Read, you'll be smarter
Reading teaches us to live, increases imagination, is a source of wisdom. All this can only make us better, increase our intelligence and conscience.
Collection by Debora Montanari
Tim Ferriss
The Best Books and Articles I Read in 2019
19+ min · · 2019 was a huge year for me. I rediscovered nature, recommitted to writing, experimented widely, scuttled many things that have weighed on me for years, and greatly improved my overall invest… · Shared by 398, including Tom Connor, Tauno, Rich, Nick Loper, L. Taylor Banks, Ahmed Samir, Bilal Aslam, Thomas Billeter
The Guardian
Why the books we read as children are the ones that shape our psyche
6 min · · As the TV adaptation of Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy His Dark Materials reaches our screens, one writer tells how the trilogy changed her life · Shared by 125, including Anita Leirfall, Katja Evertz, Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her), @grzewap@mastodon.social, Guy Longworth
Inc.
The 6 Best Books of the Year for Entrepreneurs (They Make Great Gifts, Too)
3 min · · These books will inspire you to dream big. · Shared by 192, including Real Marsha Wright®, Guy Kawasaki, Stephanie A Kowalski, LARRY ELKAN, Tom Connor, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Marc Benioff
Inc.
12 Books That Will Change Your Life, According to Business Icons
3 min · · Investor Paul Graham just asked his network what book changed their lives. Get ready to buy some books. · Shared by 210, including Real Marsha Wright®, Tauno, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Martin Soorjoo, LARRY ELKAN, Samantha Kelly, Vikram Dutt, Michael Musgrove
Darius Foroux
22 Books That Expand Your Mind and Change The Way You Live
20+ min · · These 22 books will expand your mind and change the way you live. Books are the easiest way to learn new things. Start with these books to change your life. · Shared by 267, including Sara Usinger, Alexandra Wong, Jennifer Hurst, Yvette Dubel, Jonathan Kogan, 瑞拿頭, Kim Schläpfer, Katja Evertz, Krishna, Johannes Dornisch
Inc.
16 Great Books for Anyone Who Wants to Get Ahead in Life
8 min · · It's a must-read list sourced from high-achieving founders and executives. · Shared by 215, including Tom Connor, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, ClearAction / Lynn Hunsaker, CCXP, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Liv 😷, Real Marsha Wright®, Jonathan Kogan, Maurizio Tondolo, Arianna
The Guardian
The 100 best books of the 21st century
20+ min · · Dazzling debut novels, searing polemics, the history of humanity and trailblazing memoirs ... Read our pick of the best books since 2000 · Shared by 643, including Jane, John Nosta, Esther Schindler, Richard Dawkins, Marinel Bijmolt🤓, Brian Solis, Philipp Laurim, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Juliana de Albuquerque | @ajuliana@mas.to, Daniel Nova, Chris Bertram, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Jonathan Kogan, Aamir Raz, Dr Nasima Riazat, Brad Brooks, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Bill Johnston, Nico Müller 🇺🇦
Fast Company
Hundreds of thousands of people read novels on Instagram. They may be the future
3 min · · Last year, the New York Public Library released an experiment to put the full text of novels in its Instagram Stories. Today, an estimated 300,000 people are reading books this way. · Shared by 181, including Charles Adler, Tom Connor, Rick Powell, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Joseph Finder, Kevin Kruse, Sue B. The Instagram Expert📲, Jessica Gioglio, Katja Evertz, NY Public Library, Ines Bieler, Thomas Power, Mark Kaigwa, John Koetsier, Gianluca Diegoli, Nick Floro, Damien Van Achter, Sprout Social, Fanzo
VICE
Libraries and Archivists Are Scanning and Uploading Books That Are Secretly in the Public Domain
3 min · · Millions of books are secretly in the public domain thanks to a copyright loophole, a new project seeks to put them on the Internet Archive. · Shared by 45, including Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Jane, Neeraj K Agrawal, Ernie Smith is also @ernie@writing.exchange
Brain Pickings
A Velocity of Being: Illustrated Letters to Children about Why We Read by 121 of the Most Inspiring Humans in…
12+ min · · A labor of love 8 years in the making, featuring contributions by Jane Goodall, Yo-Yo Ma, Jacqueline Woodson, Ursula K. Le Guin, Mary Oliver, Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, Rebecca Solnit, Elizabeth G… · Shared by 30, including Greater than the Sum, Kevin Kelly
Brain Pickings
9 Books on Reading and Writing
11+ min · · How to dance with the absurdity of life, or what symbolism has to do with the osmosis of trash and treasure. · Shared by 11