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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning">Man's Search for Meaning (Mass Market Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2782.Viktor_E_Frankl">Viktor E. Frankl</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:03:08 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is an inspirational book; not in that fluffy, chirpy plastic way of too many popular books but in shear darkness of the author's story and his attitude towards it.  <br/><br/>Part of the appeal of this book lies in the historical account from a survivor of the holocaust, told in a slightly de...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20is%20an%20inspirational%20book;%20not%20in%20that%20fluffy,%20chirpy%20plastic%20way%20of%20too%20many%20popular%20books%20but%20in%20shear%20darkness%20of%20the%20author's%20story%20and%20his%20attitude%20towards%20it.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0APart%20of%20the%20appeal%20of%20this%20book%20lies%20in%20the%20historical%20account%20from%20a%20survivor%20of%20the%20holocaust,%20told%20in%20a%20slightly%20detached,%20matter-of-fact,%20manner.%20%20It's%20only%2060%20years%20ago%20but%20we%20quickly%20forget%20about%20the%20horrors%20of%20the%20concentration%20camp,%20and%20all%20the%20other%20human-inspired%20miseries%20since.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AHowever,%20as%20the%20title%20might%20indicate,%20this%20book%20has%20much%20more%20to%20offer%20the%20reader.%20%20The%20author%20shows%20how%20even%20in%20the%20darkest%20nightmarish%20situations%20there%20is%20a%20way%20for%20the%20human%20psyche%20to%20come%20through.%20%20Though%20the%20reader%20might%20feel%20awkward%20comparing%20their%20situation%20to%20that%20endured%20by%20the%20author%20(I%20certainly%20did)%20the%20advice%20and%20anecdotes%20presented%20here%20are%20applicable%20far%20beyond%20the%20extreme%20suffering%20of%20the%20concentration%20camps%20(and,%20indeed,%20that%20is%20exactly%20the%20intention%20of%20the%20author).%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0AHere's%20a%20few%20things%20I've%20picked%20up%20from%20the%20book%0D%0A-%20%3Cb%3EIt%20isn't%20how%20life%20treats%20you%20that's%20important,%20it's%20how%20you%20approach%20life%3C%2Fb%3E.%20%20Some%20situations%20might%20be%20inescapable%20and%20result%20in%20great%20suffering%20but%20there%20is%20little%20point%20on%20dwelling%20on%20the%20unfairness%20of%20the%20universe.%20%20You%20must%20look%20at%20as%20an%20opportunity%20to%20prove%20yourself%20--%20to%20show%20your%20integrity.%20%20The%20one%20choice%20you%20always%20have%20is%20how%20you%20to%20react%20to%20a%20situation.%0D%0A-%20%3Cb%3EHaving%20something%20to%20hold%20onto%3C%2Fb%3E.%20%20Whether%20it%20is%20the%20thought%20of%20a%20loved%20one%20or%20the%20knowledge%20that%20your%20suffering%20might%20have%20saved%20another.%20%20For%20example,%20the%20loneliness%20of%20a%20windower%20had%20actually%20saved%20his%20wife%20from%20the%20same%20suffering%20by%20living%20longer%20than%20her.%0D%0A%0D%0AQuote:%0D%0A-%20%22A%20man%20who%20has%20a%20%3Ci%3Ewhy%3C%2Fi%3E%20to%20live%20for%20can%20bear%20with%20almost%20any%20%3Ci%3Ehow%3C%2Fi%3E%22%20(actually%20from%20Nietzsche)%0D%0A-%20%22everything%20can%20be%20taken%20from%20a%20man%20but%20one%20thing:%20the%20last%20of%20the%20human%20freedoms%E2%80%94to%20choose%20one's%20attitude%20in%20any%20given%20set%20of%20circumstances,%20to%20choose%20one's%20own%20way.%22%0D%0A-%20%22It%20did%20not%20really%20matter%20what%20we%20expected%20from%20life,%20but%20rather%20what%20life%20expected%20from%20us.%20We%20needed%20to%20stop%20asking%20about%20the%20meaning%20of%20life,%20and%20instead%20to%20think%20of%20ourselves%20as%20those%20who%20were%20being%20questioned%20by%20life%E2%80%94daily%20and%20hourly.%20Our%20answer%20must%20consist,%20not%20in%20talk%20and%20meditation,%20but%20in%20right%20action%20and%20in%20right%20conduct.%20Life%20ultimately%20means%20taking%20the%20responsibility%20to%20find%20the%20right%20answer%20to%20its%20problems%20and%20to%20fulfill%20the%20tasks%20which%20it%20constantly%20sets%20for%20each%20individual.%22%0D%0A-%20%22We%20can%20discover%20this%20meaning%20in%20life%20in%20three%20different%20ways:%20(1)%20by%20creating%20a%20work%20or%20doing%20a%20deed;%20(2)%20by%20experiencing%20a%20something%20or%20encountering%20someone;%20and%20(3)%20by%20the%20attitude%20we%20take%20toward%20unavoidable%20suffering.%22%0D%0A">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/368593.The_4_Hour_Work_Week_Escape_9_5_Live_Anywhere_and_Join_the_New_Rich">The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/210456.Timothy_Ferriss">Timothy Ferriss</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:47:25 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[First off, you're probably not going to get to a 4 hour week and certainly not working as an employee.  <strong>However<strong>, this book is a must read simply because of the way the author makes you look at things differently and turns established notions on their head.  It's a real mind-f*ck.<br/><br/>- Why wo...</strong></strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/First%20off,%20you're%20probably%20not%20going%20to%20get%20to%20a%204%20hour%20week%20and%20certainly%20not%20working%20as%20an%20employee.%20%20%3Cb%3EHowever%3Cb%3E,%20this%20book%20is%20a%20must%20read%20simply%20because%20of%20the%20way%20the%20author%20makes%20you%20look%20at%20things%20differently%20and%20turns%20established%20notions%20on%20their%20head.%20%20It's%20a%20real%20mind-f*ck.%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20Why%20work%20for%20the%20best%20years%20of%20your%20life,%20instead%20of%20enjoying%20it%20%3Ci%3Enow%3C%2Fi%3E%3F%20Putting%20off%20everything%20until%20you're%2065%20isn't%20a%20great%20plan.%20%20You're%20fit%20and%20active%20now.%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20Based%20on%20my%20current%20age,%20I%20have%20400%20months%20until%20retirement.%20%20How%20do%20I%20want%20to%20spend%20that%3F%20%20In%20a%20cubicle%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20You%20don't%20need%20to%20be%20a%20millionaire,%20you%20just%20need%20to%20have%20enough%20(autonomous)%20income%20to%20live%20like%20one.%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20Most%20people%20dream%20of%20%3Ci%3Erunning%3C%2Fi%3E%20a%20company%20but%20really%20you%20want%20to%20%3Ci%3Eown%3C%2Fi%3E%20one,%20and%20get%20others%20to%20manage%20it%20whilst%20you%20pursue%20your%20dreams.%20%20This%20isn't%20about%20getting%20your%20dream%20job%20(because%20dreams%20tend%20to%20turn%20sour%20when%20they%20become%20'work')%20but%20about%20income%20generation.%20%20%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20Define%20your%20dreams%20(if%20you%20had%20no%20financial%20constraints)%20for%20the%20next%206%2F12%20months%20and%20determine%20their%20costs.%20%20Add%20in%20your%20living%20expenses.%20%20Multiply%20by%201.3%20to%20account%20for%20savings%20and%20safety%20padding.%20%20This%20is%20the%20income%20you%20need%20to%20achieve%20to%20realise%20your%20dreams.%20%20Divide%20it%20by%20days%20or%20weeks%20to%20arrive%20at%20a%20daily%20or%20weekly%20income.%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20The%20key%20is%20generating%20that%20income%20for%20the%20least%20amount%20of%20work.%20%20Selling%20digital%20goods%20over%20the%20Internet%20is%20ideal%20as%20most%20of%20the%20process%20can%20be%20automated%20and%20outsourced.%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20%E2%82%AC50%20x%20100%20people%20=%20%E2%82%AC5000.%20%20It's%20mathematically%20obvious%20but%20the%20consequences%20are%20astounding.%0D%0A%0D%0A-%20Aim%20to%20have%20freedom%20of%20location%20and%20time%20(i.e.,%20work%20that%20doesn't%20take%2040hours%2Fweek%20and%20require%20you%20to%20be%20in%20a%20particular%20place).%20Aim%20for%20mini-retirement%20breaks%20every%20few%20months%20where%20you%20travel%20to%20and%20live%20in%20another%20part%20of%20the%20world.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhether%20you%20accept%20all%20of%20the%20book's%20suggestions%20(like%20outsourcing%20your%20personal%20life%20to%20India)%20it%20will%20truly%20change%20the%20way%20that%20you%20look%20at%20life.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5159612.Rails_Pocket_Reference">Rails Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2133977.Eric_Berry">Eric Berry</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:53:08 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/418442.The_Dalai_Lama_s_Book_of_Awakening">The Dalai Lama's Book of Awakening (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/570218.Dalai_Lama_XIV">Dalai Lama XIV</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:52:34 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10639.The_Paradox_of_Choice_Why_More_Is_Less">The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6957.Barry_Schwartz">Barry Schwartz</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36462031</link>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:53:23 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A very interesting book about how an overabundance of choice creates stress and depression, particularly for a certain class of people (maximisers).  Interestingly, it seems that I'm not a perfectionist but a maximiser (someone who always tries to find the absolute best course of action/choice).<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/A%20very%20interesting%20book%20about%20how%20an%20overabundance%20of%20choice%20creates%20stress%20and%20depression,%20particularly%20for%20a%20certain%20class%20of%20people%20(maximisers).%20%20Interestingly,%20it%20seems%20that%20I'm%20not%20a%20perfectionist%20but%20a%20maximiser%20(someone%20who%20always%20tries%20to%20find%20the%20absolute%20best%20course%20of%20action%2Fchoice).%0D%0A%0D%0AAs%20an%20example,%20I've%20recently%20been%20trying%20to%20buy%20a%20new%20monitor%20but%20I've%20now%20spent%20upwards%20of%206%20hours%20comparing%20prices,%20spec,%20reviews%20and%20availability.%20%20In%20the%20end,%20I%20was%20getting%20so%20down%20about%20the%20decision%20because%20there%20didn't%20seem%20to%20be%20a%20perfect%20choice%20that%20fitted%20my%20criteria.%20%20~3%20weeks%20later,%20I%20still%20haven't%20bought%20one.%20%20It%20is%20this%20process%20that%20the%20book%20tries%20to%20unravel.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%20is%20very%20well%20researched%20with%20plenty%20of%20insights%20into%20consumer%20behaviour.%20%20If%20I%20had%20one%20criticism%20it%20would%20be%20the%20self-help%20section%20at%20the%20end,%20which%20I%20didn't%20find%20particularly%20inspiring.%20%20However,%20just%20being%20aware%20of%20the%20paradox%20of%20choice,%20and%20your%20own%20personality%20type,%20can%20help%20you%20avoid%20investing%20too%20much%20in%20your%20decisions.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/977846.The_Dip_The_Extraordinary_Benefits_of_Knowing_When_to_Quit">The Dip: The Extraordinary Benefits of Knowing When to Quit (and When to Stick)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1791.Seth_Godin">Seth Godin</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36462024</link>
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    <updated_at>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:25:34 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[A fantastic book that every PhD student should read.<br/><br/>The advice is obvious but presented clearly and simply, making it a very powerful message: Winners quit (the right stuff).  Basically, you can either quit your project (to focus on something else more worthwhile), stick with it (til the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/A%20fantastic%20book%20that%20every%20PhD%20student%20should%20read.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe%20advice%20is%20obvious%20but%20presented%20clearly%20and%20simply,%20making%20it%20a%20very%20powerful%20message:%20Winners%20quit%20(the%20right%20stuff).%20%20Basically,%20you%20can%20either%20quit%20your%20project%20(to%20focus%20on%20something%20else%20more%20worthwhile),%20stick%20with%20it%20(til%20the%20end)%20or%20neither.%20%20The%20first%20two%20are%20winning%20strategies,%20the%20last%20is%20not%20(and%20the%20one%20I%20chose%20in%20my%20PhD%20--%20I%20should%20have%20read%20this%20book%203%20years%20ago).%20%20The%20book%20is%20about%20making%20that%20decision.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%20is%20very%20well%20written,%20in%20an%20informal%20style,%20and%20can%20easily%20be%20read%20in%20a%20day%20or%20weekend.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4291536.Weather">Weather (Collins Wild Guide)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/115171.Storm_Dunlop">Storm Dunlop</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:30:21 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2564398.Photography_Essentials_Waiting_for_the_Light">Photography Essentials: Waiting for the Light (Photography Essentials)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/902331.David_Noton">David Noton</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30583424</link>
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    <updated_at>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:28:45 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21745.Without_Fail">Without Fail (Jack Reacher Series, #6)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5091.Lee_Child">Lee Child</a>]]></action_text>
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          <body><![CDATA[Easy to read, hard to put down, thoroughly enjoyable -- as always.  A great book to read between more heavyweight subjects.]]></body>
        
    
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