The Fabric of Reality blows my mind as it weaves quantum physics, philosophy, and epistemology across space time and tThe last book of 2021� or is it?
The Fabric of Reality blows my mind as it weaves quantum physics, philosophy, and epistemology across space time and the notion of what is knowledge and what is now.
5 on intellectual output. 4 due to colloquial writing segments and inaccessible concepts....more
A veritable spiritual hug of a book� an examination of personality dysfunctions and how to love them, in order to to overcome then. “Whatever arises, A veritable spiritual hug of a book� an examination of personality dysfunctions and how to love them, in order to to overcome then. “Whatever arises, love that.�...more
A profoundly powerful book that provides a compelling mental model to be the person you want to me. It draws from aspects of Stoicism, Buddhism, psychA profoundly powerful book that provides a compelling mental model to be the person you want to me. It draws from aspects of Stoicism, Buddhism, psychology and neuroscience to provide a well-researched and synthesized case for mindfulness, compassion, awaking up from reactive conditioned behaviors, and designing the life you want. High leverage book for life and mastery....more
Outstanding slim book with profound wisdom, applicable in life and business.
Some gold:
The unmet need activates. Met needs no longer motivates.
You can Outstanding slim book with profound wisdom, applicable in life and business.
Some gold:
The unmet need activates. Met needs no longer motivates.
You can buy a person’s back but not their heart
Gandhi said 7 things will destroy us. We have the power the choose. Wealth without work Pleasure working conscience Knowledge without character Commerce without morality Politics without principle Science without humanity Religion without sacrifice
Management you focus on efficiency, leadership you focus on effectiveness
Management you focus on things, leadership you focus on people
People are not things to be managed in an efficiency paradigm
Levels Personal level - self Interpersonal - self and other Managerial - style, with a set of skills for each style The organizational characteristic - some kind of plan to serve the marketplace
In short summary: What you say means far less than what you do. Culture begins with deciding what you value most. Then you must help everyone in your In short summary: What you say means far less than what you do. Culture begins with deciding what you value most. Then you must help everyone in your organization to get there. Creating culture is being a leader.
Ben Horowitz writes in an interesting style that is engaging and broad in its examinations of various unexpected sources of culture cultures, like bushido samurai and Haitian slave rebellion. The Shaka Senghor chapter was so good, especially with the Audible narrator.
At times I forgot that it as business book because the lessons are deep and philosophical. Hooray for thinkers like BHororwitz, A16Z is lucky to have him....more
A short but powerful book from Tolle, whose wisdom and depth leaves me in awe. The central premise is that stillness in our lives is the key to unlockA short but powerful book from Tolle, whose wisdom and depth leaves me in awe. The central premise is that stillness in our lives is the key to unlock the quiet that is already, the quiet that is drowned out by our incessant thoughts. I find with Tolle’s books that the messages are so cutting and so profound that you have to read it many times - sometimes in pieces, sometimes as a whole - to fully grasp the layers of nuance and meaningful. A five star book in my mind is worth reading multiple times and this is certainly one of those books....more
Impressively thorough survey of mental models - over 200 of them. It’s a mile wide and an inch deep. The cost of breadth is lack of depth and the narrImpressively thorough survey of mental models - over 200 of them. It’s a mile wide and an inch deep. The cost of breadth is lack of depth and the narrative was therefore not internally coherently.
Stylistically 2 out of 5. Content is 5 out of 5. 3.5 out of 5 overall. ...more
I read this as it was referenced in David Brook’s The Second Mountain. Turns out Brooks borrows liberally from Rohr’s concepts of the two lives but BrI read this as it was referenced in David Brook’s The Second Mountain. Turns out Brooks borrows liberally from Rohr’s concepts of the two lives but Brooks ultimately takes the concept a step further with more compelling and personal writing.
The core principles are deep and profound and it enriched my understanding of the spiritual topology of the human lifecycle....more
The central premise is that stress is a toxic killer, except when it’s not. When is stress not a killer? When you believe that you are growing from itThe central premise is that stress is a toxic killer, except when it’s not. When is stress not a killer? When you believe that you are growing from it. How can you grow from it? When you are doing work that transcends you or building towards a collective.
Anxiety can lead to better performance when you believe that the anxiety is helping you.
Many parallels to Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset, who is also out of Stanford....more
The smug journalist I remember from the NYT writes a surprisingly vulnerable and personal book about how to live a life of joy. The premise is that peThe smug journalist I remember from the NYT writes a surprisingly vulnerable and personal book about how to live a life of joy. The premise is that people climb their first mountain in life and that looks like career success or a life accomplishment based on what makes them happy. Then something in their life happens to make that happiness go away. So in order to climb the second mountain, people must align to a principled life of the four commitments: vocation, marriage, philosophy and community. Joy is distinct from happiness and living a life of four commitment allows joy to be experienced. Happiness happens to you when you get what you want. Joy is when you forget your self and the ego melts away.
This line in his closing summary resonates with me deeply.
“You look across your life and review the moments when you felt more fully alive - at most your best self. They were usually moments when you were working with others in service of some ideal. That is the agency moment. That is the moment when you establish clarity in what you should do and how you should live. That is the moment when the ego loses its grip.�
The writing was very clear and accessible while the insights are profound.
Krishnamurti is one of the great spiritual thinkers of our time and this book captures his various thoughts on the self. He speaks about the need to nKrishnamurti is one of the great spiritual thinkers of our time and this book captures his various thoughts on the self. He speaks about the need to not rely on authority, connecting with what’s real, and how to foster a choice-less awareness.
His writing is profound and gently authoritative. However this particular book doesn’t flow as a cohesive book, rather it’s a collection of varied talks and teachings that deal with the self.
The Courage to be Disliked captures the psychology principles of Joe Addler, as told via a fictional dialogue between an old philosopher and a skepticThe Courage to be Disliked captures the psychology principles of Joe Addler, as told via a fictional dialogue between an old philosopher and a skeptical young man. The central premise is that we are happy only as contributing parts of communities and that all conflict are interpersonal in nature. Every person has their own tasks and we often stress out because we are obsessing over tasks that are for others (no one other than you cares what you look like.)
Overall the dialogue format makes the concepts accessible especially as the young man character instigates the counter points and rebuts the old philosopher’s ideas that ring with cognitive dissonance.
I found this book through a tweet on must read books and for me, this books is one of the clearest thinking I have read in 2019.
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