Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
QUIET The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking By Susan Cain Introduction: The North and South of Temperament P.3 “Yet today we make room for a remarkably narrow range of personality styles. We’re told that to be great is to be bold, to be happy is to be sociable. We see ourselves as a nation of extroverts-which means that we’ve lost sight of who we really are”. P.4 “If you’re not an introvert yourself, you are surely raising, managing, married to, or coupled with one”. P.4 “Introverts living under the Extrovert Ideal are like women in a man’s world,...
Read MoreThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
By Sogyal Rinpoche, with a foreword by the Dalai Lama 1. Death is a natural part of life, which we will all surely have to face sooner or later. There are two ways we can deal with it while we are alive. We can either choose to ignore it or we can confront the prospect of our own death and, by thinking clearly about it, try to minimize the suffering that it can bring. However in neither of these ways can we overcome it. 2. Knowing that I cannot escape it, I see no point in worrying about it. 3. Our state of mind at the time of death can influence the quality of our next rebirth. 4. No less...
Read MoreMan’s Search for Meaning
By Victor Frankl – P.11: “The central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering.” P.12: “He takes a surprisingly hopeful view of man’s capacity to transcend his predicament and discover an adequate guiding truth.” P.16: “I wrote the book within nine successive days.” “I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of a concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones… I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it...
Read MoreEmotional Intelligence
By Daniel Goleman – “Anyone can become angry — that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not easy.” Aristotle P. ix “This book is a guide to making sense of the senselessness… our scientific understanding of the realm of the irrational. P xii “… abilities called here emotional intelligence which include self-control, zeal and persistence, and the ability to motivate oneself. And these skills can be taught to children, giving them a better chance to use whatever...
Read More7 Habits of Highly Effective People
By Steven Covey – The Seven Habits represent a holistic, integrated approach to personal and interpersonal effectiveness. 1. P.18 If we want to change the situation, we must first change ourselves. And to first change ourselves, we must first change our perceptions. 2. P.27 Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. 3. P.37 To relate effectively…we must learn to listen. And this requires emotional strength. 4. P.43 Be the kind of person who generates positive energy and sidesteps negative energy rather than empowering it.” 5. P.44 TS Eliot: “We must not...
Read MoreLife 101: Everything we wish we had learned in school – but didn’t
By Peter McWilliams; excerpts from the book follow: P. vi “At college age, you can tell who is best at taking tests and going to school, but you can’t tell who the best people are. That worries the hell out of me.” Part I: Introduction to Life P. 6 “We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.” P. 9 “What is the purpose of life? Life is for doing, learning and enjoying.” P. 12 “Our doing allows for more learning. P. 19 “The trick is to learn to enjoy the process of...
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