We broke our TV virginity, thanks to the Channel 10 morning show. Both Tristan and Sarah are classy hosts who were very warm and welcoming on and off-air.
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Our Interview with Malcolm Turnbull
Simon Sinek: Long-term thinking during a global crisis
A Guide to the Good Life
A Guide To The Good Life – by William B Irvine
“The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy”
Listen to the full episode here: http://whatyouwilllearn.com/episode/guidetothegoodlife/
This book is a really good, simple, easy-to-understand summary of all of the not-so-easy-to-understand Stoic texts. It gives you a good break down of the philosophy of stoicism. Some of our favourite principles and techniques included negative visualisation, the trichotomy of control and self denial, and how you apply those to aspects of your life, such as your social relationships, insults, grief, and your personal values.
Well worth the read if you’re looking for a new operating system or a new way to look at life.
A Guide To The Good Life
A Guide To The Good Life - by William B Irvine
"The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy"
This book is a really good, simple, easy-to-understand summary of all of the not-so-easy-to-understand Stoic texts. It gives you a good break down of the philosophy of stoicism. Some of our favourite principles and techniques included negative visualisation, the trichotomy of control and self denial, and how you apply those to aspects of your life, such as your social relationships, insults, grief, and your personal values.
Well worth the read if you're looking for a new operating system or a new way to look at life.
Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Guide-the-Good-Life-William-B-Irvine/9780195374612/?a_aid=adamsbooks
Amy Morin
Our interview with Amy Morin, the author of the book '13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do'.
When Amy was 23 years old, she went to a basketball game with her mother. Within twenty-four hours, her happy, healthy, vibrant mother died suddenly of a brain aneurysm. After years of sorrow and grief, on the third anniversary of her mother's passing, she took her new husband to the same basketball stadium to remember her mother. When they got home, her husband complained of back pain. Within minutes, he collapsed and had a heart attack. An ambulance took him to hospital, but Lincoln was already gone.
Amy learned that "time doesn't heal anything". Things don't magically get better if we wait long enough; it's about how we choose to deal with the grief.
Years later, not long after she'd eventually remarried, he new father-in-law was diagnosed with terminal cancer. That is when Amy wrote a little blog post listing the '13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do'. The post went viral and she later fleshed out her list into a book with practical steps to avoid these 13 Things and improve our mental strength.
Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
Timber Hawkeye
Our interview with Timber Hawkeye, author of Buddhist Boot Camp and Faithfully Religionless.
Timber was working at a law firm in corporate America, but eventually realised that it wasn't a life he wanted to live. He decided to work part time so that he could live full time. He sold all of his material possessions and even lived in a monastery, and now he's sharing the lessons he learned with the rest of the world. Everyone can apply these Buddhist principles to enhance their life, regardless of their religion (or lack thereof).
Timber's mission is to awaken, enlighten, enrich and inspire. In this episode, we discuss pain and suffering, blaming others, letting go, choosing good over not-so-good, finding excuses, going on a media diet, and his support of the Prison Library Project.
Check out his recommended reading list and grab a copy of his books here: http://www.buddhistbootcamp.com/p/reading-room.html
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do - Amy Morin
