Category: Books

Rental Person Who Does Nothing

Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Print Length: 192 pages
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Genre: Memoir, Nonfiction, Sociocultural

Sometimes you pick up a book out of curiosity, and then it turns out to be very interesting in ways that sometimes words fail to describe. This is one such book. Filled with anecdotes by Shoji Morimoto and his experiences as a Rental Person Who Does Nothing, this book wholeheartedly shows the loneliness faced by people from different walks of life. It is filtered through observations and experiences noted down by Morimoto.

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The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You

The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying About What People Think of You by Michael Gervais with Kevin Lake

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Print Length: 224 pages
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Genre: Motivational Self-Help, Leadership, Personal Transformation

In his book The First Rule of Mastery, Michael Gervais shares his insights on achieving mastery in any field of life. Drawing from his extensive experience as a high-performance psychologist working with elite athletes, entrepreneurs, and leaders, Gervais discusses the mindset and practices required to excel in one’s chosen field.

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Dear Penelope Bridgerton, thank you!

Bridgerton. Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in episode 302 of Bridgerton.
Cr. Laurence Cendrowicz/Netflix © 2023

Just as I finished the last episode of Bridgerton season 3 yesterday, I was in awe of Penelope Bridgerton and her fight to claim her identity as a writer—even if it was all filled with so much drama and surprises! And it is this constant tug of war that all writers, dreamers, creators, and innovators go through—this passage of challenges and periods of dry spells where nothing seems to make sense anymore, and you are again back to the beginning.

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