Sharing my learnings from the book, Nine Lives by Aimen Dean, PAUL Cruikshank & Tim Lister Nine Lives by Aimen Dean, PAUL Cruikshank & Tim Lister As one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden. As a double agent at…
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Grasp
Sharing my learnings from the book, Grasp by Sanjay Sarma & Luke Yoquinto Grasp by Sanjay Sarma & Luke Yoquinto As the head of Open Learning at MIT, renowned professor Sanjay Sarma has a daunting job description: to fling open the doors of the MIT experience for the benefit of the wider world. But if you’re…
What I Know for Sure
Sharing my learnings from the book, What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey. What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey Organized by theme—joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power—these essays offer a rare, powerful and intimate glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world’s most extraordinary women—while providing readers…
Anxious
Sharing my learnings from the book, Anxious by Joseph LeDoux Anxious by Joseph LeDoux LeDoux’s groundbreaking premise is that we’ve been thinking about fear and anxiety in the wrong way. These are not innate states waiting to be unleashed from the brain, but experiences that we assemble cognitively. Treatment of these problems must address both their…
Lead from the Outside
Sharing my learnings from the book, Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams Lead from the Outside by Stacey Abrams Leadership is hard. Convincing others—and yourself—that you are capable of taking charge and achieving more requires insight and courage. Lead from the Outside is the handbook for outsiders, written with an eye toward the challenges that hinder women, people of…
The Upskilling Imperative
Sharing my learnings from the book, The Upskilling Imperative by Shelley Osborne The Upskilling Imperative by Shelley Osborne In The Upskilling Imperative, Shelley Osborne, vice president of learning at Udemy, provides a roadmap to gaining knowledge that’s more effective for both individual employees and organizations. If you’re a leader, you can implement the five main components of…
Flash Crash
Sharing my learnings from the book, Flash Crash by Liam Vaughan Flash Crash by Liam Vaughan On May 6, 2010, financial markets around the world tumbled simultaneously and without warning. In the span of five minutes, a trillion dollars of valuation was lost. The Flash Crash, as it became known, represented what was then the fastest…
Forgiving What You Can’t Forget
Sharing my learnings from the book, Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa Terkeurst. Though I would like to say that I don’t quite fully agree to a few parts of this as I’m not a religious person. But most of the items, is true. Forgiving What You Can’t Forget by Lysa Terkeurst #1 New York Times Bestselling…
The Broken Ladder
Sharing my learnings from the book, The Broken Ladder by Keith Payne The Broken Ladder by Keith Payne The levels of inequality in the world today are on a scale that have not been seen in our lifetimes, yet the disparity between rich and poor has ramifications that extend far beyond mere financial means. In The Broken…
Stop Reading the News
Sharing my learnings from the book, Stop Reading the News by Rolf Dobelli Stop Reading the News by Rolf Dobelli Stop Reading the News is Dobelli’s manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic form of information – news. He shows the damage it does to our concentration and well-being, and how a misplaced sense of duty…
