Oh 2020. What a year. After falling behind at the start due to increasing workload, the lockdown became a space for exploration of hobbies — cooking, reading, running. I highly recommend Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat for a primer on cooking. While doing an internship as a strategy consultant, I found Michael Porter's work way more accessible when you have time to properly digest it. And if you are looking for ways to understand and appreciate the world around you — How to Invent Everything, The Body and Genome are fantastic.
Was not the biggest Kafka fan but could hardly put this down, especially reading how the protagonist's family reacted and adapted towards his transformation.
A curation of thoughts and ideas from Naval Ravikant — very succinct yet sharp.
A book on philosophy, mindfulness and attachment. Better read slowly.
Fun read on how many different technologies and tools we take for granted actually work, written as a survival guide from a stranded time traveller.
Essential change management fable on how organisations fail to adapt to their environment — and how to avoid that fate.
A primer on the essentials of cooking — very applicable and easy to read. Much better to learn and play with these variables than to follow recipes.
Quick read on important ideas around stoicism.
Enjoyed this especially while in Spain — it covers food history as well as travelling around the country.
Almost an anti-biology textbook — it explains many body functions and how many of them aren't necessarily the most efficient design.
Interesting read on genetics and how genes work.