now! 2021.11.28
I share what occupies my days in this Now! section.
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Why "The Silk Roads" Is Essential Reading for Our Changing World
The Silk Roads reveals the true forces behind our past-and our future.
“Slow Productivity” is Low Quality
Slow Productivity by Cal Newport promises depth, but delivers recycled ideas, empty anecdotes, and an academic echo chamber. I didn’t learn a thing. Skip it.
Fragments of a Dreamed World
A powerful, personal reflection on the erosion of a once-cosmopolitan world—and a haunting reminder of what’s at stake when civilizations drift.
Reading Antifragile Is Like Touching Fire (You Learn Fast)
Antifragile by Nassim Taleb challenged how I think about risk, resilience, and startup coaching. From “via negativa” to the barbell strategy, its ideas still shape how I work and decide.