(Part 3) Best memoirs according to redditors
We found 5,451 Reddit comments discussing the best memoirs. We ranked the 1,954 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
For anyone suffering from depression or mental illness, please know that there is absolutely help out there. Yes, maybe you have tried a lot of medications before, but maybe you’re new to this battle and need a little bit of help. Here are some things that have helped me:
-Friends and family
-seeing my doctor and being open with them about my feelings
-Reading (I’ll link some wonderful books down below).
-Being outside. Whether you’re walking, running, gardening or whatever. Being outside especially during a sunny day is wonderful.
-podcasts: The Hilarious World of Depression is a great podcast to listen to.
-meditation
-Believing in and being consistent with my medication.
-decent diet
-getting enough sleep
Here are some amazing books that have helped me:
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250077028/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_F6kZAbDERXVNH
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir https://www.amazon.com/dp/0425261018/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_86kZAb5RJPPGJ
You Are Here: An Owner's Manual for Dangerous Minds https://www.amazon.com/dp/125011988X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_o7kZAb6QVETZH
Here is a link to the authors blog: http://thebloggess.com
Theres a lot of self help involved in mental illness. That’s the only way we survive. We can’t expect someone to be able to fix us. We can only try to understand and be kind to ourselves and know most importantly that depression lies and deceives us.
“Without the dark there isn’t light. Without the pain there is no relief. And I remind myself that I’m lucky to be able to feel such great sorrow, and also such great happiness. I can grab on to each moment of joy and live in those moments because I have seen the bright contrast from dark to light and back again. I am privileged to be able to recognize that the sound of laughter is a blessing and a song, and to realize that the bright hours spent with my family and friends are extraordinary treasures to be saved, because those same moments are a medicine, a balm. Those moments are a promise that life is worth fighting for, and that promise is what pulls me through when depression distorts reality and tries to convince me otherwise.”
Jenny Lawson, Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
“To all who walk the dark path, and to those who walk in the sunshine but hold out a hand in the darkness to travel beside us: Brighter days are coming. Clearer sight will arrive. And you will arrive too. No, it might not be forever. The bright moments might be for a few days at a time, but hold on for those days. Those days are worth the dark.”
Jenny Lawson, Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
On your Android phone Google has access to your phone's info - your phone number, name, your contacts, device information, etc, in fact, it is likely tracking your physical location, wired and wireless networks.
On your laptop you may have similar contacts, location, connected networks, browsing history -
Comparing all these facts yields a high probability of it being the same person. Welcome to machine learning
Suggest reading if deeply curious
Big Data: A Revolution that will Transform How We Live, Work and Think https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848547900/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_BUllzbRGZ8E4Q
Or
In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416596585/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_rVllzb9PA7GTF
> For a start, the salary begins to have an attraction and addictiveness all of its own. A regular paycheck and crack cocaine have that in common. In addition, and more to the point, working too long for other people can blunt your desire to take risks. This last factor is crucial, because the ability to live with and embrace risk is what sets apart the financial winners and losers in the world. If you want to be rich, you are not looking for a ‘career’, except as a launch pad or as a chance to infiltrate and understand a particular industry. A job for the rich-in-training is merely something to keep you ticking over, to put food on your plate and wine in your glass.
-Felix Dennis, How To Get Rich
For a good discussion of what family members deal with, see,
https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Fathers-Through-Americas-Madness/dp/0425213897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542128703&sr=8-1&keywords=pete+earley+crazy
This book is a good starting point
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0231164688/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_O8LHDb7G591B9
Synthesyzer, i think you and your roommate might both like "Motherless Brooklyn" by Jonathan Lethem. not only is it a great read & funny as hell, but also its a description of Tourette's from the inside, as experienced by the person with Tourette's.
an excerpt:
"Context is everything. Dress me up and see. I'm a carnival barker, an auctioneer, a downtown performance artist, a speaker in tongues, a senator drunk on filibuster. I've got Tourette's. My mouth won't quit, though mostly I whisper or subvocalize like I'm reading aloud, my Adam's apple bobbing, jaw muscle beating like a miniature heart under my cheek, the noise suppressed, the words escaping silently, mere ghosts of themselves, husks empty of breath and tone. (If I were a Dick Tracy villain, I'd have to be Mumbles.) In this diminished form the words rush out of the cornucopia of my brain to course over the surface of the world, tickling reality like fingers on piano keys. Caressing, nudging. They're an invisible army on a peacekeeping mission, a peaceable horde. They mean no harm. They placate, interpret, massage. Everywhere they're smoothing down imperfections, putting hairs in place, putting ducks in a row, replacing divots. Counting and polishing the silver. Patting old ladies gently on the behind, eliciting a giggle. Only--here's the rub--when they find too much perfection, when the surface is already buffed smooth, the ducks already orderly, the old ladies complacent, then my little army rebels, breaks into the stores. Reality needs a prick here and there, the carpet needs a flaw. My words begin plucking at threads nervously, seeking purchase, a weak point, a vulnerable ear. That's when it comes, the urge to shout in the church, the nursery, the crowded movie house. It's an itch at first. Inconsequential. But that itch is soon a torrent behind a straining dam. Noah's flood. That itch is my whole life. Here it comes now. Cover your ears. Build an ark.
"Eat me!" I scream."
Outstanding achievement by Ed Bolian. Definitely recommend reading his book; For the Record: 28:50 - A journey toward self-discovery and the Cannonball Run Record.
If you are into this sort of stuff, you might also find the account of Alex Roy. Roy set the previous record in his M5, breaking a long dry spell in this arena and likely egged Bolian on to try, worth a read or watch. Roy's book is The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World. The film, 32 HOURS 7 MINUTES, is also worth a watch.
And for all those couch pilots saying how easy this record would be to break; let us know how it goes!
Ernest Hemingway never wrote anything above a 7th grade level, yet his works were at one time considered masterpieces of minimization. By now his writings are quite dated, but you might see if you can enjoy the style. Some of his more famous novels were:
The Sun Also Rises
A Farewell to Arms
For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Old Man and the Sea
In terms of books you might actually enjoy reading, I'd suggest Dove, the true tail of a 16 yr old boy who set out to solo sail around the globe. Some others I read at about that time would include:
Some of those are old enough that they should be available for free and most nearly any US library should have most of them.
Graham mentions this in his book, Dove.
He says parents are the biggest gamble of a persons life and you never get to pick yours. He was lucky on that gamble and had parents that supported him through his adventures. His farther worked for an oil company giving Graham financial security.
Graham attended Stanford after he sailed around the world. He was admitted to "bring diversity" to the campus. He details this in his book, but I am not sure if they awarded him a scholarship.
If you're interested in a more modern version of Robin Graham, read Close to the Wind by Pete Goss. He sailed solo round the world mostly funded by donations and sponsors.
There is an AMAZING book of about Competitive Scrabble Players. "Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive ScrabblePlayers." It's really a great read if you like this style of book. Think Ben Mezrich story telling but with the author actually there.
http://smile.amazon.com/Word-Freak-Heartbreak-Competitive-ScrabblePlayers/dp/0142002267
The Rider by Tim Krabbé is a classic.
Recommend Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's manifesto Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman
If you haven't yet, give this a read - https://www.amazon.com/Let-People-Surfing-Education-Businessman/dp/0143037838
Survivorship Bias. Now study the Startups that failed. Side note currently reading "What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars" by Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan. https://www.amazon.com/Learned-Million-Columbia-Business-Publishing/dp/0231164688
To some extent, you can probably thank Frank Abignale for these tough security/anti-fraud measures
"Catch me if you can" was an enjoyable movie, but his book has much more detail (like you'd expect) and I enjoyed it even more than the movie (which was good).
it's pretty cheap on amazon and, if that sort of guy fascinates you, it's a very fun read.
The most interesting thing about him is that he actually had a code of ethics, which is funny for a man who made his living bilking companies. He basically never took money from a person, it was always from huge corporations. Interesting...
Anyway, this thread made me think of him. He changed the way a lot of banking was done because he exposed all of these flaws.
This is literature, not training, but I still very much recommend this book.
Here's a few that won't get mentioned since it seems like people are only putting down books they had to read for school.
Shantaram - Fictional but based off author being an escaped Australian convict who joins the Bombay mafia.
Catch Me If You Can - Read this years ago. It's supposed to be true but apparently a lot of it is just tale tales. Don't care, most fun I've had reading a book.
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter - Finally, a smart book about video games that won't insult your intelligence. All gamers who care about the games they play should read this. It also does a great job on showing where the industry is failing creatively. God I loved this book.
Anything by Chuck Klosterman - He's funny, smart and writes on deep philosophical/sociological ideas by talking about Saved By The Bell and other pop culture ideas.
The Rider - Tim Krabbe
Yes, you could write a check on one account to another and "float" money for a time back and forth without much money in either account.
A really good book on the subject is Catch Me if you Can which was made into a movie starring Leonardi DiCaprio. He wrote another book as well about scams and how to avoid them, check fraud, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/Catch-Me-If-You-Can/dp/0767905385/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410283289&sr=8-1&keywords=catch+me+if+you+can+book
Frank Abignale. He then wrote The Art of the Steal.
Yes Read a book. I suggest [Motherless Brooklyn] (http://www.amazon.com/Motherless-Brooklyn-Jonathan-Lethem/dp/0375724834) by Jonathan Lethem.
Dude. If you do a ton of PCR, you have to read Kary Mullis' autobiography. It's such a boring process, it made it a lot more fun to think about what a weirdo the guy who came up with it was whilst hot-starting hundreds of reactions individually.
I've become rather obsessed with deconversion narratives recently
Why I became an Atheist
Deconverted FYI I recommend the audiobook
Godless
Farewell to God
Stefan Fatsis is a heck of a writer.
Also still plays tournaments. at one point with a ranking over 1700, better than 2/3rds of other competitive players
I'm here to second Jenny Lawson's Let's Pretend This Never Happened - it's pretty much exactly what you asked for with real life stories and good laughs.
7th grade - Where the Winds Sleep: Man’s Future on the Moon - a Projected History”
High School: Foundation Trilogy & Earth Abides
University - les Miserables - Victor Hugo, unabridged version & Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse.
20's - Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance & the River Why
30's - The boat who wouldn't float - Farley Mowat, , and all his other books.
40's - Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman
If you ever get a chance, read Yvon Chouinard's (founder of Patagonia) book Let My People Go Surfing. It will give you a good insight as to how he thinks and how the company Patagonia is run.
For example, they were one of the first, if not the first company to make a daycare center within the headquarters.
The reason for the title of the book was, he couldn't expect his employees to be thinking about working on a day that had nice waves, so he created flex time and let his employees take time off to go do the things they loved.
http://www.amazon.com/Disrupted-My-Misadventure-Start-Up-Bubble/dp/0316306088?ie=UTF8&keywords=disrupted&qid=1464119956&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
I seriously recommend giving that a read. Kind of touches both on what you said and what /u/DiaboliAdvocatus was saying.
In a nutshell, the (former) tech editor for Newsweek gets shitcanned, and winds up going into a "marketing" job for a tech start up, and the book kind of follows him as he realizes just how fucking nuts the culture at tech start ups can be. At first it just seems ridiculous yet harmless, but he slowly learns that its actually toxic and harmful.
One of the more salient moments is when he realizes the "cool corporate culture" these companies try to foster - the beanbag chairs, the beer fridges, the candy walls, the literal play areas - are just cheap ploys to get young, inexperienced millenials to buy into the cult. To get them to give the company their undying loyalty in exchange not for competitive compensation, job security, or career advancement opportunity, but literally just for a couple bucks worth of beer.
There's also the point about how all these big tech companies making a big deal about diversity in their PR aren't doing much of it in practice. Most of them are still 90% white men in their upper management.
I just finished The Rider. It was great. I should have read it years ago.
I read "WORD FREAK" maybe 10 years ago, and have re-read it a couple times since, because it completely changed my understanding of the game.
The people in the book all seemed insane, so I'm wondering if any of them are still around the scene?
Video was uploaded April 23, 2005. October 9, 2006 YouTube was bought by Google for US$1.65 billion in stock. (Wiki)
Co-founder Steve Chen left Facebook so he could start up YouTube. He was one of the first 20 employes there.
I recommend the book: In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
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It mentions how they originally wanted to only allow people that had passed a test to buy shares and how people that didn't like the terms just were supposed to sell off their shares (or not buy them in the first place).
The book is an excellent read:
https://www.amazon.com/Driver-Dangerous-Pursuit-Outlaw-Racing/dp/0061374997
https://www.amazon.com/Disrupted-My-Misadventure-Start-Up-Bubble/dp/0316306088
Consumer Companies
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Google
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RJR Nabisco
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Anheuser-Busch
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Blackstone Group
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Goldman Sachs
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Morgan Stanley
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All of these are 4+ stars and absolutely excellent reads. I recommend any of them depending on what you want to read about. Let me know if you want some more.
>Why the hell is there a tree with sin fruit.
Lol. Good question.
[Hope this helps] (http://www.amazon.com/Deconverted-A-Journey-Religion-Reason/dp/1478716568/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1355374125&sr=8-2&keywords=deconverted)
I've met Seth and at one time he was a Christian DJ on a major christian radio station In Oklahoma. His book should help you out. His web site is also a good place to visit. http://www.thethinkingatheist.com/
it's based on a book with the same name
What I learned losing a million dollars
I’d recommend reading about the Kelly criteria, too.
You should read Disrupted
Please read this. It's the story of my cousin.
I'd also look into http://www.nami.org/
You're not alone in experiencing something like this, and it'll get better for your friend.
Kary Mullis is also noteworthy for his encounter with a glow-in-the-dark talking raccoon which he attributed to "multidimensional physics on a macroscopic scale". (This is from his autobiography, Dancing Naked in the Mind Field )
Mullis' LSD use may very well have contributed to his work on PCR (there seems to be no shortage of brilliant people who give the substance some credit for their breakthroughs), but it is also a simpler explanation for his raccoon encounter than an actual speaking, glowing, extradimensional raccoon.
I recommend reading Paper Tiger by Tom Coyne. He writes about his attempts at doing this. Great insight and also highly entertaining.
https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Tiger-Obsessed-Golfers-Quest/dp/1592402992/ref=nodl_
I don't think it was posted yet but the book Paper Tiger tackles this exact mental exercise.
I don't want to spoil the ending, but I'm sure you'd be able to tell from the author's name whether or not he made it. BUT, he does an excellent job of portraying just how much better a tour pro is than the scratch golfer (and just how much better a true scratch golfer is than a weekend warrior).
It is a fantastic book and deserves to be read by any golfer.
Orange is the new Black
Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States
Dishwasher Pete has an amusing book where he tries to wash dishes in all fifty states. He has some great stories along the way.
The Dove -- By Robin Lee Graham
Teenager sets off to sail around the world in 1965 in a 24ft sloop.
This book is what turned me on to sailing when I was a kid. Got my first job at 13 and bought a sailboat. I've been sailing ever since.
Read the book, "Dove". I read it a billion years ago when I was a teenager and still fantasize about sailing around the world.
Look I'm sure even Ellen MacArthur had her bad days too, however, not only is she a celebrated sailor but she also posted the fastest lap time (non-pro) on Top Gear in 2005. I hope this mishap doesn't crush this young sailor's dreams, and instead only makes her more determined.
This couple are my role models
Their log is a wonderful read and a good primer on how to go from landlubber to old salt. I'm working extremely hard on getting the cash together. Hoping to shove off in about 5 years.
Soloing is said to be extremely hazardous due to the need for poly-rhythmic sleep (15 minute sleep, 15 minutes wake... repeat for an entire crossing, up to 30 days).
Here's a great book about a kid who did it, starting in a 22 footer and after a very bad passage, upgraded to a 24. Left Hawaii single, came back with a wife and kid a few years later.
You don't need to have a huge boat. The old salts all seem to say the same thing... go with the smallest boat you can possibly be comfortable in. Bigger boats are more expensive and require more maintenance, and require more hands to control in foul weather. I hear lots of recommendations for 26-32 footers for living single, and 28-38 for couples.
Personally, I'm dreaming of a PDQ Altair catamaran, but its a pricey boat and it seems unlikely. I might shoot for a whitbey 42. It's a bit larger than many people recommend but everyone agrees it's built like a russian tank and is exceedingly comfortable.
In addition to the broad reasons which are discussed in the wikipedia article linked to by /u/shesgotsauce below, there's actually a very specific answer to this question.
It used to be fairly easy to institutionalize someone, including both the mentally ill and the developmentally disabled. Institutions were mostly terrible places with little care provided, poor sanitation, etc. Sometimes they were staffed by caring people, but the funding wasn't there and they were truly awful.
Then, a lawsuit was brought on behalf of an institutionalized woman, claiming the "right to treatment". Basically, if the government was going to lock you up for being ill, they had to actually be treating you. The court ruled in favor of the patient and "right to treatment" became the law of the land. Since institutions of the time mainly provided comfort care, not actual treatment, they had to let patients go. Add this to the fact that the most effective treatment of major mental illness (medication) was rapidly falling in price and gaining acceptance, it was far cheaper to deinstitutionalize.
If you want to read about the process of deinstitutionalization and its long-term consequences, I highly recommend Pete Earley's book Crazy.
For anyone interested in the issue of mental health and prisons in America I highly recommend "Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness" by Pete Early. It's a disturbing account of how most of the mentally ill get their treatment through prison systems and ends up with the situations mces97 and gnovos are going through.
http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Fathers-Through-Americas-Madness/dp/0425213897
They are! Even on the Amazon so you don't have to have any human interaction: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0425261018/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1VC23PF96PEX82RZKW6E
And http://www.amazon.com/Furiously-Happy-Funny-Horrible-Things/dp/1250077001
For Allie Brosh: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html?m=1
You're not alone. That little voice is a liar. Depression lies. (((Hugs)))
Only because you attribute to magic what you don't understand. We already know that memes have a life cycle of their own, so if evil begets evil (we call this force corruption) then evil is a meme and therefor a thing. No need for any supernatural beings, only a complex system.
Also the very question "is evil a thing?" is academic at best. We know Hitler was evil. We know that raping babies is evil. So while it might be very difficult or even impossible to academically define evil, it is real, and you know it when you see it.
Similar concept to the question of "what is quality?" I suggest reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, if you are interested in this line of thinking. It should also be easy to find at your local library.
Plus some. The book is excellent. I highly recommend it.
I'm fond of Thai Ajahns as well. Ajahn Brahm is my favorite, his book Who ordered this truckload of dung? is super easy to read and is split up into many small, relatable yet powerful stories/teachings.
This book by Ajahn Brahm kept me from trying again and put me on the road to recovery, better than thousands of dollars of therapy. It's about accepting the shit and the hardships in life, but in a very different way than the Stoics portray it. Maybe give it a look.
You might have better luck looking for the book Who ordered this Truckload of Dung?
People interested in Google from its start all the way up to a few months ago should check out Steven Levy's In the Plex. It's a great book.
Google can't function as a USA only exclusive market. They have been promoting Android for numerous years now and it's become a global thing. Google search engine, a global thing.
Recently in the I/O they showcased how they were helping developing countries by providing Chromebooks on an educational level (I tried to get one in Gibraltar and couldn't, had to wait until the next time I was in the UK). They are reaching out globally so I don't understand why they don't iron out these issues beforehand (Even if it's the simplest of things, such as purchasing an app. Forget movies, music etc... as it gets trickier).
If you read the book In The Plex, you'll gain a good insight at what Google wanted to do and become when they started. They wanted to change the world and make things globally available, but to me they sometimes still act as that little start up company with big ideas from back in the day. Google is no longer small or a start up.
Aside from that, the Android Market/Play Store is not new, it has now been around for years and Android continues to dominate the market share when it comes to mobiles, but here we are, still making it difficult for a consumer to reward a developer and purchase an app.
How to Get Rich- Felix Dennis
I've read a lot of business books, and this book took business autobiographies to a new level.
Read this
Here are some of my favorites. Paper Tiger (The writer tries to get down to scratch and complete Q-School), The Big Miss (Hank Haney's take on being Tiger's coach), John Daly - My life in and out of the rough cause well, John Daly. And I'm currently reading Slaying the Tiger which is really good so far.
read the book Paper Tiger
https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Tiger-Obsessed-Golfers-Quest/dp/1592402992
easy read and you can get it for like five dollars. i found it very interesting.
I would recommend this book. Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States helps illustrate the flexibility of this industry. If you want to travel, the only thing holding you back is you. I know line cooks who travel across the country just hopping from gig to gig, and they learn all different styles of cuisines.
Sounds a lot like this book.
The guy who wrote it had a similar journey, and recommended dish washing.
Dove
Sailing around the world as a kid.
Pretty sure I have read this. Is it Dove? If not, Go look at Dove by Robin L. Graham on Amazon and scroll through the "Customers Also Bought" section. Lots of candidates there. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060920475
The classic sailing-alone-around-the-world book is Joshua Slocum's book but that's too old.
Another one I really enjoyed that's similar is Close to the Wind by Pete Goss: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786707410
Of course it's written by Alex Roy. Because of course it is.
http://www.amazon.com/Driver-Dangerous-Pursuit-Outlaw-Racing/dp/0061374997
I don't remember that part from the book
https://www.amazon.com/Driver-Dangerous-Pursuit-Outlaw-Racing/dp/0061374997
That's Alex Roy. His book is a fantastic read
Currently reading A Clash of Kings and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. I have had a few "short term" complaints here and there but overall very good.
I also picked up The Driver recently so I have to decide whether I want to read that after finishing A Clash of Kings (and put off the rest of the song of ice and fire series for a short while) or to try and read them both simultaneously.
The scene certainly has its characters. It takes a certain type to spend hours studying words and playing a board game. The top players probably tend to be a little obsessive about it (out of necessity, really), but there are perfectly normal people who play at every level. The competitive scene has a whole range of players with different abilities, most of whom are pretty normal. Some take it very seriously, others just play for fun.Word Wars followed around some of the more eccentric players since that's more interesting to a wide audience. It can be a hobby or obsession. Just depends on the person. For me it was somewhere in the middle.
It was mentioned somewhere else in this thread, but Word Freak is a great book on the subject.
Consider reading Word Freak. It's a fun and interesting book in which a sports writer tries to be an expert-level competitive Scrabble player. He discusses a lot of strategy in the book.
Here's a few tips:
These simple tips should be enough to close the gap between you and your girlfriend. If you'd really like to trounce her or if you'd like to become a competitive Scrabble player, there's no way around it: You have to memorize words. There is no substitute for solid word knowledge.
Here are some I've enjoyed:
"What I learned losing a million dollars"
https://www.amazon.com/Learned-Million-Columbia-Business-Publishing/dp/0231164688
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars
by Jim Paul
I recently read this book and found out extremely insightful. It makes the case that ego can really be the downfall of most traders. And gives great advice on how to avoid it.
E un punct de vedere optimist. Citeste Disrupted (TL;DR).
Shantaram. Rich, marvelous book.
Also Auntie Mame. FYI the movie with Rosalind Russell may change your life. At the very least it could become your favorite movie ever.
The books by Hornby that everyone mentions are good.
Motherless Brooklyn is really good. So is Ghostwritten by David Mitchell. Not so much that they're happy, but that they're engrossing. And they're not, like, Atonement.
Oh! Duh! Happiest book ever maybe: A Confederacy of Dunces. The story behind its publication is tragic, but the book, pretty much everyone who's read it says, is the funniest ever.
Catch-22 also is really, really good. And funny! If you're into irony anyway.
My heart goes out to you. I feel bad for my boyfriend sometimes, and I don't know how I got so lucky. He tries to be as understanding as possible, and I try to do the same. It can be hard for both of us.
My family has never been "close" but my family still expects me to show up for family dinners and stuff (we live less than a half hour away from each other). My dad was emotionally abusive my whole childhood to both my end my brother. It's getting better now that we're both adults, but that's never excusable. So, my mom knows a lot more about my mental health issues than my dad, because he is not accepting of it. Even though he was once depressed and took meds for it. So did my mom. My dad's dad was an emotionally and physically abusive, bipolar alcoholic. His adopted brother was sent away because he tried to stab my dad. But MI isn't real. If you can't see it, it doesn't exist. My brother is in jail because he has self-medicated his BP1 since he was 14 (he will be 20 two weeks from tomorrow, while in jail), and had 2 psychotic episodes last year, which resulted in him going to jail 3 times and 2 different psych wards. But it still isn't real. He's just a shitty person, obviously.
I can't imagine going through life thinking like that. On one hand, you don't give a shit about anyone but yourself so other stuff doesn't worry/bother you, but you're also just a shitty, selfish person. A really big part of my struggle with all my issues is caring about others more than myself, which I'm sure you get.
Having your symptoms/feelings invalidated by someone else is the most disheartening thing in the world. The most effective things for me have been going on these Reddit subs, and sharing with others, and seeing you're not alone. NAMI also has support groups. I went to one once, but I was "elevated" so it's almost like it didn't happen.
Focus on your health. That is one thing you can do for yourself that no one else can. Exercise, eat well, take your meds and supplements (I take Lamictal 200mg, Wellbutrin 300mg, Vistaril 25 mg 3x/day, as well as a B-Complex, D, and Biotin). Do research. Try to educate people in your life that are willing to learn. Just keep going.
I'm reading this book right now. I think someone linked to it on Reddit (I'd give credit if I could remember), and it's really touching. The parts about his son hit home so hard, and remind me of my brother. I highly recommend it. I don't know if it would help, but maybe if your boyfriends read a book like this (from a perspective of zero knowledge of MI, and having a loved one ripped away from you because of it), it could shed some light. Good luck :)
By a comedian: Let's pretend that never happened by Jenny Lawson, or Dear Fatty by Dawn French. One is sincere and sweet and feel-good; the other is dangerous to read in public.
Obscure non-fiction: Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks. The book to give as a gift if you're not sure what someone else enjoys reading.
Chick-lit: Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner. Over ten years old now, but a funny, sweet, girly novel. Happy ending, or course.
I understand why you're bummed out about it. Just don't add it to the list of things you "should" feel bad about. I know I did, but just read what you want to read; if you don't want to read for a bit, that's ok. Hyperbole and a half and The Bloggess' blogs are good (both also have books, although I've only read The Bloggess' Lets Pretend This Never Happened); always makes me feel better that seemingly nice, cool writers have felt the same. Hang in there until you feel better.
Edit: punctuation. Also, don't feel bad. For a long time I wouldn't read anything which didn't definitely have a happy ending (couldn't deal with more sad).
Edit 2 - over correction of words...
More humor than weird Let’s Pretend This Never Happened .
Have you read Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson? It's made up of short stories/essays and it's so funny.
There are a few writers I've read that I find write really well on what it's like being a woman. Their stories just resonate with me because most of the time they're things I've had happen to me or someone I know. They tell these succinct stories in a way that makes my ribs hurt from laughing so hard but there are a few that make me sob as well because you can tell these are real women writing about real life. They're not perfect, they fuck up, and they do stupid things. I'd say that they mostly write about their 20s and 30s but all of them, particularly Laurie Notaro, tell stories of their childhood and teenage years.
Jenny Lawson
Laurie Notaro
Susan Jane Gilman
tl;dr - I've read a LOT of humorous memoirs written by women.
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
In the book Dancing Naked in the Mind Field, chemistry Nobel prize winner Kary Mullis describes his painful experience with a brown recluse spider bite.
Mullis finally accepted the recommendation of his doctor Shelly Hendler and took dicloxacillin, a form of penicillin. Half a gram at 3pm, another half at 6pm and 9pm and, by 3am the next morning the wounds no longer hurt. True to Hendler's speculation, Mullis' brown recluse bite was mostly an infection and the antibiotic stopped it.
A quote from Mullis:
"Shelly Hendler had discovered the cure for brown recluse spider wounds...I would definitely recommend dicloxacillin for brown recluse spider wounds. Unless you are allergic to penicillin, it won't hurt you. I kept taking it for about a week until the scales were dry and falling off. It worked on all ten wounds."
"As for the brown recluse spider, I say kill the bastards any time you see them. They have six eyes and eight legs. I think that's too many of each. Biodiversity be damned. I'd be glad to step on the last survivor of the Loxoxceles genus personally."
Dancing Naked in the Mind Field was enjoyable.
Dancing Naked in the Mind Field by Kary Mullis - "Here is a multidimensional playland of ideas from the world's most eccentric Nobel-Prize winning scientist. Kary Mullis is legendary for his invention of PCR, which redefined the world of DNA, genetics, and forensic science. He is also a surfer, a veteran of Berkeley in the sixties, and perhaps the only Nobel laureate to describe a possible encounter with aliens. A scientist of boundless curiosity, he refuses to accept any proposition based on secondhand or hearsay evidence, and always looks for the "money trail" when scientists make announcements. "
maybe this
The Eden Express: A Memoir of Insanity by Mark Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut's kid = "The Eden Express describes from the inside Mark Vonnegut’s experience in the late ’60s and early ’70s—a recent college grad; in love; living communally on a farm, with a famous and doting father, cherished dog, and prized jalopy—and then the nervous breakdowns in all their slow-motion intimacy, the taste of mortality and opportunity for humor they provided, and the grim despair they afforded as well."
There are others, like say. "The Hasheesh Eater".
Catch Me If You Can: https://www.amazon.com/Catch-Me-If-You-Can/dp/0767905385
I really enjoyed Submerged By Daniel Lenihan - it's not so much a biography as it is his professional memoir as an underwater archaeologist for the US Parks Service.
And Catch me if You Can By Frank Abegnale Jr (again a memoir not a biography). Both great reads though
Catch Me if You Can
I found the book to be much more engaging than the movie, and it's a fun and easy read.
It would be a fair trade if I were messing up with logic. I'm not. As I mentioned in my previous post, I have the one example - Google. You have zero examples. It is your intuition that Google is unusual amongst companies, fair enough. It is my intuition that a lot of tech companies try to copy Google. Neither of these claims have any supporting evidence. Since we can just dismiss the claims that are made without evidence what we are left with is a single example of a company who would look favorably on world class skill at a game and no conflicting evidence.
> while I don't particularly put much faith in what someone who hasn't worked at Google
The author of the book I cited is a journalist who interviewed a ton of people at many different levels in Google and was invited to visit the company (by himself, not at a press event) a fair number of times. The book has pretty favorable reviews and no reviews claiming "The guy made everything up!".
This has recently changed. Youtube lost Google money for a long time but has now become a nice little source of income. Source: http://www.amazon.com/Plex-Google-Thinks-Works-Shapes/dp/1416596585. --Great book if you like non-fiction business stories. Gives some awesome insight into the inner workings of google through the last decade.
In teh same vein is Jerry DeWitt's Hope after Faith.
He's another former preacher who came to the eventual realization that he couldn't believe any more.
Or for that matter, Seth Andrews' Deconverted. He was a well respected religious broadcaster until he wasn't.
All of those stories describe the author's journey from "true believer" to "how could I have ever beielved that". All went through a long time of trying as hard as they could to hold onto their faith, but in the end they found that they couldn't honestly do that.
I recommended Deconverted by Seth Andrews for reading material.
Personally I left Christianity because I slowly stopped believing as I researched the bible, theology, and apologetics. It started as me trying to get information on how to defend my faith. The problem is that I always was a skeptic and an analytical thinker, and that mindset slowly worked through my special pleading toward my religion. I realized that there is no evidence for God. And I lost my faith.
>>Finally! do you have any good book recommendations? Again, thanks!
Ooh goody, I always love it when people ask for book recommendations. :)
Here's just the tip of the iceberg:
Get through these books, and you'll be better armed against Christianity than many. Have fun!
EDIT: Use the smile.amazon links that the bot posted below if you're going to buy any books. Lol.
The Rider
This may be cliche, but check out "The Rider" by Tim Krabbe.
http://www.amazon.com/Rider-Tim-Krabbe/dp/1582342903
In The Rider, the author talks about how the protagonist would spend time drilling his frame to save weight.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Rich-Greatest-Entrepreneurs/dp/1591842719/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33LT5994BJYKL&keywords=felix+dennis&qid=1563230236&s=gateway&sprefix=Felix+Dennis%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1
Not trump, Felix Dennis https://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Rich-Greatest-Entrepreneurs/dp/1591842719
This one.
No idea. Lol. I'm in the US. Maybe Amazon?
you should get this book because the show is amazing and season 2 comes out soon
Orange is the new black looks great!
I'd like to read [this] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0036S4B6M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1X36WYKZUI4GQ&coliid=I1O5NRAZYQBX81) as an ebook on my kindle. I love the TV show, and I've been pretty interested to read the book.
Fear cuts deeper than swords!
Grey Tribble!
Reminiscent of rain. If you turned a sound machine on and set it to "spring rain" and put this on you'd think your face was actually being caressed by gentle cooling drops of relaxing rain. :)
Weird food Haggis flavored chips. What? I love tasting new stuff. This intrigued me. :)
For my mom She loves horses. I once gave her an ornament with a horse on it that meant a lot to her. It's become sort of a tradition to get her an ornament as part of Christmas. This one is soo pretty. :)
Book! If you've watched the show I don't have to sell this too hard. :) I LOVE this show and really really want to read this book!
Less than $1. Technically... Digital delivery is a delivery method. It's not a food, polish, or anything to do with my hair. ;)
Cat related!
This key does nothing useful, but it looks awesome!
Across The Universe (movie). I had a friend who had the soundtrack. We listened to it pretty often. It's worth a watch just for the music alone, but it's a great watch. :)
Useful for zombies? Maybe?It's a knife that fits in your wallet like a credit card. It's at least a weapon that you could always have on you so you're ready at a moments notice. :) If only they made a credit card size folding flame thrower. ;)
Life changing. I need to be less fat... :/ This would definitely help.
Add on. My hedgehog loves these!
This is my second most expensive. My most expensive was the one for not being fat... lol. Before I used a wishlist I just added stuff to my cart and then saved it for later. This is the oldest item I've had stashed away. Every camping trip or competitive horse ride I went on with my mom/parents always involved sitting around the fire talking before heading off to bed. Whenever I get the chance to see them (we live in different states now) we still sit around a fire. This just reminds me of good times spent with family and essentially being home...
Bigger than a breadbox. For side table fishy times! :D
Smaller than a golfball. I'm obsessed with stars. I really love this ring. :)
Good smell! I bought the lotion and body spray on a whim when I was at the mall a while back. This stuff smells sooo good. It's like summer time!
Safe for work toy. These things look really neat. I saw them mentioned somewhere else and googled to see what they were. The video makes them look pretty cool. :)
I'm always late for class, but if I had a watch that I couldn't stop looking at I might just make it on time. ;)
Speaking of "can't stop looking at"... I'm obsessed with Doctor Who and David Tennant. :D
I added this to show someone else... I think it's crazy that they even make these. There's an appliance for everything! What beats fresh donuts anytime you want them? NOTHING! That's what... This is why I need that elliptical.. :P
Pm'd what I think is your name! :D
Oregon Cherries!
Hahaha. Yes. The show is based on the memoir by the same name. Author is Piper Kerman. Here is the Kindle Link
Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in all 50 States
https://www.amazon.com/Dishwasher-Quest-Dishes-Fifty-States/dp/0060896426
Everyone should read this.
Just buy the book?
Sounds like you'd like this book: http://www.amazon.com/Dishwasher-Quest-Dishes-Fifty-States/dp/0060896426/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259943276&sr=8-1
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take me with you!?
here's another example of frugal lunacy 16 year old kid circumnavigates... he used two boats. Halfway in a 21 footer, the rest of the way in a luxurious 24 footer.
Try this on for size: http://www.amazon.com/The-Driver-Dangerous-Pursuit-Outlaw/dp/0061374997
I can confirm this is a really compelling read.
His book, The Driver is a great read and covers the attempts.
It's not a how-to guide, but this book includes the author's strategies. (TL;DR: practice anagrams)
Word Freak is a first person account of a journalist who decided to get into the world of competitive Scrabble. There is a fair bit about the history of the game, but mostly it's about the people he meets along the way. If you're a fast reader or particularly interested in Scrabble, you should give it a try.
A lot of the Scrabble championship types all do this. They all come from a maths background, not an English one.
There's a surprisingly interesting book on this Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players by Stefan Fatsis
you should read this book.
If you're interested, I highly recommend his book, he goes through exactly how and why Patagonia products and practices are the way they are. Let My People Go Surfing
I bought a pair of sandals from them years ago, and they don't show a single sign of wear.
Patagonia is a leading outdoors company for clothing especially, such as gear for climbing, hiking, rafting, etc. They essentially created the outdoors industry back in the day. Yvon Chouinard is the founder and is a very interesting guy. His autobiographical account of starting the company is great. I'm a business person at heart and he's one of my favorites, although I have many.
I'll have to look into flax seed. I've avoided seeds + nuts almost completely but I figured the oil would be okay. I'll have to look into that. Agreed on soy - terrible.
Yeah but I think explaining yours or my regimen on eating to someone without any care for their diet is going to look at it as a lot of sacrifices. I don't particularly think it's a sacrifice either - I love my food and cooking - but it would take a lot to get someone on a different level of thinking about it. Reminds me of this quote:
"Flight is considered a disease to a bird born in a cage."
As far as the meat goes, I limited my consumption to perhaps 1/3 of what is considered a portion in the US (by restaurants, not the FDA). I don't really know weights for meat but I'd say perhaps 1/4 pound or so. Not much. GI tract didn't react much, except to drain me of a bit of energy. Compared to eating vegetables all the time for 6 months, it definitely took more energy to digest. But the clarity of mind improvement is great.
read 'Let My People Go Surfing', there are plenty of decisions that they will make as an automaker that will be like the following,
A - larger (but legal) environmental impact but higher profit margins
B - lower environmental impact but lower profit margins.
Which do you think a company with a history of literally cheating to get around environmental laws will pick..?
Patagonia is fantastic. From them being a b-corp and the practices they put in place, they are one of the only companies out there that you can truly trust.
Give the founders book a read, it was great to read about how he accidentally started the company. Amazon
It's not really the nature of the beast and many companies openly acknowledge that corporate sustainability still requires a symbiosis (so to speak) with community and government. There are many that choose to ignore this, but I think you're perhaps a bit too pessimistic in regards to corporate responsibility - if you don't mind me saying. Take a look at the outdoor supplier, Patagonia, for example. The founder openly states that he would have closed up shop years ago if he put profits ahead of giving back.
"Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis."
I highly recommend the founder's book.
Let My People Go Surfing - Yvon Chouinard
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars
If you're going to read a book on wealth and how not to lose it, I would suggest What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars.
http://www.amazon.com/Learned-Million-Columbia-Business-Publishing/dp/0231164688
> how do you make progress in life?
It is intuitive to think that being highly ambitious will make someone successful. There is certainly a place for that and it plays a role. But what plays a much bigger role in worldly success is objectivity. The most successful traders in the world are those who can trade without having their trading decisions influenced by their subjective perceptions. This is the whole basis of the book What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars.
Meditation gives you the objectivity to deal with real world issues without your personal opinions muddling your perceptions.
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars
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I'd say Disrupted. It's not exactly fiction but the guys at
HooliHubspot say it is.Do you think Vistaprint has a higher proportion of bozos than, say, Tripadvisor or Hubspot? I've read some pretty harsh Glassdoor reviews about all of those companies. I guess Hubspot has the honor of having a hilarious book written about their culture.
Somebody read show writer Dan Lyons' 'Disrupted'
There is detailed analysis of Millenials' use of language, and this term in particular
http://www.amazon.com/Disrupted-My-Misadventure-Start-Up-Bubble/dp/0316306088/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0JNFSKPN7V1BGVR0JRKR
You should read https://www.amazon.com/Disrupted-My-Misadventure-Start-Up-Bubble/dp/0316306088
I found Hubspot to be a joke- anyone that works with them or for them are absolutely brainwashed
Most of what's on here is fairly classic straightforward detective stuff, which is great, but I've always been a sucker for mysteries that merge with other genres or do unusual things. A good handful if that's your bag:
Those are all more or less "detective fiction" style mystery, if you're looking at the broader genre I cannot recommend The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon any more highly. I haven't been sucked into writing like that in a long long time.
Motherless Brooklyn - Fiction, about a private detective with Tourette syndrome.
Ooo! I do. Kind of.
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Letham
A few things:
A) If you have read Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
B) If yes to A, how accurate his portrayal of someone with Tourette's is.
C) ZENGEANCE!!!
Not OCD, but I think you'd like [Motherless Brooklyn] (http://www.amazon.com/Motherless-Brooklyn-Jonathan-Lethem/dp/0375724834) by Jonathan Lethem. The main character has Tourette's and it is wildly poignant and hilarious at turns.
Have you read the book Crazy?
Sounds terrifying, but think of it this way:
They claimed they had psychological symptoms indicative of schizophrenia or bipolar. Why shouldn't they be treated for this?
If they'd really had the hallucinations (and weren't on street drugs) then the hallucinations would be coming back soon enough if they didn't accept treatment.
This study was part of the wave of the antipsychiatry movement that exposed problems with mental hospitals, but a disastrous backlash: deinstitutionalization, which led shittons of people to end up worse off: in prison, on the street, or addicted.
The book Crazy by Pete Earley is a fascinating look at the experiences of a journalist whose bipolar son broke into a neighbors' house and caused a mess. Earley embarks on an investigation, meeting those who have perspective on how we got where we are and those trying to help the mentally ill.
This is a hugely important issue for our nation, for EVERYONE, that does not get the attention it deserves. We need stronger commitment laws (we should be able to medically test whether a person is experiencing psychosis) and more funding for psychiatry care!!
For a good read on the stigma against mental health, please read Crazy by Pete Earley.
Sorry to hear about your loss. The last book I read was this one.
Hey glad to hear it. appreciating the little things is a great way to be happy. i bough a new bath matt a few weeks ago, its really fluffy and now im happy when ever im brushing my teeth (which is twice a day) so id say it was a good investment.
I'd recommend Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance I wont say it changed my life, but i felt different after reading it.
I strongly suggest you read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, or any book on Zen for that matter.
In Japan there are many "meaningless" looking tasks, from bonsai tree trimming to flower arrangement. They even have, to what you may observe, a ridiculous way of drinking tea in the form of a ceremony.
Read up on some Zen. Hopefully that will help you understand what benefits "dedication to such a meaningless task" can bring.
Yoink!
http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Naked-Mind-Field-Mullis/dp/0679774009/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375594931
Truth is stranger then Fiction my friend.
And more like a science major nut actually.....
Sources:
http://www.amazon.com/Oncogenes-Aneuploidy-AIDS-Scientific-Duesberg/dp/1556435312
http://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Naked-Mind-Field-Mullis/dp/0679774009/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311023742&sr=1-1
You should read his autobiography. Berkeley in the 60's turned up to 11.
You should read his book of the same name. Its very interesting
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767905385/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_AQFazbS99SZB5
I also had a lot of unpleasant memories and depression when I started with Buddhism. My mind would automatically fall into the same ruts of anger and hopelessness--it was hard to sleep and i had to keep myself constantly busy so I never had time to stop and think.
He's got a book of 108 short stories called Who Ordered the Truckload of Dung?. Those stories are short and catchy and helped me come up with ways to "answer" the negative thoughts and feelings.
He also has a lot of dhamma talks online--this is a list of his [most popular dhamma talks(https://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSocietyWA/videos?shelf_id=3&sort=p&view=0). If you're not connecting with one of the talks, just move on to another.
Freeing our Minds from their mental prisons was also really helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg_FsPEwOB0
I have a laptop next to my bed. I would turn them on whenever I went to bed, so I had stuff to listen to while I was trying to sleep. I also would crochet stuff during the day and listen. Basically, I just bathed myself in his words until he "brainwashed" me into loving myself.
Eventually I got to the point where I had enough distance from stuff that when bad memories come up, I can think about them without drowning in them--so I do feel a lot more detached and distant from them. I can also pretty much choose when I want to stop thinking about bad memories--they don't control me.
I did all this in conjunction with cognitive behavioral therapy. I'd done therapy for years, but Buddhism was the key that unlocked the door.
Also, did you know about /buddhistrecovery?
Who ordered this truckload of dung? is one of my to-go books, though it's from a buddhist perspective so your mileage may vary.
Give yourself more time. The last major hurt wasn't that long ago.
It is really difficult to let go of attachment to the person you loved and trusted. OK, maybe extremely difficult. And a third of your life too. All those hopes, dreams and plans. You have a huge hole in your life that will take time to fill in.
Have you tried Cogitative behavior therapy at all? Or meditation? Personally I find a lot of contentment after reading or watching Ajahn Brahm. but I am sure it is not to everyone's taste.
I know it's hard. For me the first d-day was over a year ago. I can't say it gets easier, but now it seems the moments of crushing grief and intense longing are farther apart. Still not 100%.
I wish you luck.
I love his book "Who ordered this truckload of dung?" http://www.amazon.com/Who-Ordered-This-Truckload-Dung/dp/0861712781
I think I've been having similar problems lately. Except I don't say "man up," I say "oh, god it is that time of the month again..." (and it always is!)
Anyway reading this book might help: http://www.amazon.com/Who-Ordered-This-Truckload-Dung/dp/0861712781/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377297592&sr=8-1&keywords=who+ordered+this+truckload+of+dung
My husband likes to listen to Ajahn Brahm's lectures on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiu7iHzYQhQ
Absolutely - they're from the book, Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?, a book written by Ajahn Brahm, a head monk at a monastery in Perth, Australia. If you have a second, YouTube him - he gives incredible talks about Buddhism and life, and he's actually pretty funny.
More technically speaking, the Five Remembrances above are Ajahn Chah's modern translation of the five remembrances from the Upajjhatthana Sutta. (I didn't know that - had to look it up, haha.)
Gladly!!
Google is the one of a very few fortune 500 companies without a dedicated VP of Marketing http://www.google.com/about/company/facts/management/
They have seldom run any ads, with only airing just a few for chrome this past year, and one for their search right around the time of their launch.
Most of their advertising comes from the android platform, and is actually marketed by carriers and the device makers, not from google directly.
Co-founder larry page once said "If we've used marketing, we've failed." http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/07/22/googles-larry-page-once-said-if-we-have-to-use-marketing-then-weve-failed/
They believe that the qualities of their product stand by their own merit (which has proven true), and that if they have to market it to get market share, then they havent created the best product they can. I love Google, but it would be a marketing nightmare to work in that kind of culture. It's a shame because a few smart campaigns showing the integratedness of their products could really help them spread the auxilary services (docs, calendar, etc)
I really recommend reading this book on google if you want to know more, it was a fantastic read.
EDIT: Their sales for adwords is also entirely automated, there is very little selling that google does. Their branding is also very clear, and thus very rigid. They won't be changing anything anytime soon because they dont have to. With their branding the way it is, it would be hard to edge out a new campaign. They have great possibilities, but I don't think they would be a good client.
Welcome. Here's some books you might enjoy:
Hope After Faith
Godless
Deconverted
I also recommend Julia Sweeney's video/audio, Letting Go of God
Finally, depending where you live, there may be atheist/humanist groups or organizations. Where do you live?
Did you know Amazon will donate a portion of every purchase if you shop by going to smile.amazon.com instead? Over $50,000,000 has been raised for charity - all you need to do is change the URL!
Here are your smile-ified links:
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Why Evolution Is True
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible
Why There Is No God
Jesus, Interrupted
The God Argument
Deconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason
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Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg
7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
The Millionaire Next Door - Thomas J. Stanley
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
How to Get Rich - Felix Dennis
The Lean Startup - Eric Ries
Never Split the Difference - Chris Voss
The Richest Man in Babylon - George S. Clason
The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham
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You can look at these books if you like. The Millionaire Next Door would probably be the one I would gift him first.
Hey! Thanks for checking up on my progress. I have been doing good, I am still playing 5 days a week from dawn until dusk. The local course have given me free reign of the place for absolutely no cost, I even have a few minor sponsors now, so I will be playing in more than one qualifier now.
I have been working on < 100 yards a lot now, for I see it as a weak spot in my game, I am currently trying to get a minor sponsorship from Callaway or Cleveland for some wedges that are actually made for me (No dice so far).
I have been playing [This Course] (http://www.frenchlick.com/golf/petedye/history) A lot when I can, I have been playing from the pro tee's and shooting anywhere from -2 - +2, so I am about where I want to be.
My caddy has came along way, has been going up every weekend to the course I will be playing the qualifier at and has been walking the distance of every one of my shots from previous rounds and evaluating what would be the best club to use in different situations and weather conditions.
I plan on updating this entire post at the end Sept. right before the "Dooms day" as we have starting calling it.
I have been also been working with a nutritionist and a golf pro. After I read This book. It opened my eyes to a lot of things I had absolutely no clue about.
I hope this was enough of an update, feel free to update everyone else of /r/golf if you would like, I am about to leave for my nightly putting!
Keep them in the fairway!
You should read this: http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Tiger-Obsessed-Golfers-Quest/dp/1592402992
It's the story of a guy trying the same thing you are, more or less
Nope
Hope you know that the series is based on a memoir. Why not dive straight into an inmate's mind?
People do this with English too, it's fairly common among competitive Scrabble players, I heard about it on NPR when the author of this book talked about this phenomenon: http://www.amazon.com/Word-Freak-Heartbreak-Obsession-Competitive/dp/0142002267
Yeah, probably fair enough.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
Thanks! I'll give them a try. I also recommend:
Dancing Naked In A Mind Field - Kary Mullis
The Mayan Factor - Jose Arguelles
Uriel's Machine - Christopher Knight & Robert Lomas
Read How to get Rich by Felix Dennis
http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Fathers-Through-Americas-Madness/dp/0425213897
Mind-boggling, what I learned in this book re how inhumane the system is for the mentally ill (not to mention wasteful for the taxpayer). Also interesting - Mark Vonnegut's latest book on the same topic.