Daniel H. Pink

Once you read this book — which describes the differences between “tight” cultures and “loose” cultures — you’ll never see the world the same way again.

I’m way late to this book, which came out in 2014. But it’s a gem – highly recommended summer reading, especially for anyone in high school or college. @JSEllenberg is a mathematician who can write. #DanielPink #JordanEllenberg #HowNotToBeWrong #Mathematician

My favorite podcast of 2022 (so far) is "Let’s Make a Sci-Fi.” The gist: Three comedians get together to conceive & write a pilot episode of real sci-fi TV show, consulting Hollywood bigwigs & astrophysicists along the way. Link:

Black Buck by @AskMateo is an ingeniously entertaining novel. Highly recommended.

"A lot of people miss useful ideas hiding in plain sight because they search for accuracy. The real test for an idea is utility. The more useful, the better." A Tiny Thought worth reading in the @farnamstreet Newsletter

Anybody writing about persuasion and influence today stands on @RobertCialdini's shoulders. This is one of the most useful and important books you'll ever read. For a good summary, check out his site [link] #DanielPink #ThinkCialdini #RobertCialdini

Few subjects have spoken to me as powerfully as the research on self-compassion. Click to learn more from @self_compassion who has a wonderful website and book, Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself [link] #DanielPink #KristinNeff

There's a great episode of @Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast about why basketball players refuse to use a demonstrably more effective free throw shooting technique:

I know I’ve been, uh, overindexed on flacking my own book. But there’s another great book coming out tomorrow that you should pick up — The Voltage Effect by John List (@Econ_4_Everyone), about how to scale ideas fast and well. Check it out:

We all know our time is limited. What we don’t know―but what Oliver Burkeman is here to teach us―is that our control over that time is also limited. This profound (and often hilarious) book will prompt you to rethink your worship of efficiency, reject the cult of busyness, and reconfigure your life around what truly matters.

Urgent and important. . . an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and anyone who cares about improving performance.

Emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence without sacrificing deal-making power. From the pen of a former hostage negotiator—someone who couldn’t take no for an answer—which makes it fascinating reading. But it’s also eminently practical. In these pages, you will find the techniques for getting the deal you want.