Hello Earthlings! I’m sure you’re sick of hearing about another widespread illness infecting us all but there’s one more that we’ve been openly welcoming for decades…DISTRACTION. Everything and everyone compete for the finite supply of attention in our minds. The failure is not in the technologies we use but in how we choose and allow …
Rating: 2.3/5 Quite disappointed because Ariely was a recommended author but this book fell flat in scope, insight, and research. Most of the social experiments in the book are performed in academic settings with students. Ariely does not venture further with his research to extrapolate his findings to real life scenarios and I found this quite …
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Rating: 4.2/5 A bitter tale trailing the lives of female protagonists through four generations in 20th century Korea and Japan. The author weaves the complex intersections of culture, family, class, and desire against the backdrop of colonial wars and political unrest. The narrative is beautifully written although the chapter endings were occasionally too abrupt. Like a melancholic …
Rating: 2.5/5 Randolph retells the origin story of Netflix from fledgling mail-in DVD business to what is now one of the largest online streaming services in the world. The book was lacking in the development of how the company was built. Instead, Randolph spent too much time on irrelevant personal details that detracted from the storyline …
Hello Earthlings! If you haven’t noticed already… I read by the cartload. I consume books like people binge Netflix. You will find it hard to believe that just three years ago, I was struggling to finish seven books in one entire year. In a society where everyone and everything is vying for your attention, it …
Rating: 4.8/5 Wow! This was borderline textbook but the care and in-depth research from van der Kolk made it intriguing, nonetheless. As the founder and medical director of the Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, the author meticulously selects pertinent case studies that help the reader understand the neurological, spiritual, developmental, psychological underpinnings of trauma and offers …
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Rating: 4.2/5 Obama’s humour and detailed life sketch transports readers from humble beginnings in Hawaii with his single mom and grandparents, to raising his own family and becoming the first black president of the United States. The 44th president, often characterized by his cheeky smile, charm and good looks, exhibited tremendous composure, wisdom and knowledge in tackling …
Rating: 4.6/5 First read by the Wallace…his legacy did not disappoint! This “book” is the author’s commencement speech to the graduating class of 2005 at Kenyon College. Wallace integrates a series of parables and doles out wisdom on living a compassionate life and exercising agency in our everyday interactions. I admire brevity and purposeful writing/stories especially …
Rating: 1.5/5 This was not what I expected…in an unfortunate way☹ The author waxed poetic but, in my opinion, lacked the prose and tact to inform and/or inspire. The stories are a hodgepodge of personal swimming anecdotes, empirical facts about water and the benefits of swimming, and references to famous swimmers. The book felt disconnected without any …
Hello Earthlings! For 2021, I will attempt to publish one article every week on Sunday. If I follow through with this feverous streak, I’ll have collected 52 articles by the end of the year! My challenge last year was to publish 20 articles on Medium – you can check it out here. Organizing my thoughts into essays …