![]() Gig Economy, Diane Mulcahy (5/10): Probably a 5 for experienced freelancers, but a 10 for people without any knowledge or experience with the gig economy. He helps people re-frame their thinking away from needing to be “chosen” for a job towards a world where the world depends on you expressing your creativity and daring to “make a ruckus.” Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin (10/10): Godin has been a self-employed solopreneur and freelancer for decades. Flying too low is even more dangerous than flying too high, because it feels deceptively safe." He packs a ton of personal "case studies" or stories of people that harnesses their creativity. The Icarus Deception by Seth Godin (9/10): Godin challenges the convention takeaway of the Icarus myth to "not fly too close to the sun" and says instead: ""we tend to forget that Icarus was also warned not to fly too low, because seawater would ruin the lift in his wings. He shines light on why middle managers often don't take risks and looks at inventors like Edison and Einstein went through enormous amounts of duds before landing on some great ideas. Originals by Adam Grant ( My Graphical Book Review) (10/10): Originals is probably one of the best popular books to understand modern organizations from a lens of creativity and originality (and why it doesn't happen). He also explores the history of curiosity (Saint Augustine described it as "pointless, perverted and prideful) as well as some of the modern beliefs around education and what people miss (general knowledge does matter) Creativity, Curiosity & OriginalityĬuriosity by Ian Leslie (9/10): Leslie walks us through three types of curiosity: empathic, diversive and epistemic. This book is a fascinating combination of diatribe on farm policy of the 1970s (don't worry you can skim through quickly) combined with relationships, work, love, marriage, community, belonging, food and connection to nature. ![]() The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry (9/10): Wendell Berry tries to make sense of the systematic shift away from farming as a local family-driven endeavor to one done by major industrial organizations. He explores the modern world's loss of community, connection and belonging. Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastien Junger (10/10): This short but powerful book contrasts Junger's experience in war and coming back home trying to fit into modern society. Riding On The Edge Of Chaos (MIT Management Review) by Richard Pascale (10/10): This essay combines a nice narrative of an organization embracing the principles of chaos theory as well as an exploration of the science. I've read it too long ago to give it a serious review, but I remember it was a challenging read.Ĭhaos At Work by Paul Millerd (unrated): This is an essay in which I try to map some of the (mostly missed) lessons of Chaos theory to modern organizations. Chaos Theory & ComplexityĬhaos by James Gleick (unrated): I remember reading this senior year of college and being captivated by Fractals. I found the part about how he manually tracked his virtues over a number of weeks in a chart. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin himself (7/10): This book is fascinating mostly because its his own narrative about his life. I find her to be one of the bravest women alive. ![]() ![]() ![]() Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (10/10): This book is gripping, dark, scary and inspiring. ![]()
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