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 very grateful that Dan spares the gory details, but he keeps in the weight of the event and pulls lessons from the historyContinue reading “Book: The End is Always Near by Dan Carlin”
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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 trove of exciting Silicon Valley history and current trivia. While investigating the life of Elon, we learn about PayPal, Tesla, Solar City, andContinue reading “Book: Elon Musk – Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future”
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 in the long-term.
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 the brain’s performance envelope.” We tend to perceive the human brain as a magical box that does its own thing regardless of theContinue reading “Book: Brain Rules by John Medina”
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. The quickest way for them to open up and like you is is to LISTEN. Which, coincidentally Vanessa had to do when sheContinue reading “Captivate: the science of succeeding with people by Vanessa Van Edwards”
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 to present us with a possible future. I find this analysis highly accurate and agree with him on the direction we are facing.
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. Together, they dissect the most important scientific advances of history to discover what makes them tick. Amazon link. They distill it into fewContinue reading “Book: Whiplash – How to survive our faster future.”
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 the result – he learned a lot about how innovation happens. He started with Benjamin Franklin, later continued on with Einstein, Steve Jobs,Continue reading “Book: Innovators by Walter Isaacson”
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 phase transition and the innovation management theory. The business realities are pulling big businesses/corporations in the direction of franchise improvements – producing moreContinue reading “Book: Loonshots”
Book: How to talk to anyone
This book is a practical translation of Dale Carnegie’s „How Win friends and influence people„. However, the advice here is more tactical and updated compared to the original version. Amazon Link I picked up this book because I am getting married in 3 weeks and I want to avoid the faux-pas during the party. IContinue reading “Book: How to talk to anyone”