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For my dad, Laqman.

Personal

For my dad, Laqman.

A little space for a love that means more than I can put into words.

· 2 min read

Factfulness

Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling & Anna Rosling Rönnlund

Factfulness

A clearer view of the world starts with questioning our instincts.

· 1 min read

Digital Minimalism

Cal Newport

Digital Minimalism

Choose digital tools according to the life you want them to support.

· 1 min read

Dare to Lead

Brené Brown

Dare to Lead

Leadership requires the courage to face uncertainty together.

· 1 min read

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt

The Anxious Generation

An argument about childhood, smartphones, and shared responsibility.

· 1 min read

Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

Shoe Dog

The uncertain early years behind a globally familiar brand.

· 1 min read

Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

Born a Crime

Language, belonging, and a childhood shaped by apartheid.

· 1 min read

Becoming

Michelle Obama

Becoming

A life shaped by education, public service, and changing expectations.

· 1 min read

Outlive

Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

Outlive

A framework for thinking about longer, healthier lives.

· 1 min read

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

The mental shortcuts behind judgments that feel obvious.

· 1 min read

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Silence, obsession, and a narrator whose account demands attention.

· 1 min read

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

A marsh becomes both refuge and the setting of a mystery.

· 1 min read

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry

A scientist refuses to let other people define her abilities.

· 1 min read

The Martian

Andy Weir

The Martian

Engineering, patience, and teamwork against an unforgiving planet.

· 1 min read

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

An interstellar problem solved through experiments and friendship.

· 1 min read

The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

A speculative story about regret and the lives we imagine.

· 1 min read

Educated

Tara Westover

Educated

Education changes what we know—and how we understand home.

· 1 min read

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Atomic Habits

Small actions, repeated often, become a system for change.

· 1 min read

Seeing the world as waves.

Science

Seeing the world as waves.

Sound, signals, and a different way to notice what is happening around us.

· 2 min read

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon

Everything, Everything

A sheltered life opens into questions about freedom, trust, and risk.

· 1 min read

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon

The Sun Is Also a Star

One day in New York, two lives, and the tension between chance and choice.

· 1 min read

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