Reading

Notes from Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish. On pausing before reacting, overcoming biological defaults, and putting outcome over ego.

Notes from Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. On cutting out the noise, saying no gracefully, and doing fewer things better.

Notes from How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens. On building a slip-box, writing to understand, and why the one who does the work does the learning.

Notes from Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan. On emotional intelligence, attention training, and the quiet mechanics of not suffering.

Notes from The Little Blue Reasoning Book by Brandon Royal. On selective perception, attacking arguments, logical errors, and the gap between plans and action.

Notes from The Upanishads translated by Eknath Easwaran. On consciousness as the final frontier, meditation as a lab science, and the infinite as the only source of joy.

Notes from Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion by George J. Thompson. On reading people, decoding meaning, and communicating with presence.

Notes from What the Heck Do I Do with My Life? by Ravi Venkatesan. On mindset, self-belief, and taking charge in a volatile, uncertain world.