Category: Books

  • What I learned from reading “The Power of Now” (again)

    What I learned from reading “The Power of Now” (again)

    The first time I read the book, I was 15 and in the midst of those dramatic teenage years. I had just discovered that life is a series of struggles and that many of us spend our whole lives waiting for the good times to start. Searching for answers, I found Eckhart Tolle’s book. His… Read more

  • Three Takeaways from Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha”

    Three Takeaways from Hermann Hesse’s “Siddhartha”

    Siddhartha (1922) by Hermann Hesse has been around for a while, which is exactly why it didn’t grab my attention. I sometimes have this subtle ignorance, thinking that life was simpler in the past and that people from back then wouldn’t understand our current struggles. While there’s some truth to that, it’s fascinating to realize… Read more