outofthebex

outofthebex

A more thoughtful life.

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Hello, friend! My name is Bex from 'Out of the Bex'. It's great to e-meet you! Here on KZread, I'm sharing my journey towards living a more thoughtful life.

But, what exactly is a more thoughtful life?

Well, it may be a little out of the box (see what I did there?!) to some... but we do things a little differently around here.

In a crowded, complicated world we seek solace and simplicity.
In an age of distraction, we seek focus.
Fewer screens. More books.
Less time online. More time IRL.

I hope you'll journey alongside me to better live a more intentional, thoughtful life.

What We Talk About:
Simple, Intentional Living through
- Self-Development
- Books and Reading

What's Coming Next :)

What's Coming Next :)

Reading Wrap Up | July 2020

Reading Wrap Up | July 2020

Books Like Jurassic Park

Books Like Jurassic Park

Books Like 1984

Books Like 1984

Reading Wrap Up | June 2020

Reading Wrap Up | June 2020

2 Books I DNF'd Lately :/

2 Books I DNF'd Lately :/

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  • @hpscmoon
    @hpscmoon5 күн бұрын

    I just finished this book and yes I agree that it's really deep and at times superfluous. But his perspectives were really interesting.

  • @deforrest5611
    @deforrest561119 күн бұрын

    YOU ARE RALLY ANNOYING

  • @decimustv4257
    @decimustv425721 күн бұрын

    I think you are extremely judgemental.

  • @mitya58
    @mitya5824 күн бұрын

    Incredible!! Sooo beautiful~

  • @MOH10492
    @MOH1049227 күн бұрын

    I felt the same way. So many good ideas but he overextends his explanations and beats the point to a pulp. Sometimes spending multiple pages just describing a simple concept that everyone can relate to anyways.

  • @karenbrokken9566
    @karenbrokken956628 күн бұрын

    Percey Shelly was vegan and wrote about the condition and sentience of animals. So I am a fan. The poetry is nice as well.

  • @dunwundering835
    @dunwundering835Ай бұрын

    CpS took over her roll

  • @sabinemeyer3899
    @sabinemeyer3899Ай бұрын

    You should listen to E. Michael Jones's interpretation of Mary Shelley's life. The video is called The rise of the horror genre on Canon Press

  • @davidpells4298
    @davidpells4298Ай бұрын

    Really immature and inaccurate portrayal

  • @floriaaemilia52
    @floriaaemilia52Ай бұрын

    You get a thumbs down for strawmanning and trying to present the false idea that if people care about something like hiding book titles on a book shelf, that they cant also care about Gaza or other serious news stories. Maybe you personally aren't capable of that, but that is something you should perhaps work on (it is nice to balance heavy news stories with lighter ones). I know this is an old video that the youtube algorithm has presented to me, but it is definitely having the opposite effect than making me want to watch videos from you (and I know there's a good chance you don't care about my comment which is fine and I'm happy for you, I have no issues with leaving a conversation at let's agree to disagree). I like having my books spine out because it means my house guests can easily pick a book that interests them from the shelf. Also I'm just not that into decorating with beige, so for me spine-in looks less attractive than the various covers. Tracking which books you have read versus not read does seem to be one of the few reasons that makes sense to me for this trend. But I don't have to live in your house or even visit it, so if this makes you happy then while like many people I think spine-in looks silly, I also think it's pretty harmless, so don't feel pressured to change your style just because of a youtube comment.

  • @Squishy246
    @Squishy246Ай бұрын

    I really enjoyed the first novel and I watched the movie first lol

  • @TreadmillGod
    @TreadmillGod2 ай бұрын

    Fucking your dead home girls fiancé less than 24 hours after the funeral is wild

  • @BleedingDinoLove
    @BleedingDinoLove2 ай бұрын

    I have no bad memories of Jurassic Park, it's always been there.

  • @capturedbypapri1738
    @capturedbypapri17382 ай бұрын

    Such a good review!

  • @dsheldon57
    @dsheldon572 ай бұрын

    Page 253 of that book 📙 mentions The Muppet Show featuring Dom DeLuise

  • @loudrimshot
    @loudrimshot2 ай бұрын

    I'm sorry but I think you missed the point of this book. It reminds me a lot of state of fear by Michael Crichton. That book is about global warming. However, there's a line in that book that sums up what this book is about. I'm paraphrasing... But the line from the book reads something like: Civilization does not separate us from nature, it protects us from nature.

  • @cathyjohnston240
    @cathyjohnston2402 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed this video and the way these historical figures are presented as real people who made regrettable mistakes, had feelings, and left a legacy. I have been reading The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly volumes 1 & 2, by Florence A. Thomas Marshall. It has been very enlightening for me , partly because of the era in which it was written. I’ve enjoyed reading excerpts from Mary’s actual letters and seeing how she changed and matured over the years. It is sad that Percy, Mary and Jane/Claire made so many errors in judgment at such young ages. Their social rebellions haunted them for the rest of their lives.

  • @Nickjfreitas
    @Nickjfreitas2 ай бұрын

    The quote was from Winston Churchill. Great video. thank you!

  • @matthewgallant3622
    @matthewgallant36222 ай бұрын

    Another name people need to read to understand the flawed nature of socialism is Ayn Rand. She was an incredible novelist from the 20th century and a refugee of Communist Russia so she experienced these ideas first hand after Dostoevsky had prophesized them. Jordan Petersen for some reason is a critic of hers and I think he’d gain a lot by reading her novels and studying her philosophy of Objectivism.

  • @billjones8503
    @billjones85033 ай бұрын

    I seen your vid in tuned in, & found quite interesting. (4 yrs ago you did this I see, & maybe still doing videos?) Nope. Just checked your page, & last ones 2 yrs ago. Seems you moved on. - Anyway, if you check these anymore? I have to be honest. Girl, you are talking too fast, & not modulating your voice, so gets a little strained to the hearer. I mean no disrespect-not saying I'd do it better! - Voice, public speaking lessons recommend. - Anyway, I will listen on, for vy saucy stuff, too say the least, about my beloved Romantic poets.

  • @renegagnon8076
    @renegagnon80763 ай бұрын

    It seem to me that you need a hold lot of growing up to do, then maybe after read the book again, bimbo!!

  • @bbyjscx
    @bbyjscx3 ай бұрын

    I am just starting this book, im struggling at the moment, only afew pages in and already considering putting it down as its a slow start. I came lookong for some reviews to see if it was worth carrying on, this review has gave me hope :)

  • @st.john-norrona5918
    @st.john-norrona59183 ай бұрын

    Peterson's "Maps of Meaning" is actually a responsible work of scholarship. 12 rules is not well researched and is not supported by research. His few citations do not support his points. He exaggerates and distorts. It is not a good book it is not well written, and it is not responsible.

  • @Virgo_Moon_77
    @Virgo_Moon_773 ай бұрын

    Why don't you have any photographs of books lying on top of cloth on your instagram? All joking aside, I'm about to watch this video. Mary Shelley♍ is fascinating, thanks.

  • @reycraig7276
    @reycraig72764 ай бұрын

    Hi, I enjoyed watching your thorough Scribbler unboxing. I think I need to subscribe to Scribbler now! Anyway, I'm an Army veteran and aspiring novelist. So, I've subscribed to your channel. Thanks.

  • @davidbrendli1687
    @davidbrendli16874 ай бұрын

    So, I set it out as my new year’s resolution to read a book a month. I decided to start with this one, as I actually had it. I haven’t read a book in years, and this one as a first book as pretty heavy. Take into consideration that I had to force myself to get used to getting infomartion at a slower pace, as opposed to youtube, etc. which I have been really absuing lately. This really was a test. I don’t think it would have been an issue if it wasn’t my first book, but the 4-5th, when I am already used to reading. His ramblings didn’t help. There were times when I was like, just get to the point man. With all of that said, I can see several people benefiting a lot more from this book, as I have really managed to put my life in order before starting the book and had pretty similar views on some topics. With all of this, I don’t want to disregard the importance of this book if you feel like your life is a bit of a mess. I also summarised the chapters in a notebook after finishing each chapter, this way I would remember the core ideas much better and I feel that it worked like a charm.

  • @JenJ2023
    @JenJ20234 ай бұрын

    Nope. Two-hundred years.

  • @roebrad78
    @roebrad784 ай бұрын

    Just About To Start This Book

  • @studiojapfilms7305
    @studiojapfilms73054 ай бұрын

    I already read Brave New World, Animal Farm and Do Android Dream. Going to read the rest starting with Farenheit, Giver, then Lord of the Flies. Thanks for the reco!

  • @faiqalishah1713
    @faiqalishah1713Ай бұрын

    Read "WE" by Yevgeny Zamyatin

  • @ersofrescht4661
    @ersofrescht46614 ай бұрын

    i did look this video up after reading 2pages of rule 1 🥲 it felt like it is too longwinded. upon reading the comments here I felt affirmed in my struggle but also encouraged to read the book at my pace.

  • @user-vb5zl3oe3h
    @user-vb5zl3oe3h5 ай бұрын

    I cry every time I read this book. I first read this book 19 years ago, and it became an instant classic for me.

  • @lisaturner2035
    @lisaturner20355 ай бұрын

    Love this book! Enjoyed the audio version! So well written and so well read.

  • @crownandcountryside
    @crownandcountryside5 ай бұрын

    I love Louisa May Alcott! This is so interesting.

  • @slyguy8931
    @slyguy89315 ай бұрын

    Great review

  • @firaolkenassa2783
    @firaolkenassa27835 ай бұрын

    Before stumbling up on his contents, I was a blind supporter of communism. in history classes, I was very disappointed that my country transitioned from socialism to capitalism. JPB made me realize that I should distiguish between the self-serving element of my revolutionary political fantasy and the real or at least somewhat fanctioning ideas behined every political view. AND it turns out I was just cought by the idea of fixing the source of suffering (others) and that I have lots of things I need to learn before I naively cling to any ideology. Instead, now I choose to be a fool, so that I can learn.

  • @bullishbear2686
    @bullishbear26865 ай бұрын

    Accurate review. I’d say anyone with tik tok brain, who are wanting quick tips and tricks to their life with the least amount of effort may want to leave this one on the shelf. People who are disappointed in this book either have no attention span or get triggered by the mere mention of religion.

  • @Tess_Durberville
    @Tess_Durberville6 ай бұрын

    My mom has childhood memories of hearing my great- grandmother calling out for her 4 stolen girls.

  • @Brandon-th4xx
    @Brandon-th4xx6 ай бұрын

    If you are not familiar with Bible or religious stories, you will either be confused or or become familiar

  • @firaolkenassa2783
    @firaolkenassa27836 ай бұрын

    An admirable did! I really appreciate your effort since Maps of meaning is a difficult book to read alone. It's 'a gold in the dragon of chaos'; challenging to grasp but very usefull.

  • @uglystrawberry
    @uglystrawberry6 ай бұрын

    Thank you señorita

  • @HayloJoy
    @HayloJoy6 ай бұрын

    My 7th great grand uncle.

  • @crazyturkeyleg
    @crazyturkeyleg7 ай бұрын

    Ric Flair was one of the children.

  • @user-sf3fe4bh2q
    @user-sf3fe4bh2q7 ай бұрын

    My favourite american novel is " The adventures of Hucklberry Finn".

  • @dianestallworthy7711
    @dianestallworthy77117 ай бұрын

    Painful listening: immature and so judgemental!

  • @sandmanoseven
    @sandmanoseven7 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the list.

  • @haerverk
    @haerverk8 ай бұрын

    The modern day epitome of this was clearly Norm Macdonald. Be it his rendition of the street joke of the moth, his neighbour who's a professor of logic or his many iterations of "that guy's a jerk" (and many more), he will always mesmerise you with his mastery of minutia while roping you in towards his pointless punchline, which might as well not have been there for the tall tale to be captivating. I'd say it goes without saying he was a big fan of Mark Twain.

  • @robertlis298
    @robertlis2988 ай бұрын

    Hello, yes, very interesting, but as you stated , at the same time, very sad. Yes, I watched the movie about Mary Shelley, kind of shows that we as a human race haven’t evolved as much as we originally thought… we are a messed up species on this here planet! When they say: “I remember back in the good old days…..” Well, makes one think… were they really good? lol IDK…. None the less , an interesting history.

  • @JK-bz9gs
    @JK-bz9gs8 ай бұрын

    I finished reading Before we were yours and wanted to find out more about the atrocities of Georgia Tann and how she got away with it. Thank you for this summary of GT.

  • @peggyryan2851
    @peggyryan28518 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed this. A touch of book club talk. One quote of Hers I like is when they were living in the commune her mother told her the commune was not uplifting for women. They exist for the men to sit and commune while the women clean, serve, chop the wood and stay out of the way. I love her conversations with her mother. As a 73 year old former hippie did my communes and lived in TeePee and yurts I testify nothing has changed.

  • @Sayre25
    @Sayre258 ай бұрын

    I have just stumbled on your channel, but I don't know that I'll return. While I can certainly see that you're an intelligent person, the opinionated reading without context and the trivializing of both Mary Shelley and "this Percy guy." The whole video discounts beliefs and principles. It teeters on the shallow more often than not. I wish you well and wish you a deeper reading on your subjects in the future.