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Caste- The cruelest pyramid scheme
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Isabel Wilkerson 2020 There are three glaring examples in history of castes that divided nations-...
Dan Connors
Mar 7, 20217 min read


The Upswing- Are we finally nearing the bottom of a century -long historical cycle?
The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again Robert Putnam 2020 “All of history, a great wheel,...
Dan Connors
Feb 20, 20216 min read


The Future We Choose?
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac 2020 For all of history, mankind has seemed...
Dan Connors
Feb 15, 20215 min read


May 1940- When the whole world went mad and one man stood up to inspired us all.
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson 2020 On May 10,1940 Winston Churchill...
Dan Connors
Feb 14, 20217 min read


Post Corona- How will our world change?
Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity Scott Galloway 2020 Our world has been changing rapidly for decades...
Dan Connors
Jan 31, 20215 min read


30 Hours with Obama- A Promised Land Reviewed.
A Promised Land- (Presidential Memoirs part I) Barack Obama 2020 Generally I tend to shy away from autobiographies, because I see...
Dan Connors
Jan 26, 20217 min read


Money- the key to happiness or the treadmill of misery?
The Psychology of Money- Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness Morgan Housel 2020 Money is one of the most important things...
Dan Connors
Jan 22, 20214 min read


Is Love the Way? Essays from America's Pope
Love Is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times Bishop Michael Curry, Sara Grace As a religious skeptic, I tend to look at...
Dan Connors
Jan 16, 20214 min read


Subliminal - An entire world that both saves us and deceives us
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior Leonard Mlodinow 2012 Look at the tasty photo above. In addition to selling...
Dan Connors
Jan 10, 20215 min read


How to not be an emotional moron. What quadrant are you in right now?
Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive Mark Brackett 2019 Are emotions...
Dan Connors
Dec 28, 20205 min read


Beating the Loneliness Epidemic- straight from the US Surgeon General
Together: Why Social Connection Holds the Key to Better Health, Higher Performance, and Greater Happiness Vivek Murthy, 2020 Loneliness...
Dan Connors
Dec 22, 20207 min read


Black Swans- or why all predictions about the future are screwed.
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2007 What do 9/11, Google, the Great Recession, Covid-19,...
Dan Connors
Dec 17, 20204 min read


The Galvins of Colorado- Six schizophrenic sons and a treasure trove of data for researchers
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Robert Kolker, 2020 Schizophrenia is one of the scariest of all the mental...
Dan Connors
Dec 14, 20203 min read


Do we have an elephant in our brains?
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson 2017 Why do we do what we do? Are we pretty...
Dan Connors
Dec 7, 20205 min read


Think like a monk, not a monkey
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day Jay Shetty, 2020 I've always wondered about monks. Monasteries and...
Dan Connors
Dec 4, 20204 min read


Brain Rules- 12 ways to hack your brain to better thinking.
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School John Medina 2008 Americans spend billions and billions...
Dan Connors
Nov 23, 20206 min read


Navigating transitions, chaos, and change- finding your story while keeping your sanity
Transitions are the most vulnerable times of our lives. When we are going through a transition, we are shedding many of the beliefs and res
Dan Connors
Nov 16, 20205 min read


Bowling Alone- The collapse and revival of American community.
Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Robert D. Putnam 2001, 2020...
Dan Connors
Nov 13, 20209 min read


Lost Connections- Beating back depression through meaningful relationships
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions Johann Hari 2018 Why do we get...
Dan Connors
Nov 10, 20206 min read


Blue Mind- how just being near water heals you
Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected,...
Dan Connors
Nov 6, 20206 min read
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