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Chiara Cokieng

📍 Berlin, Germany

Favorites from the Archives: 2015-2016

I’ve been writing on and off this blog since 2013. There’s a lot, especially stream of consciousness crap, in the Archives [http://chiaracokieng.com/archive/]. Here are my favorites. Me at my most truthful. 2016 > The battle against letting people manipulate us with guilt [https://chiaracokieng.com/

On good management with Paulo Ribeiro

Interview and editing by Chiara Cokieng Thursday, 10 August 2017 This is the first interview in the Good Management series. > Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others’ experience. — Otto von Bismarck People say you can’t learn management from reading books. Or, you

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son by George Horace Lorimer

As Ryan Holiday wrote [https://ryanholiday.net/reading-list/], “Packed with good advice.” Work, money, having fun, management, marriage. It’s all here. Readable, practical, and funny. Date read: 25 June 2017 How strongly I recommend: 4/5 (Compelling if relevant to you today.) — My notes Character The first thing that

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

I was looking for a fiction book that is readable, does not require me to think too much, and will not feel like mental junk food. This is it. The Godfather was gripping from the first word to last. Tucker Max writes, “In a weird way, it’s a guide

How to find the answer when it’s not on Google

I am planning a trip to NYC to meet theOnFrontiers [https://onfrontiers.com/] team there. Problem is, I don’t know my schedule. I’ve been preparing for more than a year to compete in the Philippine National Games. It’s an annual event. If I miss it this year,

The day you become happy

Or shit happens. Journey by Pai Shih, on FlickrHappiness is grasping the fact that shit happens. I know this now because I just finished reading Shoe Dog, Nike’s founder’s memoir. A lot of shit happened to Phil Knight. Knight: > I’ve spent a fair portion of my

If You Can: How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly by William J Bernstein

If You Can: How Millennials Can Get Rich Slowly by William J. Bernstein [https://www.amazon.com/If-You-Can-Millennials-Slowly-ebook/dp/B00JCC5JKI/?tag=chiaracokieng-20] (5/5) A comprehensive primer on personal finance for young people. A good read, as well as reference book. It’s a 30min read that will inform your

I am participating in Book Riot’s 2017 Read Harder Challenge

Here’s my reading list and why BOOK RIOT’S 2017 READ HARDER CHALLENGE [http://bookriot.com/2016/12/15/book-riots-2017-read-harder-challenge/] My most important criteria is it has to be good on audio, as I’ll be doing my “functional” reading in print, and my “curiosity” reading (this list!) on

Should you start reading “great” books in 2017?

A good book can teach you about the world and yourself? I’m reading a book. The title is “How to Read a Book [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567610.How_to_Read_a_Book].” [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567610.How_to_Read_a_Book] It’s

The battle against letting people manipulate us with guilt

I just finished The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26887738-the-truth] by Neil Strauss. One scene had a significant impact on me. Neil’s wrestling against Sage’s attempts to use guilt to manipulate him Just when Neil felt like he was finally getting