digital minimalism
i'd been feeling a lot of 'running around like a headless chicken' energy lately. if you have too, keep reading. if not, but centring yourself sounds like a good idea, please do so anyway. as reading is my way of processing, i was looking for something to calm my mind...
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being wrong & mistakes were made
we say that making mistakes is human. but when they do happen, we’re quick to point fingers and hope we’re not somehow held responsible. so what is it about error that makes us have these irrational thoughts and expectations? that’s the question the following two reads try to answer. ‘being...
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buy yourself the fucking lilies
'tara schuster’s ‘buy yourself the fucking lilies’ is equal parts memoir and self-help book. this is a combo that i usually enjoy very much. in life, things don’t always work out the way we want them to, and i find it refreshing to hear stories from people who’ve been there...
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never split the difference
ever read a book that made you nod along and roll your eyes within the same chapter? welcome to my journey with ‘never split the difference’ by chris voss. the pitch that pulls you in the premise of this read is simple: former fbi negotiator chris voss shares his life-saving...
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the perfectionist's guide to losing control
have you ever read a book that made you feel like someone looked deep into the most hidden parts of your soul and said, “ok, i got you. let me write a book just for you”? no? me either. until now. i have never read a book quite like this...
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maybe you should talk to someone
'maybe you should talk to someone' is my kind of book. it ticks all the right boxes: it’s smart and funny, honest and touching. it gives me all the good feels, and it’s narrated by a badass female voice. that voice belongs to lori gottlieb. in her memoir, she recounts...
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a world without email
my inbox and i have had this hate-hate relationship for quite some time now. it just keeps sending me mail, and i just keep quietly resenting it for it. i try to ignore this never-ending to-do list written by other people (*) to get my own work done, but most...
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braving the wilderness
in her fifth book 'braving the wilderness', brené brown tackles true belonging. and how this surprisingly involves, first of all, to belong - and be true - to ourselves. a manual for today's world and with that, it seems as if brown has written a manual on how to exist...
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