BOOKS
iGen - Jean M Twenge
Jean M Twenge
Twenge takes a critical look at the generation following Millenials, the first that grew up with easy access to devices.
The Death of Expertise - Tom Nichols
Tom Nichols
Are there any experts anymore? If there are experts, do we even listen to them? How many experts take their domain-specific expertise and parlay that into getting to comment on fields that they know
Late Bloomers - Rich Karlgaard
Rich Karlgaard
Early success is over hyped according to Karlgaard, especially by teachers and parents. This focus on early success and specialization leaves kids in a bad spot, where they think they've failed if th
Range - David Epstein
David Epstein
Is early specialization better, or should you have some range in your experience before you hone in on the thing you end up doing? That's the question that Epstein explores in Range. I read this i
Stillness is the Key - Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday's argument for inner calm, not more effort.
You Are Awesome - Neil Pasricha
Neil Pasricha
In You Are Awesome, Neil Pasricha works to encourage readers to believe in themselves while also highlighting how the lives we live today has caused us to loose the resilience of former generations.
The Revenge of Analog - David Sax
David Sax
The Revenge of Analog looks at how analogue content is having a strong resurgence. From vinyl records (and in 2024/2025 it would include CDs) to books to writing by hand, Sax looks at the appeal of a
Quiet - Susan Cain
Susan Cain
In Quiet we get a look at what Susan Cain calls the extrovert ideal. We see this in the world around us as everyone is expected to network, and "lean in" to situations at work, and be collaborative..
The Fish That Ate the Whale - Rich Cohen
Rich Cohen
Samuel Zemurray was a bold businessman. When he wasn't allowed to build a bridge to ship his banana's he built two long piers and would install floating sections to cross the river. He also helped in
Do the Work - Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield
Why don't you do the work? According to Pressfield it's because of the resistance and the more important an item is to our soul/survival the more the resistance will rear is head to stop us from doin