Tom Stevenson

Ego Is The Enemy is a fantastic book to read if you want to learn the folly of letting your ego get the better of you. You need a little bit of arrogance and self-assurance to succeed in life, but too much and it will cost you. We have a tendency to believe that the …

Books v. Cigarettes is one of many essays by the English writer George Orwell, in this short book. The titular essay is an interesting look at why people don’t read, while the others range from Orwell’s time working in a bookshop to his childhood at a boarding school. All of them present a fascinating insight …

The Obstacle Is The Way is a book based on the stoic branch of philosophy. The title comes from a passage in Meditations by the Roman Emperor, Marcus Aurelius, who stated that “what stands in the way, becomes the way.” Written by the excellent, Ryan Holiday, who also wrote Ego Is The Enemy, this book …