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My 2021 Reading List

Jan 7, 2021

This is what I’ve been reading lately. I’ll update as the year goes along. Check out my 2020...

why “The Ideal state” doesn’t exist in high performance: the role of emotion and attention

I sat down (virtually) with Bryce Tully, mental performance consultant, to chat about the interplay between emotion and attention, how the "ideal emotional state" doesn't exist, and how we can harness our attention regardless of our current emotions. Here are some of...

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Book Summary

Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Summary of the summary: Constructing a meaningful life is about discerning "the vital few from the trivial many." Takeaway: Focus your time and energy on the activities and people who "move the...

Crunchy leaves, crisp air, and quotes

There's something about the arrival of autumn that prompts reflection. Leaves flutter to the ground in an array of colours, the wind carries a different scent on its wings and everything seems to close, curl and cozy up. The transition from summer to fall touches us...

Cultivating the Art of Stillness with Pico Iyer: Book Summary

Book: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Pico Iyer Summary of the summary: Sitting still (or going Nowhere) is "how many of us get what we most crave and need in our accelerated lives." Takeaway: Going Nowhere gives you the opportunity to synthesize...

The Lazy Person’s Meditation: An Easy, Effective Clarity Practice

I’m a meditator, but not your typical kind. I appreciate the value of quality mantra or a well-timed breathing pacer or a grounding loving-kindness practice, but when I sit down to meditate, it’s rarely structured. When I’m in polite company, I call my process The...

My 2020 Reading List

This is what I’ve been reading lately. I’ll update as the year goes along.Non-FictionStatus Anxiety – Alain de Botton An exploration of our relationship with (and our anxieties around) status; how we see ourselves in relation to others and how we frame our perceptions...

The Case for Conscious Simplicity: Why “Less is More” Rings So True

There are some things we know intuitively to be true. And while the term "less is more" has grown more and more cliché, it still has that nugget of truth at its core. Yet despite our supposed agreement, we don't often ask why it rings so true. What's so good about...

Making the Unconscious Conscious with Carl Jung

You know those quotes that change your life? The ones that resonate in your head like a tolling church bell yet bring the peace of a quiet forest? They’re the type of ideas that concisely express some inner knowledge that has been simmering below the surface of your...

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