June 11, 2020 | Blog, Books, Habits
This is what I’ve been reading lately. I’ll update as the year goes along. Non-Fiction Status 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...
July 2, 2019 | Books, Videos
A month-long trip to Brazil necessitates some good reading material! In this video, I give a tour of what’s in my book bag and a brief summary of my thoughts on each book. A mixture of fiction and non-fiction, business and self-help, there’s a variety of...
April 28, 2017 | Blog, Books
Taking a look at: Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom These days, to be socially aware, politically involved and philanthropic is to be trendy; but such characteristics lack the negative connotation that usually accompanies the word. It’s...
March 17, 2017 | Blog, Books
I first realized the importance of forewords a few years ago. I’ve always been an avid reader, but only over the past several years have I been delving into non-fiction books with a vengeance. Because the non-fiction genre is meant to share its story based on fact,...
February 10, 2017 | Blog, Books
Disclaimer: The word “colour” in this post is spelt with a “U” because I am Canadian. This is how we (and every English-speaking country other than America) spell it, so I shall adhere to that precedent of overwhelming majority. In a world full of black and white,...