Summary of The 4 Hour Workweek. The majority of people remain employed throughout their lives. They work from 9 to 5 for 40 years before retiring at the age of 60 (or more). In the bestselling The 4-hour workweek, Tim Ferriss explains how to break out of this paradigm, by significantly reducing our work time. By […]
Summary of “Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking”: This book praises the many qualities of the introverted in a society that favours extroversion to excess; there is an overview of current theories on introversion, many tips on how to be happier as an introvert and some ideas on how […]
Summary of “The Art of Meditation” : Meditation, apart from numerous proven beneficial effects, allows us to develop our comprehension of the way our mind works, to better comprehend reality, to be less of a prisoner to our emotions and to be freer, thus attaining an abundance of true happiness. This book takes us by […]
Summary of “Emotional Intelligence” : With this book, Daniel Goleman wants to issue a challenge: let us become our own masters, let us make our emotions our allies and no longer be a slave to them; concerned about protecting our health, he shows how dangerous negative emotions can be, and how we can change the course […]
Summary of “The Success Principles” : This book is for anyone who wants to fulfill their ambitions and their dreams, whether personal or professional: it offers sixty-four practical and inspiring principles that touch upon all aspects of life to lead you to where you really want to be. By Jack Canfield in association with Janet Switzer, […]
Cut to the Chase And 99 Other Rules to Liberate Yourself and Gain Back the Gift of Time Summary of “Cut to the Chase”: Our time is the most precious thing we have; to look after it, it is important to know how to get straight to the point by understanding a number of rules; […]
Summary of “The Path of Least Resistance”: Our freedom in life, like our freedom of movement in a building, is partly defined by its structure, thus to be able to create our life, and move towards our ideal, it is better to change its structure rather than change our behavior within the same framework, […]
Summary of “Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry”: Contemplative science seeks the same objectivity as conventional science, but differs in one very important way: where conventional science seeks to disengage from the direct experience for the sake of objectivity, it seeks engagement in the direct experience, in order to contribute to phenomena of conscience, reaching objectivity through […]
Summary of “The Happiness Advantage” : The 7 principles taught at Harvard to develop happiness and succeed in life. By Shawn Achor, 336 pages, 2015 Note: This chronicle is a guest article written by Yohann Feneche of the blog cadreasucces.com Chronicle and Summary of The Happiness Advantage : Introduction: Can I ask you a direct question? […]
Summary of “Getting Things Done” : To be efficient, your mind must be crystal clear, like spring water; to get to that point you need to get rid of all the parasitic thoughts that permanently distract you, which you can accomplish by putting everything that you want to, or must do into an external automated […]