Readings

The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

Ryan Holiday

The Obstacle is the Way has elucidated many of the main tenets of Stoicism through enlightening historical examples. Why worry about things that are out of your control? Focus on the things you can control and be compassionate towards others. Rather than crumbling under the weight of an obstacle, push back and grow some muscle in the process.

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

Joshua Foer

Moonwalking with Einstein explores the tools you need to reach the limits of human memory. A wonderful story of a journalist with an average memory who transforms his way of remembering and becomes a memory champion.

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens aims to understand why the world is the way it is. Not because history repeats itself, but because if we understand the past we can liberate ourselves from the realities created for us and imagine the new.