i read ‘no filter’ by sarah frier about the origin and rise of instagram as a follow-up to last week’s book ‘careless people’ by sarah wynn-williams. and as a follow-up, it worked nicely. events in both books were similar (the inner workings of two social media giants) and took place...
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i'd been feeling a lot of 'running around like a headless chicken' energy lately. if you have too, keep reading. if not, but centring yourself sounds like a good idea, please do so anyway. as reading is my way of processing, i was looking for something to calm my mind...
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impossible to live in today’s society without coming into contact with them: algorithms. most people know about filter bubbles. many worry about the resulting polarisation. some even try to make algorithms work for them in the pursuit of internet fame. yet their impact on society – and culture more specifically...
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do you like ted talks? if so, keep reading. if not, please leave me a comment. i have follow-up questions. anyway, if you do like ted talks, chances are you’ll enjoy cy wakeman’s book ‘no ego’, because it basically reads like one long ted talk. it’s short, fun, and easy...
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reading at least some of the classics is definitely part of being well-read, in my opinion. and what could be more of a classic than ‘the art of war’, written by a military general named sun tzu over 2,500 years ago? add to that the fact that ‘the art of...
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ever read a book that made you nod along and roll your eyes within the same chapter? welcome to my journey with ‘never split the difference’ by chris voss. the pitch that pulls you in the premise of this read is simple: former fbi negotiator chris voss shares his life-saving...
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so far, cal newport’s work has easily made it onto my tbr because his titles really speak to me. but somehow, i just never seemed to reach for them in the end. until now. my mind has felt very scattered lately, and since reading is my process, starting ‘deep work’...
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the reason i was interested in cathy o’neil’s ‘weapons of math destruction’ is because i’d seen her in two netflix documentaries: ‘the social dilemma’ and ‘coded bias’. as i loved both, reading her book felt like the next logical step. in it, she discusses the pervasiveness and high stakes of...
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my inbox and i have had this hate-hate relationship for quite some time now. it just keeps sending me mail, and i just keep quietly resenting it for it. i try to ignore this never-ending to-do list written by other people (*) to get my own work done, but most...
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i love greg mckeown’s ‘essentialism’. it has impacted my life for the better to the point that i called it ‘the bible of minimalism’ in my review. i was therefore very excited about his follow-up ‘effortless’. and a little anxious. could he do it again? put my world upside down?...
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