BOOKS
A Life Lived Remotely - Siobhan McKeown
Siobhan McKeown
How has the internet shaped work for regular workers?
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
Strong Towns - A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity - Charles Marohn
Charles Marohn
What does it take to build a vibrant town you want to live in?
Normal Sucks - Jonathan Mooney
Jonathan Mooney
What does it mean to be normal anyway?
Scratch - Manjula Martin
Manjula Martin
A stark look at the craft of writing and the economics, or lack of them.
The Skin We're In - Desmond Cole
Desmond Cole
Desmond Cole takes a look at a year of black activism in Toronto. He covers the colonial roots of Canada, how many of the institutions were built to remove rights from Indigenous peoples, and police
Designing Your Life - Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
Dave Evans, Bill Burnett
If you're looking for a bunch of exercises to help design your life, this is a decent book.
Mans Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl
This is a classic book, that feels to me like it has so much weight behind it that it's hard to say most anything about the book but praise. I have the second edition where Frankl goes into his Logo