I have not always been an avid reader. There was a time where reading was the very last thing I wanted to do. Sitting down to read a book was painful and vexing like intentionally stubbing your toe over and over again. It was in high school that I really…
Posts published in April 2020
Today, the very best of us — whether creators, writers, engineers, producers, artists — could only hope to achieve an infinitesimal fraction of what Leonardo da Vinci accomplished nearly 500 years ago. The archetypal Renaissance Man, da Vinci was prolific in so many disparate fields that it is selling him short to call him…
With the unwelcome arrival of COVID-19, the world has halted to a standstill. Businesses have slowed or shut down entirely, schools are either in recess or have transitioned to online classrooms, and everyone around the world is now at home. Social distancing and the closure of non-essential businesses leaves many…
We have all read countless self-help and advice articles about morning routines. We all know that Bill Gates and Oprah and Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson wake up early and follow regimented schedules like walking self-help books. Not all of us can stomach a 5AM wake up call or a two-hour…
The perpetual struggle for each of us is finding more time to read. Even for voracious readers, downtime with a good book can be elusive. Speed reading is certainly one way to read more books, because it helps you read each book in less time. I have tried it myself;…
Long days and extended hours at home make for an ideal reading binge. Rather than filling your hours with movies and shows and social media, books can help you re-engage your focus and thinking, learn something new, and instill you with a feeling of productivity. I have tried to reinforce…