Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen – David Brooks Worth the Read: Yes Insights: My bias is I tend to value Mr. Brooks perspectives. I found enjoyment from reading his book The Second Mountain and the Road to Character. I don’t think my mental stateContinue reading “Book Review: How to Know a Person – David Brooks”

Book: Determined – Robert Sapolsky Topic: Free Will or lack thereof Worth the Read: Not to me Take aways: I’ve read a couple of Sapolsky’s other books and at the recommendation of my buddy who’s a clinical ethicist thought this would be interesting. The premise is that there is unlikely to be freewill. The generalContinue reading “Book Review: Determined”

Book: Personal Finance for DummiesAuthor: Eric TysonTake Aways: Second reading spaced probably 10 years apart. Couldn’t tell you, what the changes were from the previous edition read. The biggest strength is he tries to stay as unbiased as possible. This book covers the basics and is a great introductory book to personal finance. I don’tContinue reading “BR: Personal Finance for Dummies & Be Useful”

Book: Elon MuskAuthor: Walter Issacson (Steve Jobs, Leonardo DiVinci) Recommended to read: YesComments: The story is over 100 chapters. Each one tends to focus on an event or period of time in Musk’s life. Elon is a real life character and it’s amazing to see how much he has done in his lifetime. It seemsContinue reading “BR: Elon Musk, The Sports Gene, Clear Thinking, Black Rednecks and White Liberals”

Books: War – Sebastian Junger and Existential Physics – Sabine Hossenfelder War – Sebastian Junger is a journalist who went into theater with a combat infantry unit in Afghanistan in the early 2000s. I loved this book as it documented the situation well. The perception of the soldiers as well as the realities of modernContinue reading “Book Reviews: War and Existential Physics”

Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale CarnegieAuthor’s Website: https://www.dalecarnegie.com/Category: Leadership Worth the Read: Yes Insights: Classic leadership text that has simple and practical advise. People care more about themselves than you, as such seek to know them and they’ll be more receptive to your suggestions. Avoid arguments and criticism. Become interestedContinue reading “Book Review: How to Win Friends and Influence People”

Book: Risk – A User’s Guide – Gen (Ret) Stanley McChrystalAuthor’s Website: https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/people/stan-mcchrystal/Category: Risk Managment Worth the Read: PassInsights: There are general lapses in character that create unnecessary risk if not monitored. There should be systems in place to limit unnecessary risk. In a corporate setting there should at a minimum be valuable input fromContinue reading “Book Review: Risk – A User’s Guide”

Book: Digital Minimalism – Cal NewportAuthor’s Website: https://calnewport.com/Category: Philosophy per Amazon Worth the Read: I don’t think so – main point – don’t use social media Insights: Social media is not generally advantageous. People are addicted to their phones and fake relationships. There are apps and products on the market that will monitor phone pickContinue reading “Book Review: Digital Minimalism”

Book: Stress Less, Accomplish More – Emily FletcherAuthor’s Website: zivameditation.comCategory: Self-HelpWorth the Read: Maybe Insights: The book proports the benefits of meditation for Driven personality types ie type A people who are looking for an additional performance boost. There’s a large marketing component for her meditation course. Was a lot of additional wordage that couldContinue reading “Book Review: Stress Less Accomplish More”