by Benard Makaa | Oct 19, 2018 | Books, Psychology, What I have learned
Albert Einstein once said, “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or a hostile universe.” I suspect, he was speaking about our perception and attitude. There were three stone-cutters. Each was chipping away at a large block. A...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 31, 2018 | Books, Culture
This is a distillation or rather excerpts of Ernest Becker’s Thoughts on Heroism, from the book “Denial of Death”. Download the book here. Becker suggests that the problem of heroics is the central one of human life, that it goes deeper into human nature than anything...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 18, 2018 | Books
I will keep updating the 2018 list as the year progresses on. For the 2017 list,find it here. For the 2016 list, find it here. For the 2015 list, find it here. 1.The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker 2.How To Get Consulting Clients Fast by Frank Kern 3.Convert by...
by Benard Makaa | Aug 18, 2017 | Books
Note to myself Most of the serious mistakes I have made so far in life are bad ego decisions. I have made bad ego decisions with women, many, many bad ones with money and quite a few that put me in some sort of physical and emotional danger. I now try to avoid such...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 26, 2017 | Books, Psychology
The Creed is borrowed from Peter Diamandis If anything can go wrong, fix it! (To hell with Murphy!) When given a choice, take both! Multiple projects lead to multiple successes. Start at the top, then work your way up. Do it by the book, but be the author! When forced...
by Benard Makaa | Jan 15, 2017 | Books
I will keep updating the 2017 list as the year progresses on. For the 2016 list, find it here. For the 2015 list, find it here. 1.The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves (P.S.) by Matt Ridley. The book by Matt Ridley gives reasons to be optimistic about the...
