Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is Fast: Thinking Clearly When the Clock Is Loud
A few weeks before IMTEX, under real delivery pressure, three books help me stay calm and keep asking the right questions.
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What Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Taught Me About Engineering, Leadership, and Life
A thoughtful reflection on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig. My biggest takeaway: true quality comes from embracing the process, protecting…
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Book Review: Source Code — My Beginnings by Bill GatesGenre: Memoir
Gates didn’t build Microsoft by accident. He built it on early access, trend instinct, and a father who taught him “organised” meant in control of your…
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Stop Decorating the Fish: A Review of Cox and Ashlag’s Wake-Up Call
Kristen Cox and Yishai Ashlag wrote *The World of Decorating the Fish* because they kept seeing smart organizations investing massive resources into initiatives that produced marginal…
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The 4S Framework: Lessons from Origami for Life and Business
Like origami masters who transform simple paper into art through deliberate folds, successful businesses grow through Sterner’s 4S principles: Simplify complexity, Start small, Move slow, Practice…
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Reasons are bullshit.Reasons are often just excuse, however, we use them to hide our shortcomings from ourselves.
Achievement isn’t about having the best ideas or talent—it’s about developing the right habits. Stanford professor Bernard Roth reveals how design thinking can redesign your life,…
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Why Winners Obsess Over Processes, Not Just Goals
Ever hit a big goal, then found yourself slipping back to old habits? That’s the problem with goal-setting without a process.
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From Change to Clarity: My 2023 Reading Journey
As 2023 draws to a close, I can’t help but reflect on the incredible journey this year has been—a tapestry woven with challenges, opportunities, and, above…
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Ethics 101 : Beginner’s guide in Ethics
“Ethics 101: From Altruism and Utilitarianism to Bioethics and Political Ethics, an Exploration of the Concepts of Right and Wrong” by Brian Boone is a beginner-friendly…
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Book Review: “Skin in the Game” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb and “Basic Economics” by Thomas Sowell
I read somewhere that the technology keeps on changing, but the economics do not. However, I recently encountered two books with thought-provoking and belief-conflicting theories. Both…
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