Steal Like an Artist. Short, simple, and exactly what I needed to ease back into a habit I’ve missed so much. Here’s to rediscovering small joys, one page at a time.
Category: Self-help books
Reading Journal: Dare to Lead
by Brene Brown I like the sub-title of this book - 'Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.', with 'Whole Hearts' emphasized in darker font. And really, this is what this book is about - leading with your whole heart. The author puts forth a different way of thinking about leadership, by being true to yourself… Continue reading Reading Journal: Dare to Lead
Reading Journal: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. The book is built around a central concept of the fixed mindset vs the growth mindset. People with a fixed mindset believe that their qualities are carved in stone, which creates an urgency to prove themselves over and over. On the other hand, people with a growth mindset believe that… Continue reading Reading Journal: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Reading Journal: Parenting books
1. The Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud, PhD and Ned Johnson 2. 告别吼叫， 让孩子自动自发成长 - 黄导 著 I've got 2 boys - a 12 year-old and a 10 year-old. Lately it is becoming obvious that their rebellious bursts are no longer as easy to deal with as when they were younger. Being authoritarian and laying… Continue reading Reading Journal: Parenting books
Reading Journal: Do Less
by Kate Northrup This book helped me rethink the hustle mindset - we keep taking on more and more to prove ourselves, but it is actually more beneficial to find a balance and work smarter instead of harder. The author suggests that we can tune into our natural cycles and rhythms and use them to… Continue reading Reading Journal: Do Less
Reading Journal: Becoming
by Michelle Obama I seldom read autobiographies, but I'm glad I picked this one up. This is a memoir of how Michelle Obama grew up in a tight-knit family with modest means on the South side of Chicago, through her determination excelled academically and fueled her success, and transitioned into the White House as First… Continue reading Reading Journal: Becoming
Reading Journal: How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk
by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish Communicating with teenagers can be challenging, as I discovered for myself, recently finding myself nagging more and more at my 11-year old son but without actually getting him to DO anything. A relative sympathized and noted that he is now entering teenage years, which sounded to me like a… Continue reading Reading Journal: How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk
Reading Journal: Make Your Bed
by William H. McRaven Drawing on the author's experiences as a Navy SEAL, "Make Your Bed" offers useful life lessons and practical tips to navigate through life. Despite the anecdotes taken from the Navy SEAL training, the learnings are surprisingly universally applicable where the principles apply to all walks of life. The author offers 10… Continue reading Reading Journal: Make Your Bed
Learning to doodle from a book
I love trawling through beautiful journal designs on social media and am constantly amazed by the talent that goes into making these pages beautiful. So when I came across this book, How to Draw Cute Doodles and Illustrations by KAMO at the library, I could easily imagine myself picking up some artistic skills to spruce… Continue reading Learning to doodle from a book
Reading Journal: Resilience
by Frederic Flach, M.D. About this book This book examines stress and how people find new strength at times of stress. It looks at how some people come out of a crisis feeling better than ever, while others never seem to bounce back. Through more than thirty years of case studies from his own psychiatric… Continue reading Reading Journal: Resilience
Rin Ranger 