Do you have cupboards that overflow and piles of papers in your closets? You don’t dare give them away, or worse, throw away all those souvenirs and objects that continue to pile up in your home? … It’s high time you got to know Marie Kondo’s books! You may have already heard about them: Marie […]
Summary of Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point“: Malcolm Gladwell takes us through a myriad of stories and case studies to explain that sometimes we can look upon something as a complete success story if it becomes widely accepted, but that sometimes it is the smallest changes that can turn the tide. By Malcolm Gladwell, 2016, […]
Fame and celebrity followed by a scandal, downfall and destitution, until his tragic end. He died too young, a ruined man completely alone. This is the Romanesque, almost classical destiny of a provocative artist who left a mark on the society of his day. This is the destiny in a few lines, of Oscar Wilde, […]
Summary of “Universal Principles of Design”: The meeting of design, psychology and science to design successful products and experiences. By William Lidwell, Katrina Holden and Jill Butler, 272 pages, 2011 Note: This article is a guest article written by Clémence Perrin from the Freewheeler Travel Blog and K-character Chronicle of the book “Universal Principles of […]
Summary of “Nudge”: The book “Nudge” is about how everyone can use a little judicious nudge to make one decision over another without the need to infringe upon individual freedoms. Nudge is co-authored by a professor of economics and behavioral sciences (Nobel Prize in economics) and an internationally renowned jurist who heads the Harvard Program […]
Christophe André is a psychiatrist author for the general public, who has the originality — in all his books — of combining meditation, personal development and positive psychology. No wonder everyone is talking about him… Let’s go ahead and focus on this extraordinary man who, with his list of bestsellers, may very well change our lives!
Summary of “In Search of Wisdom: A Monk, a Philosopher, a Psychiatrist on What Matters Most” : In this three-author book, Christophe André, psychiatrist, Alexandre Jollien, philosopher and Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist monk recount their experiences, their practices, and their journeys while covering the many topics of existence that fascinate them; their points of view, which are at times […]
Matthieu Ricard, Tibetan Buddhist monk, talented photographer and French interpreter of the Dalai Lama, is also an author who has published many successful books! In this article, I encourage you to familiarise yourself with this happy writer, who advocates altruism, the practice of meditation, the search for happiness and participates in many humanitarian actions. You […]
What could be more inspiring than the words of Nelson Mandela! Nelson Mandela was one of the major figures of the 20th century, an icon in matters of freedom and human rights. His writings and his speeches are notable for their declarations that people have been listening to and reading throughout the entire world for […]
Summary of “Happiness” by Matthieu Ricard: Matthieu Ricard, one of the world’s greatest specialists in Buddhism, offers us a fascinating philosophical reflection on authentic happiness and the means to achieve it: to do this, let’s no longer look outside but inside ourselves and practice a more altruistic approach to the world! By Matthieu Ricard, 2004, […]