Library
Books, essays, talks, and other work that has shaped how I think and what I write about.
01 / Book
Four Thousand Weeks
This book helped me make peace with my finitude and even appreciate the unease of knowing I’ll never have time for everything.
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02 / Book
How to Do Nothing
Jenny Odell is a master at making me question how I pay attention—and whether spending time ‘well’ is always the same as spending it meaningfully.
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03 / Book
Trying Not to Try
A fascinating exploration of effortlessness, spontaneity, and the paradox of trying too hard. It gave me a language for thinking about the limits of control and deliberate self-improvement.
04 / Book
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
A soul-stirring meditation on uncertainty—of place, personal history, and identity—and on the many forms getting lost can take.
05 / Lecture series
Awakening From The Meaning Crisis
An ambitious attempt to understand why modern life feels lacking despite so much progress. It gave me a framework for thinking about meaning, wisdom, attention, and the ways we make sense of reality.
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06 / book
Beyond The University
A thoughtful defense of liberal education against the demand that learning is only a means for better employability.
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07 / book
How to Take Smart Notes
This changed the way I relate to information. Less “hoarding,” more actively engaging with ideas. Thinking – not collecting notes – is the goal after all.
08 / book
Steal Like an Artist
It helped me see creativity as play. Making something new is often less about originality from scratch than about recombining old ideas through your own point of view.