I have spent the last couple of months reading--reading and reflecting, scribbling random ideas in my tattered moleskine but not really blogging. My thoughts felt more scattered than usual...and I wondered if it had to do with the books I was reading. A couple of months back I made a conscious decision to move away from pure L&D, Instructional Design and Performance Consulting stuff to those which would challenge my thinking and perhaps force me to question myself and the choices I am making. I picked up some of those mentioned in the list below after reading reviews, receiving recommendations or just browsing. I haven't regretted a single choice.
I am putting up the list here to share with my friends and communities. These books have moved and challenged me, made me feel guilty and exhilarated--all at the same time, provided insights, changed how I think and have often left me feeling confused--at many levels. I am profoundly grateful to the authors for penning these...for opening up doors and windows for the likes of us.
The list for you to pursue...
I am putting up the list here to share with my friends and communities. These books have moved and challenged me, made me feel guilty and exhilarated--all at the same time, provided insights, changed how I think and have often left me feeling confused--at many levels. I am profoundly grateful to the authors for penning these...for opening up doors and windows for the likes of us.
The list for you to pursue...
- How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen
- Dumbing us Down by John Gatto
- The Art of Choosing by Sheena Iyenger
- The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward Wilson
- On Violence by Hannah Arendt
- Alone Together by Sherry Turkle
- Poor Economics by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain
- Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz
