PinnedBook Review Index PageHello there! Thank you so much for checking out my page and reading my book reviews. Here is an index page for you to better navigate and find the book you want to read. Enjoy! Upcoming Reviews Emotional Intelligence | Daniel Goleman Never Split the Difference | Christopher Voss and…Books2 min readBooks2 min read
Dec 30, 2022My Top 5 Books of 2022Welcome to my review of my favorite books of 2022! It has been an exciting year for literature. After much contemplation, I narrowed down my list to a selection of titles that stood out to me. These are the books that kept me up late at night, the ones that…Books4 min readBooks4 min read
May 10, 2022The Making of CollectA 5-Step App Design Process to Reimagining Social Media — With the rising popularity of mobile phones and the increasing availability of the Internet, people spend more and more time on social media apps and screen addiction has grown dramatically over the years. With Collect, I am reimagining a new approach to social media that encourages users to spend more…Ixdonline4 min readIxdonline4 min read
Dec 31, 2021My Top 5 Books for 2021Introduction 2021 has been an interesting year where people, including myself, are adapting to the pandemic lifestyle. While finding the right balance between cautious optimism and ever-changing variants, books gave me a great safe space to think and reflect. Here are the top 5 books I read for 2021. My Top 5 List 1. The…Book Review4 min readBook Review4 min read
Aug 23, 20214 Lessons from The Crowd | Gustave Le BonHow Lessons From 100 Years Ago Are Truer Than Ever — Overview I’m impressed whenever I read centuries-old literature that is still applicable in this day and age. I’m especially in awe when I read The Crowd, written by French psychologist Le Bon in 1895, way before the invention of any modern communication methods. One hundred years later, with the emergence of…Psychology3 min readPsychology3 min read
Jun 12, 20212 Lessons from Stories That Stick | Kindra HallThe Secrets to Becoming a Master Storyteller — Overview Storytelling is one of the most underappreciated traits in the modern world. In a society where people are bombarded by tons of information each day, it becomes harder to make a product stand out simply by listing out hard facts because there are a million others messages that sound just…Stories3 min readStories3 min read
May 16, 20214 Lessons from Meditations | Marcus AureliusHow to Think and Act Like a Stoic — Overview Meditations is one of the most renowned pieces of ancient texts, and for good reasons: it’s important Stoicism literature that contains thoughts and beliefs of a Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius. I read this book to understand Stoicism, a school of philosophy that influences many generations and can still be found…Stoicism5 min readStoicism5 min read
May 3, 20214 Lessons from The Happiness Hypothesis | Jonathan HaidtThe Secrets to Happiness According to Science and Ancient Wisdom — Overview How to be happy? It is the question of eternal debate between science and religion, between ancient and modern world. Each party presents its own arguments and they often seem contradictory. In his book, Jonathan Haidt, an American social psychologist and a professor, sets out on a quest to answer…Happiness5 min readHappiness5 min read
Apr 4, 20216 Lessons from Walden | Henry David ThoreauA Philosopher’s Guide to Living — Overview Walden is a book that is very personal to me. It is one of the books I tried to read before but couldn’t fully comprehend its meaning. The first time I read Walden was in high school. As a teenager who was unsure what to do with his life, Walden…Minimalism6 min readMinimalism6 min read
Mar 5, 20213 Lessons from The Art of Living | Thich Nhat HanhHow to Live with Peace, Compassion, and Happiness — Overview Not sure if it is just because I’m just having “one of those weeks” or COVIDepression finally caught up with me, I felt very sluggish and anxious for the past few days. I constantly worried about different aspects of my life such as my finance, my career, etc. Amid all…Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
