How To Love & How To Fight

I love these little books.  They're 4x6 inches like standard size photos. On one hand they are very simple, and on the other hand they appear to be summaries of the bigger books Anger and Fear.  They include all the important stuff like 6 Mantras of Loving Speech, 20 Questions for Looking into Your Relationship,...

Must Read — This is Marketing by Seth Godin

This is Marketing is a great summary and synthesis of the "huge" topic of Marketing. The book is a summary of 20 years of Seth Godin. Yes, it's amazing that his Permission Marketing was published 20 years ago (May 1999). The concept has come a long way. The beauty of this book is that Seth...

“Lighten Up and Relax” — When Things Fall Apart — Afterword (20th Anniversary Edition)

The Afterword to the 20th Anniversary edition of Pema Chodron's "When Things Fall Apart" has many beautiful phrases to quote. My favorite quote synthesizes the whole book into a "stance" that we can aspire to.  I've been working hard on the impossible combination of "Welcome groundlessness" AND "Lighten up and relax". 🙂 “Look at your...

Tools for the Post-Truth World

Here are 5 books that provide tools for navigating the "Post-Truth" world. Each book was uncomfortable to read. They provide examples that force me to "open my eyes" and move away from "willful blindness". They describe biases and errors my mind makes, and then how others are attempting to manipulate me by attacking my biases...

Calm Is A Big Word

"We skip over too much when we rely too much on language" -- Dr Stuart Shanker For example here is his definition of Calm. More -- A few years back I was introduced to the "Self Regulation" work of Dr Stuart Shankar. I really like how he explores the complexities of regulating oneself versus controlling...