Author: CatheyArmillas

Today I read the classic book, “The Four Agreements ” by Don Miguel Ruiz. It’s a such a simple but powerful book way to navigate life. Here are the 4 agreements: 1) Be Impeccable with Your Word 2) Don’t Take Anything Personally 3) Don’t Make Assumptions 4) Always Do Your Best Oh these agreements. So […]

Today I read “How We Decide” by Jonah Lehrer. It’s a book that explores how our brains make decisions. Chapter 3, “Fooled by a Feeling” talks about how we make decisions emotionally and not rationally. Here are some of his points: – The only people who are immune to making emotional mistakes are neurologically impaired […]

I read “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” by Angela Duckworth. It was given to me as a gift by Adley Wong. Thanks Adley! I love this book so much. I read the book when Adley gave it me but re-read chapter 3, “Effort Counts Twice”. She talks about how we have a bias towards […]

Today was a treat for me because I LOVE psychology. I took a Psychology 101 class in high school and have attributed that to me getting into marketing. I just loved the idea of trying to figure out why people do what they do. That absolutely fascinated me. So, I love psychology books. I have […]

Still in New York with my sister Karin, this time Crystal joined us. We went back to the main City of New York Library, grabbed a bunch of books and a table and read for a few hours. I read from the book (actually I read the their book), “101 Things I Learned in Advertising School” If you […]

My sister Karin Kusumakar and I are in New York and we decided we were going to go to the great City of New York Library (yes, the one that Ghostbusters was filmed at!) to find a book to read. This library is HUGE! There are 3 floors and a basement. We found the non-fiction section in […]