Author: Ari Lightman _Ari Lightman_ Reading time: 20 minutes Synopsis Monster Transformation (2025) offers a clear way for companies to change in the time of generative AI. It shows that for real…
Month: February 2026
Tractatus logico-philosophicus – Über Sprache, Logik und die Grenzen der Wirklichkeit
Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein _Ludwig Wittgenstein_ Reading time: 19 minutes Synopsis With his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1921), Ludwig Wittgenstein wanted to find the limits of what makes sense. His main idea is very simple:…
The Medici – Godfathers of the Renaissance
Author: Paul Strathern _Paul Strathern_ Reading time: 22 minutes Synopsis The Medici (2016) looks at how a simple family became one of the most powerful in Europe. They did this through new…
Finanzen ganz einfach – Richtig sparen, klug investieren, gelassen vorsorgen
Author: Saidi Sulilatu Saidi Sulilatu Reading time: 22 minutes Synopsis Do you want to be financially secure, but don’t like complex financial products and constant stress? Finanzen ganz einfach (2025) shows you…
Die Traumjoblüge – Warum Leidenschaft die Karriere killt
Author: Cal Newport Cal Newport Reading time: 18 minutes Synopsis These blinks about So Good They Can’t Ignore You (2012) look at how to find a job that brings both success and…
On the Road – A classic literary chronicle of American restlessness
Author: Jack Kerouac _Jack Kerouac_ Reading time: 14 minutes Synopsis On the Road (1957) is a very important book for the Beat generation. It was written by one of their most important…
Whole Earth Discipline – An Ecopragmatist Manifesto
Author: Stewart Brand _Stewart Brand_ Reading time: 22 minutes Synopsis Whole Earth Discipline (2009) says that environmental groups should be more practical. They should be ready to use strong new tools to…
Verletzlichkeit macht stark – Wie wir unsere Schutzmechanismen aufgeben und innerlich reich werden
Author: Brené Brown _Brené Brown_ Reading time: 28 minutes Synopsis These Blinks for Verletzlichkeit macht stark (2012) explain how shame badly affects our lives. They also show how we can deal with…
Anleitung zur Unzufriedenheit – Warum weniger glücklich macht
Author: Barry Schwartz _Barry Schwartz_ Reading time: 23 minutes Synopsis Many people think that having lots of choices is a good thing. They believe more options mean there is something for everyone….
A Conflict of Visions – Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Author: Thomas Sowell _Thomas Sowell_ Reading time: 22 minutes Synopsis A Conflict of Visions (1987) shows why political opponents often talk without understanding each other. It does this by revealing the hidden,…