Interesting things, ideas and books.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
This is a solid book by noble prize winner Daniel Kahnemann. It brings together the findings of a career researching the fundamentals of rational behavior. The key idea is that our brain is wired in two fundamentally different ways: it shoots fast answers that are often wrong in a lot of ways. And we slowly…
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On Bullshit
This is just a 67 page booklet by philosophy emeritus professor Harry G. Frankfurt. As a German, I would have understood „bullshit“ differently, but these 67 pages made me wiser. My favorite quote from the booklet: „It is just this lack of connection to a concern with truth – this indifference to how things really…
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Building a Second Brain
I understand myself as a knowledge worker. Getting lots of data, information and opinion and transforming it into other data, information and opinion. I consider myself advanced in several software packages and I have a lot of exchange with lots of colleagues on how they manage information. Still, this book was a game changer for…
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Chokepoint Capitalism
This is a 2022 book from law professor Rebecca Giblin and activist writer Cory Doctorow. After learning the word „chokepoint“ (in German: Würgegriff) I had a 260 page eye opening experience. The subtitle says it all „how big tech and big content captured creative labour markets, and how we’ll win them back. By the way,…
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The Culture Map
We are used to travel across the world and meet with people from different cultures. Business across borders is getting easier and international teams are no longer an exception. Still, even with perfect English skills on both sides, there are often glitches in communication. This book by Erin Meyer provided me a more comprehensive understanding…
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About this site
I am interested in many things and I believe in life long learning. Recently, I found myself recommending books. There are a few favorites that I use to mention. These favorite books habe broadened my perspective or added a completely new perspective. So, why not list them here?
What is your book recommendation?