Introduction: Reflecting on Humans by Tom Phillips On October 1, 2020, I sat down to record my thoughts on Tom Phillips’ book Humans: A Brief History of How We Fcked It All Up. The book explores many of the major … Continue reading Humans: A Brief History of How We Messed It Up – Book Review and Key Takeaways
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondWhy are there modern unequal distributions of power and economics among different nations and peoples? Why did civilizations progress differently across the world? I’m currently 16 minutes into a 16-hour audiobook, and there’s already … Continue reading Guns, Germs, and Steel: Rethinking Nature vs. Nurture in Human History
I’m recording a few thoughts on the book Gratitude by Oliver Sacks. Gratitude is the last book Oliver Sacks published, I believe. It’s a very short book—the audiobook version is only about 36 minutes long. This book was written after … Continue reading Reflections on Oliver Sacks’ Gratitude: Life, Death, and Appreciation
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander One of the least protected, least liked, least defensible groups in America is criminals. It’s hard to defend defending a criminal. Therefore, if you label a Black person a criminal, you can do … Continue reading The New Jim Crow and the Persistence of Racial Injustice
Whiteness is seen as the norm in U.S. society. For example, in literature, the race of people of color is explicitly stated, while white characters are simply referred to as “people.” This raises an important question: if race is a … Continue reading Reflections on White Fragility and the Concept of Race
The justice system was deliberately structured and used as a way to “control” the Black population and relegate them to second-class status. After slavery, it was used as a replacement for slavery, as evidenced by convict leasing laws and laws … Continue reading Takeaways from The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Why I Chose to Read This Book This book came out around a decade ago. I don’t remember exactly why I came across this work by Miss Alexander, but it was some years ago. I think I stumbled upon a … Continue reading Reflections on The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander: A Journey Through Time and Relevance
Reflections on The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy Darren Hardy, a successful entrepreneur and the founder and editor of Success Magazine, became a millionaire by age 24. In his book The Compound Effect, Hardy shares principles that guided his success—principles … Continue reading Review of The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
We have two systems in our brain. One is the prefrontal cortex, responsible for rational decisions, and the other is the brainstem/limbic system, which controls our emotions. Our emotional center has much more influence over our decisions than we often … Continue reading Review of Money Management Skills by Michael Finke
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