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The 50 Books that I Read in 2018
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The 50 Books that I Read in 2018

When you couple the knowledge found in these 50 books below with my two words for 2018 (Curiosity and Efficiency) I give myself an A+ in intellectual academia and a B- in the actual embodiment of what I learn. It’s challenging for me to get out of my head and into my body, especially when I intellectualize and philosophize about life and business as my default mode.

I do not watch television (I immediately fall asleep) and I rarely drink, so reading is my way to “relax” at the end of a day or the start to my morning. Relaxing for me is intellectual stimulation. And it’s fueling the research for my next book.

Here is a list of the fifty books I read in 2018 (Note: All links below are referral links. Please consider purchasing through these links. Thank you!)

Marketing/Writing:

Business and Leadership: 

Technology: 

  • Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom
  • The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers and the Future of Humanity by Byron Reese (I interview Byron Reese here)
  • Tech Gnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the age of Information by Erik Davis (stay tuned…I’m interviewing Eric in an upcoming podcast episode!)

Humanity and Relationships: 

Business and Money:

Psychology:

  • Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior by Geoffrey Miller
  • Trip: Psychedelics, Alienation, and Change by Tao Lin
  • When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink

reading Descartes at The Last Bookstore

Philosophy/Consciousness:

Spirituality:

Discrimination and Racism:

Poetry:

Occult and Mysticism:

Food and Wellness:

Fiction:

Currently reading:

How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan

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January 6, 2019 0 comment
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The Best Sunday Business Column

One of my favorite columns to read is the Corner Office in the business section of Sunday’s New York Times. Each week reporter Adam Bryant interviews men and women in leadership positions in organizations around the world to get their perspective and insight into how they manage and lead. He distills their clever advice about learning from setbacks and traits they look for when hiring. This week he interviewed Barbara DeBuono of Orbis International:

Q. You’ve worked in different settings — corporate, nonprofit, government. Any patterns you’ve recognized across all of them?

A. I’ve seen good leadership and really bad leadership, and good cultures and really crummy cultures.

Q. So what are some other lessons from all that experience?

A. Let’s start with leadership.  Be very careful that you don’t cut yourself off from everyone, either by hanging out in your office by yourself or hanging out in your office or your suite with three or four key people.  I’ve seen that happen a lot — where people are in their bunker with three or four people, and they block everything else out.  You lose all touch with your external customers and your internal customers, and nobody has a sense of your vision; nobody has a sense of who you are.  I think that’s a huge mistake.

Throughout my career, I too have experienced plenty of good leadership, bad leadership, good cultures, and crummy cultures.

I always love hearing and learning from the perspectives of others, especially those in      leadership positions. These interviews provide an in-depth look into who they are as a person, what it’s like to work with them, and the type of culture they embody.

Someone once said, “Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.”

For those self-actualizing individuals, what better way to learn?

For the full interview with Barbara DeBuono, click here.

November 6, 2011 0 comment
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