This week I read The Prince, written by Niccolò Machiavelli, translated by Ninian Hill Thomson. In a technical discussion centered on deep learning aided computer architecture design space exploration, a colleague brought up the word “machiavelli”. From there, it is trivial for me to trace a path to this book The Prince that in turn … Continue reading The Prince
Month: November 2019
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is written by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. I am thankful to my friend for recommending this book. Emotional intelligence has become a tiresome topic in recent years. It has lost a lot of its appeal over the years since being popularised by the widely acclaimed book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Coleman … Continue reading Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Influence
This week, I read Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert B. Cialdini. If you are interested in this topic, I highly recommend reading this book. Cialdini presents six universal principles of influence: reciprocation, commitment and consistency, social proof, liking, authority, scarcity. In this book, based on decades of evidence-based and rigorous research, Cialdini shows … Continue reading Influence
The Wealthy Gardener
A book with a title “The Wealthy Gardener: Life Lessons on Prosperity Between Father and Son” deserves some amount of skepticism from potential readers. I was skeptical about this book before I began reading it. Is the title implying that mothers and daughters are not capable or worthy of subjects like prosperity? That would be … Continue reading The Wealthy Gardener