Jinan's Updates en-US Sun, 18 May 2025 20:09:37 -0700 60 Jinan's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9441468029 Sun, 18 May 2025 20:09:37 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan wants to read 'The Magic of Thinking Big']]> /review/show/7580696594 The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz Jinan wants to read The Magic of Thinking Big by David J. Schwartz
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ReadStatus9441464068 Sun, 18 May 2025 20:08:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan wants to read 'Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life']]> /review/show/7580693951 Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Jinan wants to read Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
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Review2732176681 Thu, 15 May 2025 08:47:11 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan added 'Assassin's Apprentice']]> /review/show/2732176681 Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb Jinan gave 4 stars to Assassin's Apprentice (The Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb
bookshelves: maharajah
A book of virtue and nobility in a court of shrewdness and courtiness, sneakiness and betrayal.

Oh and there's magic too! ]]>
ReadStatus9424258356 Wed, 14 May 2025 09:15:44 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan wants to read 'The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea']]> /review/show/7568715318 The Go-Giver Influencer by Bob Burg Jinan wants to read The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea by Bob Burg
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ReadStatus9424256615 Wed, 14 May 2025 09:15:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan wants to read 'The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: It's Not About the Money It's About Being the Best You Can Be']]> /review/show/7568714020 The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller Jinan wants to read The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: It's Not About the Money It's About Being the Best You Can Be by Gary Keller
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Rating856892280 Mon, 12 May 2025 20:18:32 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan liked a review]]> /
Hauntings by James Hollis
"Not an easy read as it's pacing felt rather slow and dragging, yet it could be due to how this book doesn't offer neat solutions but questions the darkest corners of the human psyche.

The book’s impact lies in its insistence that true freedom and self-realization come from facing what haunts us, not fleeing from it. Facing ghosts aren't always pleasant; a different touch to its intense confrontational writing style could ease the tension the questions provoke

This took patience. And so does facing life"
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ReadStatus9415482673 Mon, 12 May 2025 04:42:19 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan wants to read 'Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao']]> /review/show/7562563089 Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life by Wayne W. Dyer Jinan wants to read Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne W. Dyer
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Review7562554784 Mon, 12 May 2025 04:37:52 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan added 'The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way']]> /review/show/7562554784 The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer Jinan gave 4 stars to The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way (Kindle Edition) by Wayne W. Dyer
Delightful surprise; found this on Spotify and finished in one walk.

Author talks about more secrety secrets to living a good life, changing mindsets around scarcity, being truly good, and how being a positive chill dude can counter balance the negativity of thousands. ]]>
Review5926287111 Mon, 12 May 2025 00:29:18 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan added 'The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life']]> /review/show/5926287111 The Manual by Epictetus Jinan has read The Manual: A Philosopher's Guide to Life (Kindle Edition) by Epictetus
bookshelves: psycholosophy
Short, blurby, easy to read, and constructive. Good job Epictetus! ]]>
Review7539285685 Mon, 12 May 2025 00:19:24 -0700 <![CDATA[Jinan added 'Contentment: A Way to True Happiness']]> /review/show/7539285685 Contentment by Robert A. Johnson Jinan gave 4 stars to Contentment: A Way to True Happiness (Paperback) by Robert A. Johnson
bookshelves: jungian
Most excellent. Speaks of what contentment is from a depth analytical perspective, and spiritual perspective; whilst tying it with a analogous classic King Lear, by Shakespeare.

I found quote interesting the discussions about the paradoxical relationships between struggle, and chasing happiness; running from suffering and accepting joy. Modern taoist alchemy hmm..

Ideas of projection was lightly touched on; how our own internal sufferings is blamed on external factors or people, which leads to non-solution actions till it is realized so. ]]>