4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” by Oliver Burkeman

Oliver Burkeman’s “4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” is a refreshing and thought-provoking exploration of our relationship with time, framed within the stark reality that the average human lifespan is only about 4,000 weeks long. This book is not a typical time management guide filled with tips and tricks to squeeze more productivity out of …

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WallStreetBets: How Boomers Made the World’s Biggest Casino for Millennials Paperback – 30 Jan. 2020

How boomers made the worlds biggest casino for millennials. The book is about the changing world of personal finance, the access to zero fee commission trading and the implications this has had on the Millennial generation. I have a personal interest in this space as those products are pitched directly at me and in my …

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The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson

Story telling at its finest, what a fantastic book. I was inspired to read this one from watching the show called “inside Bills Brain” on Netflix. Walter tells some fascinating stories of the personal computer revolution and really how innovation works. Some great concepts that I have taken and use regularly. What talents allowed certain …

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Greenlights: Raucous stories and outlaw wisdom from the Academy Award-winning actor – Matthew McConaughey

Its an unusual book – not the standard Autobiography as each chapter has one or more notes taken from his diaries, real raw unfiltered ideas from his mind onto the page. There is an overarching narrative of the timeline of his life to now. Would recommend for a fun read. “From the Academy Award®-winning actor, …

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Machiavelli by Michael White

A Man Misunderstood A brilliant teacher recommended I explore the book called ‘The Prince’ by Machiavelli in 2001/2. This was in a debate about whether Tupac (yes, the rapper) was the best writer of modern prose. Having read the Prince and loved Machiavelli’s ideas I wanted to explore more. Michaels book gives one an understanding …

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