The Righteous Mind
by Jonathan Haidt · April 2025

Excellent view into how people view politics, religion, and other socially-conflicted subjects with hard data. Especially in these times, this was very insightful.

9.5/10
Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
by Malcolm Harris · March 2025

History part was great. Rest was information I already knew for the most part - did not finish past page 300.

9/10
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson · Jan 2025

Great account of his life with exclusive interviews.

9/10
Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman · Jan 2025

Great read, but definitely harder to follow and engage with for longer periods of time as it is highly thought provoking and nuanced.

8/10
Elon Musk
by Walter Isaacson · Nov 2024

Great account of a story still very much not over.

8.5/10
Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight · September 2024

Great account on Phil Knight, how his college days shaped his company, and Nike's (pre-ipo) days.

8/10
Atomic Habits
by James Clear · Sep 2023

This one gets so much praise, and it's good, but I felt I didn't take away much other than to be consistent with your habits to yield large results. The rest of the book just supported that.

6/10
Coach Wooden and Me
by Kareem Abdul Jabbar · March 2023

So good. Digs behind the layers of an incredible teacher/student relationship that persisted for life.

9/10
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden · Feb 2023

Classic for a reason - psychologists still use this now. Must read for anyone interested in understanding the way they feel about themselves.

8/10
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen Covey · Dec 2022

I remember it being good, but the fact that I don't remember all seven now tells me 1) it must not have been important to remember 2) I need to practice them more.

7/10