BOOKS
BiblioTech - John Palfrey
John Palfrey
The author talks about the future of libraries and the problems they're facing with having a future. I think he relies to much on a digital future, which inherently costs more as book publishers char
Reclaimed - Andy Steiger
Andy Steiger
Reclaimed argues that living without God dehumanizes us while restoring God reclaims inherent human dignity. Steiger's case works if you grant his premises, but feels soft if you don't.
The Case Against Education - Bryan Caplan
Bryan Caplan
Bryan Caplan argues that education much past early high school is mainly to signal to employers that you'll sit and listen like a good replaceable robot. Unless you're going to teach, when was the la
The Second Mountain - David Brooks
David Brooks
David Brooks takes a look at what you should do when you've met your goals in life. What goal would take you beyond just focusing on yourself?
How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell
Jenny Odell spends the first half of this book looking at how to disengage from the attention economy and the second half trying to give us the tools to engage with something worthwhile in our live.
So Good They Can't Ignore You - Cal Newport
Cal Newport
This is Cal Newport's investigation of what it takes to be so good at your job, that you can't be ignored. Unlike many online personalities, he doesn't tell you to follow your passion, in fact he fee
Shorter - Alex Pang
Alex Pang
In Shorter, Alex Pang, takes a look at what it would mean to work a 4-day week. He uses real world examples, and hard numbers to evaluate if it's possible, and comes to the conclusion that yes it is
Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan
An excellent story about a secret library.
Scarcity - Sendhil Mullainathan & Eldar Shafir
Eldar Shafir, Sendhil Mullainathan
I continue to come back to this book as one that informs my thoughts about many scenarios, especially when I'm faulting someone for a decision I think is a bad one. Scarcity makes a great case, thoug