Books
Essays, field notes, technical explorations, books, travel, and the connections between them.
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Book: On Writing by Stephen King
Part autobiography – part writing manual, „on writing” is a deep dive into Stephen King’s writing process. Damn, this guy can write! Read →
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Book: The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin
I love Dan Carlin’s „Hardcore History” podcast. The stories of mundane concerns during wars, plagues, and other terrible events in human history are somehow deeply informative of the human spirit. I am… Read →
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Book: Elon Musk – Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
“ELON MUSK IS A BODY THAT REMAINS VERY MUCH IN MOTION.” Elon Musk needs no introductions. His biography is not only an analysis of his way of thinking but also a treasure… Read →
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Book: The Clock Of The Long Now: Time and Responsibility
“How do we make long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare?” – Clock of the long now is a fantastic project focused on getting the humanity interested in thinking… Read →
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Book: Brain Rules by John Medina
„The brain appears to be designed to (1) solve problems (2) related to surviving (3) in an unstable outdoor environment, and (4) to do so in nearly constant motion. I call this… Read →
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Captivate: the science of succeeding with people by Vanessa Van Edwards
“Don’t impress people; engage them.” This is a note to self. It comes up over and over again in every book about interpersonal communication. People want to hear about themselves, not you.… Read →
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Book: Homo Deus – a history of Tomorrow
Homo Deus is a book about the possible paths for humanity. Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens takes his insightful analysis of our species history and maps the trends and technological advances… Read →
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Book: Whiplash – How to survive our faster future.
Whiplash is a book about thriving in a world that is only gaining speed. Joi Ito was a director of now-famous MIT Media Lab and Jeff Howe is a veteran Wired author.… Read →
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Book: Innovators by Walter Isaacson
“How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution” Walter Isaacson’s journey over the past few years adopted a particular theme: He wrote biographies of famous inventors and in… Read →
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Book: Loonshots
“How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries” This book is essentially about innovation and how to sustain it. It draws parallels between the physics of… Read →