Sekar Writes
A Collection of Nonfiction Books Review and Personal Notes
Welcome!
Take a look around my blog, where I bring you book reviews filled with knowledges and favorite quotes. Alongside my literary explorations, I share personal stories and some side projects.
“Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.”
W.H. Auden, The Dyer’s Hand and Other Essays
Latest Book Reviews
Check out my nonfiction book reviews, featuring thoughts, summaries, and favorite quotes.
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Review: Peak Performance
in Book ReviewPeak Performance suggests the perfect formula for growth is the harmonious interplay between stress and rest.
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Review: The Hungry Brain
in Book ReviewIn “The Hungry Brain,” Guyenet reveals refreshing insights on the field of nutrition and brain-gut correlation.
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Review: From Strength to Strength
in Book ReviewThis book is about the inevitability of life declining and we could find other meaningful sparks in our latter part of life.
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Review and Highlights: Endure
in Book ReviewAlex Hutchinson offers insights on what actually limits us in Endure. Every part of our body, from our physical to mind, was broken down.
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Review: What’s Our Problem?
in Book ReviewTim Urban, observed what happens to society and spelled out his point of view on and why we believe the things we believe.
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Review and Summary: The Obesity Code
in Book ReviewIn The Obesity Code, Fung counts on hormonal problem as the main suspect of obesity, not caloric imbalance.
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Review: The Sports Gene
in Book ReviewSports Gene is a book to anyone who interested in human performance and sports science where it reveals the complicated nature versus nurture.
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Review and Tips: Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights?
in Book ReviewWhich Comes First: Cardio or Weights? is an impeccable book that I recommend for people who just commit their journey on fitness.
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Review: The Practice of Groundedness
in Book ReviewBrad Stulberg calls out the suspect as heroic individualism that can be overcome by practicing the principle of groundedness.
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Review: The Power of Regret
in Book ReviewDaniel H. Pink argue that regret benefits human being. Looking at what we regret from our past, we reveal what we value the most.
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Review: The Obstacle Is The Way
in Book ReviewRyan Holiday divide the main ideas of this book based on how to beat obstacles with three crucial steps: perception, action, and will.
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Review and Tips: Exercised
in Book ReviewExercised is a book that breaking up our beliefs towards exercise and help the reader to figure out how to start moving.
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Review: Do Hard Things
in Book ReviewDo Hard Things is a book that helps us to reconceptualize our understanding towards the damaged and old-style toughness.
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Review and Tips: Longevity… simplified
in Book ReviewLongevity… simplified provides outstanding comprehensive and actionable guides on how to eat, exercise, and sleep well to elevate our metabolic fitness
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Review: Fundamental of Data Visualization, A Primer on Making Informative and Compelling Figures
in Book ReviewFundamental of Data Visualization is a book to understand the key principles, methods, and concepts to present data in the most unbiased and inclusive way.
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Review: Calling Bullshit
in Book ReviewThis book give the readers sets of tips on how to detect the misinformation without a deep knowledge of statistics or the related field.
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Review and Summary: Life Is in the Transitions
in Book ReviewThis book is based on Feiler research called The Life Story Project where he gathered 225 life stories belong to people from different background across fifty states in the United States.
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Review and Summary: How Will You Measure Your Life?
in Book ReviewClayton Christensen shares ways to measure and ensure on how to live a balance and successful professional and personal life that is valued by happiness and integrity rather than materials-oriented.
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Life in the Margins
Here’s what else you’ll find on this blog.
Reading Life
- About the novels I couldn’t put down and keep track of my reading journey.
Journaling
- Writing is how I make sense of things. Notes from my journal: observations, reflections, and the small things worth remembering.
Fresh Flower Care
- There’s something quietly grounding about tending to fresh flowers. Notes on keeping them beautiful and alive for longer.
Home Gardening
- Growing things at home with a lot of curiosity. Notes from my small gardening experiments.
Life in Helsinki, Finland
- Living in Helsinki has shaped how I read, think, and move through the world. A little window into daily life in the north.
Hi, I am Sekar!
My passion for reading (at least) one book a week fuels my love for books and drives me to share the insights with others.
With a background in medical science, I enjoy compiling and sharing the fascinating knowledge I gain along the way.
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Books let us know we’re not the center of the universe; the universe has many centers.
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie