How much does our luck define us? How can we improve our odds in the face of randomness?
The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World around Us Mark Robert Rank " Thornton Wilder asks ' Do...
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Dan Connors
- Jul 20
- 5 min
How well can you know somebody? How well do people know you?
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen David Brooks 2023 “The real act of, say, building a...
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Dan Connors
- Jul 10
- 5 min
Magical Overthinking and the Tricks Our Brain Uses To Hide Reality.
The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality Amanda Montell 2024 “The most basic activism we can have in our lives...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 25
- 4 min
Supercommunicators- healing the world one conversation at a time.
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection Charles Duhigg 2024 “The most effective communicators pause...
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Dan Connors
- Jun 7
- 5 min
Why do smart people have stupid beliefs?
Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things Dan Ariely 2023 “The individual journey that people take down the...
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Dan Connors
- May 31
- 4 min
Hidden Potential
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things Adam M. Grant 2023 “It’s often said that where there’s a will, there’s a...
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Dan Connors
- May 26
- 5 min
Flukes and why the tiniest things could make the biggest difference later on.
Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters Brian Klaas 2024 “Once you accept that entangled existence, it becomes clear...
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Dan Connors
- May 13
- 4 min
The Big Myth
The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway 2024 "The...
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Dan Connors
- Apr 27
- 6 min
Languishing and Flourishing- the new mental health dichotomy.
Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down Corey Keyes 2024 "Languishing is the neglected middle child of...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 20
- 5 min
Learning from our mitsakes- there is a right way to be wrogn.
Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well Amy C. Edmondson 2023 “As golf champion Yani Tseng puts it, “You always learn...
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Dan Connors
- Jan 1
- 5 min
Advice on Aging from a 90+ year old national treasure
Keep Moving: And Other Truths About Living Well Longer Dick Van Dyke 2015 “I am a child in search of his inner adult, though the...
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Dan Connors
- Dec 26, 2023
- 5 min
Is Democracy Dying?
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson “Authoritarians rise when economic, social, political, or...
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Dan Connors
- Nov 29, 2023
- 5 min
Feeling stuck? Try this book
Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most Adam Alter 2023 “The optimal failure rate to stay motivated- and...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 26, 2023
- 6 min
Live longer and healthier with Healthcare 3.0
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity Peter Attia MD 2023 "Another issue is that longevity itself, and healthspan in particular,...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 20, 2023
- 5 min
The Heat Will Kill You First
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet Jeff Goodell 2023 "If there is one idea in this book that...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 17, 2023
- 5 min
Can computer coders make government more user-friendly?
Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better Jennifer Pahlka 2023 "We strive to reach people...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 27, 2023
- 4 min
How do rich and powerful people get away with everything?
Untouchable: How Powerful People Get Away With It Elie Honig 2023 "This is no defeatist eulogy for our justice system. This is,...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 21, 2023
- 4 min
We'd rather be dead than wrong?
Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us Sara E. Gorman, Jack M. Gorman 2016 "Two flat earthers die and go...
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Dan Connors
- Aug 21, 2023
- 5 min
Future me- who is that guy and why should I care about him?
Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today Hal Hershfield 2023 "The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of...
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Dan Connors
- Aug 10, 2023
- 5 min
The Creative Act- Making something out of nothing
The Creative Act: A Way of Being Rick Rubin 2023 The act of creation is a uniquely human act. Ideally, it is a way for our soul to...
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