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April 21, 2024October 1, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie

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In Not the End of the World, Hannah Ritchie uses data to explain why we can stand to be more optimistic about […]

March 21, 2024July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner

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Why did the Sydney Opera House ruin its architect’s career? What can we learn about megaprojects from Pixar’s movies? This summary of […]

March 7, 2024July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky

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This is a summary of Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky. The […]

February 23, 2024July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Platonic by Marisa Franco

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This summary of Platonic: How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends by Marisa Franco challenges some common […]

February 5, 2024July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt

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This summary of How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explains how American democracy […]

January 21, 2024July 7, 2024Book post

“Thinking in Systems” and Economics

Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows uses many economics-related examples. Even though Meadows’ background is as an environmental scientist, she clearly knows […]

January 15, 2024April 11, 2025Book Summary

Book Summary: Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows

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This summary of Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows explains how systems thinking can help us better understand and change […]

January 2, 2024July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal

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Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal explains how to increase your productivity without relying […]

December 7, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

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My latest summary is for The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande. It explains how the humble checklist […]

November 20, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary

Book Summary: The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

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This summary of The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by […]

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