Good Living
Good Living, Reviews
Simon Sinek’s Start with Why Shows What Distinguishes Great Business Leaders
Kirk Barbera March 20, 2015
How did Herb Kelleher, founder of Southwest Airlines, build the most profitable airline in America? In Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Action, Simon Sinek shows that what separates fabulously successful business leaders such as Kelleher from mediocre leaders is their clarity in defining why they do what they do.
Good Living, Reviews
Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle Is the Way: A Toolbox for Success
Kirk Barbera January 26, 2015
Success is possible, but not guaranteed. We can achieve our dreams, but only if we direct our thought and effort toward them. Difficulties, roadblocks, obstacles are a part of life, and Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle is the Way is a great resource for learning how to turn these obstacles into opportunities.
Good Living, Politics & Rights
On the Moral Use of “Smart Drugs”
Mitchell Feinberg November 20, 2014
Provides a fascinating look at the nature and potential value of cognitive enhancement drugs, laying to rest some of the hype and fear-mongering surrounding their use.
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Contra Colorado Pastor, Sex Among Older Teens Can Be Moral and Healthy
Ari Armstrong August 28, 2014
Sex among responsible individuals—including among responsible older teens (the precise appropriate age depends on individual maturity)—is a healthy and moral part of life and one of its great joys. People who are mature and responsible enough to have sex should pursue it passionately and enthusiastically, and not let mystical dogmas stand in their way.
Good Living
Gabe Sonnier: Janitor, Principal, Inspiration
Derrick Nantz June 7, 2014
For twenty-seven years Joseph “Gabe” Sonnier of Louisiana worked as a janitor for Port Barre Elementary. Although Sonnier never treated the position as beneath him, he worked hard to reach new levels of success, first as a teacher, then—as of November—as the principal of Port Barre.
Good Living, Reviews
So Good They Can't Ignore You, by Cal Newport
Daniel Wahl May 20, 2014
Daniel Wahl reviews So Good They Can't Ignore You, by Cal Newport.
Good Living, Reviews
Seven Pleasures, by Willard Spiegelman
Daniel Wahl May 20, 2014
Daniel Wahl reviews Seven Pleasures, by Willard Spiegelman.
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Good Living
Purpose, Value Hierarchies, and Happiness
Craig Biddle May 20, 2014
Zeros in on the nature and importance of purpose in good living, discusses how to organize and prioritize your values and goals with respect to their relative importance to your life and happiness, and offers tips and standing orders for making your life the best it can be.
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Mike Rowe’s Excellent Career Advice
Ari Armstrong May 5, 2014
Rowe is right that “happiness does not come from a job,” in the sense that getting an idealized job will not automatically make you happy. But, in a deeper sense, happiness does come from a job, in that working in a productive career you love is a fundamental source of joy in life. Rowe’s own approach to work demonstrates this.
Good Living, Philosophy
A Peek at Thinking in Principles: The Science of Selfishness
Craig Biddle February 21, 2014
Discusses the nature of principles, surveys various kinds of principles, draws crucial definitions of “principle” from the survey, and shows the vital role of principles in thinking.