… in need of immediate […]
