Book of Joy

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• peterlk · Jan 4, 2020 · Recommends

  …different things, but for me, the following self-help content covered most of what I've read to date: * Any Alan Watts lecture series - I listened to "Out of your mind" (listen to the whole thing) * The Book of Joy (Dalai Lama and Desmond TuTu) * Never split the Difference (Chris Voss) * The hard thing about hard things (Ben Horowitz) And then read (or listen to) whatever strikes your fancy. The concentrated focus…

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• sixstringtheory · Aug 16, 2019 · Recommends

  I recently finished the Book of Joy (great read), an interview by Douglas Abrams of Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama, which ends with an appendix full of different types of meditation and mindfulness practices. I am intrigued to practice…

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• smallgovt · Feb 13, 2020 · Recommends

  You might want to check out 'The Book of Joy' by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu (Nobel Peace Prize winner and archbishop). The book lays out what these two men believe are the fundamental pillars of enduring happiness. Instead of doing a poor…

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• kevindeasis · Jul 8, 2017 · Mentions

  …Things Norse Mythology Ted Talks How To Talk to Anyone How to win friends and influence people Mckinsey Mind Mckinsey Edge Influence Extreme Ownership Everything Store Inner Game of Tennis Book of Joy Phoenix Project The Goal Hooked How Google Works

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• sixstringtheory · Jan 16, 2023 · Mentions

  …still allows us to appreciate and love them, even knowing one day we must lose them. Pushing those things away to protect ourselves from the pain of loss is unhealthy. Remember the middle way. In The Book of Joy the Dalai Lama states that he approaches meditation as a preparation to die well. I don’t know if that’s what you meant by “prepare for it every day” but what you said reminded me of all this.

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• countzeroasl · May 2, 2017 · Mentions

  Took a break from Economics with Human Action by Ludwig von Mises, to go in a completely different direction with The Book of Joy by Douglas Abrams. Not sure whether I'm going to go back to Economics when I'm done or take another detour. I've got SO MANY on my list that are sitting on my shelf. Before those, it was Peopleware…

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