Author Archive: Rebekka K. Steg
Link Love (2013-04-27)
Thought-provoking “The first problem is if you don’t trust yourself. That’s an important area to work with. Your relationship with yourself is like your relationship with anyone else. If you have a friend who is constantly late and breaking his word, not showing up when he says he will, eventually you’ll stop trusting that friend. …
Link Love (2013-04-23)
Thought-provoking “Confession: I’m a crier. Actually, that’s not really a confession. If you know me in real life, you know that my eyes have released so much water that I could have probably revitalized a few dry riverbeds by now. I’d like to say it’s because I’m a deeply sensitive and intuitive person, but the …
Writer’s Wednesday: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic. I have been told over and over again (especially within the business world) that this is a must read book (ironically, for how much this book is recommended, it is rarely followed). I can understand why it is a classic, it is certainly …
Link Love (2013-04-16)
Thought-provoking “Bootstrapping applies to life, not just business. It’s the skills necessary to build something with zero resources or, seemingly, any of the prerequisites for success. Habits, discipline, social skills, confidence and competence are all, to a certain extent, driven by these exponential forces which make it easier to continue than to start.” Catch-22s and …
April Twitterature – Book Roundup in Short Form
It’s the middle of March, so it has become time for yet another Twitterature by Modern Mrs Darcy Roundup. The past month has been very busy, and I haven’t read as many “proper” books, but here are the ones I did finish: How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: A classic for a …
Link Love (2013-04-14)
Thought-provoking Melissa Francis: The Truth About Super Women – Huffington Post “Sex is an art. There should be no shame in having to learn it, to practice it, to ask questions about it, to communicate with one’s partner about it, to plan for it, to read about it, to experiment with it. We shouldn’t have …
Writer’s Wednesday: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss might at first glance sound like a romance novel. It’s not. It is true, however, that it deals with love, and also love in a romantic fashion. The History of Love is the story of an old man who taps on the radiator to make sure his buddy is still …
Link Love (2013-04-09)
Thought-provoking “Shame diminishes our capacity for empathy. Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change. You can’t depend on empathetic connection to make a campaign effective, then crush the needed empathy with shame.” Public Shaming is a Better Example of “If it feels good – do it” than Teen Pregnancy - Brené Brown “The experiment: Ask …
Link Love (2013-04-02)
Thought-provoking ‘You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.’ ~Mike Murdock How to Change Your Life: A User’s Guide – Zen Habits “Furthermore, because I learned to cum from watching porn (I had watched porn even before I had first ejaculated), I never even had the chance to learn how to …
Easter Contradictions
Regular readers of my blog might recognize the following post from old blog, but thought it was worth sharing again this year. It’s Easter again, and therefore I’d like to enlighten you all with just a few contradictions in the Gospels concerning the events surrounding Easter. As a Christian I read the New Testament 4-5 …
