The last two years I started the introduction to the summer reading list with the same quote (read all my blog post on reading via this link). For a different reason, I repeat it one more time: . . . the worst thing one can do to feel one knows things a bit deeper is …
Summer Reading 2018: Time for Reflection and Re-Creation Read More »
When I started this blog, I was determined to write some posts on decision making. I am fascinated with the fact that humans think we are rational beings, while all the latest research (on moral psychology, neuroscience, etc) clearly contradicts this. I have tried to write about what I ‘discovered’ to be true (by reading …
Decision Making: What We Can (Not) Learn from Plato Read More »
For those of you who read last year’s summer reading post this is a familiar quote, but I repeat it nonetheless because it is the reason why I read (quote from Nassim Taleb in Antifragile): . . . the worst thing one can do to feel one knows things a bit deeper is to try …
Slow Books: A Reading List for Your Summer Break Read More »
If reading up on philosophy can make you a more creative and effective manager, why not start by reading some non-business books that focus on contemporary philosophy? Harvard Business Review argues that philosophy, through an increased ability for self-reflection, makes you a better leader. Reading philosophy: (…) can promote business success by helping leaders to …
Holiday Reading to Blow Your Mind (and expand your perspective) Read More »
