Buddhism Plain and Simple
The book lives up to its name. An easy read for someone looking to observe immediate experience without basic historical knowledge on Buddhism.
My Book Notes
I am inspired by Tim Urban's Video on reading, so I try to read 15 minutes a day and try to write/draw down what I learn from reading.
Apart from my favourite highlights of the books, I also write notes for myself to internalize what I learn.
I use TiddlyWiki to create internal links between different book notes so over time different thoughts and contents begin to merge.
It seems to me there are some fundamental principles in life and those are what I want to explore.
// Explored Volumes
Same as Ever
Morgan Housel's book published in 2023. His beautiful writing provides us useful insights distilled from solid examples.
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel's best-selling book. Easy to read but rewarding to adopt the new financial mindset.
From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life
Best to start with this clip and his interviews/podcasts. The book itself provides a comprehensive understanding towards happiness and purpose in the second half of life.
Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully
This book looks into ten vital signs closely related to our health and provides practical, easy-to-follow daily practices. I skimmed through most of the whys and focused on the hows.
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The book is in the format of "tweets" but it is so rich in content because apart from the short tweets by Naval, Eric Jorgenson also provides narratives that supplement the thoughts underneath.
Excellent Advice for Living
Kevin Kelly's 2023 book generously offers his excellent advices in short form and provides freedom for me to interpret and live them out.