-
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World
QUIET GIRL IN A NOISY WORLD is funny and so relatable. I borrowed the e-book version from the library and finished it in one sitting while having my breakfast (this sounds like what I’ve said before…). QUIET GIRL is a book I want to keep in my personal collection, so I bought a copy.This is… — read more
-
The Shape of Ideas
THE SHAPE OF IDEAS is a fun and thought-provoking read. I borrowed the e-book version from the library this morning and finished it in one sitting while having my breakfast. — read more
-
How to Fight
“When someone says something unkind, you may want to retaliate right away. That is where the fight begins.”HOW TO FIGHT is a small but powerful book. It looks like an easy read with only 127 pages, but it is not to be read lightly or speedily. Ponder. Take notes. Reflect. And take action, if needed. — read more
-
Tiny Beautiful Things
I would like to thank Isaiah Lim, my good friend and colleague, for recommending this book.TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS is unputdownable. It brought me to tears AND made me laugh out loud. It’s a book that I can’t stop reading. — read more
-
Stuffocation
I’m still reading STUFFOCATION by James Wallman (previous post here and here). Here’s the part that truly resonated with me at this juncture: Why the medium chill matters. What it’s saying is exactly what I was just saying to my family and friends very recently, and it’s a principle I’ve been holding on firmly for… — read more
-
Stuffocation
Hello! I’m back with more thoughts from STUFFOCATION by James Wallman. I’ve now come to the part where the book talks about the five key questions to work out if minimalism is going to catch on. I will not repeat all the questions here. There are no issues with the first three, but it starts… — read more
-
Stuffocation
I’m currently reading STUFFOCATION by James Wallman, which I started about two hours ago. I’ve reached the part on how the throwaway culture was created and how we’re being manipulated into behaving exactly the way they (the industrialists, the ad folks, etc.) want us to behave through the creation of desire. — read more
-
Kató Lomb
A few days ago, I received my order of Alex Rawlings’ book, HOW TO SPEAK ANY LANGUAGE FLUENTLY. I’m now on page 84 and Kató Lomb was mentioned in the introduction, so I started to research more about her. She was a Hungarian interpreter, translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world.… — read more
-
How to Speak Any Language Fluently
HOW TO SPEAK ANY LANGUAGE FLUENTLY by Alex Rawlings arrived in the mail today. I’m super excited and I’m placing this bright yellow book alongside my other language books.I first found out about Alex from Olly Richards’ podcast series, I Will Teach You A Language. — read more
-
Mapping Experiences
As a program manager, I’m obsessed with two things: thinking and processes. And then I found this book, MAPPING EXPERIENCES, by Jim Kalbach. This book is about possibilities and I’m super excited how it’ll help me expand my thinking. — read more
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
