The Power of Fun- How to feel alive again
The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again Catherine Price 2021 “If you're not having fun, you're doing something wrong.” ― Groucho...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 29
- 6 min
Jesus and John Wayne- symbols for the Evangelical Christian protection racket?
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Kristin Kobes Du Mez 2020 If Jesus were alive...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 26
- 4 min
Cues- Don't forget the importance of BODY language
Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication Vanessa Van Edwards 2022 In Disney's The Little Mermaid, sea witch Ursula...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Philosophy 101 from the creator of The Good Place
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question Michael Schur 2022 One of my favorite classes in college was...
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Dan Connors
- May 31
- 4 min
Pain or Pleasure- which gives us the most meaning and happiness in life?
The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning Paul Bloom 2021 Can you have too much pleasure in life? Does a...
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Dan Connors
- May 11
- 4 min
Look for the helpers. Better yet, be one.
The Helpers: Profiles from the Front Lines of the Pandemic Kathy Gilsinan 2022 “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the...
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Dan Connors
- May 10
- 6 min
Think outside your brain- how to recapture 99% of your mental potential.
The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain Annie Murphy Paul 2021 There is a commonly held belief that humans only...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 30
- 4 min
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future Elizabeth Kolbert 2021 The topic of climate change tends to bring on two responses-...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 24
- 4 min
Dopamine Nation- Finding Balance in an Age of Indulgence
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Anna Lembke 2021 We all like to think that we have free will and all of our...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 23
- 7 min
The Power of Regrets- find happiness by doing the opposite of what you most regret.
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward Daniel H. Pink 2022 We've all done things in life that we'd rather not...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 27
- 7 min
Emotions- do you control them, or do they control you? Here's a look at 87 of them...
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Brené Brown 2022 What's the purpose of having...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 20
- 6 min
It could always be worse- stories of failure throughout history
Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up Tom Phillips 2018 We depend on leaders for our very existence, and count on...
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Dan Connors
- Mar 13
- 9 min
Mel Brooks- Comedy Legend
All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business Mel Brooks 2021 Comedy is hard work. Finding the funny in a situation takes a...
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Dan Connors
- Feb 9
- 6 min
Reasons for hope
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times Jane Goodall Douglas Carlton Abrams "Hope is being able to see that there is light...
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Dan Connors
- Feb 3
- 6 min
How to make numbers come alive
Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers Chip Heath, Karla Starr 2021 As a math nerd and accountant, I can...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 19
- 6 min
Is God a jerk?
If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk: Finding a Faith That Makes Us Better Humans John Pavlovitz 2021 Growing up in the United States...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 15
- 6 min
Four Thousand Weeks- how to confront the limits of your life and make the most of it.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Oliver Burkeman 2021 Most of us will live an estimated 4,000 weeks before our...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 8
- 5 min
Pearls Before Swine- comic relief in dark times
Pearls Awaits the Tide: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury Stephan Pastis 2021 I'm one of the dinosaurs that still read the daily...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 4
- 5 min
How to tell your inner critic to shut the F#@k Up!
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It Ethan Kross Why do we keep hearing voices inside our head? What do...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 29, 2021
- 6 min
Is too much comfort bad for us?
The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self Michael Easter What's the ultimate goal in this life? ...
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