Chiara Cokieng

> You want to live – but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying – and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead? Caligula was once passing a column of captives on the Latin Road when one of them, with

Despite Ryan Holiday recommending this so [http://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2014/10/the-16-best-books-about-marketing-period/] many [http://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2014/01/24-books-to-hone-your-strategic-mind/] times [http://www.ryanholiday.net/reading-list/]… I am so intensely aware of the weakness of my will, my procrastination, inability to follow through, of my humanity, that I put

In school, one of my greatest strengths was rationalizing. I was really good at answering essay questions. I could get away with not knowing the “correct” answer, as long as i can defend my answer. When I joined the real world, I thought… Business only deals with reality. The real

> You’re lucky you’re so motivated to go to the gym. I get this a lot from people who wish they also go. Even when I explain that it didn’t come naturally… That I started going to the gym in 2009, managed to go regularly only in

I get into a crisis of meaning whenever I can’t make myself do something I should be doing. I’ve read so much about this topic, trying to make sense of it all. There seems to be 4 theories on how to live a good life: * Theory 1: Set

One of the most important books I’ve read. I’d call this a handbook for life. One that encompasses both big-picture strategy and day-to-day living. Includes a lot of my favorite type of writing: the you-don’t-know you don’t know stuff. For example, his list of nonobvious universally-useful

Something I read every so often. If you’re starting a business, trying to lose weight, or doing things normal people are not willing to do, you need to know this: > If you try to become excellent, normal people will judge you. Fuck them. Seriously, I said it and

Recently finishedSurely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393316041/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393316041&linkCode=as2&tag=chiaracokieng-20] Immediately said, “Wow, this guy is fantastic. The kind of