Unlocking Great Books

Last week was Do Nothing. This week is Do Hard Things! Steve Magness has a fascinating background in sport, psychology and his own life experiences as an athlete, coach and writer. The idea of resilience is challenged, but is the "tough-guy/gal" mentality really an issue these days? And if Goggins is a verb, is this book a challenge to the Boot Camp, HyRox, Crossfit world? A good disagreement emerges... We are powered by The Curiosity Company - unleash the power of insatiable curiosity :-) curiositycompany.co.nz Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen (or watch!) your podcasts. Connect with us here: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: ⁠⁠⁠impactprofessional.nz⁠ Stop, read and repeat :-)

Celeste Headlee's book challenges our tendency to judge ourselves by how productive we are, whether we are working or not. We dive into this topic, and how this book fits in that conversation. Does it simply restate what we should already know? Or is this an important tension worth re-litigating? We are powered by The Curiosity Company - unleash the power of insatiable curiosity :-) curiositycompany.co.nz Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen (or watch!) your podcasts. Connect with us here: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: ⁠⁠⁠impactprofessional.nz⁠ Stop, read and repeat :-)

This weeks book is Nigel Latta’s posthumous book, Lessons on Living. We reflect on Latta’s poignant insights and his unique blend of psychological expertise and heartfelt storytelling. Where does practical wisdom, personal agency and emotional connection fit? We are powered by The Curiosity Company - unleash the power of insatiable curiosity :-) curiositycompany.co.nz Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen (or watch!) your podcasts. Connect with us here: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: ⁠⁠⁠impactprofessional.nz⁠ Stop, read and repeat :-)

Comfort books! This week we bring together Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Toshikazu Kawaguchi) and The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park (Michiko Aoyama) for a Japanese fiction double header. We explore culture and psychology and the massive healing fiction genre (known as iyashi-kei or K-healing). These books are like a warm hug - did we like that hug?! We are powered by The Curiosity Company - unleash the power of insatiable curiosity :-) curiositycompany.co.nz Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen (or watch!) your podcasts. Connect with us here: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: ⁠⁠⁠impactprofessional.nz⁠ Stop, read and repeat :-)

Matt Heath, known for his lively and yobbo media persona, surprises readers with a thoughtful exploration of life’s complexities and personal reflections. Is this a self-help book? Or is it a serious attempt to communicate some pretty deep philosophy to readers who may not have heard it before? We debate where this sits in the literary universe. We are powered by The Curiosity Company - unleash the power of insatiable curiosity :-) curiositycompany.co.nz Support your local bookstore or library PLEASE :-) Follow us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen (or watch!) your podcasts. Connect with us here: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Get Sean’s book The Impact Professional at: ⁠⁠⁠impactprofessional.nz⁠ Stop, read and repeat :-)