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Elegant & curated articles by Omar M Almahmoud, selected from his daily writings and reading list in life, business and self improvement. All republished articles are owned by their original authors. The articles are reblogged here under Fair Use for educational and non commercial purposes.

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The Joy of Journaling

Making Creativity a Habit.   I have kept a sketchbook, journal or notebook in one form or another for most of my life. Sometimes used just as a to-do list but often to get ideas out of my head and onto paper, where I can review it later. For those of you who would like this in graphic form you can download my sketch here. I recently re-discovered Julia Camerons’

Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs

“There is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living; there is nothing harder to learn.” -Seneca Few of us would consider ourselves philosophers. Most of us can recall at least one turtleneck-wearing intellectual in college who dedicated countless hours of study to the most obscure philosophical points of Marx or post-structural lesbian feminism. For what? Too often, to posture as a superior intellect at meal time or

The Wisdom of Nietzsche for Business & Life by Omar M. Almahmoud

With the end of the year and the start of a new one, I took some time off to slow down, reflect and contemplate. One of the most inspiring works I have been reading are the publications of the German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. I try to draw some lessons from his writings for business leaders and entrepreneurs. Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most influential German philosophers of all time. He