Why Failing Well Matters: A Dive into Right Kind of Wrong
It’s not about avoiding failure—it’s about embracing it, learning from it, and creating systems that encourage the right kind of failure.
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Arun Batchu
Oct 122 min read
Between Us: Unlocking the Power of Culture in Our Emotional World
In *Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions*, Batja Mesquita reshapes how we think about emotions. Rather than seeing them as universal...
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Arun Batchu
Oct 34 min read
Planta Sapiens: A Call to Wake Up and See the Green Minds Around Us
Paco Calvo’s Planta Sapiens is more than a book—it’s a wake-up call to stop and truly see the plants around us, not just as silent...
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Arun Batchu
Sep 293 min read
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World – Embracing the Power of Exploration
David Epstein’s Range makes a compelling case for the value of breadth over early specialization. In a world that often glorifies...
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Arun Batchu
Sep 244 min read
Unlocking the Hive Mind: Insights from Hilary Kearney and her book Heart of the Hive
A Deeper Look into Heart of the Hive by Hilary Kearney: Book Review, Insights, and an Interview Experience
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Arun Batchu
Sep 154 min read
The Generosity Contagion: How Giving Transforms Leaders and Teams
a powerful manifesto on the ripple effects of kindness, not just as random acts of goodwill, but as a deliberate force to change the world
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Arun Batchu
Sep 133 min read
The Power of Mental Drift: Why Letting Your Mind Wander Boosts Creativity
We’ve all experienced it—those fleeting moments when our minds drift away from the task at hand, slipping into a world of daydreams,...
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Arun Batchu
Sep 133 min read
Human vs. Machine: Neil D. Lawrence's Guide to Navigating AI's Rise
In The Atomic Human: What Makes Us Unique in the Age of AI , Neil D. Lawrence embarks on a journey that navigates the complex and often...
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Arun Batchu
Sep 43 min read
Book Review - Emotional: The Science Behind How Emotions Drive Our Thinking
In Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking , Leonard Mlodinow skillfully navigates the complex, often misunderstood relationship...
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Arun Batchu
Sep 22 min read
What an Owl Knows: A Journey into the Enigmatic World of Owls
Jennifer Ackerman’s What an Owl Knows is more than just a book; it’s a portal into the mysterious lives of one of nature’s most...
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Arun Batchu
Aug 19, 20232 min read
How to Navigate the Age of Misinformation: Unmasking the Art of Deception with Petrocelli
In " The Life-Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit " John V Petrocelli delivers a timely and essential guide for the modern reader. As...
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Arun Batchu
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Crack open 'Upshift' by Ben Ramalingam
I can't help but recommend "Upshift: Turning Pressure into Performance and Crisis into Creativity" by Ben Ramalingam to anyone who's...
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Arun Batchu
Jun 30, 20231 min read
Where did we come from, where are we going?
... is what the riveting book by professor Yuval Noah Harari is all about. In his book Homo Sapiens, Mr. Harari describes the origin of...
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Arun Batchu
Jan 15, 20233 min read
maybe, a delightful picture book full of inspiration
One word : maybe, and the exquisite illustration on the book's cover grabbed my attention as I was inhaling the delightful sight of book...
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Kevin Kuhn
Jan 25, 20222 min read
Bewilderment - Richard Powers
Powers has written a tender allegory that drifts from despair to melancholy and then back again into the dark. The setting is either the...
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Arun Batchu
Jan 15, 20222 min read
How the first COVID vaccines were developed : An incredible story
The First Shots: The Epic rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine, Brendan Borrell, Mariner 2021 A book...
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parikhrima
Jul 17, 20212 min read
Happiness - what is it?
Just finished reading Happy Brain - where happiness comes from and why, and it made me happy - at least while I was reading it. Here's...
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Arun Batchu
Jul 9, 20212 min read
How did I not see that!
...screamed my family in incredulity, and in unison, at a restaurant as they wondered how they could have missed something so obvious in...
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rucha.batchu
Jun 18, 20212 min read
You Said "Tomorrow", Yesterday
I've always had trouble with procrastination. It doesn't matter what it is or how important it is — most things get put off until the...
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Arun Batchu
Jun 12, 20211 min read
Can we prevent future disasters?
This question is top-of-mind for all of us, including me. So, when one of my favorite authors, Dan Heath, published a new book with a...
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