You know those old, weathered books you keep on your bookshelf so that you look sophisticated during those Zoom calls? Here’s why you should read them.

It seems obvious to me (but significantly under-discussed) that the media we consume dictates so much of how we experience the world and is not merely a mirror on reality - but an immutable self-fulfilling prophecy machine. If we don’t understand how we are being seduced, we have no way of avoiding the associated harms.

Some thoughts on the implications of the Stoic wisdom found in Epictetus’ Discourses. Why is it so hard for us to put this into action? Why is our happiness still reliant on external circumstances?

3 lessons I learned from Einstein after reading Walter Isaacson’s biography detailing his life story.

My review of ‘The School of Life: An Emotional Education’ by Alain de Botton and his team.

My review and notes on Daniel Levitin’s book ‘The Organized Mind’: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload.

My (very unsatisfying) review of ‘Superintelligence’ by Nick Bostrom - one of the foundational books in the recent rebirth of the field of artificial intelligence.

One little nugget from the book ‘Release the Bats’ by DBC Pierre.

A review of the wonderful travel treatise ‘Vagabonding’ by Rolf Potts. A book that champions slow, wandering travel as a means for re-discovering the awe in our world.

It's time to start changing the way we tell stories to ourselves.

My review of the book 'Happy' by Derren Brown.

"We are all tragically misunderstood."

My review of 'The Course of Love' by Alain de Botton.

Politics is a game.  With a playbook written in the 16th century.

We need to make it obsolete.  We need real leaders.

My thoughts on 'The Raft' by Fred Strydom.

My thoughts on 'The Perfection Point' by John Brenkus.

Reading is an art.  We need to treat it as such.

My thoughts on 'Candide' by Voltaire.

My thoughts on 'A Man's Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl.

My thoughts on 'Revolution' by Russell Brand.

My thoughts on 'A Storm of Swords' by George R. R. Martin.

My thoughts on the latest books I've read.