Books

How to Travel with a Salmon

June 18, 2011
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After recently trying to keep a bottle of white wine cold in a New York City hotel room, only to have it repeatedly removed from [...]

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The Art of Nonconformity

October 19, 2010
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Have you ever thought to yourself, “there must be more to life than this.” Are you looking to do something extraordinary with your life? Do you harbor an unconventional dream, or just enjoy challenging the status quo?

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What Motivates You?

February 2, 2010
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Check out Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink, and I couldn’t recommend it more highly! It’s a well written, entertaining book about a new theory of motivation based largely on autonomy. It’s the kind of book that will truly changed how you think.

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A Few Things You Ought to Know About… Books

November 4, 2009
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That I love books is no shocking revelation for anyone who’s been a regular visitor here… I write about books a lot, and I’ve even set a reading goal for the end of the year. Here are some great things I’ve found online about books!

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Escape from Cubicle Nation

October 21, 2009
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While I wasn’t quite prepared to talk about Cultivated Living then, the workshop was the push I needed to start talking about it. There’s plenty more that I learned from reading Escape from Cubicle Nation and attending the workshop, but this has made a huge difference.

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Finding Flow

October 3, 2009
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Finding Flow is the kind of non-fiction I love to read – informative and ACTIONABLE! It’s easy to make real changes in your life based on the overarching idea of increasing the number of flow experiences by increasing the amount of active v. passive leisure activities you pursue

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