by Bhawna | Apr 21, 2026 | Book Review
Most parenting books try to comfort you with reassurance first. This one takes a better path. That is exactly why Through Mom’s Eyes: Simple Wisdom From Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans stands out. Written by Sheinelle Jones, the book looks at motherhood from a...
by Bhawna | Apr 14, 2026 | Book Review
Most self help books try to comfort you first. This one does not. That is exactly why The Courage to Be Disliked stands out. Written by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga, the book uses a conversation between a philosopher and a young man to explore ideas based on...
by Bhawna | Apr 7, 2026 | Book Review
Most of us are taught to do more. Say yes more often. Take every opportunity. Stay busy. Stay visible. Somewhere along the way, being overwhelmed started to feel like a sign that we are doing something right. Greg McKeown challenges that idea in Essentialism: The...
by Bhawna | Mar 30, 2026 | Book Review
Most productivity books tell us to do more. They tell us to wake up earlier, plan harder, optimize everything, and squeeze more into each day. Richard Koch takes a different path in The 80/20 Principle. That alone makes the book worth reading. Its core idea is simple....
by Bhawna | Mar 11, 2026 | Book Review
I picked up The Year of Less by Cait Flanders expecting a typical minimalism story. You know the kind. A closet purge. A clean white apartment. A neat little moral at the end. That is not what this book is. Yes, Flanders does a no-shopping year. Yes, she owns fewer...
by Bhawna | Feb 14, 2026 | Book Review
I picked up Mindset like I do with many popular books: feeling a bit skeptical. People often talk about this book as if it instantly changes you, like flipping a switch. I did not feel that way. I did not finish the last page and become a new person. Honestly, I was...
by Bhawna | Feb 3, 2026 | Book Review
I picked up Mattering at a time when talk about success felt overwhelming. Everywhere I turned, it seemed like achievement was the only thing that mattered. Productivity became who you were, and being seen meant being valued. This book quietly challenged those ideas....
by Bhawna | Jan 22, 2026 | Book Review
Personal growth books make me think of gym memberships in January. They sound promising, but most of us don’t use them as much as we plan to. But once in a while, a few books go beyond giving advice. They slowly change how you see your everyday life. In 2025, five...
by Bhawna | Jan 12, 2026 | Book Review
When I picked up 10% Happier, I was unsure. I imagined an old meditation cushion and the scent of sandalwood, wondering if I would have to trade ambition for calm. I questioned whether the book would actually help or simply offer another way to avoid real life. I was...
by Bhawna | Dec 30, 2025 | Book Review
Although Loving What Is by Byron Katie isn’t a loud book — it doesn’t try to motivate you through some type of deadline — it is still a very special book. It invites you to look at your mind in an entirely different light and to begin to see the world in a...
