Cogitate

Review of Stephen Wolfram’s ‘remarkable book with flashes of insight that will engage computer scientists, physicists, historians […] as it weaves personal stories into the deep import of how and what they calculated’, according to Peter Galison. I bought this book after visiting the Museum of Mathematics in New York... [Read More]

Review of Amy Branns book that ‘Not only provides us with greater understanding on how the brain works, but also gives us useful tools on how to make the brain work for each of us’, according to Stephen M R Covey. While the book delivers on its promise, typesetting and... [Read More]

Will Pembles ‘practical guide to successful business leadership.’ I received a hand-signed, personally addressed copy from Will Pemble after attending a coaching seminar during CloudFest 2019. I only read the book in late 2019. It helped me understand critical aspects of high-performance teams better. Similarities to Getting Things Done (GTD)... [Read More]

Review of Ryan Holidays ‘valuable book for those in positions of authority’. I bought this book together with Amy Branns Make Your Brain Work in late July. While I was purely curious about the other, I’ve heard about Ryan Holiday before, and read reviews about this book. Noticing that I... [Read More]

Review of Charles Duhiggs ‘right balance of intellectual seriousness [and] practical advice on how to break our bad habits’. I bought this book when I visited Freiburg in the end of June. I’ve heard about this book before, and just finished reading The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People a... [Read More]