Commonplace

A must-read for everyone in the modern business world

A book read at just the right time.

Definately serves to create a sense of urgency

Sometimes a bit dry but all in all an interesting one. Made a great companion to William Manchester’s The Last Lion

A good introduction.

An interesting book read at an inopportune time.

Just finished “The Little Book of Stoicism” yesterday. A nice introduction. The focus clearly lies on the 55 practices. Could use more practical (modern) examples, but that would probably be a separate book.

Recently read “The Power to Compete”. It left me underwhelmed. Certainly a couple of good ideas but I do not concur with everything. Some things I just found too radically liberal and while I wonder where things might lead I am also a bit concerned by the proposed radical deregulation.

“The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done” - Article in The New Yorker by Cal Newport on Productivity. Found via Julian Simpsons Infodump Newsletter. Interesting, I used to follow Merlin Mann’s blog for a while, like 10 years ago. Always wondered what happened to it. Interesting stuff in the article, very relevant.

‘Sometimes when Fortune scowls most spitefully, she is preparing her most dazzling gifts.’ -Winston Churchill, 1931.