Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb ASIN: B077QY23RV I tried reading Taleb a few years ago but I just couldn't stomach his writing style. In comparison to other books it lacks explanations and citations, which at the time lead me to believe that Taleb is just another macro-bullshitter. I decided to plough through this time due to many recommendations. I quickly found out that my macro-BS impression was wrong. He was spot [...]
Author: Sean Carroll ISBN: 978-1101984253 Remember Nietzsche's God is dead? The outlook on life presented on this book is exactly the one he had in mind, when he said it. While I do agree with Nietzsche that we're nowadays predominantly facing a crisis of meaning I do agree with Carroll as well. We shouldn't stop exploring just because it may cause a crisis of meaning. It is up to us [...]
Author: Herman Hesse (translated by Hilda Rosner) ISBN: 978-0811200684 Story of a young aristocrat, who is trying to renounce sensual and material pleasures and discover ultimate spiritual truths. A classic. EXCERPTS [Buddha = Illustrious One = Gothama The young man/ aristocrat/ traveller = Siddharta = Samana] That was how everybody loved Siddhartha. He delighted and made everybody happy. But Siddhartha himself was not happy. Siddhartha had one single goal—to become [...]
Author: Brad Stulberg, Steve Magness ISBN: 978-0593138793 A book for exceptionally driven people that want to avoid burnout. In my belief, if you read the below excerpts you don't need to read the whole piece. EXCERPTS All the greats shared something else in common: An unrelenting drive. An eternal hunger. An inability to be satiated. Passion. They are people who, simply put, cannot be content. People who thrive on the [...]
Author: Marcus Aurelius ISBN: 978-0812968255 The content of the book is nothing special if you're familiar with stoic philosophy. What is remarkable about this book is that it offers an insight into the mind of Marcus Aurelius, a Roman emperor. The book is a translation of a personal diary of his. It's amazing to see that even the most powerful man in the world most of the time struggled with [...]
Author: Mark Manson ISBN: 978-0062888464 Mark is a true master of words. He presents the most plausible psychological in philosophical theories (from Niezsche, Kant to Schwartz) in an easy to read and entertaining fashion. I was laughing my ass off on quite a few occasions. The books is as good as the first part - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. If you know any similar books, please [...]
Author: Tina Bončina ISBN: 978-9610154723 Izgorelost je resnična bolezen. Vesel sem, da se v zadnjem času o njej veliko govori. Žalosti pa me, da se s to boleznijo samo-diagnosticirajo ravno ljudje, ki so daleč od izgorelosti. Izgorelost ni lenoba, ki izvira iz glave. Izgorelost je pomanjkanje energije, ki kljub hotenju glave ne omogoča običajnega nivoja produktivnosti. Kot pretreniranost pri športnikih. Poznam kar nekaj prijateljev, katere so ekstremne delovne navade vodile [...]
Author: Hans Roslin, Ola Rosling, Ana Rossling Ronnlund ISBN: 978-1473637474 A must read book, which demonstrates that things aren't as bad as media is portraying and we consequently believe them to be! The book puts all the bad news in perspective- and comes up with surprisingly positive data that show the state of the world has in fact improved over the last 50-200 years. The things are going up. Fact. [...]
Author: Stanislav Grof and Rick Doblin ASIN: B07W62JR6D Volume II of the Encyclopedia. EXCERPTS The results were very disappointing. Condrau actually described occasional deepening rather than alleviation of symptoms. This is understandable since LSD, properly used, heals homeopathically—by temporary intensification of symptoms. When LSD was administered in small dosages as an adjunct to psychotherapy in a series of sessions, it did not noticeably enhance the therapeutic process. Instead, it significantly [...]
Author: Stanislav Grof and Richard Tarnas ASIN: B07TBPZFT1 Exploring a (deep) psyche is a daring adventure. This book is a collection of dr. Grof's findings and hypotheses based on numerous psychedelic trips. It is a very interesting read and it might help you integrate your recent journey. Like with other books on sub-/un-conscious psychology and spirituality, we do not have a way to test the claims/ hypotheses. So, I recommend [...]