Category: book review

February 6, 2025

The Purpose Code – Book Review

Bestselling author Cal Newport has always written that “find your passion” is bad advice for young people. The main reason is that it assumes everyone has a passion, and this creates nothing but stress and anxiety for those who don’t,...

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July 19, 2022

Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life – Book Review.

“Daddy, what does it feel like to die?…….. My sweet child, I’m still trying to figure out what it feels like to live.” Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life, is...

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September 27, 2019

Choose FI: Your Blueprint To Financial Independence, Book Review

As regular readers know I’m financially independent and semi-retired from my W2 job. So why would I be reading and reviewing a book claiming to be a blueprint for financial independence? Because the main author, Chris Mamula, reached out to...

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February 1, 2019

Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path To Joy by Mo Gawdat, Review

I’m a pretty pragmatic person. I was always good at math and tend to look at things quantitatively. So when I heard about a book about happiness written by the Chief Business Officer of Google X and a tech nerd,...

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July 13, 2018

Review – Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker

If you landed on my blog because you like reading about financial independence or early retirement and are wondering why I’m reviewing a book titled “Why We Sleep”, fear not. Here’s the deal – most people are under slept because...