Book Reviews Building a Life How do we select a path through life? Over the weekend I finished reading a book called On Trails. The author Robert Moor spends 330 pages musing on, as the title implies, trails why we make them, how we blaze them, and what purposes they serve. Early on, Moor spells out the question hes exploring: Why do we, as anima Written by Matthew Trinetti March 20, 2018March 23, 2018
Book Reviews Building a Life Roman Emperors, Entrepreneurs & Other Human Beings: Figuring Their Shit Out Since 170 AD “Stop drifting. You’re not going to re-read your Brief Comments, your Deeds of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, the commonplace books you saved for your old age. Sprint for the finish. Write off your hopes, and if your well-being matters to you, be your own savior while you can.” — MARCUS A Written by Matthew Trinetti November 3, 2015November 4, 2015
Book Reviews Building a Life 3 Pages Every Morning: Why I Started a Daily Ritual and How I Stuck With It (An Intro to Morning Pages) Forming a new habit seems to be one of life’s greatest pains in the ass. Flossing. 30 minutes of daily physical activity. Morning meditation. Yuck. Blah. Shit. As someone who rarely succeeds in forming a new habit, I’m both proud and confounded to say I’ve somehow managed t Written by Matthew Trinetti August 2, 2015August 3, 2015
Book Reviews Career & Work A Story about Storytelling and a Journey “Into the Woods” The more I told my story, the more I became obsessed with stories and storytelling. And the more obsessed I became, the more stories and books about stories I read. And the more I read, the more I spotted this literal or metaphorical journey “into the woods” to discover something that’s lost o Written by Matthew Trinetti July 11, 2015October 24, 2017
Book Reviews 10 Reasons to Love the Obstacles in Your Life I'm giving away 2 copies of The Obstacle is The Way to GiveLiveExplore email subscribers. To be involved in future giveways & goodies, sign up to the GiveLiveExplore email list. “The things which hurt, instruct.” –Benjamin Franklin When’s the last time you cried? I mean, really Written by Matthew July 20, 2014July 20, 2014
Book Reviews How a Book Club Can Change Your Life (or, The Power of Positive Peer Pressure) Mike and I saddled into our seats on the idling Icelandair 612 at New Yorks JFK and marinated on the moment for a bit. Eventually we turned toward each other, cracked the identical smiles wed been fighting back, and started giggling like giddy school girls. Then the fresh-faced, tanned, Written by Matthew February 28, 2014January 29, 2018
Book Reviews How to “Jab” Like a Sneaky Old Vegetable Lady I read as much as I can while traveling. One of the reasons I keep reading is because of the way book themes seem to tie themselves magically to events unfolding before my eyes on the road. It’s weird and amazing. Last month, entrepreneur and social media whisperer Gary Vaynerchuk released Jab, J Written by Matthew December 20, 2013January 21, 2014
Book Reviews My Favorite 21 Books Read in 2013 (So Far) One of my goals for 2013 is to read 50 books. I’m currently on book #32 (The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life) & #33 (Cloud Atlas), so I’m a little behind pace given we’re already in October. Whether or not I hasten the pace and hit my target, this is still the Written by Matthew October 7, 2013December 21, 2013
Book Reviews Travel Tales Which of Your Bodies Are Out of Whack? “Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present Written by Matthew August 22, 2013September 12, 2016
Book Reviews The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg "Once you understand that habits can change, you have the freedom -- and the responsibility -- to remake them. Once you understand that habits can be rebuilt, the power of habit becomes easier to grasp, and the only option left is to get to work." Summary The habits we develop as individuals can be Written by Matthew May 24, 2013June 13, 2013