Book Review: “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius

If you are interested in modern Stoicism*, you have likely heard of the book Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Written in the second century AD, this is an unusual book in the sense that it was compiled as a series of self-reflecting notes by its author - Roman emperor who ruled for ~20 years. The original … Continue reading Book Review: “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius →

Book Review: “What to Say When You Talk to Yourself” by Shad Helmstetter

The book “What to Say When You Talk to Yourself” by Shad Helmstetter is an old classic on the same topic as its name says. Finally bought the book and found it quite actionable. One can argue that some key messages keep getting repeated throughout the book, but the author mentions that this is intentional … Continue reading Book Review: “What to Say When You Talk to Yourself” by Shad Helmstetter →

Book Review: “How to Listen” by Oscar Trimboli

“SILENT and LISTEN share identical letters” The book “How to Listen” by Oscar Trimboli provides ample ammunition to practice listening. The book is divided into five levels of listening each of which require foundation from the previous levels - yourself (get ready to listen, give and pay attention) content (hear, see and sense) context (explore … Continue reading Book Review: “How to Listen” by Oscar Trimboli →

Book Review: “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darell Huff

“According to one random survey, I should be much happier than I am” - A quote from the book This book “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darell Huff is a classic book on interpreting data and charts. It was first published in 1954 and the data points presented for sure go back a hundred … Continue reading Book Review: “How to Lie with Statistics” by Darell Huff →

Book Review: “Executive Presence 2.0” by Sylvia Ann Hewlett

The book Executive Presence 2.0 by Sylvia Ann Hewlett has been published after almost a decade since its first edition in 2012. Author’s earlier work has been almost canonically referenced by many executive coaches to help define executive presence (EP) and how to enhance the same and for this reason, the book piqued my interest … Continue reading Book Review: “Executive Presence 2.0” by Sylvia Ann Hewlett →