Reading Recap: February 2026

Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson A history of innovation that dispels many myths and explores the environments that encourage breakthroughs. Your Data Will Be Used Against You by Andrew Guthrie Ferguson An examination of privacy law and why it needs an update to its application in the digital era. Recoding America by…

In 2015, I discovered and dove into the world of FIRE aka Financial Independence, Retire Early. This movement was my first exposure to intentional lifestyle design. Many of the themes from FIRE are present in current-day productivity advice. The Retire Early portion of FIRE wasn’t really about retirement in the traditional sense. It was a…

Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic by Paul Conti This isn’t an area that I have a lot of background. I find it valuable to be humbled by how naive I am in many areas and experiences. While making the world a place of healing has universal value, there are many practical lessons for managers to better…

🎭Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines by Joy Buolamwini Starting with facial recognition accuracy leading into intersectionality and systemic bias. Already oppressed groups can be further excoded by AI systems. Neutral does not mean unbiased. Why should we trust closed AI systems let loose on society? On…

New year, same old reading update posts. 🏹The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Sharing the lived experience growing up in two different worlds. 🐦Bird By Bird by Anee Lamott Hilarious lessons on writing and life. 👀Day Trading Attention by Gary Vaynerchuck A serious look at leveraging social media platforms for…

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire I had this one on my list for a long time. Some good insights on how to evolve the student-teacher (manager-direct) relationship. Overall, I found it a bit long winded and intellectual. I think reading this with a discussion group vs solo would probably have helped. The Code…