For a contemporary work to be considered a rival to a classic speaks a lot about how good it must be. Even more so when compared to the 16th-century political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli himself. I must admit that I cannot help but agree with Diana Coyle for setting Machiavelli’s work the standard for ‘The Dictator’s Handbook: […]
9 Hacks to Mindful Leisure Reading Despite Your Busy Schedule
Our day immediately starts as soon as we wake up. We work from 8 to 5. We spend too much in traffic. Not to mention the little things that fill in our 24 hours – long showers, social media, naps. If we list down all the things that we need to accomplish in a day, […]
13 Reasons Why People Read Less and Less
Complaints about people not reading as much anymore are something I always hear from elder intellectuals. There are studies that show the correlation of education and wealth to people reading less but there are also more personal ones. I came up with a list of thirteen reasons why people read less – these are the […]
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
Award-winning author, historian, and public intellectual Timothy Snyder cleverly bridges the gap between the tragedies of the recent past of the Western tyrannical politics and the present in his latest work ‘On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. Although his lessons, which are drawn from two of Europe’s most notorious perpetrators of genocide, are […]
Book Review: The Art of Seduction
I consider Robert Greene’s The Art of Seduction as the perfect book on mind games because, compared to Neil Strauss’ The Game which is said to be the bible of the seduction community, it is all-encompassing – gender- and personality-wise. Greene proves that seduction is not a game that can be played well only by […]
Talk Dirty To Me: The Sex-Positive View
The issues in feminism shifted from lesbianism to sexuality (sexual practices) towards the end of the 1970s. They mainly talked about prostitution, pornography, and sadomasochism. However, these third-wave feminists had different takes on these issues so they were divided according to their stand on women’s sexuality, consequently, the feminist sex war was born. The radicals, […]
Dare Mighty Things: Mapping the Challenges of Leadership for Christian Women
Ever since I was young, the organizational structure of the Church has never failed to inculcate a sense of curiosity in me. When I was younger, it was pure curiosity, genuine interest in knowing. As I grew older, I learned to comprehend more complex underlying issues – that there is something more than a rational […]
Women Who Run With the Wolves: A Book for the Broken and Ready to Heal
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By the dawn of the 20th century, there are literally over a thousand approaches to psychotherapy. Some of which are revisions of the historical methods while others took an entirely different path but, for practical reasons, the most known method is the Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, sometimes together with Pharmacotherapy. It is an evidence-based practice, meaning, it […]