Top 9 Articles in Life Learning this Week
This week, our articles spanned a wide range of topics. We’ve got everything from must-read book lists, book reviews, YCombinator events supporting veterans in tech, and other life lessons and essays that will supercharge your mind. Enjoy! :)
Iron Man and the Modern Identity Crisis by Micah Redding
“The man who abandoned the internet for a year went looking for meaning. And he came back with the conclusion that meaning was not found “off the internet”, but in the act of making something.”
Meet the VetTechTrek + Y Combinator Veteran Summit Participants by Mike Slagh
VetTechTrek is bringing 40 veterans who want to start software and hardware companies to Y Combinator next week. We’ll be introducing six of these founders tomorrow on our live Blab, Feb 5th at 11:00am PT, 2:00pm ET. Feel free to tune in, or share with any veterans you know!
Learning to fall — is how we learn to ride by Meghann McNiff
“What surprised me, after I fell the first time, is that I felt relieved. When I got back on my bike, the worst thing had already happened, and I was fine. Totally fine, in fact, perhaps even better. I was gripping less, and riding faster. Over time I became more annoyed by falling than afraid of it.”
The Positivity of Being Angry, Tired, & Fed Up: A Life Lesson From Rosa Parks by T.K. Coleman
“We get angry enough to criticize, but not angry enough to create. We get tired enough to give in, but not tired enough to give a good fight. We get fed up enough to bemoan our limitations, but not fed up enough to battle for our possibilities.”
Impostor Syndrome: 5 Reasons You Should Have It by Benjamin Hardy
“Prove it — just because you don’t feel like an impostor doesn’t mean you aren’t one.”
100 Great Books To Read In A Lifetime by Darius Foroux
“Until I was 17, I believed that reading was something you had to do at school, or something that you did for entertainment. I hated reading.”
Two-Way Mirror by Dani Nistendirk
“As a family, we’ve stepped away from social media for a month. We’re reevaluating our ‘spare time.’”
Five Life Lessons From Originals by Chad Grills
“We’re entering a strange new world where software and hardware will re-write, replace, or reform our current operating systems and institutions. This new world is increasingly aligned with the laws nature delivers to each of her species: either become original and create value for those around you… or perish.”
The truth about grown-ups by Becca Warner
“You’ll soon find the best grown-ups know when to be children.”