Ikigai

My first introduction to Ikigai (生き甲斐) was, funnily enough, an alcoholic drink at Benihana which consisted of an unknown combination of the following ingredients elderflower, rhubarb, lemon, Tequila Reposado. I am not a fan of alcohol, but this i...

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Dec 13, 2020
So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Cal Newport

So Good They Can’t Ignore You” is a great book for any career-focused individual no matter where they are in their career. For any younger readers, this will give you a killer edge. Cal has broken a very common and deeply rooted misconception “Follow...

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Nov 24, 2020
Mindset By Carol Dweck

Mindset: by Carol Dweck | Summary Carol found out that people either have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset. People with a growth mindset know intelligence can be developed.

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Nov 17, 2020
Applying online won’t land you a dream job

Let’s start with “the past.” Something that holds a lot of people back. Not having a relevant college degree, not having good grades, making “mistakes” in college or university… These are all mental blockers that people point fingers at when they beg...

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Nov 11, 2020
The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin

Here are the key highlights from that learning process: Sequence learning from simple to complex. Internalize new learnings. Make smaller circles. Invest in loss. Cultivate the Soft Zone. Build a Zone Trigger. Build in efficient recovery. Use adversi...

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Nov 09, 2020
How to leverage your way into a job

The job market and employment outlook for recent college graduates has changed significantly. The Blair government when it set an arbitrary target that 50 per cent of young people should attend university – no ifs, no buts. But when half the country...

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Oct 28, 2020
Pillars to Liberation

When I look at my community I see a community that from an economic, socio-economic, political, historically  Point of view has been alienated from the rest of the country.  The following questions that come to mind are why and how? Why has this comm...

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Oct 27, 2020