Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I’m embarking on a News Diet as it’s one of the habits that gets between me and my work focus. I’ve already ditched facebook, with success, and now this is the next challenge. Fortunately I have a really great book by Rolf Dobelli to keep close should I lose motivation. Other than that, this vlog is about what I’m currently working on and the inspiration I find in nature. Also, there are a lot of reading tips.

Links from books and tips in the video:
Rolf Dobelli – “Stop Reading the News!”
goodreads.com/book/show/48581422-stop-reading-the-news?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=NVvOMuLZPE&rank=6
- Dutch version: “Het Nieuwsdieet”
goodreads.com/book/show/50280685-het-nieuwsdieet?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=yiW5PrGybz&rank=1

Jostein Gaarder books:
goodreads.com/author/show/1388082.Jostein_Gaarder
- Dutch book: “Wij zijn de Wereld – een levensfilosofie” goodreads.com/book/show/61465822-wij-zijn-de-wereld?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=j0vnBhX2yA&rank=2

Book about nature taking back over from humans after they’re gone:
Cal Flynn – “Islands of Abandonment
goodreads.com/book/show/41830657-islands-of-abandonment?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=hjMyI7DpAh&rank=1
- Dutch book: “Verlaten Oorden”
goodreads.com/book/show/58042625-verlaten-oorden?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=giJanRVo09&rank=1

A more neutral perspective on statistics
Hans Rosling – “Factfulness - Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think”
goodreads.com/book/show/34890015-factfulness?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=aE4PrmfD65&rank=1
- Dutch book: “Feitenkennis”
goodreads.com/book/show/40027774-feitenkennis?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=p1rRnbAXuK&rank=1\

And some more uplifting books about the good goings-on in the world we never hear about in the news:

Ruby Wax – “And now for the Good News!”
goodreads.com/book/show/53346460-and-now-for-the-good-news?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=5bG7GkM0Ve&rank=1
- Dutch book: “En nu ’t Goede Nieuws!”
https://singeluitgeverijen.nl/volt/boek/en-dan-nu-het-goede-nieuws/

Alain de Botton & The School of Life – “How to Survive the Modern World”
goodreads.com/book/show/59228581-how-to-survive-the-modern-world---making-sense-of-and-finding-calm-in?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=4IHzXHivWT&rank=1
- Dutch book: “Hoe overleef ik de modern wereld”
goodreads.com/book/show/60738647-hoe-overleef-ik-de-moderne-wereld?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=34hkRD5Jiw&rank=1

Thich Nhat Hanh – “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet”
goodreads.com/book/show/52575747-zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=8a1sqdnbOT&rank=1

A super interesting course by Jeremy Lent on why the world is what it is and how we can change what we can change:

Principles and Practices of Deep Transformation:
programmes.gaiaeducation.uk/deep-transformation

Website Jeremy Lent with amongst others links to his highly recommended and very well founded books:
jeremylent.com/index.html
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