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Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan This book looked enticing. I am interested in meditation and concentration techniques and this promised to be an enthusiastic exploration by a keen intellect. How could one resist a book claiming to be “The Secret Path to Unbreakable Concentration, Complete R Leggi tutto

Trước đây một lần khi mình tham gia nói chuyện trong một chương trình cho người trẻ, một bạn khán giả đã hỏi: Làm thế nào để hiểu bản thân mình rõ hơn, quản lý cảm xúc của mình, biết được cái gì phù hợp với mình. Mình có chia sẻ một kinh nghiệm của bản thân là dành thời gian tĩnh lặng để soi rọi bản Leggi tutto

When a trusted friend suggested I read this popular book, I was interested but leery of reading – yet another – “step-by-step” plan for meditation. Typically, books on deepening one’s awareness or spirituality or devotional life are old plans retreated to appear as “new information” with the requis Leggi tutto

Couldn’t hang with this book after somewhere around the third chapter. Just too painful. I don’t know what I was thinking getting this book. Well, actually I do. I figured maybe it would be a nice change to give mindfulness a try instead of my usual state of slowly being consumed in a fire of all-con Leggi tutto

I read this book after reading a review in the NYT. The review was actually more of a feature on the author than a review, but the topic seemed interesting and he has definitely done good work. In the end, I didn't love it. I think that the whole "look at us we work at Google that is so hard" thing d Leggi tutto

Read this in two sittings, one during dinner and one after dinner-induced food coma. I picked up this book because I was curious what would one of the most famous Singaporeans (at least in tech) write on the intangible subject of Happiness. I was not disappointed and actually the book turned out to

Meditation has turned into somewhat of a sexy practice these days, especially among techie types. Case in point: this book about meditation, written by the person in charge of meditation at Google. However, this is not some business book about increased productivity. Indeed, Chade-Meng Tan’s goal in Leggi tutto

Man prieks, ka lasīju šo grāmatu tieši šobrīd. Viens no lielākajiem Eureka! momentiem ir atziņa, ka nepatiku pret citu cilvēku manī raisa nevis tas, ko viņš pasaka vai izdara, bet gan mana nepatika pret manis pašas emocijām (nespēja tās tolerēt), ko tā rezultātā izjūtu. Voila! :) Leggi tutto

To people who meditate regularly, the beginning of this book will be things you already know (well, I assume so - I meditate regularly, and fee that the start of the book was a refresher course). But the science behind the examples was interesting and reinforced my commitment to meditate regularly. A Leggi tutto

The writing style is a bit too dumbed-down and seems to have some forced humor. I enjoyed the practical snippets that recommend actionable steps you can take toward meditation and leading a life with more inner peace and happiness.