December 17, 2023 Here is the best thing I heard (What?), saw (Eye.), and read (Read.) this week, as well as the best idea (đź’ˇ) I developed. What? Episode 6 (“I Had Seen a Vision”) of The First Vision: A Joseph Smith Papers Podcast: Eye. Instagram – elderpatrickkearon: Elder Patrick Kearon sharing his initial thoughts on being called to…
Author: Mitch Peterson
The Intentional Engineer
A Guide to a Purpose-Driven Life and Career for Engineers and Technical Professionals Rating 5/5 Date Started 10/25/2023 Date Completed 11/12/2023 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “I write in my journal every morning and every night. “In the morning, soon after I wake up, I spend time writing about what I plan…
Rework
Change the Way You Work Forever Rating 5/5 Date Started 7/3/2023 Date Completed 7/7/2023 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “Our culture celebrates the idea of the workaholic. We hear about people burning the midnight oil. They pull all-nighters and sleep at the office. It’s considered a badge of honor to kill yourself…
Think Like a Monk
Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day Rating 4/5 Date Started 1/13/2023 Date Completed 1/27/2023 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “I flash back to a class Gauranga Das taught called “Cancers of the Mind: Comparing, Complaining, Criticizing.” In the class, we talked about negative thought habits, including gossip. One of…
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness Rating 3/5 Date Started 4/28/2023 Date Completed 5/15/2023 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “Your brain is the hardware of your soul. It is the hardware of your very essence as a human being. You cannot be who you really want to…
Drive
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Rating 3/5 Date Started 8/14/2023 Date Completed 8/18/2023 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “In 1999 (Edward) Deci and two colleagues reanalyzed nearly three decades of studies on the subject to confirm the findings. ‘Careful consideration of reward effects reported in 128 experiments lead to the…
The Psychology of Money
Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness Rating 5/5 Date Started 10/2/2023 Date Completed 10/9/2023 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “Financial success is not a hard science; it’s a soft skill, where how you behave is more important than what you know. I call this soft skill the Psychology of Money. The…
Stillness Is the Key
Rating 4/5 Date Started 6/6/2023 Date Completed 6/13/2023 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “Stillness is what aims the archer’s arrow. It inspires new ideas. It sharpens perspective and illuminates connections. It slows the ball down so that we might hit it. It generates a vision, helps us resist the passions of the…
Originals
How Non-Conformists Move the World Rating 3/5 Date Started 10/9/2022 Date Completed 10/15/2022 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “But don’t day jobs distract us from doing our best work? Common sense suggests that creative accomplishments can’t flourish without big windows of time and energy, and companies can’t thrive without intensive effort. Those…
Moonwalking with Einstein
The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Rating 5/5 Date Started 9/11/2022 Date Completed 9/14/2022 Five Powerful Quotes from the Book Quote 1 “Monotony collapses time; novelty unfolds it. You can exercise daily and eat healthily and live a long life, while experiencing a short one. If you spend your life sitting in a cubicle…