Of course I’m not listening! The problem with Kate Murphy’s You’re Not Listening is the approach it adopts – entering a conversation like a psychoanalyst. Is the goal of listening to understand another human or to extract interesting information? Murphy’s framework blurs this line. In You’re Not Listening, Murphy often suggests listeners should adopt the… Read More »
Rather than reading In Search of Lost Time as a traditional novel, or even a modernist masterpiece, consider approaching it as an exploration of the emotional brain decades before neuroscience caught up. Proust wasn’t merely writing about memory; he was mapping how emotions are stored, retrieved, and experienced through sensory triggers, long before brain scans… Read More »
Atomic Habits is more than just a book about behaviour change. It’s a blueprint to build good habits and create lasting change.
What makes Lucky Man remarkable is Fox’s refusal to wallow in self-pity or lament lost opportunities.
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga introduces Adlerian psychology through a dialogue between a philosopher and a student. This Socratic-style conversation aims to challenge entrenched beliefs about happiness, interpersonal relationships, and the pursuit of a meaningful life. The central premise of the book is that happiness is a choice, and… Read More »
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel offers interesting insights into the psychological aspects of financial decision-making.