ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
Literary works
A Guide to The Good Life – William Irvine (Mind Map Book Summary) I was wondering why it all sounds familiar and then it hit my … this is basically Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras or very parallel. Stoicism in a nutshell1. Fame and fortune vs tranquility and virtue.2. Learn to want what you already have.3. Immediately … Read more
Animated Summary Summary: The 6 Pillars are: The Practice of Living Consciously The Practice of Self-Acceptance The Practice of Self-Responsibility The Practice of Self-Assertiveness The Practice of Living Purposefully The Practice of Personal Integrity (He has intentionally called them practice as it requires practicing consistently.) Sentence completion exercises: – Basic idea: Take a sentence stem … Read more
Summary by Yetieater: Summary:* By “mother/father” I here understand the person closest to the child during the first years of life. This need not be the biological mother/father nor even a woman. In the course of the past twenty years, quite often the fathers have assumed this mothering function. – Thanks to Gabor Mate for … Read more
Notes– Forms of love in the gross English language.– Emotional need of love especially for kids but also as long as we live.– We need love to live.– Everyone has little be tanks that need filling (similar to the account).– Using actors to give examples. 1 – Words of affirmation– Use words of affirmation wow … Read more
From Amazon:George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution is the account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones’s Manor Farm into Animal Farm–a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. Out of their cleverness, the pigs Napoleon, Squealer, and Snowball emerge as leaders … Read more
Thanks Bhav for the recommendation. Very interesting book. The Little Prince, first published in 1943, is a novella and the most famous work of the French aristocrat, writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944). The novella is both the most-read and 3rd most-translated book in the world, and was voted the best book … Read more
