Book 5: The Culture Code

5 books in 5 weeks. I must say I am kind of proud of myself. I wasn't sure if I would keep this up and I am definitely not slowing down. I am more and more motivated to keep going and getting really excited about the books I am picking for the weeks to come. I am also getting much better at setting aside time to read. Even if it is for 10 min before I fall asleep.

I love all that I am learning and I love that I am loving learning. It really is quite awesome to choose what you want to learn and then doing it for yourself. I also have had a change of heart when it comes to those of you reading my blog. Originally I thought it would be cool if people read the same books I was reading but now I think it would be even cooler if people would find books that they love and tell us about them. Like a community blog. I obviously have personal interests I am fond of but there are so many more things out there than my small circle of interest. Anyone interested in being a guest post? Tell us about a book you read and what you have learned? Just an idea...

Ok so what did I learn?

Culture codes are kind of weird. The fact that Dr. Rapaille (the author) has been able to identify words that sum up our unconscious beliefs about things like love, luxury, and home, is pretty ingenious. Especially when you read how they are being used. (this is a book on marketing)

I have learned a lot from this book but mostly it reinforced my fascination of how cultures influence how we all see the world. The culture around us essentially is our glasses to the rest of the world and a lot of things don't make sense but that is because through our lenses other cultures are blurry and in order to make sense of it all, the discovery and application of the lenses of another culture are needed. That was a mouthful but I hope you get what I am pointing at. I think The Culture Code helps discover those lenses. 

Well week 6. I am excited to read this book. It has been on my list for a long time. The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Sir Ken Robinson. I hope to post some TED talks by him this week as well. Look him up, he is awesome.