Steve Schlafman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Steve Schlafman

“Between Two Kingdoms” by @suleikajaouad is one of the best memoirs I’ve ever read. Wow. https://t.co/0MPJ6LbtiS

Steve Schlafman

@heydannymiranda One of the best books / guides is The Mind Illuminated. My friend Matthew Immergut co-authored it. It breaks down Samatha with extreme precision. It’s one of those books you can spend your life reviewing.

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“The Laws of Human Nature” by @RobertGreene is phenomenal and a must read for leaders. I’m going to buy this book for every founder I invest in from now on. https://t.co/OoMBQzgytn

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“Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard.”  —William Zinsser, On Writing Well

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@JuliaLipton Ditch the devices and leave them at home. Bring a good pen and notebook. And don’t forget this book. The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness https://t.co/EXyfF9aHFy

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"I always forget how important the empty days are, how important it may be sometimes not to expect to produce anything, even a few lines in a journal. A day when one has not pushed oneself to the limit seems a damaged, damaging day, a sinful day. Not so!." ―May Sarton

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“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” —Mark Twain

Steve Schlafman

“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a as means of transportation.” -Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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"The hero’s journey always begins with the call. One way or another, a guide must come to say, 'Look, you’re in Sleepy Land. Wake. Come on a trip. There is a whole aspect of your consciousness, your being, that’s not been touched.' And so it starts." —Joseph Campbell

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"Don't drink your tea like someone who gulps down a cup of coffee during a work break. Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole earth revolves—slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future." –Thich Nhat Hanh

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