I named Peak Performance as one of the top books I read in 2018. Steve Magness co-authored that book, so I expected any book he produced to be high quality. That’s one reason that I bought Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness. The title intrigued me » Read More
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Book recommendations for business leaders: 7/7/23
Leaders are readers. Reading helps you discover ideas to try and expand your mental models. In this post, I point you to reviews of recent business books. You’ll find pointers to reviews of The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative, How to Think Like Leonardo da » Read More
Book recommendations for business leaders: 6/8/23
Leaders are readers. Reading helps you discover ideas to try and expand your mental models. In this post, I point you to reviews of recent business books. You’ll find pointers to reviews of Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being, The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor’s » Read More
Book Review: The Practice of Groundedness
I bought The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds–Not Crushes–Your Soul by Brad Stulberg because I loved a book he wrote with Steve Magness, Peak Performance. I gave that book a top review and named it one of the top five books I read in 2018. I expected a lot from The » Read More
Time to Make Your Summer Reading List for 2023
This year, summer officially starts on June 21. Maybe you think it “really” starts earlier, on Memorial Day. That’s the start of “psychological summer” for me. Either way, summer will be here soon. It’s time to make up your summer reading list. Here’s how I do it and the story behind the method. My father » Read More