The Power Up #3. What to read, eat and think about!

I’ll readily admit that I’m not great at making time to read books. 

It’s something I’m prioritising going forward, and it’s also why I’ve taken to listening to 60 minutes of audiobooks each day during my commute. Because books truly are a most magical resource that it’s foolish to ignore.

Whatever your passion or goal, some of the greatest thinking on it has likely already been captured and distilled, sharing lessons and perspectives so that others can get a head start. Books truly offer the epitome of standing on the shoulders of giants.

And if you’re looking for some fresh inspiration to spark change in your own life, this curated list of some of the most inspirational books of all time is well worth a look. 

If you haven’t read them already, I strongly recommend making them your next Audible or Kindle download.

A fine accompaniment to the list of inspirational books above, this thought provoking piece by Jeff Heggie reminds us that in this modern world of information overload we need to take conscious action to control and manage the news, information and images that enter our eyes and ears every day.  

From filtering information sources and selective listening to a low information diet, it’s a reminder that our time and brainpower are finite.   

It’s up to us to determine whether we are going to focus our attention on the good or the bad, the things we can’t do anything about, or the things we can actually impact.

Ask yourself, what are the best sources of knowledge to feed yourself from in order to live the life you want?

Eating. It’s one of the essential tasks that all humans must do to survive, and most of us do it several times a day. 

So it’s pretty strange that so many of us are clueless about how we should be feeding ourselves – so tied up are we in misinformation, fad diets and neuroses. 

With that in mind, New York Magazine crowdsourced an exhaustive list of their readers’ most burning food-related questions and put them to a couple of experts. 

This information-packed article is the impressive result.

From Odysseus and Achilles, to CS Lewis, via the Romantic Period, this piece from the Art of Manliness provides a brief historical overview of men displaying their emotions.

Contrary to popular belief it isn’t only recently that men have ‘become in touch with their feminine side’ – more it has peaked and troughed according to the period and socio-cultural factors at play.