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Brain Rules
John Medina
good all rounder on how the brain functions best, and why. How to be healthy, in a nutshell.
3 companion books expand on the brain, development, aging well and workflow.
John Medina
good all rounder on how the brain functions best, and why. How to be healthy, in a nutshell.
3 companion books expand on the brain, development, aging well and workflow.
Mindset
Carol S. Dweck
Very thorough. Important outlooks that improve mindset.
Carol S. Dweck
Very thorough. Important outlooks that improve mindset.
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Tony Fadell
a personal account of the experiences from the lead creator for the ipod, followed by the nest thermostat.
Tony Fadell
a personal account of the experiences from the lead creator for the ipod, followed by the nest thermostat.
Hitmakers: The Science of Popularity in the Age of Distraction
Derek Thompson
Covers anthropology, culture, the structure around success.
Derek Thompson
Covers anthropology, culture, the structure around success.
The Creative Habit
Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
covers routines, addiction in the brain with both good and bad habits.
Charles Duhigg
covers routines, addiction in the brain with both good and bad habits.
The Second Mountain
David Brooks
Emphasizes the value of builidng and creating community.
David Brooks
Emphasizes the value of builidng and creating community.
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
The Ultimate Jim Rohn Library
Jim Rohn
Valuable insight into a life best lived.
Valuable insight into a life best lived.
The Laws of Simplicity
John Maeda
John Maeda
Thinking in Systems
Donella H. Meadows
Donella H. Meadows
Into the Magic Shop
Jim Doyt
Jim Doyt
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Read Sept 2023
The two-minute rule. A little bit of a good habit is better than none. Restrict ways to bad habits and ease routes to good habits. Get 1% better and do a little of the good habit even it’s it’s just 30 seconds.
James Clear
Read Sept 2023
The two-minute rule. A little bit of a good habit is better than none. Restrict ways to bad habits and ease routes to good habits. Get 1% better and do a little of the good habit even it’s it’s just 30 seconds.
Clear Thinking
Shane Parrish
read Oct 2023
Take accountability for mistakes, especially when they happen from outside of your control. Don’t panic, and do your best to build good values for yourself and the people around you. it’s important to live life well and pursue gentle wisdom.
read Oct 2023
Take accountability for mistakes, especially when they happen from outside of your control. Don’t panic, and do your best to build good values for yourself and the people around you. it’s important to live life well and pursue gentle wisdom.
+ Visual Design
The Power of Limits
György Dóczi
Beautiful book on mathematical ratios found universally in culture and nature.
György Dóczi
Beautiful book on mathematical ratios found universally in culture and nature.
Principles of Color Design
Wucius Wong
Form + Code
Casey Reas
Casey Reas
+ UX Design
Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design
Kat Holmes
Kat Holmes
Design Method, The: A Philosophy and Process for Functional Visual Communication
| Eric Karjaluoto |
Building For Everyone
Annie Jean-Baptiste
Design Practices From Google's Product Inclusion Team
Annie Jean-Baptiste
Design Practices From Google's Product Inclusion Team
+ technology
The Infinite Retina
Irena Cronin
Spatial Computing, Augmented Reality, and how a collision of new technologies are bringing about the next tech revolution
Spatial Computing, Augmented Reality, and how a collision of new technologies are bringing about the next tech revolution
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Max Tegmark
The Big Nine
Completed June 2024
The history and framework for how AI technology has been developed in China and the US. Best-case scenarios and worst-case ones. What is needed to change within the industry to ensure a safer, diverse and utopian future.
Completed June 2024
The history and framework for how AI technology has been developed in China and the US. Best-case scenarios and worst-case ones. What is needed to change within the industry to ensure a safer, diverse and utopian future.
rave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)
References Neal Stephenson’s Diamond Age, about a child from humble starts having an ai-tutor. Education can reduce bias, through a curated ai that encourages non-biased, critical thinking.
References Neal Stephenson’s Diamond Age, about a child from humble starts having an ai-tutor. Education can reduce bias, through a curated ai that encourages non-biased, critical thinking.
+ fiction
The Diamond Age
read August 2023
Beautiful and horrifying. concepts of society and education, seeing modern fables play out, and the importance of a caring human connection in the age of Ai.
read August 2023
Beautiful and horrifying. concepts of society and education, seeing modern fables play out, and the importance of a caring human connection in the age of Ai.