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I like parts of this book and not others, but it's probably the most "aggressive" of any book I've read on what it takes to achieve some kind of life satisfaction.

This book is seemingly everywhere lately, or at least the author is. I listened to the audiobook version of "Stolen Focus" and found it holistic, compared to many other books on the same topic. Though there are some things in here—like treating Facebook as a public utility and all the regulatory trappings therein—downright absurd.

The Dust Bowl probably got a fleeting mention in your elementary education. I knew it as a time a bunch of dust blew around sandwiched between poodle skirts and Hitler.

A good book for individuals lacking guidance, clarity, or focus. And an even greater book for companies. But my attention here was paid solely to ... Read More

I read "The Everything Store" several years ago and found it fascinating. I always like to peek inside large companies that really change industries, for better or worse. "Amazon Unbound" is the follow-up to that book.

Ikigai is a Japanese word that roughly translates to "the reason you get up in the morning" and the researchers (I assume they're researchers anyway) follow the advice and lives of Okinawans. Supposedly, there are more 100+ year olds living there than anywhere else in the world.

A well-written and well-documented look inside the U.S. Secret Service, largely from the time of Kennedy up to the Trump Administration. It's an easy read with excellent storytelling, including of breaches and issues I had never heard of before.

If you're constantly put off by books encouraging you to make the most of your time on this precious earth and that every day is ... Read More

But it's loaded with data on surveys about things most people already recognize, like working less reduces stress, and eating better is...better. No one needs a study to tell them that.

You'll like this book if you're interested in history of work, urban planning, technology, and hard truths about focusing on our lives and not just our work.