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Great Book: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine – A 15 min Summary
– “Irvine excels at giving a “walking tour” of the many schools of Stoic philosophy, from Greek to Roman traditions, identifying individual Stoic thinkers (many more than Seneca) and their principles and techniques, which Irvine argues are even more relevant in modern times than their own.” –Philosophical Practice “Well-written and so compelling, this is a…
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Great Book: “The Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod – A 23-min Summary
Great book “The Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod. This book will help you create fantastic start to every day. Here are some facts, short review, summary & many quotes from the book.
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September 24: F. Scott Fitzgerald Was Born in 1896
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald Wikipedia: Born Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald September 24, 1896 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States Died December 21, 1940 (aged 44) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United…
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Great Thinkers: Plato
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation” – Plato – The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. -Alfred North Whitehead (Process and Reality) – PLATO and Aristotle were the most…
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert – A 27-min Summary
“Big Magic is a celebration of a creative life…Gilbert’s love of creativity is infectious, and there’s a lot of great advice in this sunny book…Gilbert doesn’t just call for aspiring artists to speak their truth, however daffy that may appear to others; she is showing them how.” —Washington Post – “In [Gilbert’s] first foray into…