Self Education

Viktor Frankl's memoir, Man's Search for Meaning is about so much more than one man's experiences in a concentration camp. As a book about the Holocaust, it helps to shed light on the day-to-day struggles that inmates faced physically, psychologically, and socially. But it also reaches far beyond camp life and into the meaning of life itself.

In his acclaimed memoir, 10% Happier, Dan Harris recounts the events leading to his televised panic attack and the series of events that followed — involving evangelicals, self-help gurus, Buddhists and neuroscientists — on his accidental quest to find himself.

This FastReads Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to 10% Happier to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, FastReads Summary & Analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 20 minutes!

Whether you’re new to freelance life, thinking of taking the leap, or more experienced, the messiness and challenges of self-employment can trip you up if you’re not prepared. Survival Skills for Freelancers is your secret weapon to help you do what you love and love what you do.

Hideo Yonezawa (1909-1991) was a physician who lectured and wrote extensively on Shin Buddhism from a layperson’s perspective. His thoughts are made available to English speakers for the first time in Marvin Harada’s translation of Awaken to Your True Self.

Learn the key points and lessons of The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin with this summary and discussion by wizer for your self-development or discussion group in 15 minutes, without missing any highlights - guaranteed!

Our best guarantee for a brighter, freer tomorrow is found inside the interior work we do to change our understanding about ourselves and the world we live in. In these 31 brief talks, you will get the knowledge and practices you need to change your life. Work with one talk a day and be a new you in a month! Or go at your own pace.

The term “bullshit job” made a real impact when it first appeared, and for good reason: More and more people today have pointless jobs. They get paid to do nothing, they’re totally bored, they have to figure out how to deal with incompetent or narcissistic bosses, they drown in paperwork, and they have mindless tasks to perform. Quite frankly, this work shouldn’t exist at all.

Beurteile ich Dinge rational oder entscheide ich aus dem Bauch heraus? Blühe ich in Gesellschaft auf oder erhole ich mich in der Stille? Lege ich Wert auf Details oder denke ich eher in großen Zusammenhängen? Wenn wir uns selbst und andere richtig einschätzen können, zeigen sich das eigene Verhalten und das unserer Mitmenschen plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht. Bestsellerautorin Stefanie Stahl stellt 16 grundsätzliche Charaktertypen vor, die auf dem Myers-Briggs-Typenindikator (MBTI) basieren. Anhand eines Persönlichkeitstests lässt sich das eigene Charakterprofil ermitteln.

Everything is F**ked by Mark Manson sheds light on the question of why so many people in our contemporary society feel so hopeless when we are wealthier, healthier, and freer than ever before. Manson presents comprehensive arguments drawn from sociology, psychology, history, and philosophy. The audiobook highlights the notion that pain is necessary and why hope can be dangerous. A well-rounded guide to carving out a more meaningful existence.

Dive to the heart of how to stop resisting life as it is. Instead, learn practical tools and solutions that really do guide you to let go of any kind of issue, place, person or job with greater ease and certainty. Suzanne learned this and more in a critical year in which she burned out her business, ended her relationship, lost her home...and then suddenly, her 22-year-old daughter Teal died. In wise, warm, often funny terms, Suzanne shares the insights she discovered as she rebuilt her life. Are you ready to let go of the pain, and surrender to happiness?

Downsizing your home or possessions can be a tough project to finish - or even start. From simple logistics to complex feelings, the process can quickly overwhelm without a plan in place. Here’s help organizing and accomplishing your decluttering; Downsizing: The 5-Step Method for Life Transitions Big and Small. Written by a minimalism expert, this straightforward guide draws from real life experience and offers actionable advice for specific situations.

Great study skills. Study smarter. Reach your full potential! We’re all told to study hard in high school but none of us are ever taught how to study, let alone how to balance the increasing workload and demands of teenage life. You don’t have to sacrifice your life to get through high school and I am going to show you step-by-step exactly how to do it and become your most organised, productive, motivated, and confident self! This is exactly what I do in The High School Survival Guide.

Best-selling Bulletproof Diet author Dave Asprey puts together life-improving tips from some of the most successful people on the planet. Game Changers will certainly encourage you to re-examine some of your life choices and habits, even if it doesn’t turn you into a full-blown biohacker!

In this audiobook, we will try and reframe your thoughts so you can better understand the reason you hold onto certain items and make them more important than they actually are. Even if you have tried and failed to tackle that mountain of clothes that are invading your bedroom or your schedule isn’t conducive to tidying up, this audiobook will give you the simple tools to start decluttering your life and in time reclaim the control you have given away.

Learn how to move on from your past and live your life to the fullest. Let go of your excess baggage and be a better version of you!

Discover how to use visual goal setting to turn your dreams into reality. Filled with stories of personal and client experiences, this book will convince you that you don't have to be an artist or know how to draw to use these tools. You just have to be willing to honestly explore where you are, dream where you want to be, and choose the three bold steps you will take to make it happen. Using the latest neuroscience findings, test out how to trick your brain into helping you get what you want.

Disclaimer: This is a summary, review of the book Girl, Wash Your Face and not the original book. The book Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis carries one main theme throughout its chapters: that what becomes of your life, ultimately, is up to you. You have so much power to dictate the outcome of your life, but without trashing all the untruths you’ve been fed so far (and even the ones you fed yourself), there’s no harnessing the potential of that truth.

Through Ho'oponopono, an ancient Hawaiian art of problem solving, we learn that life can be easy. The sooner we realize we are the ones making it difficult and we learn how to get out of our own way, the better. The Easiest Way to Grow contains simple messages for all the little children, for the little children in the hearts of the big children out there, for the adults with little kids in their lives, and for the inner child who lives in our subconscious mind.

Delve deep within a person, and learn exactly what makes them unique through the use of analysis, cold reading, and other unusual tricks you’ll learn listening to this book. Convince others you can read minds by learning how every psychic has achieved their success with the power of cold reading. You’ll understand the psychology of advertisement and how you can use the science of manipulation psychology from a simple scene, photograph, or spoken word.

In today’s do-it-all world, women are busier and more tired than ever juggling the roles of mom, executive, volunteer, student, wife, friend, and everything in between. Some days it feels like we’re managing everything well, but more often than not, it feels like everything is managing us. It is easy to become emotionally, physically, and spiritually exhausted. But it doesn’t have to be that way. It is possible to experience a life of peace and find rest for your soul - even with life’s demands.