BOOKS
Four Thousand Weeks - Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman
Four Thousand Weeks is a productivity book less about cranking out more tasks every week and more about making you take stock of the things you're doing so that you don't waste your time with meaning
The Toll - Neal Shusterman
Neal Shusterman
This is the final book in the Arc of the Scythe series. Citra and Rowan have disappeared and Scythe Goddard has nothing standing in his way to his dream of unchecked killing by his new order of Scyth
Thunderhead - Neal Shusterman
Neal Shusterman
Thunderhead is the second book in the Arc of the Scythe series. This follows Anastasia as she tries to “glean” with compassion while openly challenging the new order of Scythes that want to gain more
Footprints In Search of Future Fossils - David Farrier
David Farrier
What types of fossils will our society leave behind? What is the half life of our nuclear waste, and what does that mean in the terms of future generations that will still have to deal with it? How i
The Devils Curve - Arno Kopecky
Arno Kopecky
What does Canada do with it's mining interests on the edge of the Amazon? Arno Kopecky brings us a well researched book showing that we're willing to destroy the land somewhere that's not our backyar
The Color of Law - Richard Rothstein
Richard Rothstein
The Color of Law looks at how redlining affected the wealth of Black Americans after Word War 2. From not letting Black Vetrans get the financing that all Vetrans were supposed to be eligible for, to
The Data Detective - Tim Harford
Tim Harford
In The Data Detective, Tim Harford takes a good look at how statistics are presented to us in various mediums working to help readers develop the tools needed to evaluate the claims being put forward
A World Without Email - Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Despite being a Newport fan, I’m not sure that this is required reading in the productivity genre. Newport does have some good ideas that you may be able to implement to cut your email workflow, but
Basic Income for Canadians - Evelyn L Forget
Evelyn L Forget
This is a long form look at many studies on basic income. Overall, people use the money to improve their lives and continue to work. They don't get lazy, but employers may complain because it gets ha
Scratch - Manjula Martin
Manjula Martin
A stark look at the craft of writing and the economics, or lack of them.