BOOKS
Thinking in Systems - Donella H Meadows
Donella H Meadows
Just a few pages into this book I was expecting a fairly dense book on the mechanics of systems thinking. In fact I assumed the first chapter was a warmup to deep hard to wrap my head around topics.
The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
This is supposed to be some all fired amazing book about randomness. The title is derived from the idea that Europeans thought all swans were black until they visited Australia and suddenly found a b
Anxious People - Fredrik Backman
Fredrik Backman
While this is the second time I’ve read Anxious People, it’s the first time I realized that this is the same author from A Man Called Ove, which is also an excellent read. Anxious People follows a
Decluttered - Jenny Albertini
Jenny Albertini
Decluttered is a different book that I imagined it would be. I expected a book about strategies to reduce the clutter in my home, but I got a bunch more discussion about the systems that bring clutte
Just One More Chapter - Maneetpaul Singh
Maneetpaul Singh
This is a short motivational guide with practical advice to help you set up a reading practice. You can feel the strong influence of Atomic Habits in Singh's writing with his habit tips, which he ack
Supercharge Your Reading - Maneetpaul Singh
Maneetpaul Singh
This is a short guide showing you how to maximize your reading if you own an e-reader, specifically focusing on the features that come with a Kindle. While there is some good advice here I take excep
A Better Place on Earth - Andrew MacLeod
Andrew MacLeod
I've read a number of books about basic income or scarcity and poverty but they've all been in the US context and aren't entirely applicable to the political climate found in Canada. A Better Place o
Atomic Habits - James Clear
James Clear
This is my second read through Atomic Habits (my original review) and I didn't come into it thinking it would be all that great. I expected that all these years later I'd look at it like many product
Right Thing, Right Now - Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday
This was our first book club book and follows Holiday’s look at what it mean to be just, and bring justice to the world. He looks at it in three realms. Personal: What justice means in your daily
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros weaves a story of a land at constant war viewed through the eyes of Violet. Violet always wanted to be a scribe, and in fact if you judged her by her strength, that is where she should