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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
Charlie Munger, The Complete Investor - Bookclub #56
About the Author Tren Griffin works at Microsoft. He graduated from Boston College. Tren was previously a Partner at Eagle River, a private equity firm. His Twitter is looked…
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eldergill (52)in #stoicism • 6 years ago
Do not follow the herd! - Stoicism Wednesday's #56
Seneca stated that: We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go This is a lifestyle…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
Siddharta, Hermann Hesse - Bookclub #55
About the Author Hermann Hesse was born on July 2, 1877, in Calw, Germany. His parents, Johannes and Marie, were of varied European ancestry and had done missionary work in…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
Less is more - Stoicism Wednesday's #55
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” I immediately relate this to how we live in a hyper-consumerist society where too many people feel…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
The Third Door, Alex Banayan - Bookclub #54
About the Author The day before his freshman year final exams, Alex Banayan hacked The Price Is Right , won a sailboat, sold it, and used the money to fund his quest to…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
Curing your anxiety - Stoicism Wednesday's #54
Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions – not outside. This is something that has been prevalent in my life as of…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
The Alchemist, Paul Coelho - Bookclub #53
About the Author Paulo Coelho was born on August 24, 1947, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a rebellious teenager and his parents committed him to an asylum three times. When…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
Seneca, the importance of preparation - SHW #53
“The man/woman who has anticipated the coming of troubles takes away their power when they arrive.”- Seneca This quote was taken from Seneca's letters from a stoic and it is a…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
Ishamael, Daniel Quinn - Bookclub #52
About the Author Daniel Quinn (1935-2018) grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, where he graduated from Creighton Prep in 1953. He studied at St. Louis University, the University of…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
The cure for anger is silence, Marcus Aurelius - SHW #52
The best cure for anger is silence This quote has been taken from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and it relates to the wise knowledge of speaking less and thinking before…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
Red Notice, How I became putins NO.1 Enemy - Bookclub #51
About the Author Bill Browder is the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, which was the investment adviser to the largest foreign investment fund in Russia until…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
Surround yourself with the right people - Epictetus SHW #51
The key is to keep company with those who uplift you, those whose presence calls forth your best. -- Epictetus The quote is a beautiful statement made by Epictetus which…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse - Bookclub #50
About the Author Hermann Hesse was born on July 2, 1877, in Calw, Germany. His parents, Johannes and Marie, were of varied European ancestry and had done missionary work in…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
Seneca on being present - SHW #50
The whole future lies in uncertainty, live immediately. -- Seneca This quote was taken from Seneca's letters from a stoic and it is a wonderful quote that resembles the…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
The Innovators Dilemma - Bookclub #49
About the Author Clayton Christensen is regarded as one of the world’s top experts on innovation and growth and his ideas have been widely used in industries and organizations…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
Marcus Aurelius, on Control - SHW #49
The more we value things outside of our control, the less control we have. This quote has been taken from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and it relates to the idea of…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
Living with a (Navy) Seal, Jesse Itzler - Bookclub #48
About the Author Jesse Itzler is a man who only eats fruit 'til noon, loves Run-D.M.C., and enjoys living life "out of the box." The author of the New York Times bestseller…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
Embrace your difficulties in life, Epictetus - Stoic Happiness Wednesday's #48
Difficulties are what show a person who they are -- Epictetus This is a quote taken from Epictetus' Enchiridion and it resembles the importance of facing hardships in life…
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eldergill (52)in #bookclub • 6 years ago
The Lessons of History, William and Ariel Durant - Bookclub #47
About the Author Will Durant’s writing career began with the publication of Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917). His second book, The Story of Philosophy (1926), sold…
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eldergill (52)in #stoic • 6 years ago
Bearing hardships, by Seneca - SHW #47
It does not matter what you bear, what matters is how you bear it. This quote was taken from Seneca’s ’On the shortness of life’ and it symbolises the importance of…
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