Author: Walter Isaacson
Elon does more to promote humanity than anyone in the world. Renewable energy, space travel, and free speech are all huge net positive brought upon the world by him, yet he is seemingly criticized and attacked more than anybody. Based human and story.
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens showed me all the embedded programming I had around thinking humans are the most important thing on earth, as most humans do. When considering the length of time earth has been around, humans have barely been around and will eventually cease to exist, just as 99.9% of the species before it have. This shook my world view, as my favorite books tend to do.
Author: Mark Manson
Models helped me be me, because the most attractive version of myself to others is the most authentic one.
Author: Sam Harris
Lying, even in small ways, corrodes relationships and societal trust. We should all be more radically honest and Lying is a great concise case as to why.
Author: Hans Rosling
If for nothing else than showing me how people use data to manipulate our perspectives and serve their narratives, Factfulness is good for cutting through emotional statements about the world and giving you data to think about it.
Author: David Sedaris
Calypso is laugh out loud funny, just read it.