Book review

You can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. —LEONARDO DA VINCI Robert Greene I am a massive fan of Robert Greene. I think his “33 strategies of war” is a masterpiece. I read “Mastery” a few years ago and decided to pick it up again after Dave Hogan, the CEO of […]

One of my #bookin8days clients is a food chain expert. She recommended “Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating”. A fantastic book merging gastronomy and technology into yet another dimension of the experience economy. A book that is regularly quoted in this book. It is not only food Food is much more than the tongue (which

Four thousand weeks is a refreshing perspective on time management. I cannot say how much I loved this book.  Myself and Brian O’Kane were once asked to write a book about work-life balance for entrepreneurs (we couldn’t), and it has always been a topic of interest. For me, it is like moving the deck chairs

The Metaverse stems from “Snow crash” by Neil Stephenson. A book I would highly recommend. Technological progress typically occurs out of common sight. Science fiction often provides the general public with the clearest view of the future. 

Chade-Meng Tan wants to make the world a better place and thinks that meditation is the tool to do so. I fully agree. Once you start meditating, the world starts to look very different, and you begin to understand how everything is connected. Read “Metahuman” and you will be convinced. Search Inside Yourself So he

I have read some scary books about climate change. “Falter”, for example, or “The end of Western Civilisation, a view from the future”.   Hothouse earth “Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide” is now on that list. We are on course for close to a 14 per cent rise by this date that will almost certainly see

“Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making” is a plea for design, for building, for go do, for passion, for impact, and always striving for excellence. Make sure you love what you do. And be great. Why be mediocre? Why be middle of the road? In this book, he shares his experiences and lessons

I picked up “Full-Spectrum Thinking: How to Escape Boxes in a Post-Categorical Future” because I am a fan of Bob Johansen. He is the author of “The new leadership literacies”. One of my favourite books about leadership. His new book is very close to my perception pioneering programme. The future will be a scramble Bob

The word “strategy” comes to us from military affairs. Unfortunately, humans have put more effort, over more time, into thinking about war than any other subject. Armies and the authority structures supporting them first arose in the Bronze Age in parallel with complex urban societies. They found that organising and coordinating the actions of fighters

Deep within us, there is a direct connection to the Divine. You are not who you think you are. But we let an image of ourselves be in the way. That is according to “The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself”. Clinging to your self-concept If you dare to look, you will see that you live