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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...
Dan Connors
Apr 26, 20246 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jan 20, 20245 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Jan 1, 20245 min read


Is Democracy Dying?
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America Heather Cox Richardson “Authoritarians rise when economic, social, political, or...
Dan Connors
Dec 26, 20235 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Nov 29, 20235 min read


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,...
Dan Connors
Oct 26, 20236 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Oct 20, 20235 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Oct 17, 20235 min read


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,...
Dan Connors
Sep 27, 20234 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 21, 20234 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Aug 21, 20235 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Aug 10, 20235 min read


Uninhabitable Earth- How Screwed Are We?
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming David Wallace-Wells 2019 “It is worse, much worse, than you think. The slowness of climate...
Dan Connors
Aug 8, 20233 min read


More & more- is our addiction to more helping or hurting?
The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here Hope Jahren 2020 “All species will go extinct eventually,...
Dan Connors
Aug 1, 20233 min read


Is celebrity worship making us downgrade friends and neighbors?
Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers Landon Y. Jones 2023 "Fame is a by-product. Fame is...
Dan Connors
Jul 19, 20234 min read


Do disasters bring out the best in us?
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster Rebecca Solnit 2009 “This is a paradise of rising to the...
Dan Connors
Jul 3, 20234 min read


Katie Porter - one of the few good ones
I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan Katie Porter 2023 “If you’re full of bullshit, I’m coming for ya, I just don’t have...
Dan Connors
Jun 25, 20234 min read


Friendship- the invisible bond that makes life worth living
Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends Marisa G. Franco 2022 "A friend is someone who...
Dan Connors
Jun 14, 20238 min read


What's the Magic Word?
Magic Words Jonah Berger 2023 “Saying you “recommend” rather than “like” something makes people 32 percent more likely to take your...
Dan Connors
May 29, 20234 min read


Soul Boom- Dwight from The Office creates a new religion
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution Rainn Wilson 2023 "I think God has a tremendous sense of humor" Rainn Wilson For nine...
Dan Connors
May 18, 20235 min read
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