Once of the things I decided to do was to read a different book every day. I wanted to re-read some books that I had read before and start new ones that I wanted to start. My night stand had over 40 books stacked up when I started a month ago. Today to close out […]
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 […]
If you’ve been following my reading challenge you know that I love books that have psychology in them. This book is loaded with psychological framing. The book talks about how there are always “frames” and only one frame can be the alpha frame at a time. Someone will be alpha and someone will be beta. […]
I read “This Idea Is Brilliant: Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know” by John Brockman. I got this book at a book store heading out on vacation over the summer because I loved how the author took ideas and tied them to scientific concepts. They whole book is enlightening and I read […]
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 […]
My last day in New York was a blessing as I got to do a bridge walk with my AWESOME friend Marc Williams. We walk over the Brooklyn Bridge just about every time I’m in New York. Marc is also the author of the book I read today for my challenge, “Beyond Limitations: From a boy […]
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 […]