How to stay curious
We all know the saying that curiosity killed the cat. Yet, curious people are much more likely to pursue innovation, excel in their careers, and question assumptions that most of us take for granted. In “Curious: The Desire to Know & Why Your Future Depends on it” Ian Leslie argues that we very much need […]
How to stay smart and focused in a smart world
I have been writing blogs since 2017, each blog focusing on a great book and unpacking insights what I found most insightful. This has become an impressive repository of cool ideas and insights if I say so myself. But by mainly summarising someone else’s ideas, I am not adding value with my own insights, and […]
How to own new power and scale ideas
Do you have an idea that could change the world if only you could get your voice heard? Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms book New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World- and How You Can Make It Work For You is a refreshing guidebook in how we can create change. The mission of […]
How to accelerate social change
Did you know that much of the common wisdom on how to accelerate social change does not actually work? Damon Centola’s book Change: How to Make Big Things Happen unravels many of these false rules of thumb that we hold about how to make big change happen and how social networks accelerate change. To begin […]
How to get any message across
Who would not want to be a master storyteller whose ideas change the world? In her latest book “Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from GOOD to GREAT“, Carmine Gallo explains the science behind great and persuasive storytelling. If you understand why stories stick and how to tell them well, you can literally change […]
How to use framing to make better decisions
Have you ever been in a situation where you thought you knew the facts but in hindsight, you realised that your decision how to solve the problem was based on wrong assumptions about the situation or other people’s motives? Humans are constantly using frames to figure out what is happening and why. The new book […]
Why stories matter
First of all, apologies for being so late with my blog posts, I have actually already read 3 books in the past months but somehow my time management has gotten the better of me. Not a great story to tell but, Justin Lee has actually this covered: how you are actually supposed to tell stories […]
How to Think Again
Adam Grant’s latest book Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know needs to be read by anyone who is interested in why humans refuse to change their minds even if they are fully capable doing so. The book is a call for action: a call for rethinking our opinions, blowing them up if […]
How to become a generalist
Most of us think that success comes from working hard only on that one thing. Parents push their kids early on to excel so their child can become the next Tiger Woods, armed with the 10,000 rule and the assumption that the more you specialise, the faster you arrive at excellence. In the book Range: How […]
How to become a mastermind
Have you ever wondered why some people just seem to be blessed with so much wit? That they almost always have an answer and a correct one at that? In her book Mastermind: How to think like Sherlock Holmes, Maria Konnikova takes a deep dive into the remarkable ways one of the world’s greatest detective […]