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The happiness machine and accepting life as it is
In 1957, Ray Bradbury published a captivating short story called “The Happiness Machine,” which takes us back to a time of…
7 days of deep work
I recently read Cal Newport’s book, Deep Work, which is about reaching a state of concentration that enables you to learn hard things quickly.
The interconnectedness of the world and time
“They were all interwoven and interlocked, entwined in a thousand ways […] All of them together was the stream of events…”
Old lessons on learning and wisdom (Siddhartha Part I)
Siddhartha is a beautifully written spiritual novel by Hermann Hesse about a Nepalese man's journey of self-discovery and search for…
Book review: The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead is a novel published in 1943 by Ayn Rand about a talented and hardworking architect, Howard Roark, who has strong…