This is a lovely little book that paints a beautiful picture of Africa one hundred years ago. Blixen is very detailed and often romantic in her description of the country and its inhabitants. That being said she manages to romanticise colonialism at the same time. She will introduce her houseboy, his calm personality, long thin Read more
What Are Attachment Styles? Attachment styles are the way we learned to attach to loved ones in childhood, and how that carries forward into our adult lives. They’re not quite a science of love, but they’re one of the closest things we have to it. The theory is based on the idea that we have
Before the pandemic I didn’t read fiction. Not at all. But while I was shut up at home with nothing to do, I began to dive into some classic novels. From reading books like War and Peace, The Old Man and the Sea, and The Portrait of Dorian Grey, I sparked a love of fiction
I really enjoyed this book. It fills you with a sense of child-like adventure. Finnegan spent his life scratching his itch for surfing. Chasing the best waves in the world. Along the way its clear he kept detailed journals. Because the depth he goes into when telling stories from his childhood and young adult years
A short, sweet book that tells the story of a man’s self discovery via the route of living his own life, not being taught. He rejects being taught in favour of learning the lessons on his own, making the mistakes himself, and coming to the conclusions through his own reasoning. Favourite Quotes “A goal stood
What. A. Book. I’ve always struggled with recommending people books. Thats why I share what I myself have read instead of telling others what to read. But this book has made that question so easy to answer. It is my number one go to book to reccomend to people. It’s empowering in it’s idea of
A book about the history of the mechanical clock. Its inventors, investors and consumers. I really enjoyed reading this. It’s like reading a history book but looking through a very specific lens. I like it as a concept and after reading this book I added a lot more ‘history of industry’ books to my list.
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Simply put, this book is all about how the laws of physics (the quark / simple) leads to complex adaptive systems (the jaguar / complex). The first section of the book introduces us to complex systems. It talks about how they occur at the intersection of randomness and uniformity, making them definitively different from a
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Models approaches dating and seduction as an inward process of self improvement. Instead of teaching special tricks and secrets to get women, Manson simply tells you to be the best, most genuine version of yourself. From there, simply filter out women where there is not mutual attraction and common values. Summary Goal = Be socially
As humans we aim for Happiness. The opposite of happiness is not anger or sadness, its hopelessness and meaninglessness. So humans need hope and meaning. We need 3 things for this: (a) A sense of control, (b) a belief in the value of something, and (c) a community. A healthy sense of control means understanding
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