Books

Science Fiction

  1. "The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" by Neal Stephenson

  2. I, Robot series by Asimov

Technology, Design, Learning:

  1. "The Art of Game Design: A Book on Lenses" by Jesse Schell

  2. "The Art of Doing Science and Engineering" by Richard Hamming

  3. "Thinking In Systems" by Donella H. Meadows

  4. "Games: Agency as Art" by C. Thi Nguyen

  5. "The Design of Everyday Things" by Don Norman

  6. "The Art of Learning" by Josh Waitzkin

  7. "Getting Real: The smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application" by Jason Fried

  8. "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains" by Nicholas Carr

  9. "Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World" by Mark Miodownik

  10. "Tools for Conviviality" by Ivan Illich

  11. "Ways of Seeing" by John Berger

  12. "Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy" by Joan Magretta

  13. "Optionality: How to Survive and Thrive in a Volatile World" by Richard Meadows

  14. "Invent and Wander" by Walter Isaacson

Philosophy and Ethics:

  1. "Letters to a Young Poet" by Rainer Maria Rilke

  2. “Every Good Endeavor” by Timothy Keller

  3. "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values" by Robert Pirsig

  4. "A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind" by Matsumoto

  5. "Acedia and Its Discontents: Metaphysical Boredom in an Empire of Desire" by Snell

  6. "Gravity and Grace" by Simone Weil

  7. "Taking our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up" by Norman Fischer

  8. "The Re-enchantment of Everyday Life" by Thomas Moore

Friendship, Society, Relationships:

  1. "Alone Together: Why we Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other" by Sherry Turkle

  2. "The Soul of Care" by Arthur Kleinman

  3. "On Caring" by Milton Mayeroff

  4. “Care of the Soul” by Thomas Moore

  5. "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance

  6. "Collaborative Circles: Friendship Dynamics and Creative Work" by Michael P. Farrell

  7. "Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship" by Colin Duriez

  8. "Appetites" by Caroline Knapp

  9. "The Moral Narratives of Hayao Miyazaki" by Eric Reindeers

Psychology with a Specific Lens:

  1. "Focusing" by Eugene Gendlin

  2. "Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy: A Manual of the Experiential Method" by Gendlin

  3. "Power of Gentleness" by Anne Dufourmantelle, Katherine Payne

  4. "Dignity: The Essential Role it Plays in Resolving Conflicts" by Donna Hicks

  5. “Your Resonant Self” by Sarah Peyton

Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science:

  1. "The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind" by Marvin Minsky

  2. "Tell Me a Story: Narrative and Intelligence" by Roger Schank

Mathematics and Invention:

  1. "The Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field" by Jacques Hadamard

  2. "Récoltes et Semailles" by Grothendieck

Literature, Fiction, and Strange Wonders (not exhaustive):

  1. "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare

  2. "Paradise Lost" by John Milton

  3. "Comus: A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle" by John Milton

  4. "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson

Hygge, Maintenance, and Household Design:

  1. "How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing" by KC Davis, Dr. Raquel Martin

  2. "An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace" by Tamar Adler

  3. "Make Space for Happiness" by Trace McCubbin

  4. "Home: Design for a Cozy Life" by Christiana Coop & Aimee Lago

Sensory Delight:

  1. "A Natural History of the Senses" by Diane Ackerman

  2. "Perfumes: The A-Z Guide" by Turin and Sanchez

Papers, Essays, & Poems

Blogs